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the largest number of members in a given period with the '"follow- 

 U])" work. These tours start June 15 when the organization i)erio(l 

 closes and close August 15 when the district contests begin. 



One to two-day tours were held in 25 counties. To make these attrac- 

 tive as well as instructive tlie ()l)ject of the tour was given as practice 

 stock judging, the ultimate object being to select the county group 

 that would go to the district judging contest where the county live 

 stock teams for the State Fair were to be selected. Many parents as 

 well as breeders attended these tours. 



A typical two-day tour would be something like this. All live stock ' 

 club members, breeders, and parents assembled at some farm where 

 a good class of animals could be obtained. I would discuss one animal 

 and then let the club members make a placing on a class and give 

 their reasons. Then I would discuss the class. Three farms with dif- 

 ferent breeds or classes of animals were visited during the da3^ At 

 noon we would have basket lunch. We tried to finish our stock judg- 

 ing by four o'clock. Then indoor baseball games would be played be- 

 tween clubs while a few members were detailed to prepare for supper. 

 Usually we had a Aveeuie roast at supper. Around a camp fire after 

 supper I would give a short talk on feeding and management. Then 

 an extemporaneous program would be put on by the club members. At 

 10 o'clock p. m. everyone ''turned in," the boys sleeping in a barn or 

 a tent while the girls spent the night in a near-by farm home or in tents. 

 Breakfast and lunch on the second day were prepared and served similar 

 to the supper of the previous day. Club members furnished their own 

 dishes and a loaf of bread, 14 lb. of sugar, i/^ lb. of bacon, 6 eggs, and 

 50 cents. 



We took up practice judging and fitting and showing the second day. 



On these county trips we selected eight club members to go to the dis- 

 trict round-up. Three round-ups Avere held, oue at the state agricultural 

 college at East Lansing for all the southern counties, one at Traverse 

 City for all counties in the northern jjart of the loAver peninsula and one 

 at Chatham for all counties in the upper peninsula. 333 club members 

 from 29 counties Avith a total attendance of 398 participated in these 

 ^'round-ups." Two days' Avork in feeding, stock judging, fitting and show- 

 ing Avas given. Members of the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Husbandr}' 

 Departments of the college assisted in the instruction. 19 of these 

 counties came into the college in three different groups. They stayed 

 over night in the dormitories. 



The 19 county club Animal Husbandry and 12 county club Dairy 

 judging teams that judged at the State Fair Avere selected at these 

 round-ups. There Avere also selected' 5 stock fitting and showing teams. 



At the State Fair a dairy judging team Avas selected to go to the 

 National Dairy ShoAV at St. Paul, Minn., Avhere they competed Avith 13 

 other state teams. Michigan had 5tli high man in entire contest, was 

 high team on Holsteins, had first and fifth individual judges on Hol- 

 steins and had 5th high individual on Jerseys. 



The Fitting and Showing Teain which represented Michigan at the 

 National Dairy Show won 4th place with 14 teams competing. A Mich- 

 igan boy was second high individual of the entire contest. 



The Animal Husbandry judging team Avhich Avas selected at the State 



