20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 13,1979
Long wins
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state and even national
honors in livestock judging.
He is a graduate of Solanco
High School and a member
of the school’s FFA Chapter.
Steve Long, who will find
himself thousands of dollars
richer when he gets the
check for the sale of his
steer, named his champion
entry “Moose.” A 1210-
pound Angus-Chianina
crossbred, he purchased the
animal from Fred Frey of
Quarryville R 2, who had
bought it from Walbridge
Farms of Millbrook, N. Y.
Before being named grand
champion, Steve’s steer had
won the light heavyweight
division. The victory marked
the second year in a row that
a Lancaster County animal
was chosen for the top honor.
Taking a technicality into
consideration, it was the
fifth year ui succession that
a Lancaster Countian won
the honor. Last year Brett
Holzhauer had the top steer.
In 1977 it was Janice Kaylor,
who lives near
Elizabethtown, Lancaster
County, but is a member of
the Dauphin County 4-H
organization. She also keeps
her steer on a Dauphin
County farm. The 1976
winner was Jim Greider of
Columbia R 1 and in 1975 the
champion belonged to
Robert Hess of Lancaster.
The reserve grand
chr ion steer was shown
Robert Livingston, Dover, had the honor Thursday of showing the reserve
grand champion steer at the Farm Show.
by York Countian Robert
Livingston. His steer, named
“Fire,” weighed 1160 pounds
and doubled as mid
dleweight champ. At home
in the Dover area of York
County, Livingston is a
member of the York County
4-H Baby Beef Club.
Janice Kaylor, the winner
of the coveted grand
championship banner in
1977, and runner-up in last
year’s contest, came close to
the top laurels again this
year. She exhibited the
lightweight champion of the
show. Named “Caesar,” her
entry was said to be blind,
which makes the task of
training and leading par
ticularly difficult.
The reserve champion
among lightweights was a
crossbred shown by Harris
Wright of Abbottstown Rl.
The heavyweight cham
pion, “Phoo,” was shown by
Stacie Kline of Greencastle
Rl, Franklin County. The
reserve banner went to
“Wildfire” and his owner,
Ernie Frey of Quarryville
R 2.
The reserve middleweight
champion was “Bounce,”
shown by Ed Wylie, 17, the
grand champion showman of
the event. His older brother,
David, 19, was named
reserve grand champion
showman of the entire
contest. They are the sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam le of
Ed and David Wylie were named grand cham
pion showman and reserve grand champion
showman, respectively, at the conclusion of the
Baby Beef Show. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Upperman of
Chambersburg R 3.
In an interview with Sam
Long following the show, the
blonde-haired young man
revealed that “Just keeping
at it is the mam key”
towards winning. He noted
that his brother purchased
the steer a year ago and that
he has worked with it
regularly “We started out
by putting a halter on him
and just tying him up. Then
we’d brush him and scratch
him to let him know we’d be
his friend,” Sam explained
By late June or July we were
walking and exercising him
every day.
The champion steer was
fed primarily with a ration of
ground ear corn and sup
plement. A little hay was fed
when he first came to the
Nottingham. Incidentally, it
was another Wylie, Jim, who
was the most recent non-
Lancaster Countian to win
the baby beef banner. He
brought the honor to Chester
County in 1974.
In light heavyweight
competition, the reserve
champion honor was won by
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Sam Wylie, Nottingham, and members of a family
which has consistently excelled in competitive
events involving beef cattle.
Longs’ farm. Sam estimates
that the total expenses for
the steer, counting his mitial
cost and feed for a year
would not exceed $450. He
was sold Friday afternoon
for a price which was not
available to Lancaster
Fanning by presstime.
Judge of the show, Dr.
Roger Hunsley from the
Animal Science Department
of Purdue University,
described the champion as
being trim, upstanding, and
long. The judge particularly
liked the way the steer
handled, Sam remembered.
Following are placmgs of
the weight divisions
-900-1025 pounds
1. Hams Wright, York
County; 2. George Wilson,
Lebanon County; 3. Monique
Sweigard, Dauphin County;
4. Trudi Marsh, Chester
County; 5. Kathy Miller,
York County.
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