Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-03
THE BOYS ON FARMS
Mondovi Proves Method of
Stimulating Boy in Staying
at Home.

Since the eSCaDllSnSm0nG VI al
agricultural course in Mondovl
high school, and especially during
the last five years, boys and girls
from Mondovi high school have
been leaders in calf club, demon
stration team and stock judging
work.
There has been some controversy
at different times relative to the
practicability of such course in
high school. A study of what
Mondovi high school pupils have
done since 1918 in this line shows
the value of the course, it's friends
say.
In the beginning, says the Mil
waukee Journal, agriculture was
taught as most other high school
subjects are taught, in the class
room and from textbooks. Now
the method employed is entirely
different. There are calf clubs and
demonstration teams promoted by
the State fair board, which offers
suitable awards for winners. Ev-
cry pupil who is graduated from
the agricultural course at Mon
dow high school must have pro-
ject during the summer. That IS
to say, he or she must raise a pig,
or a calf, or a sheep, or perhaps
a horse or grow an acre of grain.
In the fall of 1919 several boys
and girls from the agricultural
clubs of Mondovi high school ex-
hibited number of animals which
they had raised at the Junior Live
stock show at Madison. They re-
turned from the show with IL
prize ribbons, among them many
firsts and seconds. This was the
beginning year.
During the summer of 1920 sew
eral new clubs were organized
making the total number Of club
members more than 80. That the
boys were successful in the under
takings is evidenced by the awards
they received at the Wisconsin
State fair. Competing against
such counties as Winnebago, Jeff
erson, and many others, the Mon
dow Pure Bred Jersey Calf club
took first honors, as a club. Be
sides this they took the following
individual honors:
Grand champion pure bred Jer-
sey bull calf; first prize, Jersey
bull calf; first, second, third,
fourth, sixth, seventh, pure bred
Jersey heifer Gunior); first, sec
ond, third, fifthfi seventh, eighth,
pure bred Jersey heifer (senior);
first and third, pure bred Holstein
heifer; second, pure bred Holstein
bull.
These results greatly encourag-
ed the boys, and they redoubled
their efforts to make good show
ing at the Junior Livestock show.
They made a cleaning, at the
show, winning a total of 20 rib
bons, including seven first awards,
six second awards, three thirds,
one grand championship and the
coveted state prize for the best
calf club exhibit,
Not only did the boys win prizes
but each one kept his animals for
foundations of future Wisconsin
herds. Thus it is pointed out,
agriculture in high school is help
ing to make Wisconsin a better
agricultural state and is teaching
the participants to know and like
farm work.
A Mondovi high school team al
so won the state championship for
livestock Judging and large low
ing cup offered by the Wisconsin
livestock Breeders association the
same year. The winning of the
state championship gave the team
a trip to the International Live
stock show at Chicago the follow
ing winter.
The purpose of calf club work
by the boys and girls in high
schools of the state is outlined as
follows: It makes for more and
better livestock; it keeps the boys
and girls satisfied on the farms;
it teaches them to take pride in
the home herd; it establishes a CO.
partnership between father and
son on the farm; it is the best
way to keep the boys on the farm.
A few more results of clubwork
at Mondovi could be told. Out of
IS purebred Jersey calves that
have made up the clubs the last
four years, rs of them are still