My 4-H/FFA Life, Exchange Trips, Petting Zoos, Awards and more
Date(s): April 26, 2006. Album by Vickey Gothot. Photos by V_Key/Dad. 1 - 58 of 58 Total. 4300 Visits.
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enlarge 167KB, 800x533 4 !! Your PET Dogs Kill !! (3) Stray, loose dogs got into our pet Ducks and killed 10 the first time, 7 this time. Dad tried to follow the dog all over going home but lost them.
enlarge 165KB, 800x533 5 This time Dad Tagged (shot) the lead bitch in the Ham String with my 22 rifle. They made a Bee-Line for home (1/2 Mile) Dad questioned the man in their yard. "Not My Dog _ it was in the house with me and just came out".
enlarge 82KB, 800x533 6 Dad said _ "If I were you I take the dog laying on the Porch to the Vet. It Licking it Ass where I Shot It".
"You shot MY DOG?" ""NO I SHOT THAT DOG _ Yours was In the house with you!""
enlarge 150KB, 790x800 7 Stray Family Dog chew the leg OFF this $2500. Ram while he was alive. Dad had to put him Down! California Law allows for 2X Damages = $5000.
enlarge 170KB, 800x747 8 Stray Family Dog cost their owner $5000.00. Plus they had to put cyclone fencing around 5 acres. Dogs dug out and were shot a week later.
enlarge 65KB, 800x533 9 CoCo my Money Making Milk Goat 2lbs Cheese per day @ $10+ per Lb (4H Donation)
enlarge 88KB, 800x531 10 Bath Time My steer tied to my Equipment Mover and being wet down
enlarge 66KB, 800x540 11 Aggie kid Learning to drive. Driving Tractor in MY first Hay Field. My FFA 15 acre Hay Project.
enlarge 55KB, 800x540 12 The Dust was bad
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enlarge 82KB, 800x533 17 One Ton (in Sacks) of my "Custom Steer Feed Mix" - At feeding time I ad Wet Beat Pulp and "Brewers Grain" (WBG) that was used to make beer. (I get the WBG for Free from Coastal Range Beer)
enlarge 73KB, 533x800 18 Judge looks my heifer over
enlarge 90KB, 800x533 19 Lady and I Dad made my Show Halter
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enlarge 56KB, 800x533 21 Jim Warren - Co-Owner - 101 Livestock Market Is a BIG 4-H/FFA Backer - - With his help I bought all my Markey Steers through the Auction http://www.101livestock.com I was allowed to sort through 100's of head to judge and pick-out my steers - for this I paid 1¢ per lb extra over the lots price
enlarge 59KB, 800x533 22 Don Silacci giving me THE First Place Carcass Class Award My Angus Market Steer Won a Blue Ribbon and Places Third Over All at Halter then Won the "Carcass Class" at the Fair - Yea Angus!
enlarge 58KB, 583x800 23 With "Vickey's Catch Pen Gazette" and it's Business Plan I won 2nd Place in the National FFA's 2000 Entrepreneurship Contest
enlarge 71KB, 800x343 24 Just a Photo of a Flower Flag
enlarge 120KB, 800x533 25 National Convention Speaker Danny Glover
enlarge 109KB, 800x533 26 The Silacci’s Feed Barn/Silacci Farms/Don Silacci helped support my 4-H, FFA Projects. Don's crew Cut, Bailed and Roadsided my Hay
enlarge 64KB, 800x533 27 View of the Misissippi from our room @ the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky (National FFA Convention)
enlarge 147KB, 800x533 28 I asked Marc to buy my lamb (Me - Marc and his family) they are Vegans. Marc is the Attorney for the Water District.
Marc Donated the Lambs meat back to our 4H Club for a Raffle
enlarge 142KB, 800x533 29 FFA National's
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enlarge 98KB, 800x533 31 A simple Thank You to your Buyer means so much. Total cost is less than $5.00
enlarge 97KB, 533x800 32 I won 1st place in the California State FFA Ag Entrepreneurship Contest – 2nd at the National Level
enlarge 85KB, 800x533 33 My Cattle set-up a Santa Clara County Fair
enlarge 82KB, 800x533 34 Santa Clara Co. Fair Dad told me that the first Animal through a Auction OFTEN Sells Cheap. "I" Stole this Reg. Heifer for 2 cents per lb under Market Price - I sold her at this Fair for Good Money.
enlarge 80KB, 800x533 35 Tack Area
enlarge 99KB, 800x533 36 My Angus Hefier "Lady" and me
enlarge 93KB, 800x533 37 California Award Banquet _ From here we went to the National FFA Covention at Louisville
enlarge 94KB, 533x800 38 FFA State Farmer Award
enlarge 86KB, 800x533 39 Catch Pen Media covered Californis Cattle PAC "96" at the Harris Ranch on highway 5
enlarge 106KB, 533x800 40 Big Basin My 4H Exchange Friend Rebekah (on Left, from Maryland) and I _ 1999
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enlarge 106KB, 800x533 49 Rebekah is one of my Best Friends _ She has been to California 2 times and I have been to Maryland 3 times _ I look forward to seeing her this year - 2007
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enlarge 103KB, 533x800 51 We are in a Live burnt out Tree - a quick afternoon trip from Santa Cruz
enlarge 97KB, 800x533 52 Cotton Rosser (on right) of Flying ~U~ Rodeos is a BIG Backer of the Jr. Livestock Auction at the Cow Palace
enlarge 85KB, 800x533 53 Cotton Rosser (on right) and ~U~ Rodeos are a BIG Backer of the Jr. Livestock Auction at Cow Palace
enlarge 75KB, 800x533 54 My Friend John (Yohn) the Autioneer
enlarge 93KB, 800x533 55 Rodeo Producer "Cotton Rosser" works hard to find Buyers to support the Juniors Livestock Auction. Thank You Cotton!
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enlarge 104KB, 800x533 57 The Pork Producers support their own at Cow Palace Auction
enlarge 72KB, 800x580 58 Gilroy, Ca. FFA Chapter Pen of Five - 1956 Dad is on the left, his middle weight steer is next held by Bob Felix.
