Bie-Lancuter Farming, Saturday, Dacembar 31. 1994 nTj HAPPENINGS 4-H Capon Roundup The Cashtown Lions Club hosted the Annual 4-H Capon Roundup with a record setting sale. The grand champion was exhibited by Chris Shelter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shelter, Gettys burg. The 10-pound capon was purchased by Bernard V. Miller, Sr, The reserve champion capon was exhibited by first-year project member Kim Stevens of Ab bottstown. Kim’s 12-pound, 1- ounce capon was purchased by Douglas M. Miller, contractor, Pole Buildings, New Oxford. Kim is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stevens. Edward Miller, chairman for this year’s show and sale, reported 11 Adams County 4-H’ers partici pated in the 4-H Capon Roundup sponsored by the Cashtown Lions Club, the Adams County Poultry Association, and 4-H Clubs of Adams County Inc. Twenty-two capons sold for $1091.18. The average price per pound was $4.77. Miller said that the profit received by these junior execu tives from this 4-H capon business is used as operation capital for next year’s 4-H capon project and serves to help meet future educa tional expenses. The members were judged on the Danish System by Herb Jor dan, retired poultry specialist at Penn State. The capons were eval uated on conformation, freedom from pin feathers, cuts, bruises, packaging, and dressing proce ICE CREAM FREEZER NAME: ADDRESS: TOWN: STATE: dure. Members receiving blue merit ribbons for exhibiting excel lent quality capons were Laura Shelter, Tim Shelter, Dan Mum mert, and Nate Mummert. Josh Ramsburg, Heather Stevens, and Langdon Ramsburg received red merit ribbons for exhibiting supe rior quality capons. Matt Winters and Christina Winters received white merit ribbons for exhibiting good quality capons. Lloyd Spahr, Adams County Poultry Association president, presented the trophies to the champions. The Adams County Poultry Association purchased the trophies for roundup and pur chased two capons to be donated to the Gettysburg Community Soup Kitchen. More information on 4-H in Adams County may be obtained by contacting the Adams County Cooperative £xtension Service, 1135 Chambersburg Rd., Gettys burg, PA 17325, or calling (717) 334-6271 or (717) 624-4525. Junior Leadership Course Bucks County 4-H, in coopera tion with the Doylestown Toast master’s Club, is offering the Junior Leadership Course to stu dents 13 years of age and older. Beginning February 6, the eight-week course will focus on skill development in public speak ing, conducting meetings, and the basics of parliamentary procedure. The course will be held at Neshaminy Manor- Center from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday The Original Old Fashioned 6 Qt. Hand LANCASTER FARMING Lancaster Farming DEPOSIT THIS COUPON AT PA FARM SHOW BOOTH #274 ZIP: Rural Children Face Homeless Woes UNIVERSITY PARK, (Centre Co.) —Rural children are at a high er risk of poverty than urban chil dren but receive less help from wel fare, according to a new study of U.S. Census data from 1970, 1980, and 1990. The study, conducted by Dr. Leif Jensen, professor of rural sociology in Penn State’s College of Agricul tural Sciences, and Dr. David Egge been, professor of human develop ment and family studies in Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development, focused on sources of income for rural and urban families with children living below the poverty line. “Our results may surprise people who usually think of poverty as an urban problem,” Jensen says. The researchers found that pover ty is actually more prevalent in rural areas than urban ones. Hie average family income of poor rural families with children declined substantially over the 20-year period. In 1990, 21.1 percent of rural children lived below the poverty line, compared to 18.2 percent of urban children. Despite higher poverty rates in rural areas, the study shows that rural families who receive welfare get less money than their urban counterparts. And rural children liv- evenings. There is a fee of $B. All teens are welcome and it is not necessary to belong to a 4-H Club to participate in this course. There will be a celebration including parents at the end of the course. To enroll in the course, call the Penn State Cooperative Extension office, (610) 345-3283. 4-H pro grams are available to youth age 8- 19 years. ing below the poverty line also are less likely than poor urban kids to receive welfare at all. Jensen and Eggebeen indicate that this gap in assistance is due only partly to high er rates of two-parent families and parental employment in rural areas. The researchers say the high value placed on self-reliance by rural residents may make them reluctant to apply for welfare, even when they may qualify for benefits. The study also found that both urban and rural poor families rely more heavily on welfare now than in the 1970 s or 1980 s. Yet they receive less money from public assistance. Jensen and Eggebeen found that the percentage of total family income from parental earnings declined steadily over the past two decades, due to declines in both Save $lO per bag on two great alfalfa varieties with Supreme Cash: • Arrow Offers top yields over a long stand life. • Apollo Supreme Features unique * winterhardiness and full-season yields. Call your America’s Alfalfa supplier today for more information about Arrow and Apollo Supreme ... and ask for your $lO per bag Supreme Cash savings. L. ROHRER & BRQ-, INC. J Smoketown, PA average parental earnings (adjusted for inflation) and the percentage of poor parents with any earnings at all. At the same time, the percentage of poor children whose parents received public assistance income increased steadily. “Basically, the picture that emerges is of poor children in fami lies that are relying increasingly on welfare, and decreasingly on the parental paycheck,” Jensen said. “Unfortunately, our study also shows that welfare does not appreciably reduce the severity of poverty among children, who ate, after all, die inno cent victims of poverty,” he said. “Policy makers need to be aware that both rural and urban children ate relying more heavily on a wel fare system that is doing little to relieve poverty,” Jensen says. AMEKffS apm. PHONE 717-299-2571
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