Gallatin High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Gallatin, MO)

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GALLAM Vocational Agriculture CDepartment CCATICNAL AGRICULTURE offers an opportunity for earning while learning. The way to develop a boy is to give him some interesting and Worth while thing to do. The boy that has some sys- tematic duty to perform, that requires thinking and action, is more likely to grow up and make a more useful citizen than one who is al- lowed to drift aimlessly. The Gallatin Vocational Agriculture has stressed livestock work, its members improve livestock practices as xx ell as develop their vision, character and usefulness. The work of Vocational Agriculture started under A. P. Austin in 1920 and 1921. Under his supervision the class made a good show- ing with Farm Crops work, doing exceptionally well in corn judg- ing contests at various shows. The work is being continued by R. P. lNlcWilliaIns. The fall cf 1921, a stock judging team won iirst on horses and mules in the State Stock Judging Contest held at Columbia, Mo. The year 1922 was remembered especially by the fact that it was the first year for the Davi-ess County Show, which has been an annual event since. In 1923 Harold Hoekensmith produced what was possibly the first ton litter ever produced in the county. In 1924 Carl Lee Shel- ton, Jewell Hemry and John Tolbert produced ton litters. The class xx on in prizes at the State Fair 55340.00 The year 1925 surpassed all previous years, both in net profits and total prizes won. The total prizes amounted to 31,512.50 and the net profit was Ss3,898.38, almost twice that of any preceding year. Some of these prizes were won at the American Royal in Kansas City, Mo.

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GALLAMO THE FINN First prize Junior Boar Pig at the Missouri State Fair, 1925, first prize and Junior Champion at North Missouri Fair, third prize at Na- tional Swine Show. Bred by R. P. McVVilliams. Pershing's Diefender, a Junior Boar Pig, also bred by R. P. Mc- VVillia1ns, won first in his class, J unior Champion and Grand Champion at Missouri State Fair and at the National Swine Show. Miss CFIIZHII-Wllll can describe a skeleton? Leo-I know, it's bones with the people rubbed off. Victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of work. lg

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