Well fellow you have hit a sore spot with the mentioning of 4-H. I am eighty years old and 4-H was big part of my youth. It was like a college education for me. I do not know how you have the idea 4-H is supported by the Government. 4-H is supported by the farm industries who donate large amounts of money for award for doing a good job. If you win one of the awards you earn it. In order win you have to excel in your chosen projects. Now the extension office is government supported and there purpose was help farmers adapt to new methods in farming. I went from farming with horses to modern equipment and the use of irrigation. You get what you learn of course, farmer did not use to be as smart as those of today. You can talk about your use of fertilizer. I was in 4-H at the end of World War II. There was a lot of Ammonium Nitrate left around the country as a 4-H member I was asked to take part in some research in cooperation with the State University. We were send a small sack of Ammonium Nitrate and told to measure of a certain length in a row of corn and to side dress it with the fertilizer. In the fall we weighed the corn off of that and a row unfertilized and sent the information to the University and that is one of the little reasons YOU use Nitrogen fertilizer. I never sold one of my Dairy Animal at a so called premium sale. I developed a Purebred Herd good enough that off spring of those animals still win at National Shows. It is the parents that have created the big sale prices. I won every state and National 4-H award that was available to me including judging livestock and demonstration talks.
Yes, today I question the need for Extension Office. If you go in and ask a question he will go to the computer and come back with a print out of information. You are supposed to be smart enough to use your computer.
Most of the 4-H leader are parent and they donate there time and receive no pay. 4-H now includes a lot of urban and city youth and they have a great choice of projects.
Most of the high price you hear about is from the FFA group. It is supported buy the School with the instructors on the school payroll. They are provided with a new Pickup and Goose Neck Trailer and complete shops and show facilities.
My family is in the fifths generation of 4-H work and have been to busy to run around and get in trouble. I am proud enough I will sign my name.
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