The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-07
YOUTH MAKES
G00DSUCCESS
RAISING PIGS
14-Y ear-Old-B of Williams
County Wins Out, Start
ing with Borrowed Money
HIS STORY IS TOLD

Williston, N. D., Jan. Char
ence the fourteen-year-old son of
NJ. G. Sherman lives in Champion
township, Williams county, Ray, N.
d. When a boy about eleven years
| old he noticed an advertisement in
the Successful Farming magazine
| published at Des Moines, Iowa, offer
| ing to loan boy or girl any amount
up to $25 with which to purchase
some type of livestock. The only
| requirements of the newspaper were
that the applicant sign a note for the
loan and that the application be
signed by one of the parents and
| two residents whom in this case were
Miss Helen Shell, Deputy County Su-
perintendent of Schools and County
Agent E. G.. Schollander.
During the spring Of 1920 Clarence
purchased registed Duroc SOW for
$40 from his father. The sows reg
istery name is Golden Sunfiower-a
really pretty name for pig-and the
boy was proud OF the purchase. That
the Successful Farming is making no
mistake in Offering worthy boys and
girls such loans has been demonstra-
ted and particularly so in this case.
The note was paid when due and the
ownership of Golden Sunflower was
complete.
The returns from Golden Sunflow-
er since the time of purchase has
been carefully kept and it was hand
ed the county agent about month
ago by Mr.. Sherman-(while Clar-
ence was at school which was not
quite fair as the boy undoubtedly
would have taken a great deal of
pride in giving the data)--and shows
a remarkable income. Here are the
figures as given by Mr.. Sherman.
Golden Sunflower narrowed seven
pigs June, 1920. One pig was sold at
seven weeks old for $12, three bar
rows were sold in December for $42:
one sow was sod in November, 1921
for 1894 one sow was butchered
and sold in December. 1923, for $45;
the third sow Of the litter is still
owned by Clarence and is estimated
to be worth $40, which may be rath-
err high in value. Total cash sales
from the first litter $125. 40 and in
addition one young sow.
In the spring of 1921 Golden Sun
flower narrowed litter of eleven
pigs of which nine lived. Two Of
this litter were sold at seven weeks
old for $32, seven were sold the fol-
lowing January for $128. 10. Total
cash sales from the second litter
$16O. 10.
During the spring of 1922 Golden
Sunflower narrowed litter Of ten
pigs of which seven lived. One boar
was sold in July for $40, two bar
rows were sold in September for $l8
and Clarence kept four sow pigs es-
timated worth SIS per head or 500
Total cash sales from the third lit
ter $2S- and in addition four young
too high in value.
! In the spring of 1923 Golden Sun
flower narrowed litter of eight pigs
of which only two lived. (This rvs
, hairless litter.) One pig was sold
at eight weeks old for So and the
other was traded for heifer calf
worth $40.
The cash receipts from Golden
Sunfower's litters during the four
. seasons amounts to $3l1 so. CLAIR
ence still owns five sows of different
ages estimated worth $120 which may
be too high at the present value of
the pigs, one heifer calf worth $40
and Golden Sunfower now known as
a great-great grandm other. No con-
1sideration has been made here Of the
offspring from the filters mentioned
, above. This in itself would mean a
neat sum.