Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-11-29
JUVENILE CLUBS
Relate TO inter-
NATIONAL SHOW

A large number of Grant county
farmers are expecting to go to the
National Fat Stock Show which will
be held at Chicago, Dec. 2-9.
Our Boys and Girls Club Work Is
Recognized.
The Wisconsin State Journal of
October oath, the Wisconsin Farmer
of November End, and the Wisconsin
Agrlculturist of November 4th all
contain considerable space and excel
lent cuts of what the boys and girls
OF Grant county did and showed at the
Junior Livestock Show at Madison
Grant county is now leading all
other counties in the state in baby
beef club work. Next year more boys
and girls will have to take up this
work If we continue to hold our place,
which | believe we can do but we
need the support of the parents and
boys and girls to keep up our records
The ShOrthorn Breeders, Angus
Breeders, and Hereford Breeders are
glad to furnish good calves at reason
able prices for boys and girls baby
beef club work for 1923.
Some of the boys and girls already
have their Senior Calves and Junior
Yearlings picked out for next year. 1t
is high time that the calves in these
classes are selected for next years
work. The boys and girls that did
club work this year were asked to
write short story about their work
and two of the stories received are
being published at this time
Dorothy Orr's Letter.
In 1921 | took one of papas horses
and drove the horse on the hay fork
Tor our neighbor, Mr.. Scott | got the
calf for pay from Scott I had to take
the one that was the right age
II took two-thirds of a gallon meas
ure and kept increasing until | was
feeding two gallons at the time l went
to Madison. With this feed I mixed
mangles, salt, old meal, and molasses
with water to dampen the feed He
had his mothers milk all the time
''The first time papa weighed him he
weighed 555 pounds and the next time
he weighed GA and the last time TAO
and when they weighed him at Madi-
son he weighed 500 pounds. He sold
for IA cents a pound.
II got first and Junior Champion
that left me $40 and at Bloomington
| got $35; at North Andover | got $40;
and all together l got $50. Saturday
| got SIS as a special premium from
the American Hereford Breeders AS
ISOLATION and today l got letter from
the Hoards Dairyman telling me they
were sending me a years subscription
to their paper
"At first White Stockins was hard
to lead but he soon got to be liked to
have his walk every day and l like to
lead and play with him"
Dorothy Orr, Bagley.
Marion Metcalf's Letter.
1.-TWO years ago | joined the North
Andover Calf and Pig Club which was
organized by County Agent Geo. w.
Davies, through whom | obtained a
Duroc Jersey Gilt. The next year |
thought | would like a calf better.
picked a young Junior from our own
herd which did we'll and won several
prizes When it came time for me to
pick my calves for this year | thought
I would go in a little deeper and take
a herd, which | am very glad | did.
when l picked my Junior Yearling
there were six calves to pick from. |
picked the one | though was the best
after my sister Helen had picked one.
"Then the seniors came. There were
only two calves to pick from here.
had first choice and chose the older
one, leaving the other for Helen.
Then came the juniors, l could pick
four calves in this class, and chose a
little roam calf.
II started feeding these calves on
June list, on a ration of ground oats
and barley, molasses feed, oil meal,
salt, hay and milk for the Juniors and
Seniors from their own mothers.
Later [ fed a stronger ration of
ground corn and cob meal. I trained
these calves to lead, stand, like their
baths, that l gave them every two
weeks.
II like this work very much and get
a great deal of enjoyment out of it.
Watching the results of the different
feeds, keeping track of the grains,