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Waiter L. Saunders. Jr.
I looks like Rappahannock County will be well represented afl botl of the 4-H hog shows to be
this month. The first show
sale will be held in Orange an
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August 25th with the Updike RrO:hers, Davil Lyne and John O’S annon consigning a total of tw<fity-one head. A total of 91 consignors and 269 hogs are expeeled for this show.
On August 27th the'Page-Warreif Rappahannock Hbg Show and ‘ salf will be held in Front Royal wifi the following 4-H’ers competing from Rappahannock: David Lyiie. Harrison Powers, Updike Brothers and John O’Bannon. Fifry*7five hogs have been consigned fit&i the above three counties,
je' 4-H Sear’s Pig Chain haplaced
in the Huntly-Chester _area^thi* y«*r.,,The fjye boys wh| received the sow pigs are: Billv Cameron, Donald Williams, Dale Williams, Jimmy Williams.' and William Frazier. This year the boar will be kept by Mr. David A. Williams of Chester Gap.
E ich year five boys In the county rec< ive a purebred Yorkshire gilt, rais -s it. and breeds it in the fall. Aft :r each boys’ sow farrows in thej spring. I pick out and mark whi t I consider to be the best pig in < ach litter, and after these pigs
are] placed with five new boys. The ball nee of each litter becomes his projiertv and he may do with them as he sees fit. Twice during the life? of each years pig chain they are! judged and at the end of the “ch lin year” a banquet is held and prii e money is awarded to the 4-E ’ers grading highest following eac i judging. This is made possible] by Sear’s Roebuck Co. who full y sponsor this project. A new boai1 is purchased and placed each yea] which becomes the individual projierty after he has raised it and thej club members have bred their sow to him -twice for two litters.
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