—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 15, 1972
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Elizabeth Herr, Narvon RD2, shows the banner she won He is Michael R. Ackley, son of
Thursday for exhib.ting the grand champion 4-H pen of three westheld, RD3, -nogaCountyHe
market lambs at the Farm Show Thursday. The champion received the award at the
lamb on the left couldn’t believe the frills on the banner association’s 43rd convention in
weren’t good to eat, like hay.
Dowingtown Jerseys Place at Farm Show
The top entn In Southeastern Seeds, third .Jonestown, third Cow 5 and Over
PcnnsvKama farmers in Jersey Heifer Calf Denise K An- Mildred Seeds, third
(lain cattle open class events at dnen, Westchester, third Junior Open Get of Sire Maple Lane
the Farm Shov^U ednesdav was a Year Heifer Maple Lane Farms, third Dairy Herd
icservc champion bull shown by Farm, Jonestown, fourth Junior Mildred Seeds, third Best Three
Mildred Seeds, 1208 Seeds Lane, Get ol Sire Maple Lane Farm, Females Mildred Seeds, third
Dowingtown third Produce of Dam Mildred
Most other top Jersey awards Dry 3or 4 Maple Lane Seeds, third,
were captured by the Huntsdale Farms, second Dry Cows sor
stock Farm ol Carlisle RDS over - Maple Lane Farms, nivi-a™
Local winners by class in- third Heifer 2 and Under 3 - H W fpr r!tf v
tluded Mildred Seeds, third and fourth Adrien West Chester second-
Bull Call - Mildred E Seeds, r ow 4 an d Under s _ M.ldrpd V Vf st , Chester, second,
i.rst Yearl.ng Bull Mildred Seeds, second, Donald J Blouch, mdstown, MrT 8 n™
m'' a " d !f r \ G r. a ' d Thursday. The animal lathe one which won
hfi Us .isTu k ' ad ' he to P Honors at the Lampeter Fair,
best shorthorn at the 4-H beef show
Elizabeth Herr Wins
In 4-H Pen of Lambs
In 4-H sheep events at the Kathleen Oonough, Manheim in the Hampshire class, was Tim
Farm Show Thursday, Elizabeth KD4, captured both first places in Bushong, Columbia RD2, who
Herr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs the single and pen of three 4-H took second in the individual
Robert Herr, won the 4-H grand classes. She was showing judging of 4-H lambs. Carol
champion pen of three lambs Shropshires. Bushong, Columbia RD2, was
with her Dorsets. second with her pen of three
One year ago, she earned the
same title but was showing
Cheviots
The champion Dorset ewe was
also shown by "Elizabeth in 4-H
breeding classes while in the
open show market lamb class she
took still another championship
with her Dorset wether
Kenneth Brubaker, showing
Hampshire lambs, had the
champion Hampshire ewe m
breeding classes
The son of Mr. and Mrs Clyde
Brubaker, he took two reserve
championship awards.
His Hampshire lambs were
named reserve champion in
dividual and reserve champion
pen of three
It was the third consecutive
year he has won the reserve
champion pen of three title ami
the second year in a row he has
taken reserve honors with an
individual lamb He also had the
reserve champion Hampshire of
the open wether class
heil^ l , R P 4 ’ Kenneth Brubaker, Lancaster, shows his reserve grand
placed second in class with his . . ...... , , , '. k . . . . j..
Suffolk lamb and third with his champion individual market lamb. Brubaker also had the
pen of three Suffolk lambs m 4-H reserve grand champion pen of three in 4-H competition
judging. Thursday.
Tioga Co. Youth Named State Star Farmer
A 17-year-old Tioga County
youth this week was named Star
Farmer for 1972 the highest
agriculture award possible
through the Pennsylvania FFA
Association.
Placing just behind Brubaker ' Dorsets,
also manages to keep up with his
school work and finds time to
assume positions of active
leadership m the local and county
FFA Michael has also served as
president of the local 4-H and vice
president of the Tioga County 4-H
Council
The Star Farmer Award puts
Ackley in the running for ad
ditional honors later this year. He
will represent Pennsylvania in
September in competition for the
title of Star Farmer of the North
Atlantic Region against similar
winners from the 12 northeastern
states.
Competing against Ackely this
year for the State Farmer title
were: Nelson . Martin, East Earl
RDI; Edward C Walters,
Columbus RDI, Warren County,
While accomplishing this, he Fu * on County 61 ”’
Belgian Horse Results
the Forum of the Education
Building
Michael is a senior at
Cownaesque Valley Joint High
School. Mike lives with his
parents and two brothers, Phil,
age 17, and Steve, age 9, on a 500
acre dairy farm plus some rented
acreage Registered Holstein
cattle are the “bread and butter”
of the family operation. At the
present time, they have 150 head
of dairy cows, heifers, and
calves.
In addition to helping with the
lamily operation, Michael has
developed his own farming
program to include: 7 cows, 6
heifers, 6 calves, 50 head of
swine, 15 acres of buckwheat, 10
acres of wheat, and 5 acres of
In the Belgian horse com
petition at the Farm Show this
week, Lancaster and Lebanon
entries took several top spots
Donnie Dorwart
Has Top Steer
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before winning over champions
in the Hereford, Charolais and
Shorthorn breeds to capture the
top prize
Robert Hess, Mountville, had
the champion Shorthorn, a roan
colored animal which was tops at
the Lampeter Fair.
The reserve champion Shor
thorn was shown by Karen High,
Leola. Both top Shorthorn’s were
sired by a bull from the herd of
Carl Herr, 840 Penn Grant Road,
Lancaster
Elaine Herr, 840 Penn Grant
Road, had the reserve champion
Charolais.
Dorwart, who had the first
grand champion 4-H animal from
Lancaster County since 1961,
resides at Twin Oaks Farms, the
well known southern Lancaster
County Angus farm.
Mr and Mrs. Edgar Messer
schmidt, Myerstown, Lebanon
County, had the reserve senior
champion stallion and the
reserve junior champion mare
Other local winners by class
included:
Stallion 5 Years and Over
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Messer
schmidt, second ; Elmer D Lapp,
Kinzers, third.
Mares 5 Years and Over
Elmer D Lapp, second and
third, Mare 4 Years and Under 5
William H. Messerschmidt,
lirst, Mare 2 Years and Under 3
—Elvin . Lapp, second. Mare and
Foal, William Messerschmidt,
iirst, Elmer D Lapp, third.
Groups, Junior Get of Sire
Under 3 Years Elvin D. Lapp,
third Groups, Mare and Foal,
Elmer D. Lapp, first and second
Groups, 2 Mares Belonging to
One Exhibitor Elvin D Lapp,
third.
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