CATTLE WOMAN, Farm City Week

Good Morning! Yesterday I hosted the Cattle Woman's

monthly meeting and lunch. We talked about the

usual business, and an event that we participated in last

week at the Chico State Farm.

"Farm City Week" is held each year and consist of several

evens around the area, with a big dinner dance to finish

out the week. The Cattle Woman help with a program

that's held at the University Farm, were 300 3rd graders

from around our county are turned lose on the cows,

sheep, hogs and college students. It's good for all of them.

The students, teachers and parents take a tour of the farm,

( guided by the college students)

where they get to see all the different animals.

Then they go threw several stations were they inter act

with local farmers. (Rice, Dairy, Bees, Almonds and so on)

Diane and I talk to the kids about beef byproducts.

Showing them what part of the cow are used in house hold

items, medical and food items other than meat and dairy.

The Cattle Woman sponsors a "Create a Cow" contest.

A few weeks before the farm tour the classes are given

materials and teaching plans. They then enter a

poster, showing the information that they have learned.

They bring the poster to the farm and Sharon checks

them in and then they are judged

The winning class gets a pizza party and there

are also cash awards.

They use to actually make a "Cow "on a four foot wooden

frame that Diane and her husband Stan would build and

then haul all over the county to the different schools.

"A lot of work", but really cute.

Every kid get a chance to rope with the Young Cattlemen.

Sara and Tammie show them cowboy equipment

and then they each get to set in a saddle.

It's a great day, the kids enjoy it and so do we.