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Show Free Press - Wednesday, August 4-- H: By RUSS DALY 14, 1996 - Raising animals to rear children City Editor AT Some Lehi families are raising animals to rear their children. One of the programs in Lehi involves youth in livestock projects that provide a unique learning experience for the participants. The three daughters of Larry and Linda Hadfield, for example, have seen the fruits of their labors in the steer raising project by having their - "ni animals named reserve grand champions at various competitions. Last year, Le Ann's steer was named reserve grand champion (second place honors) at the Utah State Fair. The animal was later purchased by Alan Ashton for Thanksgiving Point. This year, middle daughter Suzanne's steer was named reserve grand champion at the Spanish Fork Junior Livestock Show, and Lisa's steer won the same title at the Vernal iA Vrrrii h; Photo by Russ Daly Raising lifestock has become a family affair for the Hadfields. Pictured here are, to r, LeAnn, Lisa, Linda and Larry. 1 show. Other area youth have won titles for their steer or hog projects, as well as for their own showmanship skills (see box). For the Hadfields, the projects have become a family affair. The sisters have been known to pinch hit for another if one had a conflict that kept her away from her daily duties. All members of the family have not only learned how to groom the animals but have come to love them almost like family pets. "When you get down to the top ones, it's a fine science," said Linda. "It's almost like a beauty contest." "This is kind of the fashion show for cattle and lambs," said Larry, who added that the down side is having to sell the animal at the end of the project. "Sometimes it is like selling your best friend." A project will start with the purchase of a young animal in the fall. The youth must care for the animals, feed them, chart their progress and how much is spent on feed and care, then train them for showing the animal at a livestock show. "A lot of times it isn't fun to take care of the animal in winter, but it teaches kids that once they have a responsibility, they have to take care of it," said Larry. "You're not raising steers, you're raising kids." At the shows, the youth are judged on their showmanship skills, which includes being able to keep the animal under control and being able to answer questions from the judges. The animal is judged on its appearance, and the youth present records about the care of the animal, which result in prizes and scholarships. The records that the participants must keep include the initial cost of the animal; the cost of the feed and exactly how much the animal eats Thanksgiving Point Continued from front page share the experience with their children. A gardening expert has been sharing his teaching methods with the staff at Thanksgiving Point; his curriculum, which includes 90 classroom hours as well as field work, would be the basis for an eventual college credit course. Finally, a wholesale nursery, open to landscape architects and certified contractors, is already open at the facility. Other projects in the works include a professional golf course, scheduled for completion in 1997, and a unique botanical garden area now under construction and tentatively planned for a 1998 who want to children will be able to see the animals up close, with some hands-o- n demonstrations. Betsy the Cow, for example, will be led up a ramp so that children can see the udder and can try their hand at milking her, as well as seehow an automatic ing at milking machine works. The rabbits at Thanksgiving Point don't just live in hutches but in specially designed condominiums that will allow the children to look inside a removable lid to see the rabbit culture at work. A bird display will fea' ure roosters, chickens and turkeys, and will eventually also house peacocks. Llamas, buffalo, bulls, pygmy goats and a pig and her piglets are already residents at the project. Although some of Thanksgiving Point will be open to the public at no charge, a nominal fee of 50 cents to one dollar will be charged to students in school groups. A family rate will also be offered for families eye-lev- During patrol, an officer observed a male and a female near the Jordan River. A warrant check on the two individuals showed the female had an outstanding warrant for $5,000 for assault. She consented to a search of her vehicle, wherein the office discovered a green leafy substance in a bag inside her day planner, as well as a pipe used for smoking marijuana. The woman admitted they were hers; she was cited for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. She was booked into the Utah County Jail on the warrant and the drug charges; the man was released. An American Fork man was cited for possession of stolen property after an officer observed him riding a bicycle that fit the description of a stolen bike. The man said he did not know the bike was stolen when he borrowed it. Equipment valued at more than $3,000 was stolen from an area body shop. The lock was cut each day; how many pounds per day the animal gains; the general health of the animal and an accurate record of any medicines administered; and the number of hours put in by the 4-- 0 Woman jailed on drug charges 4 Page next year. In addition, 9,000 trees have been installed on the golf course and executives will soon open the bids for the clubhouse. participant "If they're gaining too fast or they're not gaining enough, they have to keep track of it," said Linda. "You can't overfeed them or they get sick and start losing weight" The Hadfield family purchases several calves in order to participate in the various shows during the summer. The Spanish Fork Junior Livestock Show starts the season with a big competition, which had about 105 entries this year. Larry recalled his own participation in the program under the direction of Lehi High School agriculture teacher Byron Memmott. "The program has changed drastically since then," said Larry. The program has become more competitive." The more time the kid puts in on better the steer will do," said Linda, who explained that judges have even been known to tell the youth that they have not worked with the animal enough. Two of the three Hadfield sisters will show their steers at the Utah State Fair on Friday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m.; the showmanship portion is judged on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. The two days of judging are followed by the auction on Saturday, Sept. 14. Businesses or private individuals purchase the animals in support of the program. Suzanne, who will be a junior at it the 0 police Beat from the door in order to gain entrance. A possible suspect was furnished in the case, which remains under investigation. Several items were taken from an unlocked vehicle, including a credit card and possibly a box of checks. Smeared fingerprints were found on the mirror, which was broken in the incident; the prints were unusable and there are no suspects in the case. The door to an apartment sustained about $100 in damages when an unknown perpetrator tried to pry the door open to gain entry. Nothing appears to be missing from the apartment. Triplets Continued from front page They're all in the same class in got a lot of help from "We also school which is better for us," Melinda said. They're doing the said. And as for any parent, one of the neighbors," Melinda same thing, learning the same thing, at the same time. They do their homework together. If they had different homework it would the challenges of parenthood is keeping their children happy. "It's kind of wild buying three of everything," Melinda said. And when a tire goes flat on one of their matching bikes, the slowest one to the bikes is the one who gets the flat. "It's not that the problems are tripled," Russ said. "We just hear about it three times." Russ and Melinda also get to help with tree times as much homework during the school year. Lehi High School this fall, will be showing Stompy, Lisa, a sophomore involved in the school's FFA program, will be working with Whitey. LeAnn will be entering Utah State University as a sophomore this fall, where she would like to pursue a career as a veterinarian, an extension agent or an FFA teacher. be harder." The rewards the Schneider's receive are tripled as well. "I think it's just neat to see all of their different ages," Melinda said. 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