The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-18

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noncratlon with John $. Malone,
" GU f,rm demonstration agent,
@lhG tbs tulsa county boys and
"a, hl, mic lclub II put into practice
Gn", ,ri,e admonition to make two
tne ~ Grass grow whore only one
oau before" Not only this-it
tIs1T,shod the seed from. which the
w., blade Of grass was grown.
Mo- vears ago the officers OF the
,.J,y Nationai--then the Secur-
s,ofe hank-decided to sponsor
lg nig club movement over the
uls Al no small expense twelve
.,uat.tsred Poland China sows were
e'.chascd b. the bank through
pp,nnty Agent Malone, who made the
NJac,ions from some OF the best col
.sa,Ions In this section Of the coun-
t;y ,, co,,uoc,s
rben the county agent selected
.hn names OF ten boys and. girls In
, T,isa county who are living with
.hsir naronts and who were anxious
'4obialn these hogs. The contracts,
si,re1 BY the youngsters and by
.te,r fathers. contained certain defi-
,itc notifications. The bank agreed
~ ,urnish the hogs without any cost
wbateyer 10 the youngsters, and at
is own expense to keep up the regis
ration rapcrs. and TO purchase each
,sar a new registered male and keep
4 al a central location without cost
10 the boys
In return the twelve future live
sock men and women agreed to
fprnish the bank with two OF the
bsst sow pigs from the first litter,
md deliver them to a point desig-
bated by the bank, with the deliv-
sry Of these two pigs, absolute own
srship In the SOW and remainder OF
the litter was vested in the boys and
grls TO do with as they desired but
with the advice that they use them
In starting Il profitable pen full Of
norkers. II the first litter should
AM or nearly all be males, 1t was
11roylded that the youngsters keep
= ihem--or dispose of them If he saw
Nt-and furnish the two sow pigs
from the second litter.
The twelve boys and girls who
were given these first twelve sows
are George Maxwell OF Skiatook,
Norman Krutsinger OF Broken Ar
row. John Boman of Tulsa, Terrell
white OF Broken Arrow, John Sim
monds OF Broken Arrow Lola
Shadrick Of Dawes. John White of
Broken Arrow. Dick Posey of Leon
ord, Chas. Posey OF Leonard, Glenn
Lyle Of Tulsa. r. j. Shimp, jr. OF
Bxby, and Ralph Mercer of Broken
Arrow. The towns named are the
ones nearest the homes of these
boys and girls.
For, let it be said, that girls cSn
and do show just as much interest
In their pigs as the boys. and care
for them just as interestedly and
Tatchfully IT might be stated in
passing that the girls are more in
tlned toward making pets OF the
hogs.
Prizes Are Offered.
To encourage the youngsters in
the undertaking. the bank offered
small but substantial prizes to those
who would bring to the central dis
tributi0n point the two best MEM
bers OF each litter. First prize the
trst year was awarded to George
Maxwell OF Skiatook. and Norman
krutsinger of Broken Arrow.
Due to conditions beyond their
CONTROL not all OF the first twelve
youngsters were enabled to bring
two SOW pigs the first year. But
most OF them did, and under the
supervision of County Agent Malone
Msse pigs were distributed among
" the boys and girls that had become
\ interested In the pig cub movement
and who were M hand when the
drawing took place. Numbers were
7 printed on slips OF paper and drawn
W the children, and they were given
q ,helr choice according 10 the num-
4 Der they held.
Inc second years contingent, sup
pued with pigs from the original
@ws' was composed of Pearl Chill
.ON OF Tulsa. Jacob Nachtinal Of
\ oNaSso' Ova Davis of Owasso, Avail
4 Sa'es OF Bixby, Everett Young OF
sahd Springs, Cleo Suskey of Owas-
II % David Rollins OF Dawson, Don
nnorgan Of Broken Arrow, Braford
neek OF Owasso. Howard Davis OF
4 oSsss0' Paul Worley Of Owasso, Ed
wTo Basee of Catoosa, L. V. White
sand Springs, George Meas OF
n 66Token Arrow, Clarence Emerson OF
Il o"asso, Earl Redman OF Tulsa, Ben
Ws,, MY Cook Of Sand Springs. Francis
Il y, %ure @ OF Bixby and Catherine White
Jacob Nachtigal took first prize,
"A S.Setl 1oung second, and Cleo