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ers but also the farmers in the county.
My time in 4-H has been dotted with many ups and downs. For several years my swine projects did not reach the minimal ending weight and I was stuck with a couple extra pigs. A lot of people wonder, “Why didn’t you just get out when you had nothing-no facilities and equipment?” I guess that my answer is, “It’s all part of the learning experience.”
If I had quit 4-H several years ago when I literally had nothing—no permanent facilities, breeding stock, etc.— I would have never gained the countless lessons that I did these past several years.
If it had not been for the 4-H, those downs would have cost a whole lot more and those ups would have been far less lucrative. The lessons that I learned in 4-H not only effect my character as a businessperson, but also in the other spheres of my life.
(For more information regarding the Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club, contact the Rappahannock Extension Office or Jim Massie at 9375361. Meetings are held every third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Extension Office.)
Kevin Riedel
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