Tree farm schedule and directions

Many thanks for the quick response which helped to make this schedule very easy:

Saturday		Sunday
Nicole Gavin	8-10	Olivia Zelvis
Elise McAllister		Megan Glattstein
Haylee McAllister
Sabrina Linskey
Becca	10-12	Tori Coyman
Merrie		Brendan Coyman
Alexa		Sophia
Jaime
Amanda
Catherine Jordan	12-2	Emilie Peavee
Casey Keohan		Shannon Hunt
Sarah Duffy		Sophia
Sarah DiVasta	2-4
Matt
Sydney

 

The address is 214R West Street, Duxbury, Ma.

Directions from Duxbury:  Take Route 3A North, turning left at the traffic light onto West Street.  The Christmas tree farm is about 1/2 mile on the right.

 

Directions from Marshfield:  Take 3A South, turning right at the traffic light onto West Street. The Christmas tree farm is about 1/2 mile down on the right.

 

Directions from Route #3:  Take Exit 11 to 14 East.  Bear right at the blinking light at the fork just past the police station  The Christmas tree farm is about 3/4 mile on the left (You are still on 14 aka West Street.)

 

Baked goods can be dropped off at the Hunt's on Friday if you choose.  Dress warm.  Wear your holiday gear.  See you then.

Start Your 4H Project Records

Meet at the Duxbury Library on Monday from 7-8pm.    I will introduce the new members to 4H records and show them where to find the information on the web.     All members who want to get started on their records are welcome.   Email me: kglatt@comcast.net  if you can come.

Kim Glattstein   

Duxbury Tree Farm

Our next fundraiser will be held the weekend of December 6th and 7th at the Tree Farm on Route 14 in Duxbury.  Please email mary.hunt@verizon.net with the time you will be available to work.  Everyone is asked to bake some holiday cookies and plate and wrap them in groups of 12 so that they will be easy to handle and sell in the cold weather.  Dress warm!  If you can, wear a fun Santa hat!  The working schedule will be posted on Wednesday evening. 

Farm Meeting and Helping out at the farm with the Girl Scouts.

Saturday's meeting at 8:30 am.   Please bring your Green Dairy book if you have one.

Novice information and activity:

Identifying the breeds of calves.
Review breed information sheets.
Fill in Dairy Breed Summary.
Name 3 of each of the O’Neil cows that match Holstein, Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Guernsey

Junior information and activity.   (Novices will work with the Juniors)

Review Identification methods on page 9.
Identify a calf by sketching both sides of the animal. page 8
Show and explain to the novices the ear tags.
Demonstration on tatooing a calve. **awaiting confirmation

Review problems that can occur through inproper cleaning of ear tag/tatooing equipment

Experienced Junior and Senior information and activity.

Scoring a Cow’s Body Condition
Dairy book 3 pages 5 - 7 and supplemental body scoring information from Purdue University.
Each girl pick one cow and prepare a score card for it. Review score cards with each other.

Please be at the farm this Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3:00 pm to help out with the dairy demonstrations for a Girl Scout visit. 

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