Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1917 — TO GIVE CALVES TO FARMER BOYS [ARTICLE]

TO GIVE CALVES TO FARMER BOYS

First National Bank Starts New Movement. TO AID CATTLE PRODUCTION 1 Forty Head of Shorthorn Calves Will Be Distributed Among Farm Boys of Jasper County. 'I & . I ■ That more and better cattle is one of the greatest needs of Jasper county farmers is the belief of the directors of the First National bank Of this city. At a meeting the other night it was decided that this bank, with the co-operation of the Jasper County Livestock Breeders’ association, would distribute forty head of registered Shorthorn heifers among the boys of the county this fall, providing enough boys of the right kind displayed sufficient interest to make the plan of practical value. Under the -planproposed, the officers of the livestock association yrili select three boys from each township to receive calves or yearling heifers which will be distributed at the stock show this fall. Each boy will give his note for the cost of the calf. The animals will be cared for on the farms until the summer of 1918? when they 1 will be sold at auction and the boys will receive the difference between the cost and selling price. In the event that a boy wishes to keep his calf he may bid it in at any figure, but his only expense will be the original cost.

In speaking of this plan Prof. Coleman, state leader of counts agents, said: “I wish to congratulate you people of Jasper county on this step. Yours is the first beef cattle club of the state, although dairy clubs . have been worked out which are giving excellent results. Practically every heifer which you will put out under these conditions will found a new Shorthorn herd in your county and it will be only a matter of a few’ years before your locality will have a reputation all over the state as a Shorthorn center. The beef cattle business is founded upon a substantial basis and the demand for good stock will increase as time goes on. If your farm boys and their fathers realize the possibilities of this move you will be swamped with applications, and this will prove one of the greatest things ever started in the county.” County Agent Learning has been selected as executive agent for this distribution and is now busy receiving applications, the distribution being open to boys between the ages of 12 and 20.