River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-10
Extra Prizes Sti1nu-
late Boys and
Girls Club Work

which Pierce and St. Croix county
bows and girls should enroll in calf
club work.
According to an announcement just
issued by state club leaders applicat-
ions must be filed and details arrang-
ed not later than May IS. Further
information on enrollingg can be Sc
cured from local club leaders, high
school teachers of agriculture, county
srperintendents of s"hcols, ana
county agents.
Practically all schools OF the county
have received announcements ana
applications are now coming H.
Competition between ciuo members
i especially keen TINS year BECAUSE
If the extra prizes offered. Inc
five state champions OF the leaoiiie
dairy breeds, Holstein, Jersey, Guefn-
sev. Ayrshire, and Brown SWISS may
aac,, Ia Given free trip, with their
calves. to the National Dairy Show IN
October at Syracuse, New YORK Eacn
of those winning grand champion
ship in the baby beef, pig, OF sheep
classes will have their eXpences paul.
without their animals, to the Nationai
Boys and girls Club Work Congress
~ he held in Chicago at the same
time as the International Live STOCK
Exposition.
Those winning some Of the lesser
n,;zas will receive tlips to the Wis
consir state fair, the Sioux City inter-
state fair. or take other educational
journeys. These prizes are additional
TO the cups, ribbons, and cash prizes
that are regularly awarded each year.
Club members may enter their cal
YES in one of the two classes, the SEN
Tor calves born between august l.
1922 and February !, 1873, or the Jse
Nor calves born February ! or after.
eThe rules provide tna1 junior can
must rot be over two laonths Old, nor
q senior calf over four months old,
when the member assumes charge and
the contest begins. The care and
feeding must extend over a period Oh
al least three months for junior calf
and five months for a senior calf.
Here are few remarkable records
that were made last year. They show
now interesting and profitable calf
club work is.
Pernice Ross, of Jackson county,
fed her purebred Jersey calf fc. three
months at total cost of 1884. The
calf was given to her by her parents.
She won $91 in prizes with it and fin
ally sold it for $3.50. Her total prof
its were $221.16.
Frank Fox, of Waukesha, started
with calf valued at $3.50. His to-
tai costs were $174.29. This calf won
IS at a local fair and $25 at the state
fair, and the owner now values him
at 5000.
Alice Clark of Rock county, Won
first in the county cali exhibit, first
at the state fair in the boys and gicPs
club exhibit, and fourth i'll the open
class with her purebred Holstein calf.
She then took the calf to the Nation
al Dairy Show at st. Paul and won
fourth in competition with club calves
from all other states in the Union.
Her record warns the boys to wake
up and get on their toes if they do not
want the women to beat them out as
the leading dairy farmers Of the fut-
IRE.
John Hill, of Monroe county, nsada
an excellent record with his purebred
Jersey calf. This animal won first at
the state fair in the boys and girls
club contest, first at the National
Dairy Show, and first at the Junior
livestock exposition at Madison.
John was declared to be the grand
champion calf raiser of the state and
was awarded free trip to the inter
national at Chicago last year.
Rock county held it's distribution
the calves are given to the club mem,
bers with which to start their work.
Columbia county held its distribution
day early in January SO the members
could learn the winter care of animals
Clark county has many calf clubs I'M
der way, as have Monroe and Marath-
on counties. Other counties which
aae pushing calf club work hard this
year are Price, Trempealeau. Brown,
Green Lake, Jackson, Lincoln, Yer
non. Waukesha, Sheboygan, and Dane.
Wakelin McNeel, of the staff of
the Wisconsin College of Agricul-
ture, reports that demonstration
teams are forming all over the state
and practices started before the
schools o.ioSo Cos.1fu ouapfc +aaab -