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Tom Good, RD2, Lititz thinks that keeping his Angus
steer clean by brushing and combing is important for
any show but especially for Farm Show competition.
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months, the animals were
left to adjust to their
surroundings und new
owners but as summer
approached preparations
and pampering for the
Lancaster County fairs took
priority.
Ken Longcnccker, a Lititz
area youth explained what
processes he had gone
through in working with his
Angus steer.
“After my steer had been
on the farm for the first few
months, I started getting
him ready for the Manheim
Fair, which meant clipping,
washing, combing, and
exercise.”
Ken also showed his steer
at the Livestock show in
Timonium, Maryland and
then traveled to the 4-H
District show held at the
Lancaster Stockyards where
his animal was selected to go
to the Farm Show.
When asked what final
preparations he was in
volved in, Ken answered by “The important thing is to
saying that keeping his steer get your steer ready for the
in shape was important now. show by cleaning the coat
“He walks pretty good, but and clipping and blocking, so
I want him to be very good in he looks his best.”
the ring so I’m working on Beginners luck could be an
that.” asset to Janell Conrad, Bird-
Ken certainly mean what in-Hand, although she has
he said for his steer was been working hard on her
ready for his daily exercise crossbred steer as an added
when this reporter left the protection.
Longenecker farm. This has been Janell’s first
Ken has had some year in showing beef
previous experience in farm although she has been in 4-H
show competitions as this is for three years,
his third year in traveling to “I didn’t expect to do so
Harrisburg with a steer. In good,” she remarked,
fact, a few years ago, four of “I wasn’t thinking about
the Longenecker brothers going to the farm show until
exhibited Steers during the my steer was selected at the
same show. District 4-H Show.”
This will be the second Janell admitted that
year, young Tom Good of working with her steer has
RD2, Lititz, will have taken a lot of her free time
showing his steer in Farm but that it has been worth the
Show competition. Although responsibility.
Ton is only 12, he has been in “As I see it, although the
4-H for three years and has work is hard, what you put
taken a steer project every into getting the animal ready
year. will pay off.”
Tom admitted that having In other words, what you
a steer takes a lot of time and put mto the job you’ll get
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work.
“Sometimes, I didn’t work Carl Longenecker, a
on my animal every day but leader for the Red Rose
I had to catch up,” he ex- Baby Beef Club, summed up
ilained. the youngster’s feelings in
this manner,“these
youngsters work hard all
throughout the year, even if
they don’t place at the farm
show it is a compliment and
an honor to get chosen for the
contest.”
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Raising a steer to show involves a
lot of hard work that includes feeding,
training and a lot of cleaning. Janell
back in return.”
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Conrad, Bird-in-Hand works at
cleaning the tail of her crossbred
animal.
This year the show will be
organized into weight
classes instead of breed
competition. While the steers
must weigh 900 pounds, there
is no top limit.
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