820-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 28,1989
BY LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
MANNS CHOICE (Bedford
Co.) A Group Study Exchange
Program from Pakistan and repre
senting Rotary International
toured some Bedford County
farms recently.
Five women and their group
leader were hosted by the Bedford
Rotary Club. Farms were included
on their tour because Pakistan’s
livelihood is 70 percent dependent
on agriculture.
“We are impressed with the
modem methods of farming here,”
said Naheed Shah, a career diplo
mat with the Pakistan Foreign Ser
vice, and a member of the group.
“It is much more technical than
ours, but then, we expected it
would be.”
The group visited farms in the
Manns Choice area of Bedford
County and took an in-depth look
“I Dare You” Leadership
Award Presented
CLEMENTON, NJ Phaedra
Niemczak, a member of the Gol
den Nuggets 4-H Square Dance
Club, has been awarded the
national “I Dare You” leadership
award in recognition of her per
sonal integrity, balanced living,
and motivation for leadership. The
honor was presented by Camden
County 4-H at their annual 4-H
awards night held at the 4-H Cen
ter in Blackwood on October 14.
The “I Dare You” award is
made available each year by the
American Youth Foundation in
cooperation with 4-H leaders and
county agents across the country.
The award was first offered in
1941 by William H. Danforth,
founder of the Ralston Purina
Company in St. Louis, who dared
young people to achieve their
highest potential and to influence
others through lives of service.
The award takes its name from the
book, “I Dare You,” written by
Danforth, in which he commends
the balanced life of mental, physi
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Pakistan Group
at the Fair Farm owned and oper
ated by Ralph Fair and his three
sons, Tom, Richard, and John.
The Fairs milk 60 to 70 head of
Holstein cattle and farm 640 acres
of ground.
“Pakistan farms would have
less acreage and all the cows
would be milked by hand,”
explains Shah.
Few of the farmers in Pakistan
would have an education. “Land
owners, perhaps,” says Shah, but
definitely not those who do the
farming.” A farm in Pakistan
would have as many as 30 to 35
persons working for a share of the
crops.
The land is irrigated by canals.
Punjeba has the most extensive
irrigation system in the world.
Cotton, rice, leather, and tobac
co are exported from the country.
“In some years, sugar cane would
cal, social and spiritual develop
ments as the back bone of
leadership.
Phaedra was recognized for her
outstanding contributions to 4-H
as a teen leader. In addition to a
certificate of recognition, Phaedra
received a copy of Danforth’s
inspirational book, and a scholar
ship of $250 to attend a two-week
national leadership conference
sponsored by the American Youth
Foundation. More than 8,000
schools and 4-H programs partici
pate in the “I Dare You” leader
ship award each year.
In 1924 Danforth helped estab
lish the American Youth Founda
tion, a non-sectarian, not-for
profit organization committed to
the service of youth through sum
mer camps and leadership confer
ences. For more information about
the “I Dare You” leadership award
and the American Youth Founda
tion, contact their office at 1315
Ann Ave., St. Louis, MO 63104.
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also be exported,” Shah continues.
Farmers raise angora goats and
the wool is used for clothing
although little wool is needed in
this very warm country.
Those on the tour included
Sameena Rahman, a journalist
with the Pakistan Times; Nighat
heed Shah, Naghat Goatl, Ghazala Usman, Geraldine Fair, Sablha Mlrza-Khan,
Sameena Rahman, John Remington Fair, (front) and M. Navald Khan, Russell Fair,
John Fair and Kay Fair (back) take time for a picture on the lawn of the Fair Farm near
Manns Choice. A group study from Pakistan sponsored by Rotary International parti
cipated In the trip.
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