—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 11, 1975 16 The Kennard Henley Jr, Family Shows Get Top Priority Ayrshire showmanship is serious business to the Henley family of Cochranvlllc, Chester County. Kennard Henley 111, in fact, was not in the best of moods when we first saw him Monday morning in the Farm Show cow bam just after the end of Ayrshire judging. His thirteen-year old face wore that clench jawed, snapping-eyed look that is the unmistakable hallmark of thwarted am bition. “He doesn't like to lose,” we were told by young Kennard’s father, Kennard Henley, Jr. "He really wanted the grand cham pionship.” Henley cows did win both grand and reserve grand junior ribbons, but the overall grand and reserve prizes went to William Ocker, a Cumberland County dairyman from Ship pensburg. York Co. 4-H Activities Monday, January 13 River Hill 4-H Horse Plan ning Mtg. 7:30 p.m. Elmer Sueck’s RDI - Airville Glen Rock-Loganville 4-H Tractor Club 7:30 P M. C Harry Miller’s RD2 Glen Rock Jefferson 4-H Planning Mtg. 7:30 P.M Dale Doll’s RDI Glen Rock, Pa. Wednesday, January 15 Stoverstown 4-H Handyman youVenever farther your next meal ~, & We asked Henley how he feels in the showring. "It's just the same as playing a football game,” he said. "I always go out with a positive attitude. I always want to come back with a grand championship." Young Henley’s com petitive spirit is a quality he comes by naturally. Ken nard Jr. has been an Ayr shire breeder and showman since 1949, when he had an Ayrshire FFA project. From that beginning, he built a topflight Ayrshire herd that performed well both in the showring and the weighing jar. It was a good operation, with 200 animals and 150 acres of good Chester County cropland. But the lure of the showring eventually won out over the assurance of a regular milk check. In 1970, Henley Jr. sold his Club 7-00 P.M. Jeff Hersh’s RDI Spring Grove York County 4-H Design With Lane Training 9:30 A.M. 4-H Center Thursday, January 16 Shrewsbury 4-H Vet Science Club 8:00 P.M. Shrewsbury Boro. Bldg. Saddle-Up 4-H Horse and Pony Club 7:00 P.M. Shrewsbury Boro Bldg. farm and most of his animals. He bought 21 acres of pastureland and a few show animals, and now has a herd that totals 45 animals, 18 of them milking. "Our operation is kind of unique,” Henley said at the farm Show. "I enjoy showing. We all enjoy showing. And you can’t spend a lot of time on the road and still do a good job with a dairy farm. “We sell some milk. We sell all the manure from our cows to a fertilizer company. I drive school bus and we make money showing. It’s been working out pretty well.” Henley takes his prize Ayrshires to major shows throughout the East. “Anywhere East of the Mississippi,” he said. “We’ve been to Ohio, New York, Florida. At the end of this month, I’m going to West Palm Beach, Florida, for a show, then I’ll stay there for a show in Tampa three weeks later.” How does he fare at all these shows? “Last year, 1974, we were in 19 shows. Out of a possible 29 grand championships, we took 25. I’m pretty well pleased with that. This year we’ll probably be in 21 shows.” Even though they might be some of the most well traveled Ayrshires in the history of cowdom, the Henley DHIR herd average last year stood at 12,000 tlim, *'a **' fy' % u K •r* Kennard Henley, 111, left, his father Kennard, Jr., and brother William are all serious Ayrshire showmen. The Chester County family from pounds of milk and 480 pounds of fat. As his father recited the production figures, Kennard 111 was quick to point out, “We could boost that by 2000 or 3000 pounds a year if the cows weren’t on the road so much.” His work with Ayrshires and his enthusiastic support of the breed have earned Kennard Jr. the respect of > <t. * x . y his fellow breeders, and he is currently serving his second term as president of the Pennsylvania Ayrshire Breeders Association. Sharon, his 16-year-old daughter, is president of the state’s Junior Ayrshire Club. The other Henley, nme-year old Bill, is carrying on a Henley tradition by already showing Ayrshires. And he likes to win, too. PENNSYLVANIA ' • Cochranville took the reserve grand championship ribbon in Ayrshire competition at this year’s Farm Show. Steer (Continued From Page 11 brother Ed captured the reserve lightweight prize in the show. The reserve champion middle weight prize went to Jeffrey Heisey from Lebanon RDI. Kristi Kohr of York County took the reserve ribbon in the light heavyweight competition. *
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