The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-07-28
BOYS LIKE STOCK JUDGING

Much interest is being shown in the
stock judging work by the young
trainers in Ellis county They are be-
ing trained by the County Agent, Mr..
Howard, and from all the boys who
take the work, team will be selected
which represents the boys at the State
Fair at Hutchinson. Each boy is
working hard with the expectation of
making he team.
The pure bred cattle of G. G.
Cochran, P. j. Deane, W. D. Philip
and the Experiment Station are pen
ned up and have to undergo the crit
ical observations of the Club members
who pick flaws in the best of them and
not only find the poor points but give
the reasons why one COW is better
than another.
A special two days of work has
been planned for the 9Th and 9Th Of
August when Nevils Pearson, of Man.
haitian, will be here. The boys are
going to start the morning of the 9Th
to Judge cattle on the Saline. They
are going to take camping outfit and
will scamp OUT for the two days they
are gone.
The boys who are members of the
club and who will go on the camping
trip are: Edward Tholen, Fred
-Griese. Edward Schrant, VIM. Griese,
Francis Robben, Leo Robben, Walter
Riedel, VIM. Philip, Ward Philip, Len
Kraus, Edward Kraus, VIM Gosser,
Wilfred Crissman and Merrill Moore.
ANY other boys who wish TO go on
this stock judging may do so by writ
ing or calling the County Agent.
# Is not long until time for the
Bows Club Stock Judging Contests at
the State Fairs this fall. No doubt,
you are planning on taking a boys
club stock judging team either to To-
peka or Hutchinson. The judging con-
tests will be larger than ever before
and there will be a large number OF /,
counties represented that have not
had teams there in previous years. Do
not hesitate to bring team because /
your boys have not had as much /
training as you would like for them .
to have had. We hope, in training for
these contests, to give as many boys
as possible some of the fundamental
principles of stock judging.
Nearly every boy will want to try
out for the county team. a trip to
the State Fair will be an inspiration
for those trying out and for those
making the trip.
The Topeka Fair Association has
provided $4,000 to pay the expenses
to the International Livestock Show
at Chicago of the winning county
team of three boys. The winning
county team will be chaperoned to
Chicago by the County Agent coach
ing that team. In addition, $40, SIS,
$40, and So will be given to the first, !
second, third and fourth teams, re-
spectively.
The State Fair Association at
Hutchinson has provided $500. to pay |
the expenses to the National Dairy |
Show at St. Paul, Minnesota, of the
winning county team of three boys.
The County Agent coaching the win
ming county team, will chaperOn that
team to St. Paul. In addition $50,
SIS, $40, and So will be given to the
first, second, third and fourth team
respectively.
The Wichita Fair Association has |
provided $500. to defray the ex-
penses to the international Boys Club
Stock Judging Contest at Atlanta,
Georgia, of the four individuals max
ing the highest score at Wichita. The
four boys will make the trip to At |
lanta, but only three will enter the
contest. The fourth will act as the
alternate, and will be selected after
the team reaches Atlanta. The State
team winning first place and the high
est scoring individual at Atlanta, also,
the county agent represented by the
highest scoring individual, will be
given a free trip to the Royal Live
stock Show in London, England. The
expesnes for each boy to Atlanta will
probably be about $500 more than
has been provided but am sure that
any boy who has the opportunity to
make the trip will gladly defray that
much of his expenses.
Those who viii compete for the
championship hOnors at Wichita will
be the winning county team and the
twelve highest scoring individuals at