Ifr-Uncattor Firming, Saturday. Saot. 27.1978
Rains
West
By Melissa Piper
Rain, rain and more rain
greeted the 51st celebration
of the West Lampeter Fair,
which opened to the public on
Wednesday, Sept. 24.
For the first time since the
opening of the fair, many of
the agricultural events
planned for early in the
week, were postponed to
Friday afternoon (following
the publication of this edition
of Lancaster Farming.)
The hog show, an annual
favorite had originally been
scheduled for Wednesday
afternoon but was postponed
along with the usually
heavily attended dairy show.
Seas of ankle-high water
and thick mud put the
damper to fair attendance
but exhibitors still brought
their goods for display. The
foul weather didn’t keep
away the exhibitors who
brought outstanding
displays of fruits, vegetables
and flowers. Canned goods,
baked goods and tobacco still
lined the exhibition halls
calling attention to their
variety of colors.
Admist much mud, the
FFA members from Penn
Manor and Lampeter-
Strasburg High Schools
weighed in the hogs and beef
entries under the direction of
Gus Birchler, ag instructor
at Penn Manor.
Although the water crept
into the main exhibition
Jim Kreider (far right) exhibited the grand
champion baby beef at the West Lampeter Fair on
Wednesday evening. Jim's brother Jay looks on,
along with Mac Smith (left) judge for the event.
tents, the machinery dealers
and advertisers braved the
poor conditions and stayed
with their diaplays hopeful of
increasingly good weather.
While the weather didn’t
cooperate to its best ability,
spirits didn’t damper under
all the rain. Donning
raingear and boots, many
people did attend the popular
event which has become part
of Lancaster County’s
heritage for the past 50
years.
Greider Wins Beef
Contest
Although rain, chilly
weather and seas of mud,
kept many of the visitors
away from the West Lam
peter Fair on Wednesday
evening, many individuals
did brave the weather to
view the popular baby beef
competition.
4-Hers and FFA members
from the area worked
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put damper on
Lampeter Fair
diligently despite the
weather to primp and show
their animals.
JimGrcidcr, Columbia R 2,
exhibited the grand
champion steer of the show.
Greider’s crossbred had
been selected as the first
place animal in the class.
Nancy Herr, Penn Grant
Rd., Lancaster, exhibited
the reserve grand champion
steer which had also placed
second in the crossbred
class.
Debbie Grider, Columbia
R 2, was awarded the first
place honors in the junior
showmanship contest,
followed by Michelle Dean,
Strasburg in second place.
In the senior showing
competition, Robert Hess,
Lancaster R 6 placed first
with Nancy Herr, Penn
Grant Rd., Lancaster taking
second place honors.
Other winners in the beef
contest were as follows:
FFA Angus
1. Curtis Hess, 2. Charles
Groff.
Hereford
1. Jay Shertzer.
Crossbred
1. Rick Hess, 2. Gary Long,
4-H Angus
1. Sharon Bare, 2. Michele
Dean.
Hereford
1. Marcie Shank, 2. Joanne
Shaub.
Crossbred
1. Jim Grcldcr, 2. Nancy
Herr.
Judge for the event was
Mac Smith, a graduate
student in agriculture at
Penn State.
Sheep Contest Gets
Bogged Down
Exhibitors having sheep
for the annual contest had to
work around poor weather
conditions in order to carry
out their judging at the West
Lampeter Fair on Wed
nesday.
Using facilities in livestock
tent, the contest went off as
scheduled with Dr. Robert
Herr, Narvon, serving as
judge for the competition.
Placings in the contest
follow:
Ram, i year and under 2
years - Merino, Calvert
Farms, Centre County;
Southdown, Tim Donough,
Manheim.
While weather conditions made it difficult to hold
the annual sheep show, the exhibitors took it all in
stride. Showing in a Shropshire class are (from
(eft) Sarah Brubaker and her brother Kenneth and
Harold Harster.
Lamb under 1 year -
Suffolk, Mrs. Milton Morgan,
Lancaster; Hampshire,
Clyde Brubaker, Lancaster;
Montadale, Kathy Cartey,
Centre County; Merino,
Calvert; Dorset, Ed
Donough, Manheim; South
down, Harpster; Shropshire,
Harpster.
Champion Ram - Suffolk,
Mrs. Morgan, Hampshire,
Clyde Brubaker; Southdown,
Ed Donough; Dorset, Tim
Donough; Merino, Calvert;
r is
Despite very muddy conditions,
FFA'crs from Penn Manor and
Lampeter • Strasburg High School,
Montadales, Kathy Cartey.
Three ram lambs -
Hampshires, Clyde
Brubaker.
Ewe, 1 year and under 2 -
Hampshire, Brubaker:
Montadale, Cartey; Merino,
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spent much of Wednesday afternoon
weighing steers and hogs for the
contests at West Lampeter Fair.
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