MV
I ijl HAPPENINGS
Adams Capon Roundup
Are you looking for a delicious
main course item for Thanksgiv
ing? Why not a capon? Adams
County 4-H members will be
exhibiting their 4-H capons at 4-H
Capon Roundup on' Tuesday,
November 23, at the Cashtown
Fireball.
The Cashtown Lions Club and
the Adams County Poultry Asso
ciation cosponsor the roundup,
which begins at 6:30 p.m. with
dinner followed by a public auc
tion of all the capons exhibited.
Each 4-H member is requited to
exhibit one pair of matched
dressed capons at roundup. They
are judged on finish; dressing;
freedom from cuts, bruises, tears,
and pin feathers; proper packaging
and straightness of the breastbone
and weight.
The capon project is one of
more than 100 different project
areas that youth 8-19 years old can
get involved in as a member of
4-H. 4-H Capon roundup is a cul
mination of five months of long
hard work for these 4-H members.
The project involves raiding at
least 20 capons starting at three
weeks of age until they weigh
approximately nine pounds
dressed weight The members are
involved in the day-to-day care of
the birds, keeping financial
records, and marketing.
If you have questions or need
additional information about the
4-H Capon Roundup, contact the
Adams County Cooperative
Extension Office at (717)
334-6271 or (717) 624-4525.
Gloucester, NJ. 4-H
The Gloucester County, NJ.
4-H will be holding a tack sale on
Saturday, November 27 at 10 a.m.
at the Gloucester County office
building. North Delsea Drive,
Clayton, NJ.
If you are looking for a saddle,
horse equipment, riding clothes or
other items, stop in and take a
look.
If you have items to sell, the fee
is $lO per table. Helping children
to outfit their horse or themselves
at a very low cost is one of the
many services for youth provided
by 4-H.
York County
4-H Capon Roundup
The York County Capon Club
held its annual roundup and sale at
Rentzel’s Auction Bam on Octo
ber 21. The judge for the event
was Dr. John H. Schwartz. co :
operative extension director and
poultry agent from Lancaster
County.
Thirteen capons were exhibited
with all entries receiving blue rib
bons (scores of 90 or above based
on the Danish system). In addi
tion, there were three outstanding
entries from Clover Buds. Clover
Buds is a relatively new area for
4-H in which youngsters seven
years old may participate, but are
not in with regular
4-H members.
Taking home champion honors
with his 10-pound capon was Paul
Kitzmiller of Wcllsville. Glen
Rock State Bank purchased the
champion for $2O per pound. Re
serve champion went to Jonathan
Weming of Mt. Wolf with his
11-pound 10-ounce entry. The re
serve champion sold to Hartlaub
Used Furniture for $9 per pound.
LMH FFA
Lancaster Mennonite High
School's FFA Dairy Foods Team
placed second in the Northeastern
United States Regional Dairy Pro
ducts Contest held this fall at
Springfield, Mass.
Team members are senior Jason
Hershey, son of Glenn and Helen
Hershey, Gordonville; junior
Keith Martin, son of Robert and
Marilyn Martin, Strasburg; and
senior Doug Rohrer, son of Ken
neth and Carolyn Rohrer, Lancas
ter, Garden Spot High School stu
dent Wendy Weaver accompanied
the team as the alternate.
A LESSON
WELL
LEARNED...
LANCASTER
FARMING'S
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 6, 1993-817
Marl* L. Kleffer
Somerset Extension
Director Retires
SOMERSET (Somerset Co.) —
Robert C. Antrim retired as the
Somerset County Cooperative
Extension director on June 1 after
serving 36 and a half years with
the cooperative extension in
Somerset County, according to a
Penn State news release.
Marie L. Kieffer, extension
home economist, will fill the role
of interim extension director and
Antram’s role will be left unfilled
because of budgetary constraints,
it said.
Antram’s work began in West
moreland County in 1954. He
served with the U.S. Army Signal
Corps at Ft Hood, Texas, prior to
coming to Somerset County in
1956. He was the agricultural and
4-H club agent Several years ago.
he assumed the role of interim
director.
Under the shared leadership of
Antram, Kieffer, and Robert
Brown, the current Somerset Co.
county agent, the Somerset Co.
4-H program has thrived with
annual fund-raising events con
ducted by the county 4-H council.
These include the rabies clinics
and updating of Somerset Co. Plat
bodes. Abo formed in 1963 was
the county 4-H Development
Fund.
Other successful 4-H programs
during Antram’s tenure were 4-H
public speaking, fashion and
foods revue, demonstration, and
judging contests. The continuing
interstate 4-H exchange, which
provides out-of-state travel exper
iences for the 4-H youth, has been
recognized nationally. Some 11
4-Hers traveled the world through
the International Faim Youth
Exchange. Seventy-five of them
participated in the national 4-H
Club Congress held in Chicago, as
Pennsylvania delegates since
1959. Sixteen have been national
program scholarship winners.
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