4-H’er hopes to repeat grand cham
By MELISSA PIPER
UTITZ Just before
Christmas last year, Betty
Reiff took a short vacation
from her studies at Lan
caster Mennonite High
School to spend one of the
most exciting moments of
her life at the Lancaster
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many will remember for
some time, Betty was the
petite young lady who guided
her 4-H steer to the. grand
champion spot in the show.
And even though four
months have passed since
then, Betty’s vivacious
nature and brown pigtails
M. HORST
are still the talk of the
county.
This coming spring will
mark the young lady’s sixth
year as a member of the Red
Rose Baby Beef and Lamb
Club and the 4-Her has
already purchased her steer
for this year - that’s right
another Simmental
Hereford cross!
Betty is the third daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Reiff,
Lititz Rl, to have shown
baby beef steers. Previous to
Betty’s championship,
sisters Marion and Ida also
participated in shows. And
this year, Betty’s young
brother will be taking up the
trade also.
Betty’s noted efforts in the
show ring took a lot of work
at home and the youth ex
plained that primping her
animal wasn’t always the
easiest task. “Sometimes I
just didn’t feel like doing all
that work,” Betty admitted,
“but now I realize that you
have to put forth effort to
really expect to win.”
Betty wasn’t always at the
top of the line with her
steers, in fact She spent the
first few 4-H seasons near
the bottom and middle of the
pack, but a sense of good
sportsmanship really gave
the young lady patience.
“When we tell the younger 4-
Hers that good sport
smanship is important, it
sounds so everyday flat and
dull but when you are in
volved in something like
showing you learn the true
value of the word.”
Along with her busy 4-H
schedule, Betty is also an
active member of the
Hammer Creek Church
youth group and spends
much of her time helping
with service projects.
An avid sports participant,
the sophomore enjoys
playing hockey and swim
ming. And when at home,
Betty takes time toplay the
organ and cook.
Betty has another two
years in high school and
while laden with activities,
some of the 4-Her’s time will
be spent on deciding a career
for the future. While no plans
are definite, Betty would
enjoy a career working in
another country. “I’d like to
be able to help other people,’’
she explained, “but the next
two years may see changes
in my plans.”
Whatever the young lady
decides to do, success will
not be far behind,, for'her
warm .personable smile
assures her readiness to take
on any task.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 20,1976
ion victory
- Betty Reiff is preparing for her sixth year in 4-H.
The young lady is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Reiff Lititz R 2.
Hog
embargo
modified
HARRISBURG The
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture modified its
embargo against New
Jersey, Massachusetts and
Rhode Island swine effective
March 18, it was announced
Wednesday.
After an outbreak of hog
cholera in the three states,
the Pennsylvania
Agriculture Department
clamped an embargo on New
Jersey swine Feb. 28 and on
swine from Massachusetts
and Rhode Island March 1.
Dr. Everett E. Denlinger,
director of the department’s
Bureau of Animal Industry,
said the modification will
permit the movement of
swine from nonquarantined
counties direct to
slaughterhouses without
permits.
Slaughter " swine from
quarantined counties, ac
cording to Denlinger, may
move to slaughterhouses
only if they are accompanied
by a federal permit that is
valid for 24 hours.
Denlinger said the highly
infectious disease that af
fects only swine has not been
detected in Pennsylvania
herds. The outbreaks of hog
cholera in the three states
appear to be under control,
which prompted Penn
sylvania to. modify its em
bargoes.
Hog cholera was con
finned in five herds in
Gloucester County, New
Jersey. About 9,000 pigs
were destroyed.
Hog cholera was also
confirmed in two
Massachusetts and one
Rhode Island herd. These
pigs have also been
destroyed.
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