Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Celebrates Year Of The Rabbit Rabbits, gardening, and ento mology will be the focus of the 461 h Montgomery County Agri cultural Fair to be held August 19-27 at the Montgomery County Agricultural Center, Gaithersburg. The world’s longest bunny hop will be a highlight of the Animal of the Year celebration on Wed nesday, Aug. 24, while daily de monstrations and hands-on activi ties will be the attractions in the Rabbit Bam, the Farm and Garden Building, and Old MacDonald’s Bam. Grandstand entertainment will feature three of country music’s hottest stars. Mark Chestnut on Friday, Aug. 19, and Tracy Law rence with Daron Norwood on Wednesday, August 24. Also on the entertainment line-up is a free stage Saturday. August 20 with an ECCHA Cutting Horse Contest sponsored by Yalich clinic; Sun day, Aug. 21, 4-H Parade and crowning of the 1994 Fair King and Queen; Monday, Aug. 22 and Tuesday, Aug. 23, PRCA Rodeo; Thursday, Aug. 25 and Friday, Aug. 26, R&R Demolition Derby presented by Henry’s Auto Insur ance; and Saturday, Aug. 28, the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair/XTRA 104 Beach Party with Jan and Dean and Gary U.S. Bonds. Tickets for shows are available through Ticket Master by calling (202) 432-SEAT. Free entertainment includes racing pigs, ducks and goats pre sented by Southern States daily Sunday through Saturday, the Southern States Percheron Hitch Team Friday through Wednesday, and a chainsaw carver Wednesday through Saturday. Premium catalogs listing the various categories in livestock, 4-H, farm and garden, arts and crafts, and home arts departments are available by calling the fair of fice at (301) 926-3100. SS®. 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Every one of The Big E’s 17 days is a special day as the Exposition salutes organizations, special peo ple, groups and towns during the* 73rd edition of “New England’s Great State Fair,” Sept 16 - Oct 2, 1994. * West Springfield Day, Sept. 16 - For over seventy years, the town of West Springfield has been the site of “New England’s Great State Fair.” To honor The Big E’s hometown, a luncheon will be held for West Springfield dignitar ies, West Springfield schoolchil dren will receive free after school admission in honor of the day and the Daily Parade will feature West Side contingents. * 4-H and FFA Day, Sept 17 - The Big E salutes the thousands of 4-H and FFA youths who further the education of others by partici pating in agriculture and livestock competitions during the fair. Spe cial competitions, judging con tests and many other activities will be held to celebrate the day. * Salute to the White House, Sept. 19 - A salute to the White House to pay tribute to The Big E’s premier exhibit, sponsored by Big Y Super Markets will take place Sept. 19. Special festivities including a surprise “presidential” appearance Sept. 16 -17 will take place. The White House Replica, a 60-foot by 20-foot actual replica of the White House, will be exhib ited in the New England Center throughout the fair. * New England State Days - Each of the six New England states has a distinctive day at The Big E. See beautiful replicas of each state’s original capitol build ing, housing information on natur al resources, agriculture, com merce, industry, tourism and tradi tions, and sample the history of each state through exhibits and tempting native foods. Each state will celebrate its day with a spe cial marching band in The Big E Daily Parade at 4:30 p.m. and add- We Stock Truckloads Of Chore-Time Bins & Miles Of Chore-Time FLEX-AUGER Authorized master distributor since 1982 ed entertainment and special events. The New England State Days are as follows: Rhode Island Day, Sept 20; Connecticut Day, Sept 21; Massachusetts Day, Sept 22; Vermont Day, Sept 24; New Hampshire Day, Sept 30; and Maine Day, Oct 1. * Senior Citizens* Days, Sept 20 & 27 - The Big E offers senior citizens (over 60) a special dis counted admission of $6 on the two Tuesdays of the fair. * Agawam Day, Sept 23 - The Big E honors its friendly neighbor to the south, the Town of Aga wam, with free after school admis sion for Agawam schoolchildren and a special luncheon for our friends across the Morgan/Sulli van Memorial Bridge. ‘Grange Day, Sept 25 • Built on the Avenue of States in 1938 through the efforts of all six New England states, the New England Grange Building will present spe cial entertainment on the front lawn and a float in The Big E Dai ly Parade at 4:30 p.m. * Springfield Day, Sept. 26 - Schoolchildren in the ‘'City of Firsts” will receive free after school admission in honor of Springfield Day. A special recep tion will also bis held for officials and dignitaries. * Sbriners’ Day, Sept 22 - The Big E continues to honor its long standing relationship with this prominent organization. Don’t miss the colorful Shriners’ parade at 4:30 p.m. * Junior Achievement Day, Sept 29 - This year marks the 7Sth anniversary of Junior Achievement, which was founded in Springfield, Mass, and was the result of a meeting at Eastern States Exposition. The Moses Building, located on Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds, was named after Horace Moses, the founder of Junior Achieve ment. To celebrate this anniver sary, there will be an exhibit in the New England Center staffed by knowledgeable volunteers which includes a videotape display de picting the changes in Junior Achievement through the years. An nteractive computer econom ics simulator will be on hand for children and teen-agers. 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The RMC was sponsored by the American Meat Science Associa tion (AMSA) in cooperation with the National Live Stock and Meat Board. Host for the conference was the Pennsylvania State Uni versity. Gene mapping is a technology that allows researchers to closely examine and analyze DNA. In people, gene mapping can be im portant in disease prevention by identifying the “who” before the onset of disease. While working for different ends, technological efforts in hu man gene mapping have helped pave the way for animal gene mapping research being conduct ed by the U.S. government and academia. Meat animal gene map ping would allow the meat indus try to identify animals with the genetic potential to produce off spring with carcass traits such as tenderness or leanness that are in demand in the marketplace. According to Craig W. Beattie, Ph.D., of the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Cen ter (MARC) in Clay Center, Neb., the research is beneficial if it can “increase the accuracy of predic- Lancaster Firming, Saturday, July 30,1994-C5 with Western Day and fairgoen are invited to participate by wear ing their best western duds along with staff members. Also, don’t miss out on the excitement of The Big E Championship Rodeo in the Coliseum Oct. 1 - 2 at 4 and 8 p.m. Fairgoers may enjoy one or all of the 17 special days of The Big E. “New England’s Great State Fair,” in West Springfield, Mass., Sept 16 - Oct 2, 1994. tion of breeding values and allow for prediction of breeding values for traits in which data are difficult to obtain.” Beattie said research in (his area at MARC started in Jan uary 1992, and could be done by the end of 1994. Jeremy Taylor, Ph.D., said checkoff-funded research begin conducted at Texas A&M Univer sity is well on the way to both lo cating and cloning a number of genes in cattle. The project, being coordinated through the Meat Board, is utilizing 32 Angus/Brah man back-cross families to look for associations between gene markers and traits influencing car cass merit “We have the capability to have a thousand (markers) by the end of the year," said Taylor, leader of the animal genetics group at Texas A&M. “The framework is there for us.” Gene mapping is by no means simple, the session participants agreed. For example, it took 10 years to map the human gene for Huntington’s disease once it had been identified. But session coordinator Jeff Sa veli, Ph.D., professor of animal science at Texas A&M Univer sity, said the process is worth it. “As we move into the 21st cen tury, meat science is going to be impacted by the efforts that are going on in today’s gene mapping projects,” he said. *
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