18—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 30, 1972 Linda High took grand champion honors at the baby beef show held Thursday night during the Ephrata Fair. Her winning steer Vernon Martin, left, won the prize for the adult pig chase held on Tuesday night at the Ephrata Fair. Charles Ackley, vo-ag teacher from Ephrata, presented the award. Passing out eggs at Wednesday night's of the parade included a giant plastic Sandra Frey took junior champion honors lor Holsteins Ephrata Fair parade was John Huber, vice- rooster head, but he said he couldn’t see to with her junior calf at the West Lampeter Community Fair on president of the Lancaster Courty Poultry give out the eggs. Thursday Association. Huber's costume at the start was a Charolais-Angus cross that weighed in at 1160 pounds. Fairs (Continued From Page 1) fitting championship at Ephrata. Sheep awards, by breed, were as follows: Corriedale — individual championship went to Dale Sensenig, of East Earl El; Dorset—Christian Herr had both individual and pen of three champions; Hampshire—Tom Martin, Mohnton, had the in dividual champion; Southdown— Paul Horning showed the champion pen of three and Elizabeth Herr the individual champion. In judging of Suffolk, Elizabeth Herr had both champion pen of three and the individual cham pion. Three agricultural events were scheduled for Thursday evening - a pork cookout, swine show and beef show. There were no en trants for the pork cookout, but the swine and beef shows drew crowds of spectators and con testants. Nelson Weaver captured the hog show grand championship with a 230 pound Duroc. Reserve honors were shared by Marlin Smoker and Richard Bollinger, who were partners on a 247 pound Hampshire. Marlin Bollinger showed a pair of Yorkshires that took both grand and reserve cham pionships for the breed. The Hampshire breed champion went to Richard Bollinger, while Lloyd Hoover took reserve. Kerry Boyd showed the champion Poland China, Rick Pfautz had the reserve. The Spotted Poland championship as well as reserve went to Donald Weiler. Landrace champion honors went to Marlin Bollinger, the reserve prize went to Lloyd Hoover. Nelson Weaver won the Duroc championship and Gerald Musser was the reserve. Weaver also won both breed champion and reserve for crossbreds. The beef judging was staged after the hog show, and a pair of crossbred steers walked off with the grand and reserve cham pionships. The grand champion of the show was a Charolais- Angus cross by 11-year-old Linda High, of Lancaster. The reserve grand champion, a 1,110 pound Simmental Charolais - Angus crossbred steer, was shown by Nancy Wenger, 13, of Stevens Rl. Angus Champion In individual breed classes at the Ephrata show, Ron Zim merman, Ephrata, showed the Angus champion and Brenda Wenger, Stevens Rl, the reserve. Mike Martin, New Holland Rl, had the Hereford champion and Steve Gehman, Stevens, the reserve. Thirty steers were entered in the competition, including six EFA animals and 24, 4-H project steers. Conrad Grove, an Angus breeder from Chester County, judged the show. Lampeter The 48th annual West Lam peter Community Fair officially opened on Wednesday. A highlight of the first day was the baby beef show. Two sisters, showing exotic crossbred steers, took champion and reserve champion honors in the baby beef show of the West Lampeter Community Fair, Wednesday night. The grand champion was shown by Susan Herr, 14, of 840 Penn Grant Road, Lancaster. Susan’s steer, a 4-H project, carried a strong European an cestry. His father was a purebred Swiss Simmental bull and his (Continued On Page 25)
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