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POULTRY JUDGING
BY CHARLENE BROWNLEE
One of the primary purposes
of 4-H club work is to develop
individual club members. Parti
cipation in judging activities,
such as poultry judging, is an ex
cellent way to develop 4-H’ers,
because it teaches them to ob
serve, evaluate, compare, and
make decisions. Furthermore, it
provides an opportunity for mem
bers to learn to recognize reas
ons for their decisions and de
velop the ability to present them.
Poultry Judging consists of five
separate groups or classes: egg
production, meat qualities of live
birds, meat quality of ready-to
cook birds, broken out market
eggs, and candling eggs. The par
ticipants are scored on each sep-
arate group and then the scores
are totaled to determine the high
est scoring county and individual.
On March 8, 1969 twelve mem
bers of the Butts County 4-H
traveled to the University of
Georgia in Athens to participate
in the 4-H Poultry Judging. The
Junior 4-H’ers participating in
this event consisted of: Kenny
Smith, Auze Dover, Newton Mad
dox, Kathy Maddox, Karen New
man, Jenny Saunders, Patty O’-
Neal and Julia Ann Ridgeway.
Members of the Senior team from
Butts County were: Susan Nor
ton, Charlene Brownlee, Janice
Cook, and Maralyn Ridgeway.
The Junior team proudly
brought home the first place hon
or and the Senior team second
place. Julia Ann Ridgeway was
high scorer from the county.
time;
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My 4-H Life
BY MARIA TODD
I first became interested in
4-H work because of its many
opportunities. It has given me
the chance to try out new ideas,
go places, meet people. In many
different 4-H activities, I have
learned to assume responsibility
in whatever I am doing.
4-H gives me the desire to
achieve. It is a very important
part of my life. It has taught me
that to accomplish anything a per
son must work. Since 4-H has
become a part of my life, I have
learned to assume responsibility
while serving others.
The 4-H Entomology project
has taught me more about in
sects than I could have possibly
hoped to have known otherwise.
I have enjoyed very much catch
ing and studying butterflies and
other insects I now have in my
collection. The insect net my
father and I invented is long
enough for catching insects and
has room for them to move
around without injury to them
selves. I have several display jars
of insects. This, being my first
project, won me a trip to Rock
Eagle Project Achievement. Win
ning made me want to work
harder on my next project so I
could return next year.
Food Preservation was the be
ginning of my second project.
This was one of my most en
joyable ones. I learned to freeze
berries, fruits, and vegetables.
In this project I can freeze straw
berries one summer and have
them to eat next week or even
next winter. Vegetables are
frozen almost the same way and
are just as enjoyable. Canning
is also found under this heading.
I already knew how to can, but
this gave me new ways and new
ideas. I entered some of my can
ned goods in the Butts County
Fair and won several blue and
red ribbons. I had many compli
ments on my work and my fam
ily has enjoyed it thoroughly.
Most of the vegetables I canned
were also grown by me.
I also chose Clothing as one
of my projects my first year as
a Junior. I already knew a little
about sewing, but this showed me
much more. I have made several
garments, including dresses,
blouses, and aprons. I modeled
my dresses in a fashion show in
September 1968 and in January
1969. Both dresses I had made
for county dress revues. I re
ceived a gold medal for one of
My 4-H Career
BY MARION REEVES
I have been in 4-H for seven
years and some of the projects
which I have taken have been
Leadership, Beef, and Dairy. I
have also been on the Livestock,
Dairy, and Land Judging teams.
But the project which I have put
more interest and effort in has
been the Beef project.
I have gone to District Project
Achievement for three years in
Beef. For my demonstration I
gave the Equipment Used for
Showing and Fitting Beef Cattle.
In my demonstration, I show the
equipment used for fitting a beef
cow and tell how each piece
of equipment is used in getting
a calf ready for a show. Since
I have been in 4-H, I have learned
a lot about beef cattle, but this
is about the most important thing
there is to know how to get a
calf ready for a show and to
know how to use this equipment
correctly.
I have been showing beef cat
tle for three years and I have
won seven grand champion
awards, with eight first place
showmanship and fitting awards
along with around ten first place
premium awards. Since I have
been showing beef cattle, I have
won several hundred dollars in
prize money.
This is what 4-H has done for
me not speaking of all the friends
which I have made.
them.
My landscaping project offered
me the chance to do what I
wanted to - - - - work outdoors.
I planted several types of bulbs
in my mother’s flower garden in
cluding gladiolas, begonias, etc.
I helped to make a small flower
bed around a tree on our front
lawn. In the flower bed, we
planted petunias, maigolds, asters,
zinnias, hyacinths, etc. My grand
father’s dahlia farm has also of
fered many opportunities for me.
I have learned how to cut blooms,
to divide bunches of bulbs, and
to wrap the already cut blooms.
The basic objective of a 4-H
member is to help others. The
work is hard, but very enjoyable.
Hard work and determination
makes each of us more worth
while citizens. 4-H work has cer
tainly helped me. Won’t you let
it help you?
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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Choosing The
Right Film
BY CISSIE HAISTEN
Have you ever noticed how
many types of film are displayed
in photo shops and drug stores?
Manufacturer's make a variety of
film since no one film is best for
all types of picture taking. At
present we will only discuss
Black and White film with a
medium speed classed as general
purpose film. These include Veri
chrome Pan, Ansco All-weather
Pan and generally equivalent
film. (Slow and high speed films
are for special purposes).
One of the things you’ll need
to remember is the film size for
your camera. This size may be
printed inside your camera. Some
of the common sizes are 135
(35 mm), 120, 620, and 127.
Roll type film is for most box,
folding and reflex cameras. Cart
ridge type film is for 35 mm
cameras and others.
Always read the instructions
for your film that are printed
on the roll or in separate in
struction sheets in the package
with it. You will seldom get a
poorly exposed negative if you
follow the instructions.
Care of Your Film
Film can be damaged by heat
and humidity and this can spoil
your pictures. This is true whe
ther your camera uses film in
rolls or cartridges.
Regardless of the type of pack
aging, keep the film cool. When
you are traveling by automobile,
keep your film where it is pro
tected from heat and moisture.
On a train, boat or plane, don’t
bury the film in a hot luggage
compartment. The camera offers
the film a little protection against
either moisture or heat. Never
leave a roll of film in your cam
era any longer than necessary.
You may hate to waste your last
couple of exposures on a roll on
nothing more than your neigh
bor’s dog, but it may save the
good pictures that you already
have.
Send your exposed pictures im
mediately to your dealer for pro
cessing.
Picture taking can be fun.
With a little knowledge about
your camera and care of it and
your film you can make good
pictures no matter what kind of
camera you have.
4-H Horse
Shows, 1969
BY SUSAN NORTON
The Butts County Horse Show
run-off was held Wednesday,
June 4, at the Flint River Saddle
Club arena in Griffin. The county
run-off was for barrel racing and
pole bending. The Junior partici
pants were Joe Norton, Jenny
Saunders, Phyllis Barnes, and Joy
Adams. Winners were Joe Norton
in the barrels and Joy Adams in
poles. Senior participants were
Perry Ridgeway and Susan Nor
ton. Winner in both poles and
barrels was Susan Norton.
District run-off was held in
Griffin Friday, June 27. Results
were Joe Norton placing fourth
in Junior barrels, Susan Norton
placing first in both barrels and
poles, and Jenny Saunders tenth
in pony halter. The first three
C^october^)
RE-ELECT
JOHN L COLEMAN
PROGRESS DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN. PROGRESS IS
THE RESULT OF DEDICATED MEN DEVOTING THE
MAJOR PART OF THEIR LIVES SEEING THAT IT’S
BROUGHT ABOUT. SUCH A DEDICATED MAN IS
JOHN L. COLEMAN.
LOOK BACK OVER THE YEARS THAT JOHN L.
HAS BEEN YOUR CITY COUNCILMAN AND RECALL
THE MANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE,
THESE THINGS DON’T JUST HAPPEN, THEY COME
ABOUT AS A RESULT OF HARD WORK AND CON
CERN FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.
VOTE FOR THE MAN WHO HAS BEEN WORKING
FOR JACKSON AND ALL ITS CITIZENS FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS. HE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK FOR
YOU. VOTE OCTOBER 10, 1969.
RE-ELECT
JOHN L COLEMAN
Councilman 4th Ward
(Paid for by friends and supporters of John L. Coleman)
SHORT COURSE
4-H CITIZENSHIP
BY PERRY RIDGEWAY
This past summer I was selec
ted to attend the 4-H Citizenship
Short Course in Washington, D.
C. August 2-10. I along with 38
other Georgia 4-H’ers, met young
people from Arkansas, Louisiana,
Minnesota, New York, North
Carolina, and Ohio.
This Short Course is designed
to develop a greater understand
ing and appreciation of our
American heritage, to learn the
basic function of our government,
placings now go to State.
The State 4-H Horse Show was
held in Athens, Saturday, July 12.
Representing our district from
the county was Susan Norton.
Results at State was a second in
barrels and third in pole bending.
GOOD LUCK
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citizenship, and to ‘ <
commitment to n. epen on
way of life. the
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and workshops, then ;
time we went sight
workshops, discussions 1 ?*
on problems of today \ hfl<
do about them.
The sight-seeing trim ; ,
Arlington National r
Lincoln and Jefferson M
the capitol, Supreme CoT"*
the Library 0 f Congress '
Georgia delegation had ' e
trip to the FBI building
Mr. Paul Harris, the Assist
Program Leader on Citi,.*?
and Leadership, challenged' 1
Americans to stand up aad T
counted as Americans and k
proud of our American heritage
because it belongs to us and i
future depends on what do.