Lancaster Farming,
Saturday, July 28,1979—35
NJ. state
dairy
judging
held
BURLINGTON, N. J. -
The 1979 New Jersey State
dairy judging contest was
held on Wednesday, July 18,
in Burlington County, New
Jersey. Competition began
with the Ayrshire breed at
Mars Haven Farm, and
continued throughout the
day with Guernseys at
Locust Hill Farm, Jerseys at
Ogston Farm and Holsteins
at Huff-n-Puff Farm.
The high team in the
contest was Sussex County
with a total of 1737 points.
Gloucester County 4-H’ers
finished in the runner up spat
with 1716 points; Mercer
third with 1712 points;
Warren fourth with 1702,
fifth and sixth places were
taken by Burlington and
Hunterdon with 1691.
This is the second year in a
row that Sussex has taken
first. This year’s team
members are Joan Byma,
Wendy Raab, Mary Ellen
Sytsema and Suzy Voight.
All four are members of the
Wantage Hustlers dairy 4-H
Club. Each excelled with
Miss Voight taking high
individual in the Ayrshire
breed and tied for third with
Eric Schwab of Hunterdon in
the Guernsey breed; Miss
Raab first in Guernseys and
fifth in Jerseys; Miss Syt
sema captured fourth high
honors in Jerseys and Miss
Byma finished fourth in
Holstein breed.
By virtue of the first place
finish Miss Byma, Miss
Sytsema, and Miss Voight
along with Wayne Hancock
from Burlington County,
high individual of the con
test, will be traveling to
Madison, Wisconsin to
compete in the National
Dairy Judging Contest in
October. Coaching Sussex
County to it’s second con
secutive top finish at the
State level is William E.
Terhune HI of Andover.