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B. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1960 AWRIGHT, LINE 'EM UPI Bill Bigham, Eagle Point 4-H of Applegate. "Uncle BUI Bigham," a veteran 4-H leader, leader, lined up some likely looking dairy animals during Imposes exacting standards for all classes he judges, but the Applegate pre-fair recently. From left: Bigham, Alicia is both loved and respected by the youngsters. Elmore, Susan Head, John Emery and Adrienne Brion, all Oregon IFYE Student Tells Of South-Central Germany Editor's note: Misi Nancy Shaver, Southern Oregon college student and Ore gon's International Term Youth Exchange (IFYE) student to Germany has been writing of her experi ences in that country this summer. The following let ter was written July 29. Herzliche grusse aus Deutschland (Hearty greetings from Germany): My second host family, the Robert Schweikart family, lives in the south-central part of Germany very near the French border. This is the warmest section of Germany and much wine is produced here. The land scape in all directions has a continuous quilt of green made up of small fields of grape vines. Here and there is a vegetable garden and a cluster of fruit trees. The land is Tolling, rocky hills. The vines need the warmth held by the stones. The Schweikart farm con sists of eight acres of grape vines and seven acres of hay and garden land. The house and farm buildings are in a village of nearly 2,000 people, The fields are all very small and scattered outside the vil lage. The closest fields are about ten minutes away if we walk, so often we go by car or tractor. We are usually fin ished in one field in two hours or less, then we must drive to the next. This is very ineffi- Animals Judged on How They Match Characteristics As the 4-H and FFA young sters line their animals up for judging, parents and friends of the participants probably wonder what the judges look for. Each breed of cattle, chick ens, hogs and rabbits has its own particular characteris tics. Livestock is judged in the show ring on how close ly they match up to those par ticular characteristics. . ; Those who attend the Jack ton county 4-H and FFA fair Aug. 15-20 at the fairgrounds south of Medford will see a lot of Hereford beef animals. The 4-H and FFA members have already chosen their an imals with care. The modern Hereford calf should have a wide short head with an alert eye and wide muzzle. The neck should be short and thick and blend ed smoothly with the shoul ders. The shoulders should be smooth with ample room between the front legs for a wide deep chest. The heart girth should be full and deep, as it encloses such organs as heart and lungs. These need plenty of room to operate properly. Straight, Wide The back should be straight and wide. The ribs should be well sprung and deep. The hip should be laid in smooth ly and the coupling between the hip and last rib should be short. The flank should be deep to make a straight un derline. The loin should be wide and flat and the rump should be lond and level. The tall head should be level with the backbone. The pin bones should be wide apart and level with the hip bones. The round should be wide and bulging, coming down deep in the twist. The calf should stand on four moderately short legs, one set out under each cor ner of the body. The bone in the legs should be straight flat, and medium to heavy in size, When the judge starts the. items he considers will Include the following points on Hereford breeding cattle: General Conformation For general conformation and type the body should be wide, compact with ribs close together and the last rib close to the hip. Loin should be deep, wide and thickly cov ered. Flanks deep top and under lines parallel. The rump should be long, wide, smooth and well covered, carrying width In proportion to width of body and hips. Rear quarters should be deep, wide, muscular, mcatcd close to hocks and bulging as view ed from the side. The twist should be deep and full. The animal should have a full smooth and well covered shoulder slightly sloping with a good width on top. The bulls should have a strong shoulder which should be neat in females. The flesh should be deep, smooth and firm, yet springy to the touch with a uniform covering. Broad,. Prominent The animal's fore head should be broad and promi nent. Face should be short, muzzle full and flaring, head wide. The eyes should be prominent, large and expres sive. Horns of medium size, even colored and coming from the head at right angle, then n I' I ! t 1 jM ' m i . . ,. litM - ' Lm.h lle curving downward and for ward. The bull's head should be masculine and show vigor and strength. The female's head should be feminine yet short and broad. The throat should be neat without excessive flesh or fat underneath. The neck should be short, thick and blending smoothly into the shoulder. The neck vein should be full and thick. The bull's neck should be muscular. The overall appearance should show constitution and ruggedness with a full chest, back of shoulders and deep foreflanks. The beef animal should have a flaring muzzle. Quality Smothness In makeup and fleshing the animal should have an over appearance of quality and smoothness. The hide should be moderately thick, mellow and pliable. The hair should be thick and silky and the boney heavy yet clean. Age and condition should be considered in the size. The Hereford breeding cat tle should have short, straight leg squarely placed and per pendicular. The forearm should be muscular and the bone heavy but neat. From knees and hocks to the ground there should be short joints. The feet should be large, sound and attached to strong pasterns. The Heeford should show a balance and blending of all parts. Color and markings should be medium deep, rich red with white head, breast, Belly, crest, switch and ankles. Ob jections to coloring would be white back of crops, high on flanks or too high on legs. Most number of points are cient as Frau Schweikart told me. The farmers are working to consolidate their land but, this is a very slow process. Main Income On this farm, there are also two cows, two pigs, and 100 chickens. The main income is from the wine which is grown and pressed on the farm. This farm has been producing wine for many centuries. The pres ent wine cellar was built in 1721. My first host family sold milk, eggs, and potatoes to people who came to the door. This family sells wine. Usu ally the purchaser brings his own bottle to be filled from one of the huge wine casks in the cellar. The wine producer must always put his own label on the bottle. This must give the type of grapes used, where they were grown, and the name of the producer. The wine growers and their neighbors In the village seem to be the best customers. At noon and at supper there Is always a pitcher of wine on the table. When they go to work in the fields, a bottle of diluted wine goes along to quench the thirst. The women don't always take wine to the fields. Often, they take cold peppermint tea. Women Work The women do work in the fields. With this family, I help Frau Schweikart and her mothai:, who also lives on the farm. I have worked in the fields much more often than in the house. We turned hay by pitchfork so that it would dry, picked strawberries, cur rants, cherries, and worked in the gardens and vineyards. The cooking for the family is done by the mother of Frau Schweikart, Frau Muller. You might be interested in the food that we eat each day. I know I am. Most German farm families eat five times a day. In addi tion to the three meals-break fast, dinner, and supper-there is a time both morning and afternoon for a snack of usu ally coffee and a sandwich. Sometimes in the afternoon we will have something sweet instead of sandwiches. Average Breakfast An average breakfast con sists of bread, butter, jam, and coffee with cocoa for the chil dren. At noon the main meal of the day is served. In some families it is the only warm meal in the summer. For this meal, there are always many potatoes, usually boiled; a let tuce salad, some type of meat or sausage; and perhaps, but not always, a beverage com pletes the meal. Most German families have the last meal of the day quite late because of the break for coffee at 3:30 or 4 p.m. About 7:30 or 8 p.m. the families have bread, butter, wurst or cheese, and coffee. Really, I find the food quite delicious. We eat the same things here that I eat at home. The preparation and serving is at times different, of course. Sometimes, I don't recognize a vegetable or other food un til I taste it. FOLLOWS ADVICE Pepo Book, 5, of Austin Tex., did as his mother said and took an umbrella when he went out side to play. Even though completely protected from the) rain, the umbrella did very little to keep the water from a mud puddle off Pepo as he smiles at finding a solution to this bit of motherly advice. ' (UPI Telephoto) given for body characteris tics - 19, followed by rump and rear quarters - 12, and constitution and ruggedness and substance and legs - 10 each. Fat steers are scored simi larly. HAVE YOU TRIED MULTI-BARK III YOUR STOCK PENS? Mult! Bark makes a soft bedding with good footing, high absorbent quality, does not compact or intertwine like straw. And, the resultant Multi Bark and manure makes an ideal top dressing and soil conditioner for the land. Special Offer . . . The first three (3) pickups, driven by 4-H or FFA members to present this ad at our mill on Saturday, August 13 after 8:00 a.m. will receive a FREE pick up load of Multi Bark. MULTI BARK 1 Unit (200 cu. ft.) $12.00 ViUnit (100 eu. ft.) $7.00 We load your pickup or trailer, 5c per cu. ft. . MEDFORD PRICES One unit (200 cu. ft.) will cover 2,400 iq. ft. 1 inch deep. You'll be delighted with the many jobs MULTI BARK does for your lawn, flowers, shrubs or trees. SP 3-6601 Ext. 46 FEEDS PIGS-Curt Hnrris, Phoenix FFA Junior, leans over one of the pens In his back yard to feed his Landracc pigs. Some of these pigs may be seen In the Jackson County 4-H and FFA fair next week at the fair grounds south of Med- checklng off his score card I ford. Curt'a father, J. Allen Harris, is an active 4-H leader. V BIG GIRLS. TOOI The older girls like horses, too, as Susan Wright, Medford, and Sharon O'Connors, Phoenix, both senior 4-H club members, prove. The two girls pose with their mounts near the two-horse trailer 1 -.1 which brought them to the 4-H activity. The 4-H members are so good at their horse manship that they attract considerable at tention from the old calvary veterans in the area who never miss horse show. Let's All -Go To The Fair! im PARK FRE III DOWNTOWN MEDFORD Park & Shop invites our Farm Jj rf Youth to Park and Shop in VlSr Downtown Medford. "Our City N Welcomes You to the Fair. May Your Year's Labor Be Crowned with Success and Many Blue Ribbons." r PATRONIZE THESE PARK & SHOP MERCHANTS Acme Hardware Alexander & Brown Andy's Jewelry Anders Photo Shop Barker's Bell's Gifts & Homewares Br.iincrd's Brophy Jewelers Burelson'i Burelson's Hairfashions Burk's Awnings Buster Brown Shoe Store Central Rcxall Drug Dempster Furniture Leonard Electric Co. Fashicmerte First National Bank Fosters Medical Pharmacy Frake & Smith Dr. Freeburger, Optometrist Ginn's Flowers Goldy & Henselman Hadley's Medford Inc. Home Appliance Co. Hubbard Brothers Jewett Office Supply Johnston & Stewart Karl's Shoe Stores Ltd. Century Sporting Goods LmP' Sporting UHQU) Chapman Jewelers Chris The Tailor Larson Appliance Co. Lawrence's Jewelry Leon's McLain Drug Centre Mann's Department Store Medford Flower Shop Medford Pharmacy, Inc. Medford Plate Glass tt Mirror Co. Merle Norman Cos metic Studio Mode O'Day Shop Montgomery Ward Morrison's Men's Wear J. J. Newberry Co. Norfield Shoe Co. John Nuich, Jewelers Pick's Apparel Purucker's Music House Inc. Rath's Robinson Brothers Scarlett Auto Supplies Sewing Machine Center Sims Cycle & Hobby Shop Swem's Gifts The Toy House Trowbridge & Flynn U.S. Nat'l Bank Van Lee's Wainscott's Pharmacy Weeks & Orr Furniture Weisfield's Inc. Western Auto Supply Western Thrift Woolworth's 1 Tthst. . I n n nn rn i i . MAIM SI jU. r-
