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4-H has
big day
at fair
By Hilary Lewis
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
The walls of the CulpeperMadison-Rappahannock Farm Show's Homemaker's Building were lined with delicate crafts ' and baked goods. Next door, the sounds of roosters and hens echoed through the poultry barn.
Up the hill, inside the sale bam, children's hands gripped the necks of their favorite sheep, guiding it in the direction of the judge. When it was time to name best in show, only one received the prized trophy, sure to be placed on a shelf badt home.
For the hundreds of people who attended and participated in this year's Farm Show, held July 4 through 9 at Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises, these sights and sounds mean more than a blue or red ribbon. They are a continuation of rural tradition, passed down through generations, meant to build values and stress the importance of a simpler time.
For Sarah Platts, an assistant judge in the homemaker's competition, the Farm Show is about remembering that time and embracing a country way of life.
"You don't see stuff like this in bigger dries. People there don't realize where the chicken or beef that they eat comes from," she said. "The people that bring their crafts here didn't create this stuff on a computer. They sat down and took time to make it"
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