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Del. Jr. broiler
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winners
NEWARK, Del.-In one of
the closest contests in 30
years, an FFA member from
Christiana High School was
.chosen as the 1978 Delaware
Junior Broiler Program
champion. Dan Thomas of
Bear received the top prize
of $25 and a trophy, plus an
additional $S for submitting
the heaviest entry. The
w jnning entry scored 94.80
points.
William R. Brown, HI,
announced
FFA member from
Wyoming took second place
with a score of 94.25. Another
FFA member, Glen Davis of
Bear, came in third with a
score of 94.15.
Cash prizes were awarded
to the top 20 contestants, all
of whom scored over 90
points. They are: Allen
Cook, Kenton, 4-H; Bonnie
McClements, Dover, 4-H;
Shehy Warren, Smyrna,
FFA; Ellen Sherwood,
Camden, FFA; Maria
Warren, Woodside, 4-H; Ron
Walton, Magnolia, 4-H;
Keith Warrington,
Bridgeville, 4-H; Dale Cook,
Kenton, 4-H; Mike Everhne,
Harrington, 4-H; Wayne
Carlisle, Dover, FFA;
Cheryl Warren, Kenton, 4-H;
Crawford Shahan, Magnolia,
FFA; Matt Smith,
Bridgeville, 4-H; Eddie
Jestice, Laurel, FFA; Holly
, Webb, Wyoming. 4-H; Brian
First through fifth place winners of the 30th annual Delaware junior broiler
finals are (left to right) Dan Thomas, Bear; William R. Brown, 111, Wyoming; Glen
C'Wis, Bear; Allen Cook, Kenton; and Sherry Warren, Smyrna. Each contestant
raised at least 50 chicks to seven weeks of age.
Hammond, Houston, 4rH;
and George Petras, Clayton,
FFA.
The Junior Broiler contest
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10,1978—100
was established in 1948 to
encourage youth par
ticipation in poultry
production. Sponsored by the
Delaware Poultry Im
provement Association and
the University of Delaware
Cooperative Extension
Service, the program is open
to youths participating in 4-H
and FFA programs.
Each contestant was given
50 chicks in March and was
responsible for feeding and
caring for the birds through
maturity. Seven birds from
each flock were selected for
competition, dressed by a
commercial processor and
then displayed and judged.
Judges selected the
winning broilers on the basis
of conformation, condition,
appearance, uniformity of
entry, weight and com
pleteness of records.
This year, the birds were
raised in 49 days and had an
average weight of 4.99
pounds, while the heaviest
entry averaged" 5.61 pounds
per bird. Twenty years ago it
took contestants 10 weeks to
produce birds with an
average weight of only 4.37
pounds. According to the
judges, experienced con
testants as well as better
poultry breeds and feeds are
responsible for the im
provement.