“A striking example of how a farmer, as well as a country boy, became interested in pure-bred livestock and better methods of doing things on the farm through the work sponsored by the Lexington banks is to be found in the case of Clifton Ware, an 11-year old Fayette county boy.  Clifton took advantage of the loans offered in the spring of 1921 and purchased a Poland China gilt from Tom Powers, Crittenden, Kentucky, for $20.  She was bred for a March farrow and at that time presented Clifton with nine little ones.  Threes of these were sold for $15 each to other club members while one of the boars was bought for $25 to head a Poland China herd near Jackson, Georgia.

With $70, four boars and two sows to represent his work up to the present time, Clifton feels that he has a good start in the pure-bred hog business.  That he has accomplished something is shown by the fact that his pigs have won cash prizes for the last two years at the Bluegrass Fair.

However, the interesting thing about this case is not so much the fact that Clifton has a start with pure-bred pigs but rather that his uncle, Lester Darnaby, with whom he lives, also has become interested in better livestock.  Mr. Darnaby recently admitted that he would never thought of taking up the work of raising pure-bred hogs if it hadn’t been for Clifton.”

Reference Data:

The Banker-Farmer, Vols. 9-10, by American Bankers Association Agricultural Committee, 1921, page 73