The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-12-25
BOYS And GIRLS CLUB
WORK IN SHERIDAN co.

Boys and Girls Club Work was
again a large success in Sherf-
dan County this year. 1853 boys
and girls throughout the county
joined as members last spring
and Isl finished the work. Clubs
were formed in pig raising, corn
raising, poultry, gardening, cloth
ing, foods, sheep and potatoes.
There were a total of sixteen
clubs and they met regularly dur
ing the year, and had some very
interesting meetings.
The Boys & Girls Club Camp
held at Brush Lake in July was
the largest club camp held in the
State this year. The demOnstra-
ton team from Outlook was
again a state winner. Every ex-
hibit entered by club members at
Helena and Billings Fairs were
prize winners. The ten county
winners will be announced next
week.
The following are two letters
sent in by club members:
Reserve, Montana, Dec. z, 1925
Dear Mr.. Ostby:
When / commenced my club
work this spring on the third of
May / went down to FrOid and
bought a Chester White pig
which weighed "a pounds at four
months old. / named my pig
Jimmy. / did not try to fatten
8 my pig but to build bones and
muscles. l built him a movable
pen to move around in the alfalfa
patch. l was very careful to
move the pen every day to give
him fresh alfalfa to save feed
bill. / gave him milk for two
months and fed him whole barley,
ground wheat and rye. l kept salt
for him all the time. l washed,
brushed and curried him every
day. l thought he would grow
better when / kept him clean.
| took Jimmy to the Dagmar
Fair, October 10th. He weighed
211 pounds when six months and
nine days old. Jimmy received
a blue ribbon and a two dollar
prize. He weighs two hundred
and siXty-fve pounds at present.
My pig has done so well that |
want a registered sow for next
years club work.
Yours very truly,
HOGER GROSKURTH.
(Member Dagmar Pig Club
o o
Homestead, Mont, Nov. 10, 1925.
Dear Sir:
Since all the boys in the Al
Club are going to write letter,
l suppose it includes me too. al
though / have a poor chance of
getting a prize. I am only 10
years old. All the other boys
are older.
| will never forget, it was the
9th of June when my brother,
Sander, took the wheel-barrOw
and some canvas to get the lambs.
When he came home there were
three little heads sticking out
from the wheel-barrOw, they
= were sure pretty. My two broth
ers each got one: my oldest
brothers lamb caught a cold and
> died.
My sleeps name is Mary. 1
feed her two pints of milk a day.
l paid $3.50 for her. She weigh
ed Is lbs. to start with. ] had
to feed her with a bottle and a
nipple. I thought it was fun to
feed her cause she would wag her
little tail. She grew quite fast,
but when she caught cold and
started to cOught. so that kept
her back some. A few weeks ago
she got a hold of some wheat,
I don't know Just where, but any
way she got awful sick. She fin
ally got well. but / am sure that
she lost 10 pounds. Oh, boy, 1
was glad when she got well.
Mary knows her name. ] quit
= feeding her the first of Septem-
ber. When they weighed her she
weighed 871z pounds. Mr.. HOrs-
ley bought her and if he gives
me 12Hc a pound I will get
= S10.93 for her. I feel kind of
= lonesome without her now.
Yours truly,
p HOLES WALLER.
= (Member Homestead Sheep Club.