676 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



IOWA BOYS' BABY BEEF CONTEST, 1919-20. 



REGULATIONS. 



1. Members: Any junior over 10 and under 19 years of age January 

 1, 1920, is eligible. 



2. Work: Each member will choose a calf dropped between January 

 1 and September 1, 1919. It may be selected any time after the member 

 enrolls, but the feeding record does not begin before October 1st. .Some- 

 time between October 1 and October 30, 1919, the calf will be weighed 

 and then accurate record of feeding will be kept. Where more than one 

 calf is fed in a lot, the average amount of gain and the average amount 

 of feed eaten will be accepted, providing all the calves are entered in 

 the contest. 



3. Selection of calf: The purpose is to feed calves for market beef. 

 Pure-bred calves may be used, but bull calves and all heifers intended 

 for breeding purposes are barred. 



4. Feeding period: The feeding record is to begin the day the calf 

 is weighed between October 1 and October 30, 1919. The county leader 

 or two persons unrelated to the contestant must witness the weighing, 

 and sign the weighing certificate, and the contestant must report at once 

 weight, color, age, sex and breed of calf. The calf will be weighed again 

 in August, 1920. Each member will make monthly reports as required 

 and final report not later than September 1, 1920. 



5. Instructions: Instructions relative to selection, feeding and car- 

 ing for baby beef calves are sent to each member. He will get all the 

 information he can and then decide upon his own method of procedure 

 and follow it carefully. 



6. Basis of award: The following basis of award is used: 



Individuality of calf at county show "70% 



Rate of gain 15% 



Feeding results and records kept 15% 



100% 



7. Prizes: With the same calf the members may compete for inter- 

 national, interstate, state, county and local prizes. 



8. Exhibits: In counties where prize trips are offered, members must 

 exhibit their calves at local or county show to be placed and graded on 

 the percentage basis. In case the calves are exhibited and sold at the 

 state or interstate fairs before the local county fair is held, the placing 

 and grading may be done at the state show if all the eligible calves are 

 shown. No county prizes will be awarded except in counties where regu- 

 lar clubs are organized and provision is made for gradipg on the above 

 basis. Enrollments may be made by eligible juniors in counties where 

 no regular club is organized. Such enrollment and compliance with the 

 club regulations will entitle the member to show his calf in the baby 

 beef special classes at the state, interstate or international shows. State 

 champions will be picked at the Iowa State Fair on the same basis as 

 in the county shows. 



