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Poultry Essay Contest

 

Updated 04/01/09


   Contest Description:

Rodney Dannehl, County 4-H Program Leader, in association with the NDSU Extension Service/Stark-Billings County, is sponsoring a poultry essay contest. A reasonable number of baby poultry (bantams, chickens, ducks or geese) will be given to interested and highly motivated youth winners. 

 

 

Contest Information:

 

* Applicant does not have to be a 4-H member to apply.

 

* Winners will be announced at the Stark-Billings County 4-H Round-Up.

 

* Delivery of  poultry will be arranged with the contest winners.

 

* The applicant will be expected to give a pair of young poultry to another interested youth the following year.

 

 

Poultry Essay Contest 

 

Please submit answers to the following questions on a sheet of paper; include applicant name, mailing address, city, state, zip, phone number, parent signature, applicant signature and date, and return to Rodney Dannehl at the address below:

 

  1. Please describe the facilities you have available for housing poultry.

  2. Do you have experience caring for poultry? If so, please share your experience and what you learned from it.

  3. Do you promise to retain ownership and care for the poultry for a minimum of two years following acceptance of the prize, and remain an active member of the 4-H poultry project?

  4. Will you allow Rodney Dannehl, a representative of the NDSU Extension Service/ Stark-Billings County to periodically check on your progress?

  5. Please write a short essay on a separate sheet of paper and include the following:

  • Why you want the poultry

  • How you will care for the poultry

  • What your future plans are for the poultry

  • What your related goals are

  “I strongly encourage each 4-H youth to consider each of these items closely and answer in their own words.”—Rodney

 

 

Return this sheet attached to essay answers by August 30:

 

       Rodney Dannehl

       County 4-H Program Leader

       PO Box 261

       South Heart ND 58655-0261

       phone: 701/677-3515

 

 

 

 

For more information contact:

 

Kurt Froelich, Extension Agent/Stark-Billings County
(701) 456-7665


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