The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
(By Associated Press)


COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 4-Oppos-
ed by boy members of the state pig
clubs from almost every county in
Ohio, Gladys Kordell, 14-year old girl
from a hill farm in Pike county, show
ed "Bessy'' a Poland China SOW, which
she raised and had taken care of her
self, and won the grand championship
of the junior pig classes at the state
fair here last week.
Girls have always entered into the
pig club work 10 some extent, but
this is the first time that a girl has
ever shows the grand champion in
this class. Hog fanciers present at
the ringside said that Bessy was in
the best of show shape, and Gladys
father and mother, also present, de-
clared their daughter did it all her
self
The little country girl and her big
pig appeared equally unperturbed by
the crowd that pressed in to congrat-
ulate after the decision was announced.
The silver trophy cup was presented
in due form; then she and Bessy posed
for the photographers, her father cali
ing directions about the way Bessy
ought to stand. and her mother telling
Gladys her hair was a fright.
Hog experts commented admiringly
/ on the body length of Bessy, and on
her high, strong back. Gladys pinched
/ her pets ear and said: "She's a nice
/ old thing, but the dickens for mischief.
The first feeder cattle to be brought
directly from the western ranges to
/ the feed lots of Ohio under the direc-
/ ton of the Ohio Livestock Shippers
and Ohio Farm Bureau Federation are
expected to come into the state during
the latter part of September. Plans
now are maturing for two shipments,
one in September and one in Novem-
Der.
Scott O'Day, large cattle feeder
and breeder of Madison county, has
been secured to represent the cattle
/ feeders in the west. He was one of
the representatives who bought cattle
under a similar plan last year
Mr.. ODay will go to the range be-
fore the middle of September, and be
ready to handle the orders as they
come in. The first batch of orders
are being made I'D this week by county
livestock companies in a number of
sections of the state. 1t is expected
that the total amount of cattle brought
in this year viii reach 200 or 300 car
loads. in comparison to 40 cars shipped
in a year ago. Calves, yearlings and
two-year olds will be handled.
The entire project will be carried
on in cooperative way according to
the plan approved by feeders repre-.
sentatives. Each purchaser of the
feeders will pay his share in thu eX
. penses and although a definite charge
is made for each service, any funds
remaining after expenses are taken
care of, will be pro-rated back to the
feeder purchasers in Ohio.
Contrary to a common belief, 1t pays
to feed protein supplement to spring
pigs that are on good pasture, sucf
as alfalfa, clover or rape, according
to w L. Robinson, Cleveland, who has
recently completed tests to determine
, the relative merits of feeding with ant
without the protein supplement.
Two set of hogs, weighing between
81 and 200 pounds were fed for per
iod. The result showed that pigs fec
on pasture and corn alone consumed
420 pounds of corn for every l0t
t pounds gain. Pigs that were fed tank
: age in addition to pasture and corn
consumed only 351 pounds of corn ant
2 10 pounds of tankage for each 10i
? pound gain. This made q saving O
26 cents a bushel and tankage at s4t
0 ton. The rate of gain also was con
| siderably more rapid
/ Records of II ,500 cows, whose mill
? is being weighed and tested for butter
| fat in the 81 farmers testing associa
tions in Ohio have been compiled a
/ Ohio State university for July, the
: opening month of the fiscal year fol
these associations. The results, nov
] announced by Ivan McKellip, in charg,
' of this work, show that the best COW
: of the 1880, produced considerably
more than ton of milk during thC
month.
: Century Queen Korndyke, a regis
: tered Holstein, in the Garfield associ
: alton, Mahoning county, is the leadin;
> COW, with a production of 1929 pound!
] of milk during July, her milk wa!
shown by the Babcock test to con