The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 26, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 July 1971 — Page 23

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Best Os Luck To All 4-H Exhibitors At The Kosciusko County Fair J. H. Routh Packing Co. Stock Yards NORTH OF MILFORD, IND., ON ROAD 15 Phone: 6554157 DAILY HOG MARKET SELL DIRECT TO PACKER Premium Prices Paid On Meat Hogs Glen L. Byler, Buyer

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NEWS ABOUT 4H 4-H Veterinary Science Enrollment Shows Healthy Growth

SPECIAL - Thirty years ago, you could turn to only a very few vaccines that would help you fight animal diseases. Today you can call on an arsenal of veterinary biologies which includes vaccines, antiserums, antitoxins and similar products. The list has doubled in the past ten years and new items are being added all the time. The importance of the field of animal health is mirrored in the increasing popularity of the 4-H veterinary science program which is only in its fourth year with national status. Enrollment in 1970 totaled nearly 44,000, an increase of 50% from the

previous year’s figures. The enrollees come from varied backgrounds of interest and experience common to residents of farms, towns or metropolitan centers. The opportunities for the young boy or girl who lives on a farm with animals are virtually unlimited. And there are nearly as many areas in veterinary science that can be explored by the city youngster who perhaps has only the family pet to care for or has no animal at all. Things like grooming, nutrition and disease prevention can become exciting project areas. Members “learn by doing” as

they visit with their veterinarian, tour a local zoo and work with their 4-H project animals. These 4-H’ers enrolled in the veterinary science program also have open to them the chance to explore hundreds of career opportunities including the fields of education, service, business research and veterinary medicine. And this year more than ever before a 4-H’er enrolled in the 4-H veterinary science program can earn recognition. The Upjohn Company, national donor, has increased from 12 to 18 the number of sectional awards available to members and has increased the value of national scholarships from S6OO to S7OO. In connection with the 50th National 4-H Congress, the company provides 18 trips to the everit for sectional winners and six scholarships to national winners. Selection of award winners is made by the Cooperative Extension Service which conducts the 4-H program. Other incentives available to members include four medals of honor per county and a SSO U. S. Savings Bond to one state winner from each state. “The interest young people exhibit in the 4-H veterinary science program is genuine.” says T. W. Thompson, assistant director of the National 4-H Service Committee. He notes that last year’s six national winners and many sectional winners are now enrolled in pre-veter-inary studies at college or plan to do so following high school graduation. “The 4-H veterinary science program is an excellent vehicle to start young men and women toward productive, rewarding careers,” Thompson explains. In pointing to the increased participation of youths in veterinary science, the 4-H spokesman credits its success to the cooperation of veterinarians across the country, volunteer leadership and resource materials available to 4-H’ers. The latter materials include manuals and guides developed cooperatively by the Extension Service, The Upjohn Company, American Veterinary Medical Association and the National Committee. Plans are being made for visual support of these manuals. For information about the veterinary science program in your area, contact the county extension office. 4-H Club Tenure Awards Opening Event The 4-H Club tenure awards program will be the opening event of the 1971 Kosciusko County Fair. Members who have completed their seventh, eighth, nineth, and tenth years will receive awards from the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau in recognition of their work. The program will be held in the Warsaw high school auditorium starting at 7:30 p.m., Monday, August 2. It will be immediately followed by the 4-H Dress Revue.