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Show UgjpUMlUIICb. 4-H'ers Help Boost Dairy Month i . i To - & - J Dairy Month gives 4-H'ers a chance to help focus public attention on the importance of America's dairy industry. More than 91,000 young people 9-19 participate in the national 4-H dairy program conducted by the Cooperative Extension Service and sponsored by Insurance Company of North America. CHICAGO-More than 91,000 4-H'ers will be busy this June helping to promote Dairy Month. They're members of the national 4-H dairy program, and they're convinced of the importance of America's dairy industry. "We need milk or other dairy products every day for good nutrition," says 4-H'er Larry Grim, 17, of Nampa, Idaho. Last year Grim won a national 4-H dairy scholarship donated by Insurance Company of North America. "The only way to assure wholesome products for the consumer is to have clean, healthy, well-fed animals," he says. "And it's the only way to make dairying profitable." ACROSS THE COUNTRY 4-H dairymen 9-19 learn-by-doing to apply sanitation principles and sound management practices to the care of -one or more dairy animals. In practical projects and activities supervised by the Cooperative Extension Service. 4-H'ers also discover how dairy products are marketed, processed and distributed. Many 4-H members find satisfaction in fitting and showing dairy animals, and in serving on judging teams locally, statewide or even nationally. TO RECOGNIZE achievement in the 4-H dairy program, Insurance Company of North America offers a series of awards to outstanding 4-H members through the National 4-H Service Committee. Up to four 4-H'ers per county are eligible for medals of honor, and one member in each state receives an expense-paid trip to the 55th National 4-H Congress, Nov. 28-Dec. 2 in Chicago. Six national winners, to be announced during Congress, receive $800 college scholarships. All winners are selected by the Extension Service. More information on the 4-H dairy program is available from county extension agents. |