4-H Achievement Night
There were four 4-H clubs in
Susquehanna County in 1997 that
attained a 100 percent completion
rate, which means that every
member of the club successfully
completed at least one 4-H
project
Each 4-H project requires
something specific to be com
pleted, depending on the subject
matter. Evety project requires an
exhibit at the county-wide round
up, and the completion of record
book.
The Dclmonicos 4-H Club, the
Golden Fleece 4-H Club, the Rock
Ridge Riders 4-H Club, and the
Sizzlin’ Steaks 4-H Club were all
awarded certificates for 100 per
cent completion at the annual 4-H
Achievement Night program held
recently in Montrose.
Susquehnna County 4-H clubs
are ecnouraged to participate in
promotional and community ser
vice projects in addition to their
individual member projects. At
the achievement night program,
many clubs were recognized for
their accomplishments in these
areas.
Three clubs received awards for
creating displays for National 4-H
Week: Cowboys and Cubbers,
Bom to Show Dairy, and the
County Council. East Bridgewater
was recognized for having partici
pated in parades. And, four clubs
were honored for their efforts
through newspaper articles: Paws
‘n’ Tails, Dimock Community,
Hoofs in Clover, and North Jack
son Ag.
Nearly all of the 4-H clubs in
Susquehanna County realize the
important benefits of community
service. The folowing clubs were
presented with certificates in rec
ognition of community service in
1997: Acre Lake, Bom to Show,
Deckertown, Dclmonicos, DBS
Dairy, Dimock Community, East
Bridgewater, East Rush, Franklin
Hill, Hoofs in Clover, Irish Hill
Shamrocks, Maple Ridge, Moun
tain View Horse and Pony, Rock
Ridge Riders, Schooley Pond, Siz
zlin’ Steaks, and South Montrose
Busy Bees.
The Dimock Community 4-H
Club was commended for an
exceptional recored of five diffe
rent service projects: beautificai
ton, litter pickup, leaf removal,
roundup lunch stand, and a project
with the Montrose Rotary to assist
children in West Virginia. Four of
these community service projects
are included in the club plan each
year.' The cooperative effort with
the Rotary Club was a special
addition to last year’s agenda.
The Achievement Night
Awards Program concluded with
the declaration of Blue Ribbon
clubs. This new award in 1997
was earned by two clubs: Decker
town Community 4-H and
Dimock Community 4-H. Three
clubs were given honorable men
tion: Bom to Show Dairy 4-H
Club, DES Dairy 4-H Club, and
Hoofs in Clover 4-H Horse and
Pony Club.
Tbc Blue Ribbon Club Award
is presented to every 4-H club
which accumulates 500 or more
points on the Blue Ribbon Club
Guidelines Form. Clubs use this
form to tally points they cam
through various aspects of the 4-H
program. Points are acquired for
everything from meeting enroll
ment deadlines and member com
pletion records, to participation in
community service, county events
and promotional activities.
Dimock 4-H accumulated SSB
points and Deckertown had 535
points.
A new 4-H year is under way.
Some clubs continue to meet
throughout the year, while others
will reorganize early next spring.
New members and leaders are
always welcome. For more infor
mation, contact the Cooperative
Extension office in the County
Office Building, Public Ave.,
Montrose, or call (717) 278-1158.
4-H Market Steer Feeding Prog
ram To Begin
The 1998 Wayne County Coun
ty 4-H Market Beef Steer Feeding
Program will begin on Saturday,
Nov, 15.
4-H members, enrolled in this
project area, are asked to bring
their 4-H market steers to the
Wayne County Fairgrounds, near
the Large Show Arena, between
the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
There are a number of consider
ations for the 4-H beef project
member to observe for selection,
feeding, health, management, and
exhibition of 4-H market steers.
4-H club membership is also
needed. They include:
Select a beef calf that was bom
mid-to-lale Match into early April
1997. Select only 100 percent beef
blood calves, i.e. Angus, Polled or
Homed Hereford, Charolais, Sim
mental, Maine - Anjou, Limousin,
etc., or any cross-bred calves with
100 percent beef blood in the sire
and dam. Do not select any
crossbred calves with dairy/beef
blood, i.e., Jcrscy-Angus,
Holstein-Angus, Holstein-
Hereford, Holstein-Charolais,
Holstein-Simmcntal, etc.
• Weaning weight of these 100
percent beef blood calves should
range from 500 to 600 pounds by
October/November 1997.
• Select a calf that shows good
growth-straight and level about
the topline, shows some width and
depth of hindquarter, is realtively
“waste free" through the front end,
shows some width and depth
through the rib and loin area, and
walks and “tracks” straight on
strong feet and legs.
• As soon as the calf is pur
chased, consider “halter breaking”
the beef steer. A calf that is “halter
broken” early and is taught to
respond to a halter and a show
stick will usually respond better in
the show ting.
•Most weaned beef calves have
had only limited grain fed to them
on pasture. Start grain to these
calves slowly. Feed grain at 2 per
cent of their body weight Exam
ple: A 5000-pound -beef calf
should receive about 10 pounds of
grain per day (500 pounds x .02 -
10 pounds of grain/day). A soft
feed or soft pellet is good to start
these beef steers. Consider feed
ing a 18 percent to 20 percent pro
tein grain initially. Com silage,
grass or hay crop halage, or
balcage can be fed at a rate of 20
to 25 pounds per day. Tty to
include some good quality grass
type long hay into the beef steer
each day. This move will help in
cud-chewing and overall digestion
of the grain and forages.
• Beef steers need lots of clean.
PENN STATE DAIRY SCIENCE CLUB ORDER FORM
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fresh water at all times. Free
choice salt and minerals are
important, too.
• All beef steers should be
checked to be sure that they arc
castrated. Treat for internal and
external parasites with a “pour
on” for injectable parasite com
pound. For purposes of the Nov.
IS eartagging, freeze branding,
and vet check at the Wayne Coun
ty Fairgrounds, it is strongly sug
gested that all 4-H market steers
presented that day have at least
one injection of a respiratoiy com
plex product This should be done
at least 10 days to 14 days before
the Nov. 15 weigh-in, etc. Check
with your veterinarian for product
availability.
•The 4-H Market Steer Feeding
Program begins on Nov. 15 and
concludes at the 1998 Wayne
County Junior Livestock Sale on
Aug. IS. The minimum qualifying
weights, for the 1998 Wayne
County Fair 4-H Market Steer
Show, will be 1,050 pounds for
British-breed-sired 4-H market
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
Today I feel like honoring our
youngest daughter who just had
her 34tfa birthday. She was bom at
the Ephrata Community Hospital
and was a very good baby. Maybe
being our sixth child. I'd finally
learned how to keep a baby happy.
Since her brother had learned to
read when he was four years old,
she too could read sentences at 27
months I could not believe it,
but she could.
She was dating and had her
share of accidents. An acetylene
tank fell on her as she climbed on
it and she broke her collarbone.
One day she rode her bicycle over
a retaining wall and into a glass
storm door. Luckily, she only
needed a few stitches.
All through public shcool she
enjoyed being a leader. She was
an announcer on the school radio
Name will appear on greeting card
Name will appear on greeting card
Lanctst* Farming, Saturday, Novwnbar t, 1997*819
by
steers (Red and Black Angus,
Polled and Homed Hereford,
Shorthorn, etc.) and 1,200 pounds
for Contincntal-breed-sired 4-H
market steers (Simmental, Charo
lais, etc.)
• One of the keys to successful
ly growing and finishing a 4-H
beef market steer is commitment.
It takes a lot of high-quality feed
and forages to grow and finish a
steer. 4-H members and 4-H
parents need to be aware of this
feeding commitment before start
ing this 4-H project It is not a
cheap project to maintain. A beef
steer needs attention every day of
the feeding program. Neglect in
feeding or managing any part of
this project will eventually come
back to negatively impact this 4-H
project.
For more information, contact
the Wayne County Cooperative
Extension (717) 253-5970 exten
sion 239, or by visiting the 4-H
office which is located in the base
ment of the Wayne County Court
house in Honesdalc.
and a member of the matching
band. Many hot days and cold
nights were spent practicing music
and steps. The competition in the
Cavalcade of Bands at Hershey
was electrifying.
When she started at Penn State,
she had two brothers already
attending there. That’s right, we
had three in college at one time.
She studied industrial engineering
with courses such as “Quality
Control and Reliability,” “Applied
Decision Analysis” and “Human
Factors Engineering.” She was
president of the Penn State Colle
giate 4-H Club and a writer for the
Industrial Engineering Newsletter
among many other things. You
see, she was active in 4-H Clubs in
Lancaster County for eight years
and even conducted a cooking
club in my kitchen for
several years. They
made a complete meal
every week and cleaned
up afterward.
Now she is the mana
ger of the decaffeinating
section of the Folgers
Coffee Plant in Texas.
So if you ever drink
their decaffeinated cof
fee, she had a hand in it
This young lady not
only has a very respon
sible job, but also is
expecting her second
child this year.
Maybe someday I’ll
write about our other
five children who are
just as wonderful
according to their
mother.
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PREMffR LEADERSHIP
Personal ■Growth
CAREER SUCCESS
Through Agricultural Zilucation