Bradford 4-H’er Plans First Trip To Farm Show As Exhibitor (Continued from Page A 35) exhibit either a Hampshire or a Yorkshire-Hampshire cross. “For the Farm Show, you can tag two pigs and decide at the last minute which one you’re going to show,” she said. How did she get interested in showing at the Farm Show? “My Dad got me into it,” said Meredith, whose father is the Bradford County dairy agent with Penn State Cooperative Extension. “He’s a strong influ ence.” “Glen’s son, John, has taken pigs to the Farm Show for years,” said Gary. “We thought that pigs were a good project. We’re dairy people, but we said we’d try it for a year. Pigs are so much smarter than cows. That got us hooked.” Juggling all her responsibil ities is probably the most diffi cult part of having animal proj ects for Meredith. “I’m supposed to walk them every day and I go out once in a while and play with them. This gives them more muscle and gets them used to people. They’re also easier to handle in the ring,” she said. The hogs are kept in a shed on the farm that is also home to a few milking Jerseys and Hol steins. Self-feeders and waterers Maryland Extension Offers Classes On Small Farm Enterprises ELKTON, Md. The Mary land Cooperative Extension of fices of Cecil and Harford Coun ties will offer “Introduction to Small Farm Enterprises” to cur 322 East Malm Street ♦ Leola, PA * V 2 mile East of our former location ml fits, 23 Expctnd d larger Inventory * More Product Ones . Expanded Shop & Service Area Specializing in ait types of Hydraulic.iepajrs N ew < •Ste' v ' > s > -Vi/ ■’-< > 'Bemleil Ivdraulics, inc 322 East Main Street • Leola, PA 1 7540 • 717-656-4878 • Fax: 717-656-4682 Meredith Hennip, center, shows off her champion pig banner from this year’s Troy Fair. This week, she will exhibit a hog at the Pennsylvania Farm Show for the first time. Lloyd Ebersole, right, was the first to suggest that Meredith start taking hogs as a 4-H project. Lloyd’s nephew, John Ebersole, left, also shows hogs at local fairs and the Farm Show. reduce the labor, but there’s still plenty of work to do. “The cleaning up part’s not the greatest,” she said. Even with the unsavory tasks rent and potential owners of small farms and anyone else in terested in learning the basics of agriculture. Extension Educators EW LOCATION Pf* ***% i i + I ■ *£* lest » 1 ImM* « » W Tiger Flex Industrial Hose Kurifamo Industrial Hose , -s*«• > > considered, Meredith would still encourage others to show hogs. “It’s a lot of fun,” she said. “The best thing is the money. I usually put it in the bank.” Rowe and Shannon Potter will teach the shortcourse with help from established small farm oper ators and other experts. A class fee of $5 per person or $8 per Scott Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 11,2003-A39 Besides working with hogs, Meredith participates in dairy judging, handles dairy and craft projects as a member of the Udder Bunch 4-H Club, and at couple will help cover the cost of materials. The class will be offered at the Maryland Cooperative Extension Office in Elkton, Md., from 6:30 IMPRO® PRODUCTS r 1 Give Your Cows a Helping Hand ... Use IMPRO, the ail natural product designed to boost your cows immune system I No milk with-holding required Dairy Farmers ! You are invited to attend one of the following IMPRO meettings . * Tuesday Jan 14, 2003 9:30 AM Yoders Restaurant 14 S. Tower Rd. New Holland, PA * Wednesday Jan 15, 2003 9:30 AM Country Garden Farm Supply RR. 3 Box 348 Mifflinburg, PA 570-966-3944 * Thursday Jan 16, 2003 9:30 AM The Family Cupboard Restaurant 3370 Harvest Drive Intercourse, PA Speaker: Dr. Richard Holliday DVM Impro Products Inc. 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They all enjoy each other’s company even though they’re competing. It’s not cutthroat competition. 4-H teaches them how to work together and how to be responsible for taking care of something. And it’s about follow ing through. “Our philosophy has been with our kids that we don’t real ly care what they get involved with for activities, as long as they are positive and the kids stay very active in something. So far it has worked OK.” to 8:30 p.m. on six consecutive Wednesday evenings starting on Jan. 15. For more information and to register, call (410) 996-5280.
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