GRAND CHAMPION ZEB VS

A LOCAL 13-YEAR-OLD HAS TAKEN HIS INTEREST IN RAISING CHICKENS TO THE STATE FAIR LEVEL, AND COME IN AS GRAND CHAMPION. ZEB GNEHM (FROM WATSONVILLE) SAYS HE HAS 85 CHICKENS AND WON THE EGG JUDGING COMPETITION. HE SAYS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT CHICKENS IS THEY MAKE REALLY GOOD ALARM CLOCKS. THE TEENAGER SAYS HE HAS A NUMBER OF REASONS WHY HE LIKES NEW HAMPSHIRES BEST. IN HIS OPINION THEY ARE DUAL-PURPOSE BIRDS, GOOD AT EGG-LAYING AND AS MEAT. ZEB, WHO SAYS HE NEVER GIVES HIS CHICKENS SCRAPS FROM THE TABLE, IS EXHIBITING THIS WEEK AT THE MONTEREY COUNTY FAIR AND PLANS TO ALSO BE AT THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FAIR.