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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1J, I960
Jackson County 4-H, FFA Fair
JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
Aug. 13-20
DAILY SCHEDULE
Saturday, Aug. 13;
10 a.m. Horse Judging contest.
11 a.m. Halter classes, juniors and Intermediates.
1 p.m. Horse show.
8 p.m. Exhibits in place. ,
Sunday. Aug. 14:
1 p.m. Halter classes. . " ' '
Monday, Aug. IS:
8 a.m. Home economics judging contest and style
revue judging.
1 p.m. Rabbit judging contest followed .by rabbit
judging.
1 p.m. Poultry judging contest followed by poultry
judging.
7 p.m. Poultry showmanship contest.
7 p.m. Rabbit showmanship contest.
10 p.m. All livestock and wool, in place.
Tuesday, Aug. 16:
6 a.m. Weigh swine and sheep.
8 a.m. Home economics exhibit judging.
8:30 a.m. Livestock judging contest.
10 a.m. Beef fitting contest.
1 p.m. Wool judging.
1 p.m. Beef showmanship.
7 p.m. Beef showmanship championship finals.
Wednesday, Aug. 17:
6 a.m. Weigh beef.
8:30 a.m. Beef female judging.
10 a.m. Crops and forestry judging and Identification
contests.
12:30 p.m Flower arrangement contest.
1 p.m. Beef market steer judging.
7 p.m. Beef steer championship.
Thursday, Aug. 18:
fl a.m. Swine judging.
9 a.m. Dairy judging contest.
10:30 a.m. Dairy goat judging.
1 p.m. Market sheep judging.
1 p.m. Guide dog obedience judging.
2 p.m. Dairy judging.
7 p.m. Swine showmanship.
7 p.m, Dairy judging continued.
Friday, Aug. 19:
9 a.m. Sheep showmanship.
9 a.m. Dairy judging continued.
lp.m. Breeding sheep judging.
1 p.m. Dairy judging continued.
7:30 p.m. Livestock Auction Sale.
Saturday, Aug. 20:
9 a.m. Dairy showmanship.
2:30 p.m. Tractor driving contest.
6 p.m. All exhibits released,
Friday, Aug. 26: .
4-H Style revue and awards program, National
Guard armory, , .
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Nine Tree Farms Certified by Board
Nine new West Coast tree
farms were certified last week
by the Industrial Forestry as
sociation board which met at
Medford, according to C. W.
Richen, association president.
The new tree farms were in
Douglas, Jackson and Curry
counties and totaled 2,183
acres.
The IFA board also can
celled one tree farm each in
Jackson and Douglas counties
and two in Josephine county
because of change in owner
ship. At the Medford meeting,
addition of 35,041 acres to
previously certified tree farms
in western Oregon and west
ern Washington were approv
ed. The new tree farms In Jack
son county by name and own
er are Wagner Creek, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack W. Langley; Moun
tain Ridge ranch, Harold A.
Frye Jr.; Ramsey Canyon,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Walk
er, and Papoose, A. C. Pierce.
Wanlagh, N.Y. Bill Jersey,
17, explained to police why
he stole two cases of eggs from
a delivery truck: "A friend of
mine and I divided up the
eggs and went to the beach
and had an egg fight," 1
ANIMALS ATTRACT Get a group of 4-H'ers are Paulette Anderson, Antelope,
farm youngsters together and attention will girl at halter, and Mike Higday, Eagle Point,
normally center on their animals. Some the boy in the center. The picture was taken
bystanders examine a calf as some 4-H at the Antelope pre-fair held recently,
youngsters talk it over with them. The
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USE THAT COMB Eddie Meeker, veteran
cattleman from the Phoenix-Talent area,
gives some pointers in grooming animals
during the recent Antelope prcfair held at
Eagle Point. Meeker was an active 4-H mem
ber in California before coming to Jackson
county. Acting as an adult judge is one of
the tougher jobs in 4-H activities.
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CONGRATULATIONS 4-H & F.F.A.
We're proud of the fine work that you have done during the past year and
previous years. It is our sincere wish that each and every one of you could
win the blue ribbon. The excitement and fun of the 4-H, FFA Fair is an ex
perience we encourage everyone to have during the next week. And re
member that the place to go for farming supplies is WESTERN FARMERS
ASSOCIATION. Stop in soon and let us show you why the people of the
Northwest think first of WESTERN FARMERS ASSOCIATION for Farm
needs.
Serving Northwest
Agriculture Sine 1917
17 West 4th Street
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Hampshire Sheep
To be Exhibited
At 4-H, FFA Fair
Children visiting the Jack
son County 4-H and FFA fair
starting Saturday will see
some toy - like sheep called
Hampshires.
These stocky little sheep
with the black noses and ears
might be called western sheep
bred for western conditions.
As the name implies it was
originated in England. The
Royal Agricultural Society
first recognized it in 1857. A
very few flocks existed in the
southern and eastern states
about 1840, according to re
ports. However, it tempor
arily disappeared during the
Civil War.
Some large flocks estab
lished themselves in New
England and North Atlantic
areas of the United States in
1910. About the same time
this increasingly popular
breed developed in the west.
Oregon played a big part in
its western adoption. In 1915,
J. G. S. Hubbard and Sons of
Willamette, Ore., established
"a notable flock." C. M. and
Walter Hubbard, of Junction
City, Ore., are still prominent
breeders of Hamps.
Widely Used
This breed has also been
used widely in the middle
west and east. For the last
25 years this breed has taken
numerous blue ribbons and
trophies in the top midwest
shows.
The Hampshire breed has
spread to every state in the
union and ranks a close sec
ond to the Rambuouillet in
numbers. It is found widely
in the range states where
rams are used on fine-wool
ewes and the corn belt states
where grade Hampshire flocks
are located. Oregon ranks
sixth in promotion of this
breed. Missouri is first.
Not Heavy Shearing
The Hamp is not heavy
shearing breed with n eight
pound fleece about average.
However farmers have found
they iuld get more pounds
per market lamb.
This breed stands mountain
ous range conditions well and
more hot weather than some
of the other mutton breeds.
The Hamp is used extensively
commercially or for cross
breeding. It is found in many
western farm flocks aa well
at on the ranges. .
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Guide Dog Program
Newest in 4-H Club
One of the newer 4-H events
in the county fair this year is
the Guide Dogs for the Blind,
Inc. class.
Classes will be set up on the
basis of the pups ages and
length of time they have been
in the hands of the 4-H club
members. Classes include:
pups, beginning, pups, inter
mediate, and pups, advanced.
Obedience includes tests on
heeling, sit and stay, down
and stay, come on command
and retrieving.
Science Experiment
Proves Successful
Ogden, Utah Here's how
to make fire by friction, teach
ers George Jackson and Bob
Prout told their pupils as they
twirled a stick in a can con
taining cedar bark.
Other students at Mount
Fort Junior High smelled the
pungent smoke and turned in
a fire alarm.
The science experiment
moved outside.
STUDY ELECTRICITY These three boyi
are members of the Ruch 4-H electric club.
Seated on a bench at tha recent Applegate
Fre-fair are from left: Louie Barker, 11,
Ray Cook, 11, Fritz Ramsay, 11, and B, C.
Matheny, club leader. The boys are looking
on as Ray tinkers with his electric motor.
4-H activities are branching out to include
mineral collections, gun activities and 4-H
Guide Dog training.
Take a Tip from LITTLE DAISY!
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Jackson County
FAIRGROUNDS
August 13 through 20
The Four-H, F.F.A. Fair is one of the real
highlights of the year . . . and a wonderful
opportunity for everyone in Jackson County
to see the accomplishments and achievements
of their young farmer boys and girls. This year
the show that is planned by these two fine
youth organizations promises to be bigger and
better than ever before. To attend is to lend
support to two programs that teach boys and
girls useful skills, attitudes and ideals that
make them happier, more self-sufficient and
intelligent citizens in years ahead. They school
young people in such important necessities of
successful living as responsibility for self, con
fidence and pride in achievement, for coopera
tion with others, leadership, courtesy and
sound health habits.
This message urging YOUR attendance at the 1960 Four-H, Future Farmer!
of America Fair this week comes . . .
From All of Us At-
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