Youth Pages: Speeches, Service, and Sheep

Meaghan fitting her sheep at the Hammond Fair. Photo courtesy of Meaghan Pierce.

I have been in 4-H for 4 years.  I enjoy making and showing my projects.  In 4-H, you get to try different activities like public presentations and community service.  In public presentations, you pick a topic, create a speech about it, and present it to an audience.  In community service, you do voluntary service for the benefit of the community.  I enjoy 4-H very much.  Everything about it is fun.  But I think one of the most fun things about 4-H is showing sheep.

My family owns a Suffolk sheep farm and I have grown up among the animals there.  My 2-year old sheep’s name is Florence, and I’ve been showing her at county fairs.  We raise meat sheep, but also raise chickens and a calf each year.  Life on a farm is hard work, but it is also fun. I have chores to do every day, and I have to have patience around the animals.  There is also time for fun, like jumping in the haymow, and playing with the baby lambs.  A farm is a great place to be a 4H-er.

For more information on the 4-H Sheep project visit http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/4H/sheep