CIO-Lancaster Farming. Saturday, September 7, 1996 (Continued from Page C 9) Kelly Snyder, daughter of Ellle and Lee Snyder of Northanppton County, had the first place indi vidual score in the senior horse judging compe tition at the statewide competition. Kelly was also the recipient of the James Gallagher Mem orial Trophy. Pictured with Kelly Is Dr. Ed Yoder, professor and interim head of agricultural and extension education and chair of the Youth Pro gram Coordinating Council In Penn State’s Col lege of Agricultural Sciences. The Fulton County 4-H Junior Meats Judging Team took first place in statewide competitor Pictured from left to right are Dr. Ed Yoder, pro fessor and interim head of agricultural and ex tension education in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Sarah Merica, Michelle Mann, and Stephanie Smith. Sarah Merica also took home the honors of first place individual In junior meats judging. Also attending State 4-H Days were Ruth Shaffer, competing in the foods and nutrition contest, and 4-H Extension Agent Norma Lash. IN A PERFECT WORLD ... Man only likes to count his trou bles, but he does not count his joys. Fyodor Dostoyevsky In a perfect world... ... hair would not be an eco nomically important trait ... the best steer in the bam the day before the show would be named champion of the show. ... the only baler twine in a showbam would be keeping flakes of hay together. . . . everyone at a junior steer show could look through the hair and beyond the color of a steer in order to see his true merit ... all junior market steers would be sufficiently broke to lead so that they would not bolt and cause injury to themselves or humans. ... the best steer, regardless of color, would warrant serious con sideration for champion. ... it wouldn’t take six people to fit a junior project steer while the junior exhibitor watched. The Best In 4-H*ers In a perfect world . ... all market lambs would lose their lamb teeth on their 365-day birthday. ... Cheviots and Southdowns would have the same opportunity to be named champion as Hamp shires, Suffolks, and crossbreds. ... tight hides and long necks were not significant economically important traits. ... treadmills would be used by people, not lambs, for exercise. ... drenching guns were used only for deworming lambs. .. . black spray paint was left at home in order to repaint the mailbox. ... the only ice in the showbam would be keeping the drinks cold. ... all market lambs would be shown slick-shorn or with butt patterns. ... market lambs always would be exhibited and braced with their four feet firmly planted on the ground. In a perfect world ... fairs would have a suffi cient number of classes in order to Armstrong County 4-H member Holly Rodnicki from Apollo received a plaque for her high scor ing general presentation, entitled “Can you hear me?” The presentation was about sign language. County. From left, Dr. Ed Yoder and Chris Erick- Montgomery County’s 4-H team took first place in statewide competition In senior orien teering. From left, Dr. Ed Yoder, Chris Erickson, and James Sherman. limit class sizes to a maximum of 12 pigs. ... there is no such thing as a showring that is too big. ... every hog showring had pens for placing the hogs. ... people selling feeder pigs had the purchase price pre established and would not raise the price if a youngster wanted to buy the pig as a project animal. ... feeder pigs to be purchased for a junior project weighed 40-70 pounds, not 120-140 pounds. ... barrows would have a com positional advantage over gilts. ... seven-month old hogs needed a cane to get around the showring, rather than being driven by one. ... pigs would not fight in the showring. ... pigs shown in hot weather would not be dripping wet with oil, but would be cooled with water. .. . inexperienced youngsters showing pigs would use canes rather than whips and slappers. ... pork quality (PSE, DFD) could be visually evaluated in the live animal. ... crossbred hogs that look like Hampshires would be shown as crossbreds, not as Hampshires. In a perfect world ... .. .all livestock judges could evaluate livestock based on the merits of the animal without pre ference for or prejudice against color, breed, or the person showing the animal. ... the youngster exhibiting the animal did all of the fitting with adult supervision, but without sig nificant assistance. Amy Lichtenwalner of Lehigh County placed first In plant science presentations at 4-H Achievement Days. Her presentation was “The Safe Use of Pesticides.” ty of the Hlghsteppers 4-H Club came In first place In the physical fitness male Team demonstration contest/anlmal science winners from Montgomery County. From left, Or. Ed Yoder, Vanessa Polk, and Megan Sly. Fayette County 4-H Fayette County 4-H Foods and Nutrition Team took first place in statewide competition held on Penn State’s University Park Campus. The annu al competition Is part of Penn State 4-H Achieve ment Days. Team members Include 4-H’ers Megan Regula and Christie Regula, Trisha Gal lagher, coach and 4-H leader Christa Gallagher. ... the only jockeys at fairs would be riding race horses. ... all exhibitors conformed to the rules and regulations as printed in the premium book. ... clenbuterol and other adrenergic agonists had no effect on show animals. ... only humans would have to provide a urine sample for testing. ... state police would only have to read fingerprints, not noseprints. ... only nurses would have to draw blood for testing. ... not even the lOC, NBA, and NFL would have to test for steroid use. ... the highest price paid at the sale would be for the overall com bined champion project (phe notype of the animal, showman ship ability, knowledge of the pro ject and industry, record book, etc.). ... winning would be a nice thing, but that would be about all ... education and service were more highly esteemed than win ning a county fair.
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