East Sounding Creek 4H Club

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By Coleman Norris

It’s November 9, and we are down in the infield at the Big Country Ag building, wedged between tow bucking chutes sits the C.A.R.A weigh scale. “It’s weigh-in time baby!” The East Sounding Creek 4H members began pulling up with their calves in tow at around 10:00 am. “And let me tell you my colleagues did not disappoint with their selection of beef projects”.

The East Sounding Creek 4h club weighed in a whopping 28 show steers, with another 17 carcass steers and 11 heifer projects. This year is already starting to shine with the average Show steers weighing 694 lbs, and our Carcass steers averaging 707 lbs. “This should make for interesting halter breaking in the coming weeks. There is no doubt these young 4-Hers will get the job done and be one step closer to show day.”

After we completed weighing in all the calves we were fortunate enough to have Kristen Ritson-Bennett a Blue Rock feed specialist who gave us an informative address on feed and cattle health. Giving us guidelines to follow on properly boosting feed to the calves’ growth and maintaining a consistent food source. “These calf projects are sure to shine with all the particulars we have learned.”

This is Coleman Norris saying “do yourself a favor and put some beef on your plate!”