To 4 -H Club Year Ularly Now, Try Tuning In

Roundup Is Climax to 4-H Club Year

Item Type Article

Authors McKee, Kenneth L.

Publisher College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Journal Progressive Agriculture in Arizona

Download date 01/10/2021 02:15:14

Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/297809 Listen! ROUNDUPIs Climax Here's a list of radio programs for rural listening in which the Agricul- tural Extension Serviceistaking part.If you don't hear them reg- To 4 -H Club Year ularly now, try tuning in. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 1:00 p.m.- Dinnerbell Time -KOY, Phoenix; KTUC, Tucson; KSUN, Bisbee - Douglas. Local Groups From 12 Counties SUNDAYS 9:05 a.m. -F a r m Demonstration Will Be Representedon Campus Garden -KOY, Phoenix. 12 :15 p.m.- ExtensionProgr'am - KCKY, Coolidge. MONDAYS 7 :15 a.m. -Extension Pr o g r a m- KAWT, Douglas. morning June 7.In this event each WEDNESDAYS By Kenneth L. McKee '7 :00 a.m.- Extension P r o g r a m- county may enter a Junior and Senior KYUM, Yuma. team of three members. At the same FRIDAYS 4 -H boys and girls from all cornerstime, the boys will be competing in 7 :15 a.m. -Farm & Ranch Pro- of the state will "hit the trail" tothe dairy judging contest at the Uni- gram -KAWT, Douglas. Tucson on June 6 for the 31st annualversity Farm. Other judging contests SATURDAYS 4 -H Roundup. In place of boots, sad-willinclude food preparation and 11:00 a.m. -Farm News - KOPO, dle, and horse, they will come to thefood preservation for girls, and live- Tucson. 12:30 p.m.- Stepping Along With University of Arizona campus with allstock, poultry, rabbits and vegetables the Extension Service -KGLU, the necessary equipment to demon-for boys. Safford. strate the latest and most effective 2 :45 p.m. -Pima County Agricul- Agriculturaldemonstrationsf o r ture -KTUC, Tucson. practices in home economics and agri-boys will begin Thursday morning culture. June 9 at the University Farm. A Club members from twelve countiesjunior and senior team and an in-and home improvement. will be competing with each other fordividual from each county may take honors in judging contests, dress re-part inbeef,swine,sheep,dairy, The annual state 4 -H Dress Re- vue and livestock and food showman-handicraft, and other demonstrations.vue will be held Wednesday evening ship. As a breather between contests, June 8.Five girls from each county these top -notch rural young people In these contests the boys bothwill model dresses they have made will tour the University campus, see-show and tell how to do a farming orin their 4 -H clothing projects. From ing what the various departments ofranching task in an easier and betterthe blue -award group in this event the the college do and deciding from thisway. Everything from "How to Fitstate Dress Revue champion will be a Beef Calf for the Show Ring," toselected next fall. information what they will try to be"Producing and Marketing High Qual- in the future. ity Eggs," will be demonstrated. Girls For several days during the Round- Girls'activitiesbeginwiththewill have similar demonstration con-up, Food Showmanship contestants clothing judging contest on Tuesdaytests in the fields of clothing, foodswill compete for state honors. Each county's contestant must plan, do the buying, prepare andserve a breakfast for four. AT THE 4 -H ROUNDUP. BOYS JUDGE LIVESTOCK ON THE UNIVERSITY FARM. THE GIRLS DO HOME -ECONOMICS JUDGING ON THE CAMPUS. On Thursday morning June 9, 4 -H boys will show beef and dairy animals that they have been fittingon the previous day. Each county selects its top two fitting and showmanshipex- perts in beef and dairy for thiscom- petition. The climax of the entire Roundup comes during the awards banquet the evening of June 9.Here club mem-

% //// ...... Y i'.:Y bers and leaders learn how wellthey have "made the best better" through ..n,c;:,s,.- Nx,,.`; Y..,'y, ,., the work in their local 4 -H clubs.To be a state 4 -H championin any of these events isan honor all club members dream about. It is proofof their 4 -H ability, andcomes through long hours of planning and work. -Kenneth L. McKee is StateLead- er of 4 -H Club Work.

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