Hello Everyone,
Soft and waisty......thick in the loin area....skeletal thickness and mass.....a little thicker in the lower 1/3rd of the body.....viewing from behind, not enough muscle shape.....attractiveness in the front end.....not fresh and firm....big ended, big footed.....fresh and mellow to the touch.....stout and powerful.....past 12 o'clock in the terms of maturity.
Right about now you are thinking where I'm going with this, right? Well, Mr. Joe and I spent two days at the Junior Livestock Auction watching our granddaughters show their goats and steers they raised in the FFA (Future Farmers of America) program. The above paragraph contains just a few of the comments we heard from the judges. I thought they were talking about me! Especially the, past 12 o'clock in the term of maturity. How about the attractiveness in the front end? Now I like that one.
This is our granddaughter, Kinsey with her goat.
This is our granddaughter, Emily with her steer, Arnold.
She got him 10 months ago when he was just a baby.
This is Kinsey with her steer, Waylon.
Here's baby Waylon.
Grooming time for the boys.
Both girls raised goats, too.
Emily also raised turkeys. When the pen was opened, the kids had to use a stick to prod their turkey out of the shoot. Emily's turkey took five baby steps, and sat right down, then fell over. You aren't supposed to touch the turkeys at all with your hand. Emily went to her turkey and lifted its head, only to have it drop back down like a wet noodle. She thought it was dead, we thought it was dead.
I guess turkeys can play possum because It went from dead to, "folks we have a runner". Needless to say Emily didn't win turkey showmanship.
We are so proud of our "farmgirls". They gave their animals the best life possible, filled with constant grooming, training, feeding, and a lot of love.
FFA teaches life lessons. You learn how to care for something other than yourself. You learn good values. You develop friends that will last a lifetime.
We had a fun two days even though the heat was excruciating. I felt so sorry for the animals, and for the all of the FFA kids in their heavy corduroy jackets.
So, I'm going to put this "past 12 o'clock in the term of maturity" body to work this morning and go to water aerobics.
Soon,
Lynn
Morning! You and Mr Joe have to be o proud of your FFA Granddaughters! They work so hard ad have a good time with their animals. Congrats to both of the girls.
ReplyDeleteYes Jeanne, they did work very hard raising their animals. We are so proud of them!
DeleteCongratulations to the girls! Their animals are gorgeous and all win blue ribbons in my eyes!
ReplyDeleteI'll let them know that Candace. They are still teary-eyed thinking about them. We didn't buy one of them this year, as we are still eating Emily's pig from last year!
DeleteI can only wish our grandkids lived on farms and could raise up livestock. Our youngest actually does have a pet chicken but he's only two and they live in a suburban development so larger animals aren't an option. Your granddaughters are blessed to have been raised on their bit of paradise in the country.
ReplyDeleteOur granddaughters live in the suburbs, but their High School has a school farm where the animals stayed. They were so lucky to be a part of this program.
DeleteWe recently found my mom's old photo albums. A good percentage of the photos of her and siblings involved them with the cows for their 4H projects.
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting, Ruth. We have so many good things to say about FFA & 4H. The program really keeps the kids focused, and involved in worthwhile activities.
DeleteOh this makes me so happy! I love hearing about young people who are interested in farming. Some of my fondest childhood memories were my times spent competing at 4-H shows. Your girls rock!!
ReplyDeleteBoth girls want to go on to college and major in some form of Ag Science. That makes us happy!
DeleteCongrats to your granddaughters on their projects! Both my kids were very active in both 4-H and FFA, and now their kids are 4-H age and one started FFA here during his 7th grade year and can't wait to take more Vo Ag classes and compete in more FFA contests. Our county fair starts next week, 5 of our grandkids will be showing hogs, sheep, goats and or horse. Another will show some of her chickens in Open Class as she just turned 5 on the 2nd of July. Her mom is an Extension Educator and in charge of the 4-H program for our county so has been putting in 14 hour days lately with all the pre-fair contests. We are so proud to be 4-H/FFA grandparents and love to watch our grands show and compete. HUGS... and stitches
ReplyDeleteI think you are going to be spending a lot of time at the fair watching your grandkids.....time well spent.
ReplyDeleteWay to go, girls! I love that they get to learn so many good values thru FFA. Thanks for the pictures of the "baby" pictures to compare. This city slicker is amazed!
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