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I remember fondly my 4-H, county fair days from back in the day. (Original Post) Ptah Jul 2012 OP
If you ever spent time with a Jersey cow.... hlthe2b Jul 2012 #1
Love that picture! grntuscarora Jul 2012 #2
Yeah, me too. Like the time I refused to kill a mouse to disect it. I named him Lucky. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #3
I built an electric motor from scratch. Archae Jul 2012 #4

hlthe2b

(102,283 posts)
1. If you ever spent time with a Jersey cow....
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 05:05 PM
Jul 2012

You'd swear you'd met the biggest, sweetest, most beautiful faced creature ever (although the bulls can be a little feisty)...


He's got himself a good one (even if it isn't a Jersey)....

grntuscarora

(1,249 posts)
2. Love that picture!
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 06:13 PM
Jul 2012

I've a 15-year old and 8-year old in 4-H and they love it. Their fair opens next week.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
3. Yeah, me too. Like the time I refused to kill a mouse to disect it. I named him Lucky.
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 07:08 PM
Jul 2012

He lived a long life. I quit 4-H right then and there. It shouldn't be a shock that I'm a long-time vegetarian.

Archae

(46,328 posts)
4. I built an electric motor from scratch.
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 07:17 PM
Jul 2012

Made it of high-gauge wire for the framework and armature, and copper wire taken off an old TV coil.

Got a blue ribbon!

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