SPECIAL FAIR & RODEO SECTION
The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, August 18, 1977 FIVE
As we prepare for county
fair, trying to think of all the
little details to make things as
happy as possible for every
one, we also know that out
around the county there are
forty 4-H leaders, and more
than 200 parents who are in
various stages of helping
4-H'ers get ready for the big
show. Things like county fairs
just do not happen without the
support of both leaders and
parents. So we say "three
cheers" for 4-H leaders, and
the same for 4-H parents. 4-H
is a family affair, and we
encourage families to be out
there, offering support and
encouragement to their
special member as he or she
shows their animal, does their
presentation, parades in revue
for the judge, or what ever
their participation in the
many events of the fair. We .
also invite the public to come
to the fair and see what the
youth of Morrow County are
doing. You'll be so proud of the
active, energetic 4-H kids. See
them at the fair.
Everyone knows that the big
night for 4-H livestock exhibit
ors at county fair is Thursday
evening, when the market
animals that have been shown
are brought out for auction.
There is always a good crowd
on hand, and the bidding is
usually brisk, with the
champions selling first, then
the reserves. They set the
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The 4H'er
big payoff
ceiling for the rest of the
animals that follow in the sale,
so excitement is great as they
are auctioned.
There is a lot more to that
sale than meets the eye of the
casual observer, for many
hours of work have gone into
the preparations for the big
event. There are hours of
labor, training, and decisions
tied up in the animals, and
there are many more hours of
preparation by the sale com
mittee from the Livestock
Growers Association who
sponsor the sale.
Add to that the hours of
paper work from the extension
office in registering, prepar
ing the sales slips, and other
assorted work. Then add on
the hours spent by devoted 4-H
leaders and parents in helping
and guiding the members, as
well as hours spent at the
county fair serving as super
intendents of the animal
divisions.
The auctioneer donates his
time, as do the helpers in the
ring who are there to be sure
to catch every bid. The time of
parents involved is so great
we couldn't begin to calculate
it, for most spend almost a
week at fair with their
members, in addition to sup
port they have provided all
year.
In the process of preparing
the animal for the show ans
sale, the young 4-H member
has had many learning ex
periences; some experiences
that have greater than dollar
value. For in that project they
should have made some rat
ion, feeding, and care dec
isions that affected their final
product; learned the cost of
producing an animal for
market; the responsibility of
caring for an animal, and now,
at the county show they have
the opportunity to show not
only their project, the animal,
but themselves.
The sales committee listed
in the premium book for the
4-H and FFA Market Stock
Sale this year includes Louis
Carlson, Ron Currin, Merlin
Hughes, Bob Peterson, and
Bob Van Schoiack. In ad
dition, you'll see Charlie Daly,
president of the Morrow
Livestock Growers Associa
tion, and all the members he
can round up, out there
helping. They want the kids to
get a good price for their
animals, for as livestock
growers they are painfully
aware of the high cost of
producing a premium animal
today. They are hopeful the
kids can at least break even on
their project. So when you
come out to the 4-H livestock
sale, we hope you come with
an appreciation of the com
bined effort by many that has
gone in to each animal there,
whether it be a champion or
not. When you make your bid,
you aren't buying a beef,
swine, or sheep, you are
investing in the future of some
boy or girl, and that's what it
is all about.
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