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Non-farm youth shows
BY J.B. ROTH
NEW CHESTER - Andy Cooper
loves working with swine.
Why?
“Because they are the smartest
of farm animals,” Cooper said.
Andy, 18, lives on the Hun
terstown-Hampton Road, near
New Chester and is a member of
the Adams County Swine Club. He
is a freshman at the Mt. Alto
campus of Penn State University,
majoring in animal bio-science in
preparation to become a
veterinarian
He is a three-year member of the
Swine Club and this will be the
second year he has competed at
the State Farm Show. Last year,
he finished fifth in his class.
Andy raises purebred Hamp
shires, but he said that he has cut
back his herd since he started
college and now only has five sows.
Andy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William D. Cooper, encouragfe him
in his ag vocational goals.
There is a basic difference
between Andy and many of other
young people that will be
SISTf
plans to be vet
exhibiting at the Farm Show and
that is that Andy was not raised on
a farm and his family are not
farmers.
“About three years ago we
moved from Abbottstown to this
farm. Dad went to Oklahoma State
College and got a degree in
agricultural education. He used to
raise Hampshires in the 50’s. Since
we moved here, we bought some
from Franklin Giesler in
Taneytown, Md,” he said.
This year’s entry, Andy said, is
better than last year’s. Then, he
was in a lightweight class and
there was not a lot of competition.
This year, the Hamp will weight
about 230 pounds, if he can keep its
weight down.
“I have been trying to hold his
weight back. He weighed 220
pounds two weeks ago. I have been
walking him alot and have put him
on four pounds of feed a day,”
Andy said.
Andy’s parents are happy that he
is planning to be a vet. He said that
his dad supports his penchant
for swine, but his mom isn’t as
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keen about them.
“I like swine. They do what I
want them to do and are not too
stubborn usually,” Andy said.
The other swine that Andy
raises, he sells at the 4-H sale and
sells feeders to other kids in the
swine club to make money for his
education.
Andy only recently made his
decision to be a vet. He has talked
to a local vet for guidance and
information about the profession.
When touring his small com
pound of pens, die animals quickly
came up to him and stuck their
snouts out for a nudge from Andy.
Although a non-farm youth, this
illustrates the relationship he’s
developed in his chosen vocation.
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