Student Ag Day At Maryland Ready For 74th Annual Run COLLEGE PARK, Md. Every year, on the fourth Saturday in April, students in the University of Maryland’s College of Agricul ture and Natural Resources alert the academic community and Washington, D.C., area commut ers to the fact that farm animals still arc part of the scene on this urban-oriented campus. As it has for nearly three-fourth of a century, Maryland’s 74th an nual Student Ag Day on April 24 will attempt to convey the atmo sphere and traditions of a small scale country fair in an urban set ting. This year’s theme is “Agri culture More Than Cows and Flows.” In 1971, Ag Day was the only fourth-Saturday-in April event not shut down Ity the National Guard, which was occupying the campus to control anti-Vietnam War pro test activities. This year, Ag Day is but one example of “Explore Our World” open houses being held across the campus following the inauguration of a new Univer sity of Maryland president on Fri day (April 23). Most Ag Day festivities will center on the livestock bams area, behind the Institute for Physical Science and Technology, at the in tersection of Regents Drive and Farm Drive. The event will run from 8:30 am. to 4 p.m. There is no admission charge. Typical of country fairs, Ag Day will feature student competi tion in fitting and showing farm animals dairy cattle, beef cat tle, swine and sheep. Meanwhile, student riders from the University of Maryland equestrian team will perform at 1 p.m. A swine fitting and showing contest for faculty members with little or no previous experience will get under way at 2:30 p.m. And Dan Mote, the newly in augurated University of Maryland president, will be on hand at 3 p.m. to award championship rib bons to top student contestants in farm animal fitting and showing. 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There will be a farm animal pet ting zoo for children and a dog and-pony animal circus, along with a demonstration by “Fidos for Freedom” dogs for handicap ped persons. New features this year will in clude “Cow Chip Bingo” and a display of modem and antique farm machinery. James R. Adkins of Parsons burg (Wicomico County), a senior in Biological Resources Engineer ing, is this year’s Ag Day coor dinator. Adkins is second vice pre sident of Ag Student Council, CIHRS csmary or e-mail us at claas@claasofamerica.com >ws your need for nutrient-rich , offeriKcfandlogtcally fixed chamber ; aft d variable chamber round /produce perfectly formed, dense bales,. Both models are Sble with ROLLATEX* net or tytdtte and the optional, which sponsors the annual event with assistance from other student organizations in the College of Agriculture and Natural Re sources. Richard A Ahrens of Berwyn Heights (Prince George’s County) is in his third year as faculty advi ser to the Ag Student Council. Dr. Ahrens is a professor of nutrition and food science. He is scheduled to retire later this year; so the 1999 official Ag Day program book is dedicated to him. Judges for the livestock fitting and showing competition will be as folows: Dairy cattle Jeffery W. Sender of Clear Spring (Washing ton County). Sender is a Maryland Cooperative Extension 4-H youth and agriculture/natural resources educator in his county. He has been an assistant coach for both the Maryland 4-H and collegiate daily cattle judging teams. Swine G. Barry Roach of Piney Point (St. Mary’s County). Roach is involved with the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, operating the school’s government-owned farm, where he raises cattle, hogs and crops. He is a 1975 University of Maryland alumnus in Government and Poli tics. Beef cattle R. Gradon Ripley of Da vidsonville (Anne Arundel) County. Rip ley grew up on a live stock farm and serves as a coach for the Howard County 4-H livestock judging team. 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