Smyrna times., 1924-05-07
POLAND-CHINA PIGS TO Be
GIVEN STATE BOYS AND GIRLS
JOHN GOVATOS, WILMINGTON,
INTRODUCES CONTEST
Contest To Be Held in Connection
With Coming Delaware State Fair
Three Pigs For Each CO1nty

Nine little porkers, bred from the
most celebrated Poland-China boar in
the United States, are prizes offered |
by John Govatos of Wilmington, to
nine boys and girls of Delaware, who |
will take part in the share-selling
campaign to be started during the |
week of May II, when, throughout |
the entire state, an effort will be |
made to interest thousands of Della |
ware men and women in a better and |
bigger Fair. Mr.. Govatos announces
that he will give three pigs in each of
the three counties in the State to the
boys and girls, members of clubs un-
der the direction of the extension de-
partment of the Board of Agriculture,
who sell the most shares of stock, the
contest having but one restriction
that every contestant to be eligible
for the pigs must sell at least ten
shares of stock. The boar whose off
springs are these piggies that Mr..
Govatos is offering to give away,was
shown at the last Delaware State
Fair. 1t won the grand champion
blue ribbon at Trenton, N. j., and at
the Eastern States Exhibition at
Springfield, Mass, last fall, which is
the biggest exhibit of it's kind in the
east. 1t also took highest hOnors at
many smaller county fairs throughout
the east. 1t is today the champion
Poland-China pig in the country and
will again strive to retain that honor
throughout this summer. 1t has a
snug home on one of Mr.. GOvatOs'
farms.
Pigs raised from this boar are read
lily salable at from $40 to $50 each.
The offer of three pigs in each cOun-
ty means that three boys or girls,
who are club members have an op-
pOrtunity to win one of these pOrkers
providing they sell more than ten
shares of stock. The three pigs given
as prizes will be placed in a pen, and
the boy or girl who sells the most
shares will have first selection. The
second highest will pick from the two
remaining pigs and the third highest
will arbitrarily get the third pig, pro-
vided each has sold more than ten
shares.
Charles NJ. Banks, president of the
fair association said:
"f people would only stop and rea-
son out what a magnificent asset the
Delaware State Fair can be made to
exploit the products of the farms of
this state and how such a display as
the exhibition at the Fair could help
in obtaining new buyers and markets
for these products, l feel sure no one
would hesitate to get back of the
movement to make the Fair bigger
and better"
within a radius of forty miles of
Wilmington, there is a population Of
] 100000 people to draw upon, and
if only but a small percentage Of this
number could be attracted to attend
the Fair, just think what a splendid
audience of prospective consumers and
! buyers for Delaware farm products
this would mean. The Fair means
Just as much, and in some instances
more, to the resident of a town Of
several hundred inhabitants as it does
to those living in big city. Often
times the product of the city is made
for use or consumption thousands Of
miles away, possibly in foreign lands
but the products of the farm are use
able and in demand everywhere.
"On our trip down state on Tues
day of last week, we were told tina
the committees in various towns wert
going to seek the aid Of the ladies il
: disposing Of the shares which will b.
, offered the public at five dollars eacl
! during the week of May 2, becaus
! these women have the future of tn
Fair as much at heart as do the mer
That's a splendid idea, and one whic
@ ought to bring results.
! The slogan contest for the bes
short phrase with which to attract a
tention to the Delaware State Fa
campaign, the object Of which is
make thousands Of Delaware men an
women supporters Of the Fair, close
last week. There were scores of slOj
ans submitted from all parts of Il
State and along the eastern shore
I Maryland. Just as soon as the judg
ii, have eliminated from the bulk of t
replies several score that are consi
cred to have a chnace for the prii
the final judgment on the slogan W
be announced.