LEARNING TO WRANGLE : ANIMALS BOOST STUDENT FARM POPULATION.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer Rudy and Lady, the newest additions to the six-acre farm at Rosamond High School, are slowly getting acquainted with their handlers, the school's nearly 100 agriculture students. Rudy, a whiteface-Black Angus crossbreed bull calf A stupid fellow. See also: Bull , and Lady, a Black Angus crossbreed cow, along with four Suffolk sheep Suffolk sheep, relatively large breed, developed in England, well-known for its high quality meat. Considered to be a recent introduction to the United States, the breed has many desirable qualities and is becoming widely accepted there. , were donated to the school by Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Equestrian Center owners Joe and Marie Delia. ``When I grew up, I loved animals, but I came from a family that didn't have the money to give me a horse,'' said Joe Delia, 49. ``I want kids to enjoy some of the things I didn't have to enjoy at that age.'' The animals were donated with the stipulation An agreement between attorneys that concerns business before a court and is designed to simplify or shorten litigation and save costs. During the course of a civil lawsuit, criminal proceeding, or any other type of litigation, the opposing attorneys may come to an agreement that they not be butchered, so students will work with and train the animals to become part of their petting zoo. ``They will tame them down for a petting zoo. They haven't been worked with too much,'' said Cindy Nelson Cynthia "Cindy" Nelson (born August 19, 1955) is an American former alpine skier from Lutsen, Minnesota. World Cup victories Date Location Race 13 January 1974 Grindelwald Downhill december 21 1974 Saalbach Downhill march 1 1975 Garibaldi Giant Slalom , agriculture teacher and Future Farmers of America adviser at Rosamond High. Nelson placed the value of the animals at more than $3,000. Students will halter halter the simplest form of restraint for the head of farm animals. Comprises a poll strap, a nose band and a halter shank that brings the ends of the nose band together under the mandible. Made of leather or cotton or manila rope. break the bull calf, cow and two lambs, which requires training the animals to be led by a rope, Nelson said. ``Right now, they put the halter on the bull calf, and he takes off running,'' pulling the students behind him, Nelson said. ``They call it sand surfing.'' The 7-month-old bull calf now weighs between 700 and 900 pounds, and full-grown, it will weigh between 1,200 and 1,500 pounds, said Robin Reichard, a 16-year-old sophomore agriculture student. Reichard said he and the other students will make a trailer for the calf to pull for giving children hay rides. The petting zoo was part of the annual Armed Forces Day parade, and in February it will be featured during Farm Day at elementary schools in the Southern Kern Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. . ``I feel that's a bigger step to make the farm a little better,'' Reichard said of the donation. ``We will have better animals out there, and have something for kids to do and more animals for the petting zoo.'' The donated animals join the farm's nine sheep, eight ducks, four boars, eight sows and five piglets, Nelson said. The farm also contains a swine facility, a greenhouse and a duck pond A duck pond is a pond for ducks and other water birds. Often such ponds are artificial and ornamental in nature, in public parks for example. Sometimes they may be less ornamental, in a farmyard for example. Some duck ponds are purposefully built for the shooting of duck. . It's a community farm where 4-H'ers can house their animals, Nelson said. Joe Delia said he will miss his animals, but that he knows they will be well taken care of. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--color) Rosamond High teacher Cindy Nelson, left, joins students Cody Martell and Jason Burbach in greeting additions to the school's farm. (2--color) Robin Reichard, 16, left, and Cody Martell, 15, handle sheep donated Tuesday. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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