Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1917 — PRIZES GIVEN FOR BEST PIGS [ARTICLE]

PRIZES GIVEN FOR BEST PIGS

Delphi (has a pig club and the first exhibit was held last Saturday and prizes were awarded for the best exhibit. First prize was a trip jto the International Stock show at ■Chicago; second, expenses for a week at the Purdue agricultural short course, and third, a day’s outiing at the state fair with all expenses paid. The club places young pigs out among the boys Who feed the pigs for a given time, and prizes are awarded on a basis of the gain in weight made and cost of the feed. The contest created an unusual interest among the boys of that vicinity. .' ■ F