Oxford Democrat., 1921-10-11
Three interesting Essays.
WRITTEN BY MEMBERS OF BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUBS AND READ AT THE CON-
TEST IN SOUTH PARIS LAST WEEK.

| Garade G. Eames of Bethel, 13 year
Of age, read this very interesting accoun
of bis experience In raising club pig:
Well, / have Joined the Pig Club agsil
tbis year. This is the third year that
have been member.
The 10th day of May bought q full.
blooded Poland China pig. She was YER.
cute. When got her home had to ge
some boards and made her pen In th'
stable until could get time to build bel
a pen out of doors. then went and go
some straw and hay and gave her good
bed and she crawled into 1t and covered
herself all over.
l think / have forgotten to tell you
hat named my pig Sally. Most pigs
are rather afraid when you first buy
them but Sally wasn't, because the first
ime went in to feed her she came up
to the trough and ate just as cute as
could be. Every time went to her pen
aud said "Hello, Sally" she would an.
-wer in her own piggish way.
It always had been great pleasure to
look after Sally and get her the clover
and brakes from the pasture and field,
for she seemed to appreciate everything
did for her.
After she had been In the stable two
months had her pen ont OF doors all
ready to put her into 1t, so Papa and got
her in bag and carried her from the
stable down to her new pen. When she
got in 1t she liked 1t very much and
before nightfall she had the place ell
rooted up. l made her self-feeder and
she ate from 1t ss though she had always
had 1t before her.
When she was about three and one
half months old she would eat about
seven pounds of grain every day. 1t
seemed as though I could see her grow
from day to day. When got her she
was little pig weighing 16 pounds, but
when she was II weeks old she weighed
IS pounds. That's "growing some" isn't
T.? Now she is big pig, weighing 200
pounds or more, and tanner than ever.
Papa says l will have to sell Sally
when the contest closes, but hate to
part with her. Maybe can have another
pig when the contest opens next year.
Aldona Lukauskas of Rumford found
chance to tell a real story In bis de-
scription of his seasons work ct garden
ing. he wrote:
When first heard of the School Gar
den Club I was in the fourth grade.
Since then have joined every year and
am very glad that did, for doing so !
profiteered. BY that / mean l gained
but not lost. This is the reason that
since then l have always joined.
The hardest part of the work was done
by the horses, and the government did
the blowing. We had many hard work
in the sun, but still 1t paid in the end.
After my hard work was very glad to
zee few green sprouts popping out OF
the ground. After watering item fire.
quently they grew into vegetables.
Among them were string beans, toma'
toes, squashes, cucumbers, carrots, beets,
turnips and radishes.
One day as was walking through my
garden chanced to hear old man Nike,
The turnip, the stoutest of the turnip
family, talking quietly to his neIgbbor,
Mrs. Carrot. "Oh, have fine joke to
tell you," said Mrs. Carrot to the turnip
He answered: "Tell 1t to me, please. l
am ready to hear any joke you tell me-"
Just ss Mrs. Carrot was about to begin
her Joke she felt herself being pulled up,
and that was the end of Mrs. Carrot.
Old man Mike thought 1t was the finest
i,ke be had ever heard. BE laughed 80
much that he split.
All my vegetables are now harvested
and are ready to be put away for winter
use.
Alfredo Annis of Buckfleld, age Is,
briefly but Interestingly described her
experience in sewing, as follows:
Before our 4 d Club was introduced In
Buckfield thought could never learn
to sew. thought 1t just as we'll II / had
a hole In my stocking to pucker 1t up,
auy way to get re CT the hole. Now II l
have hole in my dress or apron do
not have to ask mother to mend 1t, but
instead / mend 1t myself.
When Joined the club thought 1t
would be an effort to 60 to the meetings,
but Mrs. Wilmington, our. Instructor,
made 1t 80 interesting that when the
meetings were over We we're sorry.
Picnics or corn rossts often followed
the meetings. Meetings were held once
In two weeka at the different members
houses. Mrs. Wilmington made our meet
ipgs 80 interesting that It kept our cour.
age up and We enjoyed our sewing. ]
made things which we're not required; 1t
was pleasure.
The 6rst few steps we're difficult, but
think have right to say my summers
work has been o success.
n CAnAaak