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Show Chicago Trips Won By Utah 4-H'ers t v; I i ' V r v - li-lteMMWMlil K' -T I' M.WiiiJ W irJn J ... ...u ItfllilW II I III Wirtlitf It lnJ PaHis Brasher Don Bunler Dennis Richardson Grace Warnick IMPRESSIVE records ia the 1955 Canning, Field Crops, Safety, and ii Soil and Water Conservation programs, have won all-expense trips to the 34th National 4-H Club Congress in Chieapo, Nov. 27-Dec. 27-Dec. 1, for four Utah 4-H Club members. Pattie Brasher, 17, of Huntington, Hunting-ton, has won state honors in the 4-H Canning program for 1955. During her six years in club work, she canned 2123 quarts of fruits, juices, vegetables, meat and relishes. Most of the food preserved pre-served was Krown on the family 250-acre farm. Her all-expense trip to the National 4-H Club Congress was provided by the Kerr Glass Mfg. Corp. Pattie canned for relatives and neighbors as well as the family. Last year she won the state jam and jelly contest with an exhibit containing some last-minute re-cooked re-cooked jelly. This year when the seal broke on her beef exhibit she stayed up ail night, dressing, cooking and canning chicken to take its place. Pattie served as president of a club tier mother led, and was on ' county committees. Don Bunker, IS, of Delta, will attend the Club Congress as state winner in Field Crops. 1 1 is trip is provided by the Nitrogen Division Di-vision of Allied Chemical & Dye Cor). Don was able to achieve Ibis recognition through careful attention to crop production practices, prac-tices, such as soil management, selection and treatment of seed, proper tillage, and insect and disease di-sease control. ill cix years Don raised 21 14 : cres of sugar beets. He made nine exhibits of his beets at county shows, winning trip awards five times. Don helped level land to eliminate ditches and make irrigation easier. He used cover crops and fertilizer to increase fertility. Don is junior leader of the Sutherland 4-H Club. The work of Dennis Richardson, Richard-son, 17. of Smithtield. in conserving conserv-ing soil and water, has brought him state honors in the 4-H Soil and Water Conservation program. pro-gram. His award is an all-expense trip to the National 4-H Club Congress, provided by the Firestone Fire-stone Tire & Rubber Company. In seven years of 4 II, Dennis carried out the following conservation conser-vation practices on the fan'ly farm: land leveling to make irrigation irri-gation easier, drainage to make the land more productive and weed control through a pasture clipping program. He planned another an-other drainage project to get land back into production. Dennis and his brother own live acres of land and have rotated crops on it. His pro.lts will help him through college. He is vice president of the True Type Holstein 4-H Club, led by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cittens. Grace Warnick, 17, of Delta, Is the 1955 State 4-H Safety winner, her outstanding achievements have earned the General Motors trip award to the Club Congress. During a six-year, 4-H career, Grace helped make her community com-munity more safety conscious by means of surveys, demonstrations demonstra-tions and other aids, under tho guidance of Parley and Lillian Warnick, her local 4-H leaders. She gave a state demonstration in making a first aid kit, and was awarded county medals in dress revue, safety, leadership, achievement achieve-ment und dairy. She was also awarded the Danforth leadership award. She is Junior Leader of the Clever Clover Cooking and Safety Club. All these programs are conducted under the direction of the Cooperative Extension Service. |