1&2 BOARD OF AGRICTLTURE. Prjb. Doc. 



10. Tbe bar or gid winning die fiist jKize in \be Cazming azid Mazket- 

 b^r Crib sti!! be tbe p^gfidfTrt of the Slate dnb until the nest contest 



.' TTiember dcsDg lite best trtxk in each town wfll 



Pig Club. 

 The orgamzatioii of this dub was financed by firms interested 

 in live-stock and meat production. 



Bideg and Begida^aiu. 



1. ^M^nbers of tHs dnb ^baSL be between ten and ei^teen rears of 

 a@e on Jazmazj 1, 1915. 



2. One eontest will begin May 1 and dose on September 1. Each 

 manber must hare at least one pig cm 3iaj 1 to feed and care for. The 

 p^ mar be pordiased anr time jxevioas to ihe 1st of Mav, bat the data 

 win be k^ from May 1. The second eontest will begin June 1 and close 

 S^jtember 1, 1915, with the same mks'and e(HiditMHi3 as ihe first. 



3. Each member nmst feed and c^e for his ot her pig or pigs in person, 

 and most keep a record (rf feed ^en and pastore grazed. He must record 

 tiie wei^it of tibe p% on May 1 or Jmie 1, ^id on the first of each month 

 tiieieafta', to detamine the gains in pounds. AH wei^bing must be done 

 in ihe morning bef me the {Hg is ^en ihe first feed. 



The date tiiat tiie pig was farrowed dboold be recorded. Each con- 

 testant most reckon his time in caring for the pig at 10 cents per hour. 

 Parents tdsc^ sui^nse, but the boy or gid must do the woik and assume full 

 respcnxability f or the competition. 



4. Prices win be established for afi feeds at the o&ce of the State ad- 

 viser. In determining the cost of production, aR feed used by different 

 ooaiesiaata win be dunged at a unifonn rate. The exact number of quarts 

 of refuse and waste frran tibe house nuist be recorded each day. Garbage 

 otiier tiian tiiat made in the contestant's home may be used. 



An feeds must be reported in quarts. Any l^id pastured must abo be 

 reported- 



5. The monthly report blanks must be carefuUy kept. Two copies must 

 be made, one of wiiich the contestant must keep and the other must be 

 sent to the State adviser by the fifth of each month. The final report 

 submitted, winch win include tiie montiily reports, must be certified by 

 two dianterested persons. These persons must witness the weighing of 

 the pig on 'May 1 or Jime 1, and the final wei^ung on Sept€mh>er 1, and 

 in oUier ways keep in touch with the contestants in order to certify intel- 

 ligently at the close ci the contest. 



6. Each member must agree to study the instructions sent him by the 

 United States Department of .Agriculture and the Massachusetts Agn- 

 cuhural CoIlege> and to send reports to the State adviser. 



