Middletown transcript., 1921-08-27
della. LOOKS GOOD
Ohio Farmer Impressed In Our
Livestock
VISITED GEORGE c. BURCE

| " OONOA
A farmer from Ohio with his family
was touring the East. While passing
through Delaware he became impressed
with the type of live. stock he saw in
the pastures and the productivity of the
soil. Without having any very definite
idea other than to have chat with
Delaware farmer he slowed up and
stopped at farm that showed signs of
a thrifty tender. Upon introducing
himself he found that he was on the
farm of George C. Burge of Middle
town. The first thing that attracted
the attention of the visitor was boy
vigorously grooming Guernsey heifer
as If his life was at stake. Mr.. Burge
stated that the boy was his son, Lester.
The visitor seemed interested in Lester
and his fine heifer, so Lester was not
long in saying that he was member of
the New Castle Boys and Girls Heifer
Club and that he vas fitting" his
heifer for the district show to be held
September 1st, on the farm of Mr.. B.
V. Armstrong, of Armstrong Corner.
| After the visitor had asked several
more questions about the club and the
heifer. Lester was in the mood to talk
and told the interested listener the
story which was the main thing that
had been on his mind during the last
several months. "Besides our heifer
show down here" said Lester "the club
members in the northern part of the
county will show their heifers Septem-
ber I'd on the farm of Mr.. ]. l. Dayett,
of Cooch. There will be large num-
ber of entries this year because there
has gotten to be so many club heifers
in the County and then too there has
been made new class Get" of Club
Heifers. The Judging at both shows
will begin at 1.30 P. NJ and will be done
by Prof. Baker of the University of
Delaware and Mr.. Danks, Manager of
Winterthur Farms. After the judging,
Director McCue of the State Univer-
sity, will give US talk. There are
some fine premiums offered but
what l am interested in is that the
twelve champions from these district
shows will be taken to the State Fair.
They will be put in the University
Building up there and will form the
main part of the New Castle County
Farm Bureau Exhibit. Of course there
are some big prizes offered there but
just having my heifer there and having
the people see her and the advertising
l will get out of it and what l will learn
about cattle means lot more to me
than the premiums l might win. I'll
bet It will make the farmers of Della
ware open their eyes when they see
these twelve club champions. The boys
are working hard on them and they will
be sleeked up to perfection.
The heifer clubs are under the direc-
ton of the New Castle County Farm
Bureau and have been organized by
Mr.. Bausman, County Agricultural
Agent. Each spring Mr.. Bausman or
ganizes new club and goes to some
dairy center and buys carload of pure
bred heifers. Through the assistance
of local banks he is enable to distribute
the heifers among the members of the
club at actual cost. At the present
time there are three clubs which all to-
gether have over Is members, each
having pure bred heifer. The most
of the heifers have come fresh and
some of the bull calves dropped by the
heifers of the club organized three
years ago are now heading some of the
best herds in the state.
Another thing that am working for
is the dairy cattle judging contest held
on Thursday at the State Fair. Each
county will send two teams of three
members each to be in this contest.
The team winning first place will be
awarded free trip to the Eastern
States Exposition at Springfield, Mass,
and will represent Delaware in the in
ter-state judging contest there. won
place on one of the teams from New
Castle County and I'm working hard to
win place on the team that goes to
Springfield. Mr.. Bausman has taken
us to several of the best farms in Della
ware and Pennsylvania and given US in
structions in judging and of course that
helps lot.
Lester now realized that he had been
talking for some time but his visitor as
sured him that it was all very interest
ing, that he hadn't realized before how
much good the boys and girls dairy
cattle clubs were doing and that he
with his family would plan their trip
home through Wilmington. the week
of the State Fair and that he wanted
to see these twelve club champions, so
that when he got home he could tell the
folks of Ohio what the boys and girls
were doing to improve the dairy cattle
in Delaware.