The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-09-07
BOYS JUDGE LIVESTOCK

lege.
The boys left early Monday morn
ing for the Normal Dairy where two
classes of dairy cows were placed.
Dinner was eaten at the Fairgrounds.
The trip then was made to the Expert
ment Station where one class of dairy
cows were placed and two classes of
horses. The night was spent at the
dam. The boys enjoyed the evening
by snipe hunting, pulling covers, and
other stunts. In fact, those present
state that between the mosquitoes and
hard ground very little sleep was had.
Bright and early Tuesday morning
the boys were ready to start for the
farm Of John S. Bird of Hays. Here
two classes Of hogs were placed. Din
ner was eaten out at the Fairgrounds.
The boys spent half hour swimming
before the meal time. The tour from
here went to the farm Of Will Philip.
Two classes of beef cattle were
placed on Tuesday P. NJ. The boys
then went about a mile from the
ranch house where they camped over
night. Because Of loss of sleep and
hard work during the day the boys
spent the evening in bed Early
Wednesday morning the boys went
to Philips where a class of horses
were placed and at ten-ffteen the
boys went to the Experiment Station
where they met other club members
from the county and picnic was
held. The boys attending the trip
were: William Philip, Ward Philip,
Clyde Ellis, Bod Ellis, CLANCY Eel
lers, Marvin Fellers, Linn Kraus, Ed
gar Kraus, Everett Eaton, Joseph
Reichert, Fred Shuts, Harold Cope
land, Lee Crawford, Merrill Moore,
Lincoln Walz, Leo Funk, Wilfred
Truan, Eugene Mermis, Orville Her
bert, Jack Nicholson, Jasper Sanders
and Adolph Grabbe
The object of the trip was to train
the boys and select a team to repre-
sent Ellis county at the Topeka Fair.
Later however, it was thought that it
would be best to select a team for
the Hutchinson Fair. The latter team
may not be sent. The following seven
boys were chosen: Clyde Ellis, viii
liam Philip, Everett Eaton, Linn
Kraus, Lincoln Walz, Wilfred Truan,
and Leo Funk.
The team winning at the Topeka
Fair will get free trip to Chicago,
H., and the team winning first at
Hutchinson will get free trip to st.
Paul, Minnesota. Ellis county bids
fair to win in both places. Every
farmer and resident in Ellis county
should be back of these boys and en-
courage them to do their best. The
Topeka team will start for Manhat-
tan about Thursday of this week
10000
Fifty boys, girls, men and women
gathered for the club picnic on Wed
nesday of last week.
About eleven o'clock, the crowd be-
gan to gather. At twelve-thirty they
enjoyed an old fashioned picnic din
ner.
Immediately after dinner the boys
and men went to Mr.. Swanson's
cereal project where Mr.. Swanson ex-
planned his work. He told of hybrids
of sorghums and how they would cut
the yields. In comparison he showed
a pure field of dawn Kafr which
showed no crossing. He also ex-
planned why some other sorghums and
corn were useless for a farmer to
grow.
The men came back to the picnic
grounds where Mr.. Howard called the
meeting to order. He told of his
pleasure in working with boys and
girls of the county and urged their
support to Mr.. Herr who will take up
Mr.. Towards work this fall. Mr..
Howard told of the stockjudging tour
and announced the names of the boys
who would compose the teams to the
Fairs. The three girls who will go to
Hutchinson as a demonstration team
in clothing, were: Elizabeth Dreiling,
Mary Tholen, and Elizabeth Well
brock.
Mr.. Howard called on Mrs. Howard
who bid the members farewell and
told of the pleasure of meeting the
members and working with them. Fol
lowing this Mr.. Aicher, Mr.. Swanson,
Mr.. w. Philip, Mrs. W. Philip, and
Miss Blender spoke on club work and
its value to the county and urged the
cooperation Of members for the New
county agent.
The best part of the day followed
when the Chamber of Commerce of
Hays gave the crowd a watermelon
feed. Fifteen melons were eaten by