Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-05-10
JUNIOR CLUB WORK .
SHOW AT COUNTY FAIR
Prizes Offered Boys and Girls Enrolled
in Club Work Projects for
Exhibit at Fair

Exhibit at Fair
Arrangements have been made for
a regular boys and girls club exhibit
to be held at the Marshall County
Fair in July. This will afford an ex-
cellent chance for all boys and girls
in Marshall County, who are regularly
enrolled or will be enrolled in the
different projects of the County Farm
Bureau by June list, to get in on some
of the good prizes offered at this fair.
The County Farm Bureau has for it's
major project the Boys and Girls
Club Work for those boys and girls
between the ages of 10 and IS, who
will take up the Club Work in any
of the following projects: Baby beef.
class, dairy calf class, pig club, sheep
club, potato club and live stock judg
ing. The management of the fair
board has very wisely seen that to
aid development of young stockmen
on our farms that we should have a
place for your stockmen to show their
stuff. This splendid opportunity will
be offered at Warren at the Marshall
County Fair and all boys and girls
between the ages Of 10 and Is who
have or will enroll at the County
Agents office by June LIST are eligible
to compete. Because the fair comes
somewhat at the middle of the season
the local achievement days will be
held in the fall as usual and those
boys and girls who stay in the race
are then eligible to trip to the
Junior Live Stock Fair at Crookston
and the subsequent State Junior Live
Stock Show at South st. Paul. If
further information is desired by any
boy Or girl or their parents, drop
line to the County Agent. Below is
given the rules on each Of the classes
of Live Stock which can be shown.
AS space is limited descriptions of
Baby Beef Glass are given below this
week and descriptions of different
classes will follow in these columns
each week, until the classes are all
described. These rules are prepared
by the Minnesota Live Stock Breed
ers Association and are meant to be
used for shows held in the fall and
winter. For this County Fair no story
is required, as given in rules, but
rules should be studied carefully to
see what would be required of each
boy and girl should they desire to
carry through their work until fall
Rules for Baby Beef Club Work..
1. The Baby Beef Club work is
under the auspices of the Minnesota
Livestock Breeders Association, Ex-
tension Division Of the Minnesota
Agricultural College, and the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
2. Any Junior is eligible who is 10
to is years inclusive at the beginning.
Of N0nfnct food
hibit the calf himself.
3. The class are as follows:
a. Grade Junior Yearling- dropped
between January l., 1921, and Sep
TENDER 1, 1921.
b. Grade Calf Class-dropped af-
ter September 1, 1921.
c. Purebred Calf Class-dropped af-
ter September /, 1921.
4. All calves entered in the grade
classes that compete for state prizes
must either be steers or heifers and
must be grades or cross-breds Calves
entered in the purebred class must
be steers. Calves will be considered
purebreds if they are sired by pure
bred sire and out of purebred dam
of the same breed even though not
registered nor eligible to registry.
5. The feeding period must, not be
less than six months previous to the
county show; calves must be weighed
at the beginning and at the close of
the contest.
6. Aid will be given relative to
selecting, feeding and showing the
calf, through printed pamphlets and
personal visits by representatives of
the Minnesota Livestock Breeders AS
ISOLATION, and of the Agricultural Elk
tension Division, st. Paul.
Z. At least ten grade calves must
be entered in each county contest
In order to compete in the purebred
calf class, at least eight additional
purebred calves must be fed in the
county by club members. Six calves
may be allowed from county at the
state contest as follows:
Grade Junior Yearlings.
Grade Senior or Junior Calves.
Purebred Senior or Junior Calves
The county contest will be held al
the county fair or other county eX.
hibition. - "
8. Each county must offer at least
$3.50 for county prizes. ....a
8. Basis Of award III
General conformation and market
finish ------------------- ! IS
Gain in weight ---------------- IL
Cost of production -------------
Show ring performance -------- Il
Records and, reports ------------ 1C
10. The final report, including an
account Of the work or story must be
sent to the county leader not later
than October 18th, 1922. The County
Club Leader must send all data ne
cessary for catalog entry to Z. A
Erickson, University Farm, st. Paul
not later than October Goth.
H. State, county and local prizes