—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 19, 1972
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Pequea and Grassland FFA Chapter
Fitting and Showing Workshop
Hold
A fitting and showing
demonstration for boys who are
planning to show dairy animals
during the next few months was
presented by the Grassland FFA
Chapter at the home of Ken Groff
on Monday, August 14. Members
from both the Pequea Valley
Chapter and Grassland Chapter
were present.
It’s time to start brushing up on
some of the finer points of fitting
and showing, reminds Gerald
Phillips, agriculture teacher at
Peaquea Valley High School. The
way a heifer or cow is prepared
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Mike Martin, left. Grassland FFA Chapter member,
prepares to demonstrate brushing techniques of a dairy
animal during a workshop at the farm of fellow-FFA-member
Ken Groff.
and presented to the judge can go
a long way in determining where
the animal will place in its class.
For one thing, the condition of the
animal is one of the important
points under fitting.
Clifford Day, FFA advisor at
Garden Spot High School, ex
plained correct clipping and
grooming. Clipping should be
done so that the clipped areas will
blend in neatly with the undipped
areas.
Mr. Phillips explained the
proper way for trimming the
hoofs and also discussed leading
and posing the animal. Watch
your animal but also be aware of
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where the judge is standing.
Respond quickly to what the
judge tells you to do. And above
all, be courteous and a sportsman
at all times.
Chapter Reporter,
Michael Martin
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One of the successes of showing an animal at local fairs is
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Theses FFA members are observing procedures under the
direction of Clifford Day, Grassland FFA advisor, standing in
the foreground.
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