Name: Jessica Crawley, 16
Parents: Tim and Nikki Crawley
Hometown: Maysville, Ark.
4-H Club: Maysville 4-H Club
What is your 4-H project?
“My main project is dairy science which is showing and working with my Milking Shorthorns, pretty much an everyday thing. I also show one Holstein heifer and one commercial heifer. My secondary projects are gardening and foods and nutrition. I especially like making chocolate chip cookies from my grandmother’s recipe.”
How did you get started with 4-H?
“My dad and grandpa were part of 4-H so me getting started at 5 was natural. I still have my first cow, Mae, who is now 12.”
Favorite 4-H Moment and Awards: “When I was showing at the 2011 Dairy Days and the 2011 County Fair, I won Supreme Heifer and Supreme Cow at both shows. Last year at the County Fair my dry Shorthorn won superior over a milking Holstein and a milking Jersey. That just doesn’t happen so I was really happy.”
Family Farm: “I do everything but tractor work and breeding using AI. That means I feed the calves, milk, sort, vaccinate or whatever the day’s chores happen to be.”
Long-Term Goal: “My initial plan was to be a large and small animal vet, but I now know that I want a career in dairy and will perhaps take over our farm someday.”
Story and Photo by Terry Ropp
Editors Note: The incorrect picture was used in our September 2, 2013 issue in the Youth in Agriculture article featuring Jessica Crawley. The picture was actually of Ashley Ragsdale, of Pryor, Okla. We will feature Ashley’s story in an upcoming issue. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused.
