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Show 4-H Club Meat Animal Program Underway in Utah Today meat provides one-third of the food energy in the American Amer-ican diet, and latest U. S. Department De-partment of Agriculture figures show that almost one-third of i, the farmer's total cash income in. 1948 came from the sale of meat animals. Aware of the vital-contribution livestock makes to the nation's health and economy, econ-omy, Utah boys and girls enrolled en-rolled in the 1949 National 4-H Meat Animal program to learn to select, feed and show their beef cattle, sheep or pigs. More than 300,000 4-H Club members throughout the country are taking tak-ing part in the project, according accord-ing to the National Committee on Boys' and Girls' club work. Some of the highlights of the program are keeping records of feeding and weight gains and learning the value of balanced ration. Many of the young stockmen stock-men grow their own feed. Members Mem-bers practice livestock judging at club meetings, and then try out for county and state judging teams. They take great pride, too. in showing their animals. The Cooperative Extension Service directs the activity. In addition to being educational education-al and profitable, the program offers awards for outstanding accomplishments. Mr. Thos. E. Wilson, chairman of the National Committee, and a veteran Chicago Chi-cago meat packer, has provided awards for the last 20 years. There are medals for county winners; a 17-jewel gold watch for state champion; trips to the National 4-H Club Congress for eight sectional winners, and four $300 national scholarships. -Udell Albrcchtsen of Moore, won 1948 stale and Emery county coun-ty honors. County- medals were also presented to Vern Wood, Beaver; Gary Adams. Box Elder; Gail Jejisen, Cache; Bill Savage, Garfield; Rodney Dalton, Grand; Junior Wankier, Juab; Dix Monroe, Mon-roe, Millard; Dee Anderson, Piute; Pi-ute; Estella Jenkins, Uintah. |
