B3o— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 23,1983 Delaware 4-H (Continued from Page B 28) long 4-H and FFA Beef Forum at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va. Earlier this year, Klair took a week off to accompany the Delaware 4-H livestock judging team which competed in the National 4-H livestock judging contest in Louisville, Ky. Why does he invest so much of his time in these efforts? “For one thing,” says Klair, “I get personal satisfaction out 'of keeping a livestock program going in Delaware. The more I’m involved, the more interest I have, the more ideas I get. It’s like a big rolling snowball,” he says, talking about the excitement he feels, acquiring more information and sharing it with the kids. He and other members of the livestock advisory committee often put in 20 hours in a single weekend helping young people with projects, and coaching judging teams. His wife Barbara, a former 4-H’er, also is very active in4-H, In Delaware and other states, 4- H programs are operated almost exclusively by volunteer leaders, starting with the organizational leader. People like Earl and Jane Then check out the new Bou-Matic® DB-2000 vacuum pump ... The “Quiet One.” We take trade-ins and offer a selection of used pumps. For quality, performance and PRICE call us, the Quality Milk People. See Your Nearest Dealer... “We Care!” CUMBERLAND FARM & DAIRY SERVICE 4560 Dairy Road Chambersburg, PA 17201 717-263-0826 MENDENHALL DAIRY SUPPLY o . e-I cc r.d. «4 W & J DAIRY SALES Brookville, Pa. 15825 RD 2 Oxford. Pa. 19363 814-849-5539 717-529-2569 TRI-STATE AUTOMATION JONES DAIRY SERVICE Route 9, Whitehall Rd. Box 52, Fostertown Rd. Hagerstown, MD 21740 Medford, NJ 08055 301-790-3698 609-267-0198 SHENKS FARM SERVICE 501 E. Woods Drive Lititz. PA. 17543 717-626-1151 Everhne, a Harrington couple, or Ken and Molly Horeis of Felton, started with a small nucleus of six or eight members meeting in their homes and watched the groups gradually grow. The Everline’s club, the Harrington Sunshines, is a fairly typical one. It has about 26 members ranging in ages from nine to 19,10 leaders (including the Everline’s son Mike, a former 4- H’er) and five junior leaders. The club’s yearly calendar lists 55 club and county activities its members can participate in, besides their own special projects. The list is impressive, ranging from public service activities such as UNICEF, a bank cleanup, a flower bed for the town library, and a hospital fair, to special holiday events, project tours and training, demonstrations, a bus trip, a picnic, bike rodeo, dog show, field crops event, fashion revue, photo contest, public speaking event, and achievement banquet. Gooden says 4-H is often a family affair. More than half the club leaders in the state are parents of members. But it’s not unusual for some to remain active long after their own kids have grown. That’s what happened to Jay and John Hukill of Lewes. They got involved 8011-MATHT MILKING SYSTEMS A proo jci ot Dairy Equipment Company PAULR. LANDIS RD #2 Milton, Pa. 17847 717-437-2375 J & R SERVICE, INC. 215 N. Cornwall Rd. Lebanon, Pa. 17042 717-273-6232 through a-4-H sheep project their son Jim started, and at one time had a flock of 20 or 29 animals. Through this interest, the couple became active with sheep events at the Delaware State Fair. Help other kids John Hukill, a Delaware river pilot, is assistant superintendent of the sheep barn at the fair and for several years has organized and run the 4-H and FFA feeder lamb competition there. He and his wife are also resource leaders for a local club, which often meets at their house. “I was so thrilled with the things 4-H did for my children, I wanted to give other kids the same op portunities," says Jay. “I think it’s a tremendous program. That’s why I continue even though my own kids are grown.” Currently she is president of the Sussex County 4-H Leaders Association. Their son Jim, now an ap prentice river pilot, was a national 4-H winner in leadership, based on the sheep project that started it all. “I have a 10-year-old niece in 4-H now,” says Jay. “1 can hardly wait for my graddaughter (who’s three) to get old enough to join. I love to see the children succeed and excel. That’s one of the things about 4-H - there are so many things the kids can do. You see a new child at a meeting and right away you think, I bet they-d like that project.” WORLD'S FINEST SPREADER FOR FERTILIZER, SEED AND GRANULAR CHEMICALS • Can be operated behind tractor, truck or any vehicle with hitch at speeds from 3 to 10 mph. • Spreading mechanism can be disengaged for towing at highway speeds • Has all the performance features of the Lely HR GRUMELLI FARM SERVICE RD 2, QUARRYVILLE, PA 17566 PH: 717-786-7318 ISN'T IT TIME TO GO ... > " 't HI • : 1 Id LET E.M. HERR EQUIPMENT ASSIST YOU ON YOUR NEED FOR GRAIN STORAGE FROM FEEDING SYSTEMS. ON FARM STORAGE. TO COMMERCIAL Grain Bins From 673 to 300,000 Bushel Capacity. Feed Bins From 3 ton to 58 ton iS^? f With all the time and effort in volved in supporting any suc cessful youth program, why do people like the Hukills, Shaffers, Horeises, Everlines and Klairs give so generously of themselves? ‘‘l think almost any 4-H volun teer will tell you the same thing,” says Jay Hukill. “We do it because of the kids." According to area agent Gooden, the thrust today in 4-H nationally is to involve more and more youth without increasing professional staff size. The success of this effort depends heavily on volunteers. “These people are the backbone of the 4-H program,” she says. Because of volunteers, in Delaware only seven paid professionals are able to reach more than 9,000 young people, helping them develop social and • Wheel driven spreading mechanism • Wheels drive independently for uniform application, even on turns IN STOCK v 1/ , i- * F , , ' ff i :: * . Doitforldds There is no mystique about lamb. It is easy to cook by using the same methods for preparing any of the red meats. Lamb should be roasted at 325°F. All protein foods toughen or shrink when cooked at sustained high heat. \ ii d a a A A - - ' A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A .A. A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A ft ft ft ft A A A A. A A A A At A ft ft A A A A A A A A ft ft A A A A At A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A ft ft ft ft ft ft A A A A A A ft ft A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A RENT-A-BOBCAT and DO YOUR OWN THINGS! You’ll get tons of work out of a rental BOBCAT ... like mov ing dirt or sand, digging a trench, transplanting a tree or wrecking a building. Rental available by the hour, day, week or month. Call us today A A A A A A A A* A A A A A * e BASHORE, INC. RD #l, Myerstown, Pa. A A A * £ (Frystown) S | Phone 717-933-4138 a A A 11 Isf ' nS I s bobcat /rf(«««««M«C«««««««««C«<t< - 5 r <ft<<«<<<<<<«««<<«««««<<<<«<«<<«^^^*^ • FEED BINS • GRAIN BINS • WET HOLDING TANKS • UTILITY, FLEX. TRANSPORT. INCLINES VERTICAL AND BIN UNLOADING AUGERS ■ BUCKET ELEVATORS • DRYING AND AERATION FANS ■ AERATION FLOORS • GRAIN CLEANERS technical skills which will enaU& them to become more satisfie W productive adults with a strong sense of community responsibility. The week of April 17 to 23 is National Volunteer Week - an appropriate time to salute the hundreds of volunteers who serve 4-H in Delaware. Lamb Facts Raw wool may go through more than seventy processing steps to‘ assure the consumer the highest quality fabrics. Quality-testing fabrics are awarded the WOOLMARK. SWOPE & MM I^^- V \v-\s CLARK
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers