148 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



need additional copies, I think it would be wise to have addi 

 tional copies printed. Is there anything further on this topic? 



Mr. Weaver: I desire to call attention — I don't think it was 

 mentioned in the excellent paper that Mr. Clark has given here - 

 I desire to call attention of the members to the fact that where 

 pure-bred calves are taken to be fattened for this contest, the a-'^o- 

 ciations are paying a premium. That is, they offer a premium. 

 For instance, the Shorthorn association, with which I am con- 

 nected, pays out considerable money in Iowa for premiums. I 

 don't know whether we contributed, Mr. Clark, to your Short- 

 horns in Marshall county, or not. 



Mr. Clark : There was nothing of that kind that came to my 

 attention yet, Mr. Weaver. I will say this, that the Shorthorn 

 breeders of the county — I suppose the Shorthorn breeders of the 

 county, I don't know how far it extends, to be divided among the 

 boys, has not been received yet. 



Mr. Weaver : I want to call your attention to the fact that 

 pure-bred animals so taken by the young men or young ladies 

 upon application to the association, and I think the other breed- 

 ing associations, at least the Angus have the same rule we have, 

 contribute quite a sum of money to the Iowa clubs for the benefit 

 of the various calves taken from the Shorthorn association. I 

 simply call your attention to the fact that any one of you who go 

 into it, a small reward may be had by making application to these 

 associations. 



Mr. Young: What do you require in order to get assistance 

 from those associations? So many entrants, or what? 



Mr. Weaver: No sir, regardless of number, we pay the pre- 

 mium. 



Mr. Strayer : The association requires the number of cattle 

 shown and the owners' names, and they will pay $1 per head for 

 all shown and $25 premium for the champion bull and $15 pre- 

 mium for the champion female. That is what we received this 

 year. In 1919 in Black Hawk county we had a Shorthorn club 

 of 40 cows and 40 calves, and this year we had a club of 101 

 Shorthorn cows and calves, and it has been the drawing card of 

 our show. We have made the premium for some of the boys as 

 high as $45, and we require the boys to sell them or buy them 

 back, as they see fit, and some of these boys have realized as 



