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"it's not a stack of pretty gilts,
N«t shining balls, nor mistletoe
Not won glowing candlelight
Or Santa's jolly "Ho, Ho, Hoi"
WhJe <ll thorn things have purpose, true,
To help as celebrate this season,
Dio nil worth of Christmas Doy
is found in mooli t different reason.
For Chrtsfnns is oar gift from 6od,
His Iwo sent down to non on earth
fa royal longs ond eonmon folk,
In form of lowly stable birth.
And Christnos is < trine of pence
An rimer glow that first mast start
With Iwo that roots ond blossoms forth
From deep within eeeh human heart
So nay this Spirit fill your life
With hope and peace and joy and love
And may wo strive to ha like Him"
This Babe sent down from Heaven above.
To you and yours, a vary blessed and peaceful Christmas!
i On being
1 a farm wife
•And other
hazards
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| Joyce Bnpp
True Christnos isn't stacks of cards,
Or twinkling lights, or candy canes,
Nor tinsel draped around a tree
Not beds, nor bows, net wee toy trains.
Coach Thomas Merritt,
professor of animal science, said of
his team, “They were superb.
Individual scores were
remarkably consistent. Only a nine
point spread separated the five
team members.”
Contestants were scored on
judging of ten classes of horses in
two divisions-halter and per
formance. Points were also earned
for the excellence of the oral
reasons presented for ranking the
horses.
The competition was open to
teams around the world, but the 21
teams participating this year were
all from U.S. schools. All PSU
team members placed in the top 10
in one or more divisions.
Cynthia L. JPranklin of
Murrysville came in third in the
performance division and eighth
on overall score. Sally L. Rhea,
Waterford, placed fifth m halter
and sixth overall. Paulette E.
Stoudt, Mohntown, took seventh
place in performance. Marc ,D.
Wagman, Narberth, was third in
oral reasons; and Mark H. Wilde,
Allison Park, came in ninth in
performance.
The team as a whole took third
place in halter, fourth in oral
reasons, first in performance, as.
well as placing number one
overall. Prizes were trophies and a
$lOOO scholarshp awarded to the
Department of Animal Science.
The competition tests the
student’s ability to evaluate horses ..
by observing many physical
PSD horse judges win world championship
LANCASTER Penn State’s
Horse Judging Team won" first
place in the World Championship
Collegiate Quarter Horse Judging
Contest held recently at Oklahoma
City, Ok.
The Penn State team earned a
total of 2737 points out of a possible
3000.
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teatures such as muscling and
length and carnage of neck; and
also in terms of movement or “way
of going.”
After observing the horses in the
ring, contestants are given a
limited time to prepare oral
New game makes
LANCASTER - What do you do
when your Simraental bull gets
friendly with your neighbor’s
Hereford heifers? Pay $5,000
damages and go on. Over-friendly
bulls are just part of farming, and
a humorous part of a new game
called A.G.G.I.E.
A.G.G.1.E., which stands for
Agricultural Game of Gambling,
Ingenuity and Enjoyment, lets you
try your hand at farming without
risking your bank account. It was
invented by a young lowa couple,
Chuck and Joanne Kuster.
“If you’re smart and lucky, you
may be able to wheel and deal
yourself a farming empire,” says
Chuck. “On the other hand, your
hypothetical crop could be hailed
out or invaded by insects. Or your
livestock might catch pneumonia.
Worse yet, you may have to almost
sell out to pay your bills. Players
will be amazed just how un
predictable-and unprofitable-fa
rming can sometimes be.”
A.G.G.I.E. reflects real farming
as much as possible because it was
designed as an educational tool
which is enjoyable, he adds.
“To play the fast-paced game,
competing farmers use die rolls to
reasons for their placing of the four
horses in each class. Knowledge of
horses, speed, and accuracy ui
decision-making-as well as logic
and organization in presentation -
are winning skills required for this
competition.
farming fun
move through the four seasons of
the year,” explains Joanne.
“Farmers strategically buy and
sell land, livestock and gram to
build their net worth as they stave
off real farming hazards, learn
farming terms, bid against
neighbors and play the futures
market. Disaster and option cards
add extra elements of strategy and
suspense.”
A.G.G.I.E. has auction barns
and futures markets, droughts and
grain embargoes, feed bills and
lawsuits. But there’s also in
surance against the typical farm
disasters. The farmer who
manages his risks best usually
wins.
The Kusters use clever writing
and personal knowledge of far
ming to keep the game fun and
action-packed.
A.G.G.I.E. includes farm animal
markers, play money, property
deeds, dice and. a full-color, tear
resistant playing surface. To get
your A.G.G.I.E. game, send check
or money order for |l2 (includes
postage, tax and handling) to
Kuster Ltd., 704 W. lowa, In
dianola, lowa 50125. It is not sold in
retail stores.