ADay: The Early Years

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A-Day The Early Years
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A-Day is the annual agricultural show put on each
spring since 1949 by the students of the college.
It is the premiere event of the school year,
eagerly anticipated by the campus community and
the local community as well. The A-Day program
consists of exhibits and demonstrations involving
every major at the college. A-Days have featured
exhibitions of poultry, livestock and farm
machinery along with flower shows, milking
contests and log sawing contests. All the work
for A-Day, including planning and preparation, is
done by the students.
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The 1949 best of show in the dairy cattle
division.
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The first prize winner in the work horse division.
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Contestants in the beard growing contest, 1953.
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The log sawing contest.
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Preparing the dairy cattle for the show ring in
1956.
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The 1959 grand champion hog takes a victory lap.
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The farm machinery exhibition has been a part of
A Day from the beginning.
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The hand milking contest provided lots of laughs.
Those are coke bottles the contestants are
holding, not milking pails.
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Now, will you please stay out of the dirt until
the judging is over!
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A Day even had its own poultry queen!
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Testing out the ornamental horticulture exhibit.
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A Day isnt just for four-legged creatures the
two-legged ones get in the act as well!
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Its a pigs life!
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Everyone has a first A Day.
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Bah for now! See you in the Spring!
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Harry Hopkins driving the six horse hitch and
wagon. This was the climax of the A Day show.
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Coordinator Peter Kupersmith Design/ Layout
Nancy DAquinoResearch/ Archivist Mary Jane
SergeantMusical Orchestration Larry Bachtell
A Day The Early Years
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