St. Louis Producers Babv Beef Show 



Joe Fulkerson 



V ^^^ OR the tliird successive year. 

 ^*~— ^ Miss Luella Padi^ett, 1" year 



^J old senior high school student 

 and 4-H Club member of Kellerville. 

 Adams County, HI., was awarded the 

 Grand Championship prize of the Pro- 

 ducers Annual 4H and Votationa! At:. 

 Baby Beef Show held at National Stock 

 Yards. 111., November 18th and lyth. 



In this show, the 

 vj ^ fourteenth annual 



event sponsored by 

 the St. Louis Pro- 

 ducers, over 200 

 caKes representinu 

 approximately 4'S 

 counties in Missouri 

 and Illinois were 

 represented. Most of 

 these c a 1 \ e s Jiad 

 been previously 

 shown at county and 

 State fairs and represented the culmma 

 tion of a year of feeding. In number oi 

 entries Madison County. Illinois., ranked 

 first, having 23. Sangamon and Bond 

 Counties tied for second with 2\ . 



In winning again Luella established a 

 record in that she is fhe only person \\ ho 

 has won the top honor three times 



On the day of the Sale. "Dysons 

 Pride,' Miss Padgett's Angus calf, w.is 

 purchased by the Bettondorf Markets o' 

 St. Louis, at 52c per pound. The llli 

 nois Agricultural Association was an a.- 

 tive bidder. Colonel Fred Reppert of 

 Indi.ma, was auctioneer. 



The Reserve Champion prize went to 

 James Baker, 14 year old freshman high 

 .school student of Illiopolis, Sangamon 

 county. III., who exhibited a purebred 

 Shorthorn calf. His calf was purcha.sed 

 by the Kroger Grocery & Baking Com- 

 pany of St. Louis, on the day of the 

 Sale at 26c per pound. 



Loren Dirks, 1 1 year old 4-H Club 

 boy from Petersburg, Menard county. III., 

 who also for the first time exhibited in 

 the Producers Show, won the first place 

 in the Hereford class. Armour & Com- 

 pany purchased this calf at l^l^'^- 



The Grand Champion calf, shown bv 

 Luella, daughter of Mr. and NIrs. J. C". 

 Padgett, was jiurchased on the 26th of 

 December last year weighing 340 lbs., 

 froin the Dyson-Rodowald herd. For 

 the first two months after purchase, the 

 calf was fed crushed corn and oats and 

 then placed on ground shelled corn, 

 ground oats and soybean meal. Molasses 

 and steer feed were added later. 



Luella will use the money she received 

 tor her ca'.f^ in furthering her study in 

 music next year when she attends college 



Sangamon County won top honors in 

 displaying the th.impion group of five 

 lalvcs and received a silver loving cup 

 donated by the Hartlord Insurance C'oin 

 pany at the ^'ards. .Scion J in this class 

 was Adams C^ounty. Ill . and third MaJi 

 son County, 111. 



The silver pKitjuc ilonatcd by the Last 

 St. Louis Chamber of, C ommcrce to the 

 group exhibiting the largest number ot 

 calves went to Madison County. 



Presiding over the evening's entertain- 

 ment, was President J. R. ■ Fulkerson ot 

 St. Louis, Producers; who while inter 

 miiigling -.some of . his famous jokes, 

 awarded the prizes won in the' day's 

 Show. Madison and Bond Counties. III.. 



^-H and Vocational boys put on several 

 stunts vvhich wc-nt over big with the 

 crowd. 



Among those present were: 



Oliver Gaelxr. assistant state ) H ( Kib 

 leader of the University of Illinois; 

 Frank Gingrich in charge of ^'oung Peo- 

 ples Activities for the L\A who hail 

 charge of the entertainment ; James C om- 

 lurt ot the University o( Missouri: Sam 

 Kussell. Livestock jNLirketing I^ircctor of 

 the lAA: Si Simpson, superintendent of 

 the Show and Sale: H G. Sheafer. vice- 

 president ol the Stock Yards; Oke Miller 

 of the National Stock ^'ards National 

 Bank; H D XX'right. manager ot the 

 Producers and directors. 



LUELLA PADGETT AND HER GRAND 



PRIZi; U'INNFRS AT FOIRTKH.NTH 



.ANM AI. PRODI CERS BABV BEEF 



( r.l B SHOW 



Price 

 per Ih. 

 GRAND CHAMPION Anyuv call 



- l.uMl.i P.uiL-(ti. AJ.itns C... 

 Ill _ ■ S2c 



RFSFRVi; CHAMPIO.V - - Sli..rrii,.ri. 

 — ^. lamts B.ikiT. .S.mtr.iinnn ( C. 

 Ill " " 26i 



ANGUS 

 Plait Owner County 



2nii - Ralph H.iut-s. Macon 

 Srd — Janet Wittc. M.iJis(in 

 4th — Chester Kunt/. Monnie (Mci ) 

 5th -- - Loren Park. S.mcaninn 

 6th — Julian Dunn. Adams 

 "■fh — Ben Casebier. jr.. VX'hitc 

 8th — RIcharJ 0)le. Greene 

 9th — Benjamin Witte. Jr.. Madison 

 lOth - Lefi Curtin - Christian 



CHAMPION CALF "DYSONS PRIDE." 

 SHORTHOR.N 



Jnvi D.ili Tiittle, Douplas 



^r.l - FuCL-ne Kreici. Madison 



4th — Douj;las Rmghausen. I.iiuoli: (Mo) 



Sth — Walter Sl.,ck. Flo.irv (Mo.) 



6th --- Arthur Dirks, Nfenard 



"th Robert Mull.ulv. Sanpamonj 



S;h Gijham R.ind.ill. Henderson 



'Jth Mat Homann Madison 



lOtli - Orison Stibert. St Clair' 



HERFFORD 

 1st I.oreii Dirks. Men.ird 



2nd - Sidnev' Campbell. Cass 

 .^rd Marv J.ne C ampbell. (.as^ 



4th Fverett Rtid. Jasper 

 sth .Velda Kirchner. Cass 

 6th ?(»hn Dorw.irt. Saniramon 



"th I.oren I. Montcomeri. Ciinstian 

 Srh Robert.i Rov. Ad.ims 



'>\h - Marv Alice Kini;. Nfonroe (Mo ) 

 Kit!' Phillip Frank. S.ingaitK«n 



DECEl^fBEIt 1937 



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