—Linciittr Farming. Saturday, Oct 26.1974
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From Local Ag Teachers:
Many people must wonder scholastic sporting events
what the reasoning is for like football and wrestling or
really having Judging con- do they serve an educational
tests for youth. Are they Just purpose?
another contest similar to
The Purpose of FF A
Judging Contests
by Warren Wagner
Agricultural Instructor
LampeterStraabnrg
High School
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In contrast to sporting
events winning isn’t the
important reason for having
judging contests. Winning or
placing in the top ten is only
an incentive to encourage
enthusiasm in the
educational process, in
volved in the livestock and
dairy judging contest.
If winning or competition
isn’t the reason for having
livestock and dairy judging
contests then what are the
reasons?
The real purpose can be
found right at the grass root
level or the farm. For a
farmer to be a good
manager, he must be able to
select good animals which
will be profitable for him to
produce.
To be able to do this he will
hjve to be able to identify
various qualities and
characteristics which good
animals should possess.
In training students to
participate in contests we
are teaching them to identify
various qualities and
characteristics of animals.
This knowledge is put into
practical experience then in
the form of judging contests
where students have the
opportunity to compare
animals and select the better
animals. This skill can easily
be applied on the students
own farming experiences
where they learn to cuU or
keep certain animals.
A practical learning ex
perience for students then is
the true purpose of the
judging contest. They allow
students to gain valuable
knowledge while par
ticipating in a contest.
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Berks Baby Beef Sale
James K. Holcombe, RDI,
Mohraville, showed the
grand champion steer at the
Berks County Baby Beef
round-up and sale that was
held on October 16th at the
Leesport Market.
The angus steer weighed
1060 pounds and was sold to
Ray Mats of Robesonia for 68
cents a pound.
Reserve honors went to
Anne E. Holcombe also of
RDI, Mohrsville. Her 1055
pound angus was sold to
Edgar K. Black of SUppack,
for 56 cents a pound. Both the
youngsters are the children
of Paul L. Holcombe, Jr. of
Mohraville.
28 4-H steers were sold at
the auction with the average
weight being 918 pounds. The
average selling price was 47
cents per pound.
Senior champion fitter was
James K. Holcombe,
Mobrsville with reserve
fitter honors going to
Carolyn L. Sweigart of RDI,
Bemville.
James Holcombe also
received the senior cham
pion showman honors with
Catbleen Muth of RDI.
Alburtis receiving reserve
showman honors in the
senior division.
Lori A. Haas, RD2,
Douglasville, won the Jr.
Champion fitting honors with
liane Haas also of RD2,
Douglasville taking reserve.
Jr. champion showman
honors also went to Lori
Haas with Liane Haas taking
reserve champion showman
honors.
Five 4-H steers from Berks
County will be going to the
Farm Show. They include
the animals of Dennis
Dietrich, RDI, Hamburg;
Darlene Dietrich also of
RDI, Hamburg; James
Dietrich, RDI, Hamburg;
Renee A. Sweigart, RDI
Bernville and Steve A.
Bashore RDI, Mobrsville.
Other buyers included:
John Frey, RD2,
Douglasville, PA; Lessport •
Market and Auction,
Leesport, PA; David
Heintzelman, Lehighton,
PA; Mark Steckle, Bath,
PA; Edward Meller,
Warren, NJ; Paul Balthaser,
Temple, PA; Gilbert’s
Meats, Forrest Inn, PA; A.
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