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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1920)
MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1920. THE CAPITAL JOURNAL Magazine Story , Gives Credit To Local Club tfork Etta Squire Seley. writing In the ISovs' and Girls' Leaders, an eastern magan devoted to the development of children's Industrial projects, has an article in the April Issue that Is re earded as a fine compliment of the work accomplished in Oregon and es pecially in Marion county. Mrs. Seley visited the 191 state fair here and the incidents in the follow ine story is founded on fact, as most of the lads, whose names are mention ed reside near Salem : By Etl Squire Se4ey. Oregon can say with pride, that in -very-county In the state there is at ,et one bank willinft to finance the ,i!,h Most of the banks" take the mem ber note at per cent. All of tne h.mks in Polk county are backing the movement, and eight In Marion county are doing the same thing. One bank, . atntPH National, at Salem, has a Bovs' and Girls' Pig club of its own These receive . ..-.F.. letins, letters and personal adrice from Oregon Agricultural College, and have . ihA valauble practical help of o Vi Eyre, who is never weary of hoping the youngsters toward success. This bank offers a line of prizes for its members. Last iw a.-"-choice between $17 cash or a silver cup of the same value to tho member who . .t... iwo market hog. The rat" j n.r of this prize chose the cup. and will doubtless have It in a suuuuie varc where all fair visitors may see and a liiire it next fall. In their relation to the work of the bovs and girls, the banks are seeking, not so much to teach old dogs new tricks, as to educate boys and girls In the most practical methods; and the results the youngsters get are more convincing than any other argument could possibly be. . Some pessimists among the farmers still say,. "Show me," but without fall, one season of proof convinces them, and they are from that time enthusias tic converts. Many a man who has raised pigs as long as he has been on the farms, cannot tell how much profit his work has brought; it has seemed l trgely a matter of luck with many of them. It a pig dies why it is dead. Why trouble to bother about why It departed this life, or figure the cause, or give serious thought to the fact that it might have been prevented. But with the boys and girls, it is all different. They, join a club; one of these pro n,auivB hanlca loans them money to buy a pig, and encourages them to buy purebred Btock. xne luea im pressed upon them Is not merely to "Raise a pig," but to raise the very hue nir. nrwtilhlp. All these agencies oo operating wltn the rural school superintendents, wno give much attention to the work, are nnl.nl tnflii.nrl in frnrirfln toei HIT H higher standard of efficiency among these boys and girls who will be the future citizens of a great state. I am wiser. Very much wiser. I have been introduced to the pig of to- ,inirW nnrl hpllnvo 111A. Vfi whil lflVP pork, he is somo pig, and Is being raised by the Boys' and Girls' Pig clubs of Oregon. Shortly before the Oregon state fair an amusing story was m IXS. LUCILE HIXSON of Kan " bus City, only weighed 7R pounds when she begun taking Tanlac. She has already gained 30 pounds and says this wonderful medicine han been "tho greatest blessing of her life. I SA ''"' 'l brought to my attention whifli deter mined me to find out at first hand just how much the boys and girls did really known about pig raising. Here is the story which was told me: One of our old fogy farmers iad a sow which presented with six little squealers. Also he had a son; a young ster of perhaps 14 years. "Dad," said the boy, "can I have two of those pigs when they are weaned?" "You have 'em? What for? Do you known bacon is worth hard cash this year?" "You bet I do. That's why I want them. Call them my birthday gift, please dad." "Oh, well; I suppose it'll mean two dead pigs, but you can have 'em since you put it that way." When weaning time came Sir. Old Fogy found Sonny building a pen with boards from a torn down shed. He was busy nailing down a floor . and . fre quently consulted a pamphlet, and didn't hear his father come up. --."Whal.you makin ? A new tangled playhouse?" The boy jumped. He was so lost In his Interest in his work that for the time he forgot there was anyone else in the universe. " '. "Why, I'm making my pig pen," he replied. ' ' ' "Your what?" exclaimed Old Fogy Incredulously. ' "Yes, sure; my pig pen," repeated the boy. "What's the bright idea of the floor?" ' , i ' " "Well, the government bulletin says to make It this way, and I've joined a pig club and I am going to do the way they say." "Do you mean to tell me the gov ernment says to put a floor In a pig pen 7 m Sure. They say a pig dont have lo be dirty and gets along better if he tint." ' "Where's your wallow goln' to be? continued the skeptic, with a thinlv disguised sneer in his voice. "Ain't going to have any." 'Aint a goln' to have . none, eh': What'll your pigs do on a hot day?" The boy was growing pretty nervous tnit was determined to defend his new ly espoused doctrine.' "Gee whiz, dad," he cried, "you and I don't have to f allow in the mud to Keep cooi. - v e get in the shade. .. I'm going to rig u shade when the weather gets hot!" v "A- sunshade fer pigs! Haw-hnw! wnai Kincij a pinK . one with green fringe? Haw-haw! Glory! A sunshade fer pigs. Say, kid, what d'ye reckon them fellers a-aettln'-in their whirligig chairs at Washington knows about pigs anyhow?" . . '- That was too much. The boy's face flamed. "You gave the pigs to me, didn't you?" . "Oh, yes, sure. I give 'em to ye." ."Veil," and the ring in the lad's voice sobered the old fogy. . . -. "Well,- I'm going to raise my pigs the. way the club says. What Uncle Sam says Is good enough for me." ! He returned to hammering down the door with Increased vigor and, present ly his skeptical side slid off the fence and went back to the barn, -muttering to himself about fool new-fungled no tions. But when the selling time came, the man received the equivalent of a good electric shock, for the two birtn day pigs, raised by the hoy, br6light more in the market than the other four of the same littler which he had brought up in the old fashioned way. , So the pluck of the boy was reward ed; one more old fogy educated, and the methods of the pig club fully vindi cated. Also, my curiosity was aroused, and armed with my camera, I went to the: state fair to see for myself these renowned porkers and to discover It the children really raised them unaid ed, or if their elders did it for them. I was speedily satisfied as to who raised the pigs, for those youngsters could talk pig by the yard, or pound, or hoof, or any old way. They knew almost to a cent how much their' pig had cost them, how much they had cleared on prize money, what to feed nnd when to feed to obtain the best results; how to bring back the frisky kink to piggy s tall if he had a few days in indisposition; the best hair oil to keep him shiny and free from lice. and took pride in every part of "the work, .whether it was grooming the animal or being able to say their re- PAGE TERES ord books were progeny made out ant handed in. Why, one little chap only II years old, had his Poland China there and he told me this story: He started the year 1918 with one purebred Poland China pig which weighed I? pounds. For a while he. was handicapped be cause his pet had indigestion, but he built a pen near the house and fed it scientifically for several weeks, soon bringing it back to a normal condition. He was as anxious about that sick p: as a mother might be over a sick child, end he did not regard it as a hardship to cure for it even 1 night, a.1 he had to for a while, but took it as a matter of course. At the state fair, six months later, this pig weighed 28 pounds. In the meantime Orval had taken $41 in prize money at various school fairs. He said the entire cost of the pib was about 130. This gave him a profit, apart from his winnings at the state fair, and he had just refused an offer cf $75 for the pig. "Aren't you going to sell it at that i price?" I asked. "No," he replied in the most business-like manner, "he Is worth more. I ought to get $100 for him." "Might I photograph his pig? He would be. delighted. And then some thing funny happened. One ofhe adult club leaders who had seen tin. boy manage the pig said to me, "Now you will see something remarkable. Why. he handles that pig as a man might a horse. Just makes him o anythinr; he wants him to do." It seemed to me that would indeed be fine; nothing to prevent me from taking a quick photograph. But right there I learned something more about pigs. That however well grounded they ma? be supposed to be in proper be havior, they sometimes do something different. This one did. He proceeed to run around in a circle for nearly 30 minutes before I could get him at all. But I did admire the plucky persist ence of Orval. It didn't oceur to him to give up. Patiently, again and again he flicked Mr. Poland China with tho whip to bring him within the foeua, ui the camera. Right there I saw ji pro phecy of future success for the lad. He didn't lose his temper nor get the least bit annoyed even if his piggy had smashed every rule of etiquette he had been taught, but there was a quiet smile of satisfaction when at last he made him obey, which showed con clusively the lad had learned a lesson in self-control which would prove a valuable asset In future years. Passing again through the barn, I came upon another boy who seemed unable to tear himself away from the stall where the pride of his heart was Comfortably bedded. I paused to ad mire the whiteness of his pig. Would I Weighed nnlv uwiitv- ntna Pounds w hen I began taking Tanlac, but now I weigh one hundred and "fteen and am feeling betterthan, I have In seven yeaars," -was' the unus ual statement made by Mrs. Lucre iliison, living at , 2032 . Broadway. h.ansa City. Mo., a few years ago. "Before I began taking Tanlac," contnueld Mrs. Hlxson, "I had bc , come so weak from seven -years of Buffering that at juries l" wasn't able to stand on my feet. What I ate near, ly always disagreed with me and niade gas form so .bad that I could hardly get my breath. I was badly constipated and had a pain across 'c email or my back and my nervi ere upset. I was troubled with dull headaches just about an the time and often I had fainting, dizzy spells and I was never able to walk any dis . tan,ce before I felt exhausted. 'My uncle recommended Tanlac t' We) and now since it has entirely over come my troubles I will never ge; through praising it. I am not trou bled with indigestion or gas at all anC f aw eating anything and everything i want and digesting it perfectly. Headaches and dizzy spells have all ft me and my constipated condition "is been releivea. My nerves are in '"" condition and the pain across tbe smai of my back has disappeared -""eemer. I have gained thirty sir Pounds In weight, can do my house work by myself and I am stronger "ian I have been in years. Tanlac has tertainly been the greatest bkssirg my life and I will never be abl? , praise it enough for what it , has lone for me." Tanlac Is sold ln mem by Ty!er-g rug store and loading .druggists In Pther towns. (Adv; s VHawerhow, I M V lower Sweeireas -raise tYoW! Not only the lovely "Spenceri", but endless other "Grind Prize' varieties. Kinds, too, that bloom its climates too hot or too chill for ordinary sweet peas. "Blended" by the most suceeutul sweet pea growers in America C C Morse fit Co. Morse's sweet peas sell from 1 0c i packet upward, according to variety. Al iiscen, Joriili, dmf tad bsrawue rtwet, etc., evorwlMK. ) CC. MORSE & CO. 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