Fourth graders were recently encouraged to participate in the 2024 Tattnall Farm Bureau Ag Essay Contest, with these essays recently judged on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at the Farm Bureau office in Reidsville. The essays were asked to center on the theme of "Farming as a Business."
Considerable thought went into many of the entries submitted, and first place winner overall was Quinn Camper, a student in Ms. Tara Graham's fourth grade class at South Tattnall Elementary School (STES), with her title of "Farm to Table." She received $75 for her win and another $75 for her teacher for supplies.
Second place winner was Arianna Corral, in Ms. Elizabeth James' fourth grade class at North Tattnall Elementary School (NTES), and her essay was titled, "Corral Family Farm." She was awarded $50 for her win along with $50 for her teacher for supplies.
Third place winner was Gabe Bell, a student in Ms. Haley Wallace's fourth grade class at Pinewood Christian Academy (PCA), with his story on his family farm, "Bell Farms." He received an award of $25 and his teacher also received $25 for supplies.
These students are congratulated on their writings' content, adherence to the theme, originality, and reader appeal. The AG Essay Contest is coordinated by Wanda Mosley Sapp.
Their winning essays are as follows:
1st Place, Quinn Camper, in Ms. Tara Graham’s 4th Grade Class of South Tattnall Elementary School (STES)
Farm to Table
You might believe that this job is simple, right? You just grow and collect crops then sell them to restaurants. Well, it’s way more complicated. First, you need to have enough money to buy land to plant the crops, stuff like a tractor and a machine to water the crops to collect and care for them, and seeds for carrots, wheat, potatoes, corn, etc. Next, you need to plant and care for the crops for months until they finish growing. You also need to keep the crops safe from bugs, who will eat them, and natural disasters. Then, you need to gather and prepare the corps for selling like washing them and throwing out crops that went bad. Lastly, you need to supply the restaurants by collecting the crops and giving them to the restaurant for money.
2nd Place, Arianna Corral, in Ms. Elizabeth James’ 4th Grade Glass of North Tattnall Elementary School (NTES)
Corral Family Farm
Mooooooooo is what you’ll hear at the Corral family farm. The Corral family farm has a lot of animals, such as cows, horses, chickens, chicks, ducks, rabbits, and much more. Don’t worry, my farm is safe, family friendly. We also have a petting zoo, too. You can feed some of the animals, also. You can ride the horses. I bet you’ll call this a family business. If you forget, my name is Arianna. Also, we have a tour guide who will show you around. We also have a picture booth so you can take pictures of your family. And if you have kids, we have a kids’ area for them to play. We have some some food for you to eat. Come to our events. We have one every holiday. Moooo!!! Quack quack!!! Meeee!!! Beeee!!! Sorry, I have to go feed the animals. I hope you learned a lot about my family farm. See you next time. Bye!!!
3rd Place, Gabe Bell, in Ms. Haley Wallace’s 4th grade Class at Pinewood Christian Academy (PCA)
Bell Farms
Agribusiness is very important for our area. My family has a farm, and our whole family works on it. We grow cotton, pecans, peanuts, pine trees, and corn. I help my dad on the farm. We do cows. My brother and I help feed the cows. We sell our old cows and get new cows. I have to hook up farm equipment. I have to get tools to work. When something breaks, we have to fix it. We have to fertilize the crops, or they don’t grow. We use a hard hose to water our crops. When we work pine trees, we put bark on our beds. We also cut hay. We feed the cows at least two hay bales a day. If we give them old hay, they get sick. We have been running our farm since 1960 to now. We do all this farming to make a good living.
