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Sue inspects a corn field behind the Kauffman dairy barn this week.
Sue Kauffman
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tion All-American in 1967. The
animal' was also reserve grand
champion 4-H animal at the
county level as both a two year
«Ad and four year old.
These awards were all earned
while Sue was Showing the an
imal.
The Kauffman's have lived at
the present 110 acre farm with
in a mile of Rheems for the past
nine years. Before that, they
farmed at Landisville, where
Sue spent her first eight years.
A recent graduate of Elizabeth
town High School, she plans to
take the general course for just
one year at Southeastern Bible
Birmingham, Alabama,
in the xoming year.
Plans-after that aren’t definite.
She does hope to get married
and have a family sometime.
While she might consider leaving
dairying, she “won't live in the
city”
Sue is very active in her i
church. Marietta Congregational
Bible Church. She is a mem
ber of the youth fellowship,
sings in the adult church choir,
and in the youth trio and duet,
is a camp counsellor in the sum
mer, and teaches nursery school
for the church.
She was recently named Penn
sylvania Distinguished Mem
ber of the Pennsylvania Holstein
Association. This is a state
award based on competition
with youths on Holstein farms
throughout the state It involv
ed scrapbook competition, show
awards, animal pedigrees and
value of herd
Already Sue has accumulated
eight Holstems including her
outstanding Topper Three of
the animals are milking
Active on the farm, she helps
cnake hay and milks every eve
ning, in addition to her activities
in the show ring She makes
about eight shows a year, mostly
at the state and local levels, with
about one national show a year.
She was a member of the 4-H
dairy judging team which went
to Penn State last year and
she’s trying out again this year.
Her hobbies include sewing.
She sew the majority of her
clothing, including the gown she
wore Tuesday night
She likes to ride her horse
Buck.
She also likes to swim at the
pool in Mount Joy and at Mt.
Gretna lake. She likes to go to
the shore.
But she notes that she’s
“pretty busy on the farm” and
it’s difficult to find time for
her hobbies
Her parents add that she likes
to talk on the phone
The Kauffman farm is almost
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stuctly a dairy operation Her
hi other Steve, nine years old,
a fourth grader at Rheems Ele
mentary School, does have a few
rabbits And there are some
dogs and cats.
But 110 head of registered
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Holsteins, including 50 milking
cows, is the center of the opera
tion. Bob Kauffman sells breed
ing stock including bulls, heif
ers and cows.
Besides the 110 acres, some
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