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tlo for their strictly athletic events at other seasons 
of the year. A hoy wants to make a good record, as 
Captain TenvilHger will he sure to appreciate it and 
has been something of an athlete himself. Hillsdale 
County knows. Hack in the '70 k he was captain of 
the rowing team made fatuous hy its winnings 
throughout the world. 
CONTINUED PROGRESS.—The first time the 
writer attended Hillsdale Fair, 20 years ago, the 
Orange exhibit, the school buildings and the Women's 
Congress were closely grouped. The Women's Con¬ 
gress was held in a tent, and today a large audi¬ 
torium lias been lmilt on the fall* grounds for the 
accommodation of this important feature, which has 
made the fair popular with women of Hillsdale 
County. Each day during the fair in this building 
is a Chautampia program, which i- worth more than 
the price of the fair admission. This is free. Club 
women of the city, and farmers' wives from all parts 
of the county, are brought together not only in the 
planning for the programs from year to year, but in 
its meetings as well. 'Phis feature extends to the 
school children, who years after will show with 
pride their medals awarded because of essays or 
declamations. Here, years before suffrage was 
grunted, Milo ]>. Campbell told tin* women the part 
they would play in political affairs. Nurses told 
how to care for children, and doctors talked of sani¬ 
tation in the home, subjects which have been in the 
last dozen years worked overtime, hut two decades 
ago were considered only in a passing way. 
PUHLIC INTEKEST.—one would infer that Hills¬ 
dale Fair is a one-man fair. It is not, as Secretary 
Terwllliger has the whole county behind him in his 
efforts to maintain a strictly dean fair. On the 
other hand, it reflects the honest, straightforward 
character of Captain Terwllliger and Hillsdale 
County people. The fair Inn- a living, definite, tangible 
spirit. There is a Homecoming Day. which it) itself 
would be a considerable event. Should one see 
friends and families reunited, sealed around the 
picnic dinners, the sumptuousuess and quality of 
cooking strictly up to Michigan women’s high stand¬ 
ard, one would feel there is a roundabout avenue 
which connects the heart to Hillsdale Fair, and that 
may lie hy way of the stomach. Homecoming Day, 
however, Inis broadened to Homecoming Week, and 
should one place his linger on the Hillsdale County 
map any one of two or three big <]a,vs of the fair he 
would he safe in saying: "This farmer is .-it the 
fair." It was a cold, rainy week. The crowd had 
been below standard. Friday forenoon the clouds 
broke away, the grounds were crowded, and Satur¬ 
day the special branch trains leading from adjoin¬ 
ing counties poured out their streams of gay, happy, 
laughing men and women, hoys and girls. "The 
liiianeial loss which was anticipated will not mate¬ 
rialize,” was the sentiment of those* who saw the 
crowd surging toward the fair grounds. That day 
the crowd exceeded 40,000. as is recalled. The 
thinned ranks of old soldiers and sailors found little 
standing room in the crowds, and seats of honor 
were reserved for then). They were conspicuous 
because of their small number. This was Soldiers’ 
ami Sailors’ Day as well as fair day, and tills day 
Ims taken on added importance because of the young 
men who had Height In the Argonne. St. Mihlei and 
other butties. Hillsdale Fair now not only has its 
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Day, hut Its Legion Day as 
well. 
MANY ATTRACTIONS.—"How about the races?’’ 
one would ask. The spirit of Hillsdale Fair is not 
so puritanical as to do away with a good live horse 
race. The purses offered attract good horses, and 
these races an* conducted in a strictly businesslike 
manner. Hillsdale County lias raised good horses, 
and these have met all coiners. Hillsdale Fair is 
widely known because of the speed events, yet the 
races are an incident compared with the bigger 
things designed to make, as is said, "Hillsdale hig 
gcr. better and busier." "I make Hillsdale Fair each 
year in addition to several State fairs,” a farm 
machinery man told the writer. The first, farm 
electric light plant the writer saw at a fair was 
showii at Hillsdale, and made by a local company, 
and perhaps this year there will he some farmer 
returning from the fair who will turn the switch, 
and a flood of welcoming light will greet him and 
his family as it did 20 years ago. 
TIIE MANAGEMENT.—Captain Terwllliger is 
backed hy a County \grlcullural Society, and behind 
lids is confidence in the man who works the whole 
year through for Hillsdale Fair. Even In early 
Spring requests come In for concessions. I he re¬ 
sponsibility and reliability of every concessionaire is 
demanded. As surrounding fairs open Captain Ter- 
willigcr slips away from the ollice one or two days 
ami unostentatiously visits exhibits, shows ami con- 
Iht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
cessions. If they are not strictly straightforward 
and reliable there Is no place for them on the Hills¬ 
dale Fair grounds. There has not appeared at the 
Hillsdale Fair a questionable or Immoral show. No 
fakery would Ik* allowed to progress longer Ilian 
would he required for an oilicer to seize his object. 
Tills fair contradicts the statement id' many fail* 
managers who declare to make the institution pay 
they must admit, games of chance and other ques¬ 
tionable practices. Hillsdale fair pays. Some years 
had weather causes It to break even, or perhaps in 
one or two instances run behind, hut these years are 
not one in a half dozen. II is not the appeal of this 
fair to the hoys and girls alone, it is not because the 
better stock, better farm products and happier homes 
spirit is dominant and inspiring at every turn on the 
large, well-kept grounds; it is because Hillsdale 
Fall* is one in which the best interests of Hillsdale 
County are given first place. That is why Hillsdale 
people confidently declare they have “the best fair 
on earth,” and the evidence seems to he in their 
faVOr. WALTER JACK. 
Beef Cattle Clubs in Tennessee 
ItGANIZlNG THE WORK.—Farm hoys who are 
now at work in organized beef cattle feeding 
clubs under supervision of county agricultural agents 
will he the most successful cattle feeders of the near 
future. The opportunity to carry on such work lias 
not been extended to hoys very long, for tin* clubs 
have been in existence not more than half a dozen 
years in many States. They warrant the attention 
and support, however, of colleges in agriculture in all 
beef cattle producing States. A community or county 
club may he organized with six or more hoys and girls 
between 10 and IS years of age. Each club member 
agrees to feed and care for one or more young beef 
animals according to instructions, preparing them 
for the market in early Winter following the Spring 
months in which a project of work Is begun. 
INCREASING SCOPE.- -Four years of experience 
In Tennessee seems to have established tin* beef 
cal tie Huh work permanently among Junior farmers. 
It has an appeal that county agents, adult cattlemen 
and younger hoys cannot resist. When it is pro¬ 
posed that a olub in any locality lie organized, the 
interest among cattlemen, hankers and the right 
type of boys to make a successful Him is always 
found. Loginning with only a few calves, the num¬ 
ber has increased each year, and at present 2<M) head 
are being eared for in the club. If the Increase in 
all cattle producing States has boon in proportion to 
that in Tennessee, several thousand calves are now 
being fed hy club members. These 2110 head will lie 
grouped into nine carloads and exhibited In enrlots, 
as well as individually, at Hie fairs and live stock 
expositions next Fall. Tills grouping wlL he accord¬ 
ing to counties In which they are located. 
MAKING LALY REEF.—The task before each 
club member is to develop tlie calves into baby beef 
after a feeding period of eight to It* months. 'J’lie 
feeding period begins al slightl,\ different dates, 
hence one ration cannot Ik* recommended for (lie 
entire Stale at the same lime. Furthermore, the 
hoys are producing different kinds of feeds, and the 
desire is to have them use as largely as possible the 
feeds produced on their own farms. In general, the 
feed must be a kind that will develop size the fir.* t 
few months, and then fatten the animals in Mine 
for the market before the Christmas holidays. The 
market Is usually good at that time. The fact that, 
these animals are distributed to a large number of 
owners makes them more valuable from an educa¬ 
tional point of view than if they were confined to 
only a few farms. By this method a greater num¬ 
ber of hoys will gel the experience and training 
necessary lo become successful feeders. Calves were 
purchased Ibis year for 7 to S cents a pound and 
placed with Hull members during March and April. 
They weighed 150 to ."5(1 lbs. each, and are better 
type for lialiy beeves than was possible to obtain 
during the previous years. Angus, Herefords and 
Shorthorns are represented in the order mimed, but 
all calves to be shown In any one carload are of one 
breed. 
PRIZES AND TROPHIES.—The filial State show 
will he held nt the Nashville Colon Stockyards 
December II to Id. 'Flu* Nashville Fnion Stockyards 
and various breed associations have offered $1,500 
in prizes for breeders, feeders, and Hub hoys to¬ 
gether. and $::15 more for club hoys exclusively. In 
addition to cash prizes, trophy cups have been nuulc 
a feature of Hie Stall* Hub show. The State Com¬ 
missioner of Agriculture ha- offered a cup for the 
best carload of baby beef steers slM*vn by any Hub. 
Prominent breeders have offered cups on the best 
individual of each beef breed. Interest, however. 
September 2, 1022 
lias centered around the cup offered by Governor 
Taylor, which is to lie awarded as sweepstakes 
trophy to the Huh member exhibiting tin* host baby 
beef, regardless of breed. Tin* Governor recently 
issued the following statement regarding the Hub 
show last year and the cup he is now offering: 
“To encourage tin* ho.vs and girls of Tennessee in 
their effort to learn the fundamentals of agriculture, 
I am authorizing the management nf (In* local mar¬ 
ket to offer at Iliolr next animal lal stock show a 
silver trophy, which will Ik* known as the ‘Governor's 
Cup,’ to he awarded to the hoy or girl, member of a 
regularly organized baby beef Huh of Ibis State, 
who has on exhibition at (ills show tin* best beef, to 
he awarded hy the Judges of the exposition, and the 
winner shall keep the trophy one year, at which 
time It will again he awarded in the same manner, 
and if a liny or girl shall win it twice in succession, 
then it shall permanently belong to that boy or girl 
to have and lo hold, his or her mvu forever." 
With ibis encouraging situation, with splendid 
calves purchased at reasonable prices, and with corn 
and oilier feeds comparatively cheap, there Is great 
hope for successful work from every standpoint. 
WORK IN HAMBLEN COUNTY.— As an example 
of what has been accomplished and what may still 
he accomplished hy other county Hubs, reference is 
made ro the work of the Hamblen County Huh last 
year. Sixteen hoys fattened a carload of Abcrdeen- 
Angus baby steers and won prizes at Morristown. 
Knoxville, Chattanooga. Nashville and Atlanta, 
Georgia, and made a record that, has rarely 
been excelled. They won a total of $2,042 at these 
fairs, and from the favorable eomment of cattlemen, 
farmers and other elnb members at these shows, 
evidently it was a real demonstration of what hoys 
can do in feeding young cattle for market. 'I’hls 
Hub began work in April, P.121, with calves weighing 
an average of 170 lbs. each. At the close of the 
contest, In December, the calves weighed an average 
of 000 ills. each. They had gained h'!0 tbs. per head, 
which was almost double their original weight. The 
profit on this ear of cattle, after having been sold 
at $11 per PH) lbs. in Nashville, was $1,150, amount¬ 
ing to $00 per head. Bankers, business men and 
cattlemen id' Hamblen County were undivided in 
their approval of tin* work, which was supervised 
by County Agent D. G, Stout of Morristown, it is 
needless to state that the Hub ho.vs approve of Mr. 
Stout as their leader and will respond with their 
best efforts lo any Hub project he may outline in 
the future. 
PISTUIBPTING THE CALVES.—When a lot of 
calves are purchased for a club of boys they are 
numbered, and corresponding numbers are placed in 
a hat. The hoys draw the numbers, which determine 
Hu* animals they will get. The calves In any Huh 
are weighed al llu* beginning and the end of the 
feeding period. The hoys sometimes weigh them 
once a mouth to find out what gains an* being made. 
Where it Is possible to weigh them, It keeps the in¬ 
terest to the highest point. Oscar Sanders, a lad of 
12, living near Nashville, accepted a calf the 
past Spring that had been awarded to another boy 
in this drawing for them. The boy who (irst drew 
the calf declined to accept him, because the auinnil 
was thin and appeared not to bo a suitable indi¬ 
vidual. During the month of June Oscar put 05 
lbs. of llesli on this animal, the greatest gain of any 
In tils county Huh. As the animal was thin and light 
in weight at (In* beginning of the contest, it will he 
a strong competitor for first place In llu* county con¬ 
test next Fall, as credit will he given for llu* increase 
in weigh!. The hoys and girls of Hawkins County 
successfully prepared two carloads one year. After 
having been shown at several fairs they were ex¬ 
hibited at the Nashville fat stock show and won first 
prize over all breeders and feeders of the South¬ 
eastern States. A moving picture reel was made 
showing llu* activities of the members of Ibis Huh 
from tin* time the calves were purchased until they 
were sold at auction for 20 cents per pound. The 
reel is si III being shown throughout rural districts 
of Tennessee, and contains splendid Information. 
Much Is said about our public school system and 
liow Important ll is that courses of study he made 
practical. Nothing could be more practical and more 
valuable in a course of study than llu* work required 
of the baby beef Huh member. a. i,. iikkiunoton. 
State Boys’ Club Loader. 
Knurr now in tin* “dog days” is when the ordinary 
countryman makes a vow that next year will find a 
good ice house on the farm. One good way to keep up 
lo tin* vow is to send for Lesson 155 of the Cornell 
Reading Course -rural engineering series. That tel! 
about the farm ice supply. 
