The Citizen, 2019-05-23, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019.
By Evy Verschaeve
The second meeting of the South
Huron 4-H Sheep Club was held on
May 12 at the Verschaeve family
farm, just outside of Blyth. The
overcast day wasn’t a damper on
members’ moods as they showed up
one by one and put on their clear
biosecurity boots. By 6:45 p.m. all
of the members had arrived and the
meeting got underway.
As usual, the meeting was opened
by President Grace Hallahan. The
roll call for the meeting was, “what
is the breed of your lamb and what is
its name”. There was a variety of
sheep breeds listed, along with a
multitude of names.
After the initial formalities were
taken care of, the club split into two
groups based on the age and judging
experience. The two groups then
split apart and practised judging an
array of classes that they will face at
the judging competition on June 8.
Members used their critical eye to
judge the structure and strength in
market kids, uniformity and
cleanliness in grain corn, muscle and
squareness in market lambs, and
body capacity and leg strength in
dairy heifers.
Once all classes had been judged
and reasons had been given by each
member as to why they placed the
class in the order that they did, the
entire club met up again in the sheep
barn, where member and host for the
night, Evy Verschaeve, talked about
the different breeds that are present
on the farm. The flock consists
mostly of rideau, charolais and ile de
france cross ewes.
Lastly, in the fading light of the
barn, Verschaeve caught a show
lamb from a previous year and
demonstrated how to set up a sheep
in the show ring, whilst also giving
extra showing tips for members.
The members then convened in a
better lit shed to end the meeting
with the 4-H motto and snacks
provided by the McMichael and
Hallahan families.
The next meeting will be held on
June 2 at the Hallahans’ farm.
4-H Club meets
Learning
The South Huron 4-H Sheep Club met last week at the Verschaeve family farm just outside of
Blyth to learn a thing or two about judging at its second meeting of the season. (Photo submitted)
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