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"Judging teaches the kids to reason and make decisions on their own," Cara Newton, an agricultural economics graduate student and 4-H horse program assistant for the University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture, said.

Activities such as bathing or showering, doing the laundry and dishes, and cooking make a large contribution to the amount of water used indoors.

Citizens can do several things to help preserve their community's water supply.

"With moisture being the most serious short term concern, the market and trade picture for the second half of 1999 is becoming much more important," Craig Infanger, extension agricultural economist for the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.

"Our educational task force's goal is to have all producers finish their water quality act plan as well as learn about the proper application of this natural resource," Tony Pescatore, Extension poultry specialist, UK College of Agriculture

"From best management practices for logging to the maintenance and care of hardwood floors, and probably most things in between," said Dwayne Turner, special projects coordinator at Robinson Forest.

I like being in the kitchen. I like cooking. And most of all I like helping people. It makes me feel great inside. It's as simple as that." Charlene Thomas

"One new thing we are doing is testing different seeded Bermuda and Zoysia grasses and we have a number of those plots on display this year," said A.J. Powell, UK Extension turf specialist.

"I have been training agents for over seven years and this was the most integrated group of agents I have dealt with," noted Steve Issacs, Extension farm management specialist in the UK College of Agriculture.

Doug McLaren said the hands-on experience students get at camp is extremely valuable since these students will be future leaders in the forestry field.