The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-31
PIG CLUB MEMBERS
INSTRUCTED IN CARE
OF ALLOTTED P0RKERS

The county agents office is sending
out the first letter of instruction to
boys and girls of Wayne county who
are entered in the pig club contest of
this year The contestants received
their pigs at the allotment in Cen
terville Saturday. j. l.. Dolan, coun-
ty agent, is especially anxious that
every member carry the work clear.
through the season, and will visit the
boys and girls at least once and will
see that they get all advice and in
formation necessary for the success
of their attempts.
Much interest was shown by the
children, and by their parents as we'll,
at the Centerville drawing when the
pigs were assigned. Each breed OF
pigs was unloaded and penned sepa-
rately. The children who had chosen
pigs of that breed lined up, registered
and drew their numbers, after which
the pigs were weighed and delivered
The same process was repeated with
another breed Chester Whites were
assigned first, then the Spotted Po-
lands, the Durocs. and lastly the Big
Type Poland Chinas. Each one OF the
pigs new owners crowded close as
the pigs were weighed, anxious to
see if he or she had obtained one of
the heaviest, and claiming, in case
the pig seemed lighter than the 9TH
ers, that it was a better quality. any
way; with a better form, and would
make better hog in the end than
the bigger ones.
Lively Rivalry
! There are several instances of
brothers or of brother and sister who
entered in club work. and the parents
anticipate lively rivalry during the
summer. In one case two brothers
differed in the breeds of pigs when
Ralph Bertsch obtained Chester
White and Maynard Bertsch a Duroc.
! The same crate was used to carry
away black pig that went to a near
neighbor. so there will be an interest
| ing comparison of the relative merits
of the breeds this summer in that
neighborhood
Boys and girls who received Duroc
Jersey pigs were: Marjorie Funk,
Harold Larson, Robert Adrion, Eliza
beth Caldwell, Lawrence Crawford,
Edward Weadick, Margaret and Lo-
retta Weadick partnership Pig,
Leonard Duke, Ralph Duke. Lester
Ha iris. Horace Harris, Maynard
Bertsch. Horace knote, Robert Roth
ermel. Howard Kerlin and Carl Ad-
ans. They live in Jackson, Clay.
Washington, Center Wayne and New
Garden townships, and range in age
from 10 to 16 years.
Big Type PoIands
! Boys and girls with Big Type Po-
land Chinas were: Emerson Thurston,
Della Thurston, Cardinal Harris, Ken
meth Williams, Virginia Wilson. How
ard Wilson, Frank Duff, Lucille Thorn
ton, Evelyn Williams, Bernice Will
Inns, Sylvia Watt. Robert Watt, Dor
othy Mckinney. Keith Coggeshall,
Clyde Hinshaw, Idris Hinshaw, James
Rodgers, Byron Pike, Harold Burg,
Burlist Meyer, Lucille Steers, Elmer
Gibson, Donald Davis and Mary Davis.
The last three took boar pigs. Cen
ter, Clay, Wayne, Jackson, Washing
ton, Greene and Webster townships
are the residences of these club mem
bers, and ages are from 10 to II.
Spotted Pola nd China club members
are: Mary Martin, Frank Strong,
Charles Myers. Linville Baker Merle
| Baker, Earl Clevenger, BERTHE Wilson
and Rollie Wilson, living in Arlington
Jackson, Wayne and New Garden
townships. Ages are from 10 to Is.
Chester White club members are
Linville Wissler, Roy Briar, Anna
Wissler, Ralph Mccoy, Verda Wiss.
Ter, Robert Ranck, Orrin Mccullough
Carroll Mccullough, Ralph Bertsch
Ages are from 9 to 10, and the boys
and girls live in Washington, Center,
Jackson and New Garden townships
1t was learned Tuesday morning
that the first difficulty already had
been encountered by a pig club mem
Der when Gwen Duke, of Boston town
ship, reported that the pig belonging
to his son, Leonard, had escaped and
could not be found. The pig. was in
the pen Sunday, was seen outside the
pen that evening and disappeared be
for it could be rounded up.