—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 30,1978 20 - ■, jg? This champion Ayrshire cow, owned by Ralph Shank of Hagerstown R 3, Md., has records of over 18,000 pounds of milk and 700 pounds of butterfat. A 9-year old, she was the top female of the breed and was also given the first prize for production. With her are Ralph Shank, Jr., Michael Creek, and owner Shank. *? »^ N «*S|£ eawiw-L^J* 1 - ,! *' • ia^f^ V ii?~Mi?i iSSSs gaat-rm-- jrSaßirTi ISSSSS^^^^SSSSSSSX mSl^'*' *" " < •-§■' !«KS*SBE! >; . lg\ <> 1 i mm mm If: '£*ai%k -' f i- r ' '"\ '%'', 'I t i , w*si * . * ~/ £ as 13 'h£st *' pSt ss sa» ' Clearbranch Prince Maxie, a 3-year old, was the grand champion female in the Guernsey Show at the Pennsylvania All-American. She was shown by Bushy Park Farm of Wake, Va. By LAUREL SCHAEFFER showed his three year old pion Brown Swiss was fifteen Staff Correspondent Mil-Joy Elevation Starry- year old Scott Hauseman of Eye to grand champion Oley. Scott’s champion pro- OLEY - Seventeen year old honors and later went on to ved to be an aged cow. He is Scott Miller, Hamburg, pro- prove his skills in showman- the son of Mr. and Mrs. ved to be unmatched in the ship by also being named the David Hauseman and the Holstein Show held grand champion, earning the proud owner of eight Brown September 21 at the Oley Warren B. Levengood Swiss cattle. Scott also plac- Fair, here. Scott, the son of Trophy in the dairy division, ed first in dairy fitting, 15 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mille: Showing the grand cbam- and over class. Other dairy laas had the grand champion steer at the Oley Fair, .on All American Dairy Oley Fair show champions named ' .4^l Neat displays and pretty cows are perennially a part of the All-American, one of the finest dairy shows in the world. More than 2000 head of dairy cattle were entered in the shows, which began Monday and ended yesterday. ■* ' I X r A George- Myers of Red Hook, N.Y. was at the halter of the grand champion Brown Swiss following the Brown Swiss Show at the Pennsylvania All-American. He represented Winfarm of Pine Plains, N.Y. fitting and showmanship results were as follows: First place showmanship - 9-11 year olds Ann Kopfer, Fleetwood; 12-14 year olds Gary Hauseman, Oley; 15 years old and over Scott Miller. First place in fitting: 9-11 year olds Ginger Dietrich, Virginville; 12-14 year olds Mike Mertz, Fleet wood; 15 years old and over Scott Hauseman. Grand champion fitter was award ed to Mike Mertz. Gary Kurtz of Fleetwood exhibited the grand cham pion Jersey, a two year old. In the sheep show Andrew Haas, Douglasville walked away with the Champion market lamb, a Hampshire wether which placed first in the medium heavyweight class. This was the first year this nme year old lias shown sheep. In the showmanship and fitting contests first place ribbon was awarded to the following; Showmanship - 9-11 - Valerie Ernst, Sinking Spring; 12-14 - Ann Berger, Reading; 15 and older - Charles Hopkins, Reading. Grand cnampion showman was Ann Berger. Fitting 9-11 - Glenn Heffner, Fleetwood; 12-14 - David Ernst, Sinking u u * Ci s * Spring; 15 and older-Joseph Levengood Trophy in the Crisafuli, Mohrsville. Sheep Division. Blocking and Grooming-An- Cathlenn Wisser, Alburtis dy Mac Kay, Boyertown. An- received the same trophy in dy was also named the red- the Swine Division and Liane pient of the Warren B. Haas, Douglasville was Century fa\ certifies fa HARRISBURG - The Century Farms Program, ad ministered by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will be continued through the coming year, according to State Agriculture Secretary Kent D Shelhamer. The Century Farms Program is aimed at recognizing the efforts of Pennsylvania’s farm families which have preserved the traditions and the rural heritage of the pioneer farm. Shelhamer noted that Pennsylvania’s pioneer farmer 5 persevered through all kinds of difficulties. “The hard ships of farming and settlement were offset somewhat W competitions of farm life. Certain virtues and ideal 5 were deVeloped... thrift, close family and community h»e cooperation, reverence for the Creator, self-reliance and a love of liberty.” _ ( Over 600 farms from 63 counties have been certifi Jr Century Farms in the first two years of the program, bir o sh< Chi ste the Ag farms To 1 Centur family memb the faf holdinj agncu The the nal contmi family sylvan held in The. Farms l&gricu Harris!
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