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GRAND CHAMPION STEER at the
Solanco Fair Thursday is shown by John
Solanco Fair Dairy Show
Has Best Quality Ever
‘ The best cow classes we evei
had' was the way an obseivei
of the Solanco Fair Daily Show
descubed the event Wednesday
afternoon With quality running
dow n the larger-than-usual class
es. ]udge Raymond Seidel, fiom
Richland, chose his first place
aged cow shown by Ira Welk,
Quarry ville R 3, as the gland
champion of the Holestem show.
The milky, four-year-old. Brook
side Bond Re Re, was just fresh
a few days and Seidel said she
“looks like she is going to work ”
Reserve champion honors and
grand champion of the Junior
Holstein Show was Groffdale
Marquis Jill, an upstanding,
black, two-year old cow for Carol
Groff, Quanyville R 3 Miss
Groff’s sister Snaron had the re
serve junior champion
In the Guernsey show, the
Fied Crider family took home a
fist full of ribbons, winning first
place in every class except two
where they had no entries
Debia, 11, topped the family
affair with her junior yearling,
beating her brother Allen 13, tor
Farm Calendar
Sunday, September 21
21-25—National Association of
Ag Agents meet, Atlantic
City
Monday, September 22
22 2S—Pa. All-Amencan Daily
Show, Harrisburg (see sch
eduls page 17)
Tuesday, September 23
23-25—Pa. Millers' and Feed
dealers’ Assn meets Hotel
Yorktowne, Yoik
730 p m,—Garden Spot Young
Farmers meet, Vo-Ag
Room.
8 00 p.m.—Lancaster County Ex
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the championship Showing his
foui-year-old cow, Allen took the
leserve championship and the
best udder class. Ricky, 10, start
ed the day off foi the family with
a first place winner in the Junioi
Calf Class Allen also showed the
fii st place senior calf and Diane,
12, had the two-year-old cow
Evanghst Tnsmas Mai me, the
fi'-st place two-year-old in the
Jersey Show was the grand
champion for Roger Shaub,
Quarryville Rl, and Tom Aaron,
Quanyville Rl had the champion
in the Junior Division with Epic
Spnngbrook Valerie Vaion also
had both reseive champion ani
mals
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Rural Youth
Awards Made
To encourage participation of
Youth of southern Lancaster
County in the Solanco Fair, a
special Ruial Youth Contest
is held each year in which the
youth having the highest score
is awarded special prizes. Any
boy or girl may enter any de
partment, division or class of
the Fair and he or she is award
ed points according to number
of entries and placing in the
class when judged.
Winners this year were
named as follows and were sche
duled to receive their prizes
Friday night at the Fan
BOYS
1 Scott Ki eider, 2, William
Heishey; 3, Scott Mull, 4, Tom
Aaron, 5, David Witmer, 6, Ken
Deaiolf; 7, Robert Young, 8,
Matt Young
GIRLS
1. Esther Herr; 2, Pat Rein
hart; 3, Jean Redcay, 4, Cindy
Baughman
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, September 20,1969
Enck. The Hereford 4-H steer named
“Billy” weighed 910 pounds L F Photo
Lampeter, Ephrata
And Harrisburg Have
Events Next Week
A full schedule of events aie
set to occupy county farmeis
; next week as two local fairs, and
state national dauy events take
the stage
NOTICE: Lancaster Fanning
will have a booth at Lampeter
Fair next week with photographs
of the 1968 Fair and a Mystery
Farm Contest. Visitors to the
booth are invited to try for the
$25 cash prize.
For the local faim youth, it’s
the State Junior Dairy Show in
Harrisburg starting off on Mon
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RANDY RANCK and his champion fat
hogs at the Solanco Fair. Thursday. Randy
is 11-years-old. His champions are cross-
Hereford 4-H Steer Named
“Billy” Takes Fair Show
A meaty, Coloiado bred 4-H
Herefoid named “Billy” walked
away with the championship at
the Solaneo Fair Steer Show
Thuisday for John Enck, son
of Mr and Mrs Richard Enck,
Holtwood R 1 The steer weigh
ing 910 pounds was first in the
heavyweight breed class and
won the bleed championship
Reserve champion of the
show was the champion Angus
shown by Shirley Craig, Netting
ham R 2 Shirley’s steer weighed
900 pounds and was the first
place in the heavyweight Angus
class
Shirley Landis had the re
seive champion Heiefoid with
the first place lightweight steei
Poultry Tour Reminder
Another reminder on the Lan
caster County Poultiv Tour
scheduled to go to the NEPPCO
Show at Atlantic City was given
by chairman John Hess this
week
The one day trip will leave
the Farm and Home Center
Parking lot on October 15 at
6 30 am. and return the same
night. Cost for this trip is SlO
which includes transportation
and the Expo Registration
A two-day tour will also leave
at the same time and stay over '
the next day Cost for the two
day tour is $3B per person and 1
this includes transportation, ]
hotel room wtih two persons 1
per room, Expo registration, 1
tips, Luncheon, etc
Hess said reservations must ]
be made by October 1 to Mrs *
Efaul McGarvey, 379 W Rose- .
ville Road, Lancaster or call 1
397-1543. 1
fared Yorkshire, Hampshire and Landrace
gilts. L. F. Photo
$2.00 Per Tear
and Don Donvart had the re
serve champion Angus following
Enek in the heavyweight class.
The top Shorthoi n was shown
by John Martin and Ken Dear
oif had the top Charolais
In the fitting contest, Carol
Walter was fust in the younger
contestants and Judy Thompson
was top in the older youth class.
Ed Weidman was first in the
joungers membei’s showman
ship contest and Kay Weaver
was named the best showman in
the older youth group
The winning placings are as
follows
ANGUS
Lightweight, Jim Thompson;
Fied Edwards, Joe Shank, Bar
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Randy Ranck’s
Hogs Top
Solanco Show
A sixth grade student at the
■ Swaft Junior High School took
home the grand champion
rosette and trophy for having
the best pair of fat hogs at the
Solanco Fair Thursday
Randy Ranch, 11-year-old son
of Mr and Mrs Lester Ranch,
Quarryville R 2, won with home
bred gilts that were crossbred
of Yorkshire, Hampshire and
Landrace bloodlines They were
the first place medium weight
hogs weighing 215 pounds each.
Reserve champion fat hogs
were shown by Scott Kreider,
son of Mr and Mrs Allen
Kreider, Quarryville Rl. Scott
is an eleventh grade FFA stu
dent at Solanco. His Yorkshire
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