Lar>cai(er Farmtnc. Saturday. Oct 7. 1976
16
4-H
benefited
iConfcnw(4 hont face II
111* Judging experience
Eon buck (our ) cam to when
hr Judged bI Penn Male 4 H
da>* on thr Junior team
Then, as a senior member,
he judged twice And, now
that hit team has won m
•state competition, he is kept
busy traveling and judging
over much of the eastern and
mldwcstem United States
Just last week, the team
returned from Richmond.
Va , where they competed
with eight other state
groups Other important
contests coming up are the
Eastern Nationals in
Timonium. Md., the
Keystone International
Livestock Exposition in
Harrisburg, and national
competition in Louisville,
Ky
“The judging team is also
a great experience because
you develop a closeness to
other people by working
beside them for a month and
a half," Kevin mentioned.
The month and a half
referred to is the time it
takes to choose a team for
Penn State. During that trial
period, senior members give
as many as 35 sets of
reasons. From the resulting
scores, the Penn State team
is chosen, and everyone then
works and pulls together to
be the top place team at
states.
So, it is easy to see how
friendships are built up in
this kind of situation. But,
Kevin points out that you
don’t have to be on a judging
team to make close friends
in 4-H. Comradship is a
natural by-product of being a
member of any club.
“In a club, you work
together on committees and
you help each other out at
shows, and you leam to talk
to and to get to know other
people.” he explained.
This is another asset that
Kevin would expound on if it
were up to him to convince a
skeptical person to join 4-H.
“I’d tell anybody who
didn’t know if they wanted to
join a club about how you
leam to talk to people,” he
said. From the common
interest that each member
naturally has in the club’s
project, conversations can
take off in any direction.
Shows are also a great place
to get to know other people.
Competing against one
another and helping each
FOL-BARN
for 15’x24'door
_ .i i>
. t
A member of the Red Rose Beef and sheep projects. Here, he poses
and Sheep Club since he was nine with his steer, a Simmental-Hereford
years old, Kevin has both the beef cross.
other out with animals
establishes relationships.
“Oh, sure, the competition
does get tight, sometimes,
but you still remain friends,”
Kevin noted when quizzed on
the subject of competition in
the organization.
To clarify his point, and
affirm his position on the
subject, Kevin rephrased
one of the 4-H mottoes.
“It’s important to leam to
be a modest winner and a
gracious loser,” he pointed
out.
Continuing his train of
thought, he said, “In the beef
club, I’ve gained showing
experience, but I’m not mad
that I didn’t always win.”
To add to the list of
benefits he has gleaned from
his 4-H experience, Kevin
pointed out the friends he
now has and will continue to
have in the future. Another
“plus” that can’t be ignored
is the ability to travel that 4-
H gives the active youth.
Kevin’s latest jaunt to
Virginia an example of that.
Given a chance to change
one thing in 4-H, what would
Kevin choose?
“If I could, I’d probably
change the rules so you could
be in longer,” he states with
a grin. But, he good
naturedly steps back from
that statement right away by
pointing out that the time
does come when everyone
has to break away from the
QIJONSET*
organization to make room come, he has already started
for others to experience it. on his plans for the future.
Now that his last year has (Continued on P*je 17(
Through livestock judging, Kevin became in
terested in raising swine. He now has a 70 sow
farrowing operation.
All new STEEL "pole bam"
- economical, strong,
versatile, attractive.
VERNON E. MYER
Steel Buildings
And Grain Storage
R.D. 4, Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone: (717) 867-4139
Hogs up
WASHINGTON, I) C -
Hog* and pigt on la mu In
the 14 major producing
state* were Been at 48 7
million head on September 1,
according to statiatlca
The choice is yours. Our Allis-Chalmers 7040
puts 135 turbocharged horses at your fingertips
Our 7060 delivers 160 hp. Either way you go,
you get exclusive 20-speed shift-on-the-go
Power Director transmission, or optional 12-
speed Power Shift. With power trains that are
warranted a full 24 months—twice as long as
many others.
You sit in the Acousta cab, proven quietest in
the industry. And operate exclusive load
sensitive hydraulics that sense both volume and
pressure needs. Result? Maximum power for
pulling big implements ... no excess heat or
wasted power.
Discover the beauty behind the brawn in
these 2 tractors from the Rising Power Family
Come test drive both. Then decide.
* Manufacturer’s maximum observed PTO horsepower at rated engine
speed. Power Director is an Aliis-Chalmbers trademark.
A The
*1 Rising Power
in Tractors
ALUS-CHALMERS
No interest On Tractors or Implements bought
with tractors until March 1, 1977.
C. J. Wonsidler Bros.
RDI, Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone 215-536-1935
215-536-7523
BHM Form
Equipment, Inc.
Annville, RDI, PA
717-867-2211
A. J. Noss i Son, Inc. L. H. Brubaker, Inc.
RO2, Otty, PA Lancaster, PA
215-917-6257 717-397-5179
Shortlesville Form Ag.-lndustrial
Equipment Equipment
Shartteswle, PA no DkiwSun MD
„.oS{KW
released by USDA That's i,
17 per cent from a >ej
earlier, although still thrr
per cent below the Sej
lerober 1, If? 4 total.
Roy H. Buck, Inc.
Ephrata, RD2
717-859-2441
Grumeili Form Service
Quarryville, PA
717-786-7318