86-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 7, 2002
Poise, Professionalism At Center Of Linton’s Reign
Dairy Goat Representative Prepares For October’s National Convention In Hagerstown
ANDY ANDREWS nonfarmer, that milk can’t come
Editor from a male goat.
TIMONIUM, Md. Jen Lin- Answering such a question
ton believes that if you present provided a learning experience to
yourself professionally, people dealing with the public for Mary
will listen to you. land Dairy Goat Association
That simple adage works won- Youth Representative Jen Lin
ders even if it takes up to an ton, 16, daughter of Glenn and
hour to explain, at least to one Laura Linton, Port Deposit, Md.
Jen Linton is the Maryland Dairy Goat Association
Youth Representative, who exhibited at the Maryland
State Fair. Photo by Andy Andrews, editor
Promotion At Work In Susquehanna County
Lydia Carlin, Karin Mowry, and Abbey Hewitt serve
milkshakes at the Lawton Carnival.
Lydia Carlin, Alicia Roe, Jessica Roe, Abbey Hewitt and
Amy Roe at the Relay for Life handed out milk to walkers.
Young walkers received coloring books, pencils, and
erasers.
Jen, who assisted at the dairy
goat show last week at the Mary
land State Fair, noted that it’s
nice to be recognized and the
respect conies when “you look
more official, and people are will
ing to listen to what you have to
say,” she said.
One question she answered at
her hometown Cecil County,
Maryland fair came from a city
dweller. Why can’t a male goat,
or buck, produce milk? She spent
an hour literally giving a “crash
course” in dairying, explaining
how important genetics and re
production are, to the fellow.
“And he still didn’t get it,” she
said.
Jen is an 11th grade correspon
dence school member at Key
stone National High School. She
Entries Sought
Harvest Basket
KENNETT SQUARE (Chester
Co.) Despite the challenges
posed by this year’s drought, gar
deners are getting ready for the
seventh annual Garden Fest Har
vest Basket Competition, Sept.
14-15, at Longwood Gardens near
Kennett Square. This competition
encourages gardeners to combine
their horticultural and artistic tal
ents and create arranged baskets
of homegrown produce.
The competition gives garden
ers of all ages and expertise a
chance to show their bounty and
vie for $l,OOO worth of prizes. It
calls for entries of fruits and vege
tables grown by exhibitors and ar
ranged in baskets made of natu
ral materials. Classes range from
traditional baskets displaying a
wide variety of produce to minia
NICHOLSON (Susquehanna
Co.) On a beautiful summer
night on the hilltop above Nichol
son, Dairy Princess Rebecca
Place and Dairy Maid Abbey He
witt served milk and ice cream to
a large crowd of dairy farmers.
The farmers were attending the
annual Select Sire twilight meet
ing held at the Ronald and Mar
cine Carpenetti Farm. Supper
was served along with dessert
then everyone took a tour of the
farm before the meeting.
The Blueberry Festival in
Montrose had many events to
take part in, one of which was
eating blueberry ice cream and
sundaes. The County Dairy Roy
alty and their moms were more
than willing to help with the task ‘
of serving up ice cream. Ambas
Dairy Rrincess Rebecca Place and Dairy Maid Abbey
Hewitt serve milk and ice cream to the large group of
farmers attending the twilight meeting at the Ron Carpe
netti Farm.
is taking Community College
courses with a specialization in
veterinary medicine.
Jen began her reign in mid-
April this year at the Maryland
Dairy Goat Association (MDGA)
Spring Workshop at the Howard
County Fairgrounds. The reign
lasts a year.
She also exhibits at the Cecil
County Fair and promotes dairy
goats to the public at various
events. She also hands out rib
bons and helps where necessary.
The president of the 4-H Ex
plorers in Port Deposit, Jen is the
oldest in her club. Her mother is
4-H leader. She also exhibited
goats at the Maryland State Fair
and participated in the fair’s 4-H
Dairy Goat Judging Contest.
Jen also shows rabbits, poultry,
For Longwood Gardens
C tit * S t 14-15
The Garden Fest Harvest Basket Competition, Sept.
14-15 at Longwood Gardens near Kennett Square, recre
ates scenes from Longwood’s past, when founder Pierre
du Pont (1870-1954) exhibited produce grown at Long
wood Farms.
ture baskets less than six inches
wide to recipe baskets containing
sador Ashley Franklin and
Maids, Abbey Hewitt, Karin
Mowry and Lydia Carlin served
over 500 dishes and cones of
blueberry, vanilla and chocolate
ice cream.
Dairy Maids Abbey Hewitt,
Karin Mowry and Lydia Carlin
attended the Lawton Carnival.
The girls served milkshakes, sun
daes and floats to the many pa
trons.
Susquehanna County Dairy
Royalty also attended the Relay
for Life held at the Montrose
Area High School. Amy Roe,
Abbey Hewitt, Jessica Roe, Alicia
Roe and Lydia Carlin handed out
milk to walkers keeping the track
warmed up for their teammates.
Coloring books, pencils and eras
ers were given to young walkers.
hives, and raises dairy steers. She
also participates with her sister,
Molly, 12.
Jen serves on the Cecil County
Fair board and will speak at the
National Dairy Goat Convention,
along with alternate Laura For
sythe, in Hagerstown, Md., Oct.
13-19.
At the national convention, at
the Clarion Convention Center in
Hagerstown, scheduled is a Fri
day evening banquet Oct. 18 with
a goat auction Oct. 19, noon, at
the center. About 29 goats will be
auctioned off.
Jen plans to speak at the con
vention.
For more information about
the national convention, contact
Bonnie Kempe, Martinsburg,
W.Va., (304) 258-3944.
produce ingredients for favorite
dishes. Children’s vegetable crit
ters and gourds classes encourage
kids to have fun while gardening.
Judges will award ribbons and
Longwood Gardens Shop gift cer
tificates in adult and child divi
sions.
The competition recreates
scenes from Longwood’s past,
when founder Pierre du Pont
(1870-1954) exhibited produce
grown at Longwood Farms.
Entries will be accepted on Sat
urday, Sept. 14, 7-9 a.m. For
competition guidelines, send a
self-addressed stamped business
envelope to Harvest Basket Com
petition, Longwood Gardens,
P.O. Box 501, Kennett Square,
PA 19348-0501. Guidelines are
also available at Longwood’s Visi
tor Center; by calling (610)
388-1000 ext. 350; or on Long
wood’s Website www.long
woodgardens.org.
The Harvest Basket Competi
tion is part of Longwood’s annual
Garden Fest celebration of Sep
tember’s beauty and bounty. Gar
den Fest revisits the heyday of life
at Longwood Gardens during the
first half of this century, when
Longwood was a du Pont country
estate. The three-week cele
bration shares Pierre du Font’s
passion for gardens with a wealth
of programs ranging from plant
walks to cooking demonstrations.
A heritage trail highlighting his
toric points of interest travels
through gardens blossoming with
renewed freshness and vibrant
colors just before autumn’s chill.
Every day, visitors can see an
tique tractors; a vast array of
gourds, squash, and pumpkins;
and a G-scale model garden rail
way that travels past miniature
Longwood landmarks, including
the Conservatory. On weekends,
visitors can hear a carillon con
cert at Longwood’s historic
Chimes Tower and play old-fash
ioned garden games.
Longwood is open daily 9 a.m.-
6 p.m.