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Six hundred and fifty eager boys and girls became 

 members and agreed to carry out the rules. Some of 

 the members this year could not get a pig ; some dropped 

 out; others raised their pig, but turned in no report, 

 but most of them stuck to it with excellent results. 



A boys' pig show and contest was held in each 

 county, and ribbons, special and cash prizes were given 

 to the winners by business men and bankers, the initial 

 prize for each county being a free trip to the Farmer 

 Boys' Encampment at the Kentucky State Fair, all ex- 

 penses paid. This was given by the State Fair to the 

 boy in each county making the highest total score as 

 follows : 



(a) Best hog with respect to purpose it was to serve 40% 



(h) Greatest daily gain on hog 15% 



(c) Cheapest cost of production 25% 



(d) Best kept records on feeding and care of the hog 20%. 



Total 100% 



Sixteen boys from different counties won this trip 

 at the expense of the State Fair : 



Noel Lea Bracken County Brooksville.Ky. 



Forrest Minor Boyle County Perryville, Ky. 



Wm. Henry Sutton Woodford County Versailles, Ky. 



John Clinton Woodward Jessamine County Wilmore, Ky. 



Tom Jones Knott County Mallie, Ky. 



Ernest Minner Crittenden County.... Marion, Ky. 



Presley W. Ray .Metcalfe County Edmonton, Ky. 



Homer Martin Daviess County Owenshoro, Ky. 



Wm. Owen Stinnett Hopkins County Madisonville, Ky. 



Gordon Nelson, Jr Christian County Hopkinsville, Ky. 



Robert Landrum Gallatin County Warsaw, Ky. 



Lona Fish Madison County Berea, Ky. 



Ray Jones Whitley County Williamsburg, Ky. 



Halbert Smith Whitley County Williamsburg, Ky. 



Roscoe Swing Pendleton County Morgan, Ky. 



Wallace Courtney Scott County Versailles, Ky. 



These boys were given a short course in agriculture, 

 consisting of lectures, judging contests, etc. Not only 

 were the boys present, but eighteen of their pigs were 

 there. Although small in number, the quality of these 

 pigs and the interest of their owners compelled the at- 

 tention of the visitors to the swine bam to a very large 

 degree. Several hundred dollars in cash and special 

 prizes were offered by the Commissioner of Agriculture 



