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Ayrshire breeders request entries for chain calf contest

DILLSBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Ayrshire Breeders' Association is holding a chain calf contest, open to youths from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginia who are between the ages of 8-14 as of January 1, 2013. Youths must currently be or be willing to become a member of the Pennsylvania Ayrshire Breeders' Association. They must also write a short essay telling why they would like to own a registered Ayrshire calf and what they would do to care for it. For an entry form and complete rules, go to www.paayrshires.org., or you can email Dan Baumgardner at wildcowz@hughes.net to request a copy of the forms. Entries are due April 1. For more information, please contact Dan at 717-432-3169.