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Nelson Atkins, Jr.
Of Flint Hill,
4-H’er Of The Month
It is with sincere pride that we present Nelson Atkins/ Jr., of Flint Hill as 4-H’er of the month. “Junior,” as he is known by in his community, is actually a senior when it comes to 4-H activities as he was one of-our first members to* enroll back in 1946, when 4-H was reactivated here in Rappahannock.
This fall Junior completed his eight years of 4-H work during which time he conducted an even dozen projects, all but one being meat animal. In 1947 he completed two projects, market hog and brood sow. Junior’s brood sow project covered three years with the famed registered Poland China, “Brass Lady” whose name became legend among the “Sears Roebuck Foundation” gilts. *If memory serves me correctly Brass Lady had twenty-odd off springs that Junior sold as breeders which improved swine herds all over ■ Rappahannock County.
In 1950 Junior broadened his project work in the poultry field and in 1952 started a sheep project. He has made money with each project with but one exception that being the first few months with sheep when his flock consisted entirely of lambs from which there naturally were no lambs by fall when record books hre turned in. His net 4-H earnings have been $658.90 plus $21 in cash awards. Junior has com■ pleted in county and area shows with success and in addition has been a membef of’the Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Judging Team. This year Junior was de(See
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