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Show to gain experience, as well as financial fi-nancial profit, in mat production. Last year's four sectional winners win-ners reported gross returns of their enterprises were $24,618; cash prizes on exhibits, $3,247. The competition will ba conducted con-ducted by county agents under the direction of state extension service. ser-vice. Numerous rewards for outstanding out-standing achievements are provided pro-vided by Thomas E. Wilson', Chicago Chi-cago packer, and chairman of the National Committee on Boys and Girls club work. Among the awards are gold medals for clubsters making mak-ing the best county record, and a gold watch for the state winner. The highest scoring participant in this extension section will receive re-ceive an all-expense trip to the 2th National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago next November and a $200 agricultural college scholar-i scholar-i ship will be awarded t oeach of a blue award group of three selected se-lected from the four sectional winners. 250,000 4-H'ers To Help Step Up Meat' Output In Defense The urgent need for greater production of meats this year to j supply home and national defense de-fense requirements, as emphasized empha-sized by governmental agencies, has brought nationwide response from 4-H club members. It is estimated esti-mated that close to a quarter million mil-lion rural youth will enroll ill the 1941 livestock projects to help meet the need. Enrollees in this state are eligible elig-ible to share in the benefits of the national 4-H meat animal competition, in which they will have an exceptional opportunity |