Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 265, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1916 — GIRL RAISES PIGS FOR GAIN [ARTICLE]

GIRL RAISES PIGS FOR GAIN

At Seventeen, She Is Ambitious to Become a Pork Expert—Nearly Took Prize. Holtville. Cal.—Raising hogs for pleasure and profit is the occupation of Miss Josie Fuller, seventeen, ypungest and best all-around feminine pork producer in the Imperial valley. It is her ambition to become the best expert on hogs in her district. Her herd numbers 50 and is increasing.

“Fig culture isn’t esthetic work, of course.” said Miss Fuller. "It can’t be considered a finishing school for debutantes, but there’s money in it.” She has established a record of developing her porkers for the market at a cost of 3% cents a pound. She came within half a cent of winning the Uhi-v.-rsiry of California prize, winch would have entitled her to a transcontinental trip. The judges decided she spent too much time in caring for, her liogsr"’This was charged up against profit and cut down her score.