Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1922-05-12
LINCOLN COUNTY
BOYS AND GIRLS
JERSEY OWNERS
Jersey caIy Club Completes organiza-
ton With 20 Members; Car Load
of Jersey Calves Distributed.

Celebrating the event with a parade
of their calves down the Main Street
Of the County Seat last Saturday, the
30 members of. the Lincoln County
Jersey Calf Club completed their or
ganization, received their calves and
went hcme a happy lot. The forma-
tion Of the Calf Club here is the result
Of the cooperative activities of lot
OF Interested forces; as was we'll ex-
pressed by the County Agent Satur.
day when the ca,f club members with
their calves lined up in front of the
Lincoln County Bank for a picture.
"You see here" said Mr. Cooter for
the first time, the newly organized
Lincoln County Jersey Calf Club, COM
posed Of 20 Lincoln County boys and
girls each holding their own registered
Jersey Calf" he continued. 1T is in
teresting TO note from whence this club
came. and who made it possible. In
the first place, Boys and Girls Club
Work is not new, but is an organization
of the boys ana girls, future farmers
OF our county, assisted and directed
by the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, functioning through the Exten-
sion Service of the agricultural col
leges. The individual clubs, as for
instance cur Club here, are brought in.
to eXistance by various forces. You
see here the people who have made
possible this club; the Lincoln County
Jersey Cattle Club, represented by
its president, Mr.. Hulburt who is also
the club ADVISOR to these boys and
girls and has been. very. active in help
ing to get the club organized; the Lin
coin County Farm Bureau represented
by Mr.. Hartley put on its program this
year the organization of two calf
clubs; the Extension Service of o. A.
c., is represented here today by Pro.
fessor II. c. Seymour, the State Club
Leader. and myself; the Lincoln Coun-
ty Bank has had big hand in making
this club possible as through its pres
ident, MIR. Hawkins, it financed the
boys and girls, making possible the
purchase of these calves. Just behind
these boys and girls you see their
parents whose wholesome coopera-
tion is essential to the success Of the
project
The calves received by the boys and
girls were secured frcm valley breed.
ers having been selected by a com.
mittee consisting Of Professor E. B.
Fits, OF o. A. c., w. S. Stokes OF
Yaquina, and the County Agent. Most
of the calves are direct descendants
OF Gold Medal bulls and Gold Medal
cows, many Of them related to a num-
har of tho Wnrld'u oh n m MON Iarsaya
Ths calves cos1 from $50 for small
calves to $3.50 for bred heifcrs.
The American Jersey Cattle Club OF.
fers prize money to the amount OF
SIS to the first 33 Clubs with mem
bership Of 20, and Immediately fol.
lowing the completion Of the Club or.
ganization County Agent Cooter wired
the American Jersey Cattle Club that
the Lincoln County Jersey Calf Club
had qualified. 1t is expected by those
who are interested in the Club to ex-
tend the organization until there will
be calf club members in practically
every community of the County. Any
boy or girl between the ages of and
10 who would like to become a calf
club member, should write to Mr. l.. A.
Hubert, Toledo, or to the County
Agent, Following is the list of the
charter members Of the Club: p
Sidney Pruner of Yaquina, preai
dent; Pauline Brigham of Toledo,
secretary; other members are Donald
Stokes, William Stokes, Jennette
Stokes, Annabelle Stokes of Yaquina-
lanes Tindall. Gordon Williams, Nor
ris Johnson, Vance Altree, Gerald An
lerson, John Bliss, Dorothy Tlndai,
Johnson, Clarence Rust, Carl
Rust, Jesse Martin, Lottie Langhei and
Harriet Williams Of Toledo. L. A.
Hulburt Of Toledo is club adviser.