Show What My H 4 Club Has Meant To Me MeI nj By IX I I. I Dairy Club Snyderville Summit County Utah I I live on a acre dairy ranch near Park City My father Is buying the place I 1 We have a herd of or about dairy cattle 40 of them fresh at this time We use a a. three unit DeLaval milking machine Our milk goes to the Salt Lake City market Most of our cows are high-grade high Guern Guern- but we plan to build up a a. purebred herd as rapidly as we ve can My 4 H work will help me learn much about tho care and selection sele of or purebreds I want to be beable beable beable able to help my father as much as I Ican Ican Ican can I help with the milking and general farm work along with going to school and playing football so I keep busy bUEY I joined the tho local H 4 4 H club as soon as asI asI asI I was old enough starting with a a. grade Guernsey calf She won third place at atthe atthe atthe the county fair Now she has bas a a. fine tine heifer calf of her own and I can enn begin to figure some Income from her milk Last year I purchased a n purebred heifer calf for She won second place at atthe tho the county fair last year and first place this year I am taking her to the State Fair I also showed a n grade calf lf at the county fair which won second place I Our club work has been very enjoyable and helpful I won second place In the fitting and showmanship contests both I last year and this at the county fair fairand fairand J and I will be on the club judging team I at the State Fair Last year I was awarded a n calf blanket for having the tho I best kept record book in our club and Iwon I Iwon I won second place in the record book contest at tho county fair this year These things make me feel that I am nm accomplishing something in H 4 work The care caro I have given my calves has taught me a n lot about feeding and train train- training training training ing of livestock The records Ive I've kept have shown me a a. great deal about costs I Also the fact that I was Interested In these things helped me to get a a. good job this year Last February I helped the tester who tests our herd every month take the samples and keep the records He was so pleased with my work that he hired me to help him with all the herds In the valley I have enjoyed this I as well as the spending money it gave me mo My father believes that the keeping I of records is one of the most important things a a. farmer can do and he gives me I every encouragement along these lines H 4 club work has been fun as well as helpful We have had picnics outings stock judging trips and other events that have taught me much mu about cooperating with other boys both In work and play I Because of what I am learning from H 4 work I think I will be a n real help to my father as wo we build up our purebred herd and pay off oU on our farm |