Show BOIS mh A GULF C t i L F CLUB A considerable 1 has been worked up ui in thi th schools ot of late over the prospects ana an value of organizing a pig and calf club auh for far the boys for the coming season this matters has b been een taken under advisement by the school authorities for careful planning of the work and F practically every detail is now worked out to carry on a vigorous campaign throughout the county the short Is to get as large a cumbe numbe num beof of reliable boys as r possible to sigil application blanks for the purchase and care of a calf or pig there seems seeds to be a demand for work in this direction and if indications point in the right direction the work seems to take on a very popular air the details it if worked out will be given to the teachers at their monthly convention to be held saturday january the teachers will go gack ack to their various schools and present the plan of work vork to uie the boys in their respective schools the boys will then jointly sign applicable blanks with their fathers stating the kind and number of oe animals they wish to care for these blanks will wiil be sent direct top to W J glenn supervisor of club work in fa the schools school s who will arrango arrange to deliver the pigs and calves to the boys mr lir glenn has alrea already arranged with A N grover of fielding in for head of highly bred duroc and poland china sows bows these sows bows will be delivered to the boys on or about february 1st ast the sows bows have all been bred to farrow about march 15 each boy receiving a sow will assume the responsibility ot of payment and agree to feed and care for it for one year anyone wishing further information regarding the details of the p plan an can secure the same 1 t corresponding or calling ailing oi oa walter Valte rJ J glenn G enn at the office of tho board ci education N Edu catlon in this vy 11 q 1 ij the plans relative to the calf club will be worked out in the very near future and are all under way the scheme will be to purchase a guernsey heifer or other high grade strain of milk type of animal the boys will be organized into clubs of 40 members each boy securing one or as many more heifers heffers as he wishes and with each 40 heifers heffers one pure bred sire will be secure dand a brechlin brec din circuit will be formed under the direction of the boys bays this arrangement will make it possible to build up a strong and permanent strain of dairy animals a condition condition very seriously needed in box elder county at the present time from the demands and inquiries now being made on the school authorities it looks as though it will be a very popular movement also prof fred A merrill who is recognized as one of the prominent dairy experts of the states recently visited brigham Brig liam and held a meeting with supt bupt D C jensen county agent H R 11 1 1 stewart supervisor IV J glenn prin A 1 M I merrill and some of the local bankers prof merrill spoke of the decided end and permanent advantages of the dairy industry and highly recommended the corn com of tile the dairy cow with sugar beets alfalfa and the orchard Us ile told of the splendid work wark being done in the eastern states with calf club I 1 work and recommended highly that tile the schools of box elder county get into line with this big educational movement ile ho submitted a plan whereby calf club work could be carried on in this county successfully I 1 prof merrill Is an expert in selection of dairy animals and he be proffered his services to assist the box nider elder county I 1 schools in the purchasing of helf ers for the boys ile he recommended guernsey heifers heffers as being the most economical and profitable type for this community |