The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-04
4-H CLUB WORK IN
GALLATIN COUNTY
By R. E. BOdIey, COunty Agent

By r. E. BOdley, COuRty Agent
All Club work in Gallatin county
is now one Of the most important ac-
tivities of its rural people. In 1927
total of 230 boys and girls were
members, and while reports from all
of them have not yet been received,
it is estimated that these young folks
will show a net profit of nearly
$4,000. What is more important, the
girls are learning how to sew and
can by actual doing, and both boys
| and girls are learning the fundamen-
tails Of livestock feeding, care, and
breeding. While winnings at the vari-
Gus fairs are only an indication of
success, their 1927 record is one to be
proud of.
At the Inter- Mountain fair practi-
cally every All club member in the
county exhibited. Prizes won bv the
girls totaled $4,000 at this fair, and
the boys won $313.50, or a total of
$442.5O. In addition, five different
teams demonstrated better farm and
home practices before those in at
tendance at the fair.
From these teams livestock iudg-
ing team consisting of Francis Niven.
Sherman Smith, and Max Overstreet
was sent to the State fair, where it
took first nlace in the state. winning
$4,000 in cash. Due to the small
premiums offered at the State fair,
only seven members exhibited there.
these seven winning total of $108.0O,
besides many special prizes.
A clothing demonstration team con-
I 9 .E Iov-4L, OIL
Gore OF BOzeman and a canning dem
onstration team consisting of Dorothy
Chandler and Doris Plumlee Of Man
haitian were sent to the Midland En-
pire fair, where the former team won
second place. Ruth Osborne won the
gold medal as highest scoring indi-
vidual in the state in the clothing
judging contest and the silver medal
as second highest in the foods iudg-
ing, while Dorothy Chandler won the
gold medal in the foods Judging con-
test, these awards carving with them
$4,000 in cash.
The stock judging team consisting
OF Sherman Smith, Dave Border, and
ILester Schultz took second place at
the Midland Empire fair, winning
several medals and total of $50. 90
in cash. Sherman Smith was the
highest scoring individual in the state
in livestock judging.
| A car and half of All livestock,
poultry, canned goods, and clothing
was sent to the Midland Empire fair
at Billings. On these exhibits $185.0O
was won with the livestock in the A.
H club class. and $165.00 in the open
class, OF a total of $350.0O. The
girls won $1,000 on the canning and
! $13.75 on clothing, making a total OF
1,11O.25 in cash won at the three
fairs, plus many useful and valuable
special prizes.
The two sheep demonstration teams
selected for the Better Livestock spe.
cial train which started at Bozemar
on October II and ended at Glendive
October 29, consisted of Gallatir
County All Sheep club members. LeC
JarbOe andVictor Callantine composed
I the team that made the western cir
/ cult and George Sine and James Cal
! lantine composed the team tina
I went east. In all these boys demon
! strated before $4,000 people, tellin,
I them who they were, what they rep
resented, where they were from, an,
I explained some of the points to Loo
for and to avoid in selecting breed
s ing sheep.
The three outstanding club mem
Z bers of the county who will repre-
sent this county at the National Al
2 Club congress and the Internations
{ show in Chicago on November 26 t
/ December will be selected early
Z November.