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The 1997 executive of 'the Perth County Junior .Farmers:' are (back Crow,: left to right)
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by'4ndy Bader '
unior Farmers is not dying
an untimely death, even if
the number of those partici
pating ' are declining
prdvincewide:' .,
Perth County's • Junior
Farmei s are headlong into mak- (.
ing plans for their'75th 'anniver-
sary this August, and although
the membership, countywide. ;is '
9:5 ; (down eight from last year),
those that are still involved are
very active.
There are approximately
1,500 junior farmers (ages I5 to,
30)' in Ontario today, down from
an estimated: 19,000 in the early
1980s.
"There are .a• lot of different '
things that :compete.:with- ;peo-
ple's time today,"• explains.
Elizabeth Johnston, Perth
County President. "In 1922, for
example, there wasn't as 'much
going,on• socially.
Like any organization, lead-
ership filters down from the top,
and :the same can be said for
Johnston. She is active in pro
moting the Organization. both
locally within .the three member
clubs in the county (Stratford,
Listowel and South Perth) but
also beyond.
Johnston •got fieri start from al
cousin, .but_hotes that her par
en:ts, met ! ,through, Junior
'Farmers
Not only is it a social' clt b,,
but it' -gives plenty back to the.
community as well: '
Var the:' opportunities jou
can get through Junidr'Farmers,
you give and give but always
get out a lot.: more," she said.
Johnston explained( that corn..-:
munity betterment are , affilia-
tion requirements for the clubs,
anything ranging from agricul-
aural awareness, .conservation`or
a joint 4-H/junior` farmer pro-
ject. Their motto;
ro-ject..Their.motto stresses that to,
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