(Continued from Page AID) Center. Beginning and Retiring Farmer Workshop, Donohoe Center, Greensburg. Tractor Safety Training, Lehigh County Ag Center, Allentown, 7:30 p.m. Northeast Pa. Landscape Manage ment School, Holiday Inn, Bar tonsville, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. York Co. Beekeepers, Extension Office, 7 p.m. Perry County Holstein annual meeting, Madison Grange, Loysville, 7:30 p.m. Central Susquehanna Valley Turf, Ornamental Meeting, Bryn wood Banquet Center, Dairy MAP Finance Module, Berks County Ag Center, Lees port, also March 10. Maryland Cattle Industry Conven tion and Trade Show, Sheraton- Inn, Hagerstown, thru March 4. Pa. DHIA Records Workshop, Lancaster Farm and Home Cen ter, 12:30 p.m. Maryland Holstein state meeting and banquet, Westminster, Md. Monroe/Carbon Counties Sweet Com School, West End Fire Hall, Brodheadsville, 9:30 Philadelphia Flower Show, Phi ladelphia Civic Center, thru March 12. 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Ornamental Pesticide Manage ment meeting, Lebanon Valley Ag Center, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. "Leaving the Dairy Business?,” Montgomery County, 4-H Cen ter, Creamery, Tri-County Soybean meeting, Shippensburg, 8:30 a.m. Schuylkill County Crop Clinic, Morgan Auditorium, Penn State Schuylkill Campus, Schuylkill Haven, 9:30 a.m-3‘ p.m. “The Rural Entrpreneur,” Shiloh Presbyterian Church, St. Mary’s, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. 1995 Crops Clinic/Penn State Coop, extension. Student Com munity Activity Center, Penn State Schuylkill Campus, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Western Pennsylvania Turf Con ference, Pittsburgh Expo Mart, Radisson Hotel, 8 a.m. Bedford County Holstein annual iqeeting, 7 p.m. Pennsylvania Potato Growers’ Institute Meeting, Willow Val ley Resort and Conference Cen ter, Willow Street Also March 9. * Regional Greenhouse meeting, Richland Mall, Johnstown. Dairy Map MFS Workshop, Lan caster County Farm and Home Center. Also March 15. Westmoreland MFS Workshop, Westmoreland Extension Office. Also March 15. Fumigation Meeting, Lebanon Valley Ag Center, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Dairy Day Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Alexandria Fire Lancaster County Holstein Club Farm tour, starts at Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 8 a.m. Somerset County Holstein annual meeting, Rockwood Fire Hall, Rockwood, 7 p.m. Dairy Grazing School, New Hol- land. Also March 16 and 23. Mercer MFS Workshop, Mercer County Extension Office. Also March 16. Worker Protection Standards Meeting, Lebanon Valley Ag Center, 9:30 a.m.-ll a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Franklin, Adams, and Cumberland „ Beef Producers Meeting, Light- ’ house Restaurant, 7:30 p.m. Lancaster/Yoik Tree/Small Fruit meeting, Rutter’s Restaurant, East York, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Labels/Pest Control, Dover Young Farmers, high school ag class, 7:30 p.m. Mid-East UDIA meeting. Minster, Ohio, Knights of Columbus Hall. 9:30 a.m. Lancaster County Fruit Growers Association Banquet, Country Table Restaurant, Mt. Joy, 6:30 p.m. Cecil County Dairy Day, Calvert Grange Hall, Rte. 273, 9:30 a.m.-2;4S p.m. Dairy Grazing School, Harvest Drive Restaurant, Intercourse. Also March 16 and 23. Pa. Beef Exposition, Farm Show Building, Harrisburg, after 4 p.m. Also March 10,11, and 12. Tractor Training Safety, Lehigh County Ag Center, 4184 Dor ney Park Road, Allentown, 7:30 p.m. Northeast Pa. Landscape Manage ment School, Holiday Inn, Car tonsville, 9 a.m. Lancaster County Holstein tour to Chester County. Leave Farm and Home Center, 8 a.m. Sheep Management Meeting, Extension Office, York, 7 p.m. Somerset County Holstein annual meeting, Rockwood Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Northeast Farm Credit Ag outlook conference, Mansfield Univer sity, 12:30 p.m. and Country Cupboard, Lewisburg, 6:30 Pennsylvania Beef Expo, Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, through March 12. New York Farm Bureau’s Spring Conference, Holiday Inn, Holi dome, Rochester, NY, through March 11. Berks County Dairy MAP, Berks MILK. IT DOES A BODY GOOD. „• DOLE ATLANTIC MILK MAHKF^r /2S GOLDEN LEAF TOBACCO CO. INC. ATTENTION TOBACCO FARMERS * FINAL CLEAN UP RECEIVING DAT TUBS., FEB. 28, 8~4. BAREVILLE We at Golden Leaf Tobacco Company would like to thank all our farmers for another successful year. It has been a pleasure dealing with you In the 1994-95 tobacco season. Golden Leaf Tobacco plans to return this fall as a major buyer of your 609 tobacco. We will strive to provide 609 growers with a strong market and reliable outlet for there 1995 crop. We wish you the best of luck In the coming months. Golden Leaf Tobacco Co. Mac Bailey (717)354-8177 (717) 575-4229 Clark Stauffer Dennis Hess Michael Bailey Aaron Miller (717)733-8921 (717)627-4075 (717)529-2886 Ans. Serv. 717 575-0622 (717) 572-2575 (717) 656-6109 (717 738-2328 Lancaster Firming, Saturday. February 25, 1995-A3l Editorial Reply (Continued from Page AID) 4-H and FFA shows and should be required to notify any open shows in which he plans to participate that he has been penaliz ed in 4-H/FFA due to illegal activity. Each Livestock Show Committee should investigate all rumors of questionable ac tions and should try to keep abreast of any form of abuse. I’d also like to make a few comments on 4-H and the show ring in general. First, I’d like to state my qualifications. My wife and I raised four children who entered 4-H as soon as they were old enough and continued in it to the maximum age limit. All four are now mature adults. My wife and I both were (and still are) 4-H leaders. Our family was extremely fortunate in winning the PA Farm Show steer show with champions, re serve champions, and the last year with champion and reserve from the family herd. Our two oldest children spent a lot of time in what you might call the lower end of the class stand ings. The younger children “hit the jackpot” with winnings. Why? Raising cattle was a trial and error, learning experience for our entire family. But once we got our act together, it click ed. We never purchased any high-priced breeding stock. We did buy good quality cows, but not at extremely high prices. We raised our own replacement heifers and our own herd sire and of course we showed the animals that we bred and raised. That’s satisfaction and excitement. We also fitted our own cattle. Some of our kids were good showmen and fitters and some were mediocre. But all four worked hard and were dedicated and did the best they could for their ability. We still show breeding cattle in the open shows and we have won our fair share of championships. In the 199 S PA State Farm Show, we had the Supreme Champion Bull over ail breeds. So what’s the secret? 4-H is a 50/50 deal. 50% is the animal. 50% is the child. Neither can do it all. Of course, you do need a good animal to start with. So breed the best that you economi cally can. Don’t pin your hopes on high-priced cattle. Start ear ly with a calf. Feed it right. Groom it and train it the best that you can. If possible, make 4-H/FFA pan of a family/parent/ child relationship. Put your bean and soul into it and give it your best shot. A lot of people think you need an expensive calf. Play the lottery if you wish, but be aware of the odds of winning. And winning is not everything. You should not have that as your only goal. Go for it, but if you don’t make it, don’t be depressed. Many real winners have never gotten the purple ribbons or stood near the top of the show ring. But look at all the parent/child/family relationships, friends, maturity, and leadership that 4-H and FFA bring. Ribbons, trophies, and money can’t buy that. I have spent over SO years around 4-H and the show ring. I’ve seen a lot. I still get tense and yes I do jump and holler if we win. That’s excitement But we also learn to lose. And I ad mit sometimes it hurts a little until I reflect on life and our fami ly and all our blessings. That’s what 4-H is all about. Mylin Messick, Messick Farms Middletown County Ag Center, 10 a.m.-3 Pa. DHIA annual meeting, Days p.m. Mid-East UDIA meeting. The Bam, Smithville, Ohio, 9:30 Professional Shearing Clinic, T & a.m. R Center Sheep Unit, through March 12. Susquehanna County Dairy Day, Elk Lake High School. Cattlemen’s Workshop Set The Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association presents a cattlemen’s production workshop at noon Wednesday, March 1,1995, at the Leesport Farmer’s Market. Dr. John Comerford, Penn State exten sion beef specialist, will discuss the topic “How Much is a Bull Worth?” In addition. Dr. Lynn Sammons from the Willow Creek Animal Hospital will discuss cur rent health topics for Pennsylvania cattlemen. The program is sponsored by the membership of the Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association with cooperation from Penn State Uni versity and the Pennsylvania Livestock Marketing Association.
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