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Impact Report
| For plan | Youth Development (Colfax County) |
| Date | October 30, 2009, 5:15 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Livestock Projects Clinics Livestock is a large part of the Colfax County 4-H Program. The agent assisted the local veterinarian in a Steer Cliping Clinic held March 28 at a local Veterinary clinic in Raton, with six participants. The youth were given hands on training on how to wash, blow dry, and clip a steer. They were also given information on what, how, and when to feed your steer. The agent was responsible for helping the younger members clip their steers. Tagging The Colfax County agent along with the 4-H agent held two separate steer tagging dates throughout Colfax County. The first one was in Springer, followed by the Raton tagging where a represenative from Expo New Mexico was present to assist with the retinal scanning for the animals that were to be shown at the New Mexico State Fair. A second series of livestock tagging dates was set for the other species. A total of sixteen market steer, three breeding heifer, eight market goat, one dairy goat, twelve market lamb, and eighteen market swine exhibitors tagged for the County Fair. Spring Livestock Show The agent assised with the set up and coordination of the annual Spring Livestock Show at the Colfax County Fair Grounds in Springer. The agent was responsible for seeking donors for the trophies and ordering the trophies for the show. Along with this the agent and the 4-H agent prepared the arena, announced the event, and was one of the ring stewards. The Colfax county Spring Livestock Show had eleven exhibitors. There were participants from Colfax and Mora counties. The show gave the youth the opportunity to determine the necessary work left to focus on in the weeks remaining before the county fair. Colfax County Fair The Colfax County Fair in Springer, at the Colfax County Fair Grounds, started off with the Queens contest where the agent helped set up, judge the presentations, and worked the arena for the competition. The agent was responsible for accepting 48 entries for the livestock projects, assisted the weigh masters, helped with the breaking of classes, arena preparation, typing of the sale sheet, and the cleaning of the grounds. The agent was responsible for selling tickets at the gate for the rodeo and bbq, setting up the Jr. livesttock sale ring, cashier for the sale, and coordinated which animals were to be sent where for processing or donation. Participation held strong this year with sixteen beef, two heifers, fourteen lambs, twenty four swine, twelve goats, competiting at the county fair. The junior livestock sale faired well with $109,000 going back to Colfax County youth. Overall, the numbers of animals have held steady from last year, however the number of market goats in the sale was up. New Mexico State Fair The agent went to Expo New Mexico to help the members and the parents with their livestock projects. The agent helped hip hight steers for the New Mexico Bred and Raised Show and was the ring steward for the New Mexico Bred and Raised Show. Following this show the agent was in charge of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Showmanship Contest. The agent assisted with the classification of the market steers for the New Mexico State Fair and with the reading of the tattoos for the heifer show. The agent was also a ring steward for the market steer show and the heifer show. The agent assisted with the calf scramble contest to help make the human wall to block off half the arena in Tingley Coliseum at Expo New Mexico. |