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Show PORK DAY IS A BIG EVENT FOR FARM BUREAU MEMBERS 1'ork Day Is one of the big annual ovonts of Kings County, Calif. It cornea in Octobor usually. In this contest the rami bureau center is tho unit, nnd cvory farm contcr In tho contest advances ono carload of hogs to bo exhibited nnd rated liy nn oxport Judge. Every furm buro-tu center must havo at least six consignors consign-ors to tho load, thus pruvontlng any big concern from exhibiting n carlo.ul. In tho contest Inst fall six farm bureau bu-reau centers as welt as u boys' ptg club took part In tho contest. Ten Carloads were nuctionod In addition to sovon cars that had been In tho contest. The county iigcnl leader says In his nnuual report to tho United Stutos Department of Agrlculturo: "There seems to be no more convincing argument ar-gument to a hog producer than to s e tho actual sales of his nnlmals t the plueo and to know the difference 'n prico paid for a superior iiuallty animal." ani-mal." Farm bureau sales of tills kind wort started In California In 19 If, on tho Initiative nt the county agent of Kern County. They nro now becoming com mon in nit pork-producing counties of tho State. Tlioro woro 17G such sales H 1020, with sales aggregating fl.-400.000. fl.-400.000. ,. i. .- |