826-La nets ter Farming, Saturday, June 3, 2000
n4-H
HAPPENINGS
York Berries & Bees
The York County Berries and
Bees 4-H Club held its montly
meeting on May 9.
During the meeting, the club
announced that June 6 will be
the strawberry round-up. Club
members received their 4-H
strawberry third year project
books.
The club also announced that
the herb festival is Saturday,
June 24, at the York Fair from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. The club decided
to put an advertisement in this
year’s fair book.
Two trips are scheduled for
June. A tour of Brown’s Or
chard is scheduled for June 3 at
10 a.m. On June 14, the club will
travel to Walnut Acres.
Lebanon Beef
The Lebanon County 4-H
Beef Club, under the leadership
of Brian Kreider, recently held a
“hands-on” beef cattle veteri
nary clinic.
The clinic was held at MAP
farm, owned by Michael and
Martene Firestine. Dr. Brummel
from Fifth Avenue Animal Hos
pital instructed the 4-H’ers in
proper handling, proper area to
give shots, parasite control vac
cines, and various methods of
castration.
Brummel demonstrated the
scalpel method of castration. He
prefers this method to branding
and pinching because the area
has an opportunity to drain.
When castration is performed
by the banding and pinching
method, the area doesn’t drain,
leaving an opportunity for infec
tion.
Brummel gave all 22 4-H’ers
in attendance the opportunity to
administer shots and apply
dewormer. He explained that
there are subcutaneous and in
tramuscular shots. He also
stressed the proper area to ad
minister shots is in the neck
area. He explained that the neck
area is not a prime source of
meat. And, since abysses can
form where shots are given, the
hindquarters where prime cuts
of meat are should not be ab
scessed.
Different types of dewormers
and application methods were
discussed. There are dewormers
that are given orally by an appli
cator gun, applied by feed, or by
lickblocks. Other dewormers
available are pour ons and in
jectables. At the demonstration,
a pour on and a paste dewormer
were demonstrated.
Brummel explained why
breeding cows receive annual
shots of a nine way vaccination
and why cows receive selenium
shots. The nine way vaccine is
used to prevent bovine viral di
arrhea and respritory diseases,
as well as leptosporosis. He ex
plained that this area is selen
ium deficient, and beef cattle
need the selenium to prevent
white muscle disease.
He performed a pregnancy
check on two cows, and ex
plained why he used a plastic
sleeve and what he was doing
while he performed the proce
dure.
The “Hands-On” experience
provided by Brummel and
Kreider was both educational
and provided an insight on
proper health procedures
through actual practice.
4-H Photography Club
A new photography club for
youth ages 8-19 will begin this
summer in the Greenridge sec
tion of Scranton. Leader Mi
chael Straub of Scranton will
teach members photography
skills, including getting to know
your camera, types of film, and
choosing good photography sub
jects.
For more information about
the club or to register, contact
Karen Thomas, Penn State Co
operative Extension agent, at
(570)963-4761.
Cumberland Co. Sheep Club
Conodoguinet 4-H Sheep
Club of Cumberland County
met on May 18. The Club dis
cussed new and old business, as
well as worked on the sheep club
poster display for the summer
fair.
The next meeting will be held
on June 10 at 10 a.m. at the
Myers Farm for the annual
workshop. Members will be
shown how to prepare the sheep
for show.
Visitors and new members are
always welcomed. Please call
Mrs. Richard Myers at (717)
258-3850 for more information.
East Rush Club
The East Rush Community 4-
H Club elected officers at its last
meeting. New officers are Ben
Hardic, president; Jonathan
Ochse, vice president; Brittany
Hollister, news reporter/secre
tary; Alyssa Jones, treasurer;
and Macky Wright, song and
game leader.
This year the club’s treasury
is $706.41. Member are deciding
what type of shirts to get. The
prices are anywhere from $7 to
$lO. Hollister moved and Ochse
seconded to get both colors,
green and white.
Dues will stay at SO cents for
this year. Other business in
cluded asking for volunteers to
manage the food stands, passing
out membership cards, and
handing out pins for the blue
ribbon club. Certificates were
also handed out to the people
who took part in the club.
Creatures & Creations Club
The Creatures and Creations
4-H Club held two meetings. At
the first meeting held at the Mc-
Donalds House, the club helped
shear sheep with Roger Thomas.
While enjoying beverages, the
club discussed fund-raisers and
decided to hold a tag sale. Dues
were also discussed. It was de
cided that dues were a dollar at
every meeting, and if any
member misses a meeting, they
will still be responsible to pay
their dollar.
The second meeting was held
at Dennis Wilson’s house in Ni
cholson. The group docked tails
of two lambs and made a small
obstacle course for practicing
with the llamas. The club plans
to design an obstacle course for
the Harford Fair. They will also
participate in Wool Day at Old
Mill Village.
Acre Lake Club
The Acre Lake 4-H Club in
Susquehanna County recently
held its May meeting. During
the meeting, the club elected
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Memb«r F.0.1.C.
Jack Gardner, organizational leader for the Penn Manor
4-H Community Club, represented Lancaster County 4-H
at the Pa. State 4-H Leaders Forum, State College. The
two-day event brought together 100 volunteers from
across the state for project and youth relationship work
shops. Shown with Gardner is Marilyn Corbin, 4-H state
program leader for children, youth, and families.
new officers.
New officers are Danielle
Bonham, president; Raven Ma
tulevich, vice president; Kelly
Diaz, secretary; Tegan Aheme,
treasurer; Catie Durren, news
reporter; and Chris Davis and
Cody Jones, song and game
leaders.
The club had a discussion
about doing ugly quilts and
doing a community service in
Scranton or Montrose. Acre
Lake’s next meeting will be a
picnic at Salt Springs.
The Green Grove Community
Club in Susquehanna County
held its meeting in the 4-H room
of Rev. and Mrs. Sherman’s
home. The meeting began with
Mr. Sherman telling club mem
bers which family members and
friends provided the wildlife
decorations for the 4-H room.
A special guest, Charles Ar
covitch, wildlife conservation of
ficer, passed around antlers,
pelts, and skulls of various ani
mals. He gave members infor-
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mation about Pennsylvania’s
wildlife. He also shared what
you need to become a wildlife
conservation officer. He also
showed club members what he
wears when on duty.
Arcovitch captured the
group’s attention and did a lot of
hands on. He also entertained
many questions and answers.
After Arcovitch finished, re
freshments were served. 20
members were presented, with a
total of 48 people at the meeting.
Sizzlin’ Steak Club
The Sizzlin’ Steak 4-H Club
in Susquehanna County held its
meeting on May 7 at Mitchells’
home. President Amy Paolucci
opened the meeting with
pledges. The treasurer’s report
was given, and the jacket com
mittee gave a report. Members
discussed the livestock dinner
for buyers at the livestock sale at
the Fair. They also discussed
their plant beautification spot at
the fair.
The club’s next meeting will
be on June 4 at 8 p.m. at Pao
lucci’s.
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