White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-08-13

to help other boys and girls along the
lines Of club work. That fall we again
fitted our stock for the county fair.
In the club classes Stars Rambler and
Evergreen's Fo1ie Lass won first
prizes and Cowslip's Golden Star won
second prize. They all won the same
prizes in open classes except that
Stars Rambler won. fourth prize.
My gilt was first, junior, and grand
champion In both club and open
classes. At that county fair alone Il
won $75 in prizes.
Cowslip's Golden Star dropped an
other fine heller calf on November IA,
1924. This calf was named Ever.
green's Buelah CowsAp and Is the
granddaughter of Beatrice Lady Bue-
lah, a Gold Medal cow with record
Of TAI pounds of butter-fat as four
year-old, and the highest record In the
state when made.
In January my champion SOW far
rowed eight fine pigs which were all
sold for $50.
Being SO we'll pleased with my Jer-
seys, thought would like to en-
large my herd somewhat, so l pur-
chased heifer from Mr.. w. H. Nc
Kee, breeder in Oregon. This heifer,
Polly Gods Luenne, was yearling
at that time and was safe in calf to
Holger st. Mawes Noble, the highest
production-bred bull in the world to-
day.
in January, 1925, went to an auc-
ton sale and bought Carnations Cow
slip, an eight-year-old half sister to
Cowslip's Golden Star. She dropped
q fine heifer calf on February which
was named Evergreen's White Sox.
In May, Polly Gods Luenne dropped
heifer calf which we call Evergreen's
Holger st. Mawes, and Stars Ramb-
Ter dropped another heifer calf in
June, named Evergreen's Rambling
Star.
| In June, 1925, Is boys and girls
| went to club camp at Pullman. We
again received much interesting work
on fitting. caring and judging OF live
stock.
| New officers were also elected for
the State All Club. Walter Thorn
from Adams County who is very
enthusiastic club member was elected
president for the coming year.
| When ! had returned home. my
sow had farrowed II fine pigs. 10 OF
which she saved.
1t would soon be fair time again,
80 I began feeding my stock little
heavier and grooming them all the
spare time had.
In August we had another fitting
demonstration for the benefit of new
club members.
This year l was superintendent of
the dairy department at the county
fair. There were about 60 head OF
dairy cattle at the fair, of which so
were Jerseys.
My herd now numbers II head, all
Of which took to the county fair
along with my sow and 10 pigs. In
the club classes won four frsts
three seconds, and one third and In
the open classes won two firsts, three
seconds, and one third l also won
second on young herd and calf herd
and third on produce of COW.
My SOW won first prize and was
senior and grand champion and also
won first on SOW and litter.
1. At the Washington State Fair, 1925.
won three flrsts In club classes and
In the open classes with four head en-.
tered / won first on three-year-old
COW, second on senior and junior calf,
and fourth on senior yearling, and
third on produce of COW. My SOW
also won third in the yearling SOW
class. This year was by far my most
successful year at the fairs, for won
!, 1920 IN prizes.
On the oath OF September. 1925,
Cowslip's Golden Star dropped bull
calf which will be named Evergreen's
: Kaiser Kid.
J This Is my fourth year In club
: work and next year will be my last
year for | will be too old to still be
: a club member, but will always be a
booster for club work. l only wish
that could have joined club when
} I was younger, for think that club
!, work. educationally, socially and finan.
cially Is the greatest piece OF work
, that farm boy or girl can enter
J into.
also wish that l could write a
! story that would make every farm boy
and girl look into their future and see
what chance they have for advance
ment In these lines OF club work.
l am sure that II every boy and girl
| did look into their future and see
! what is there for them In club work
+ that every boy and girl In this whole
! nation would be real live club mem
, Der.
| This year my profits amount to
, 81 400 IN club work, but would not
! take that amount for what have
. learned in club work for that will he