Bulls in the ballroom
are Adams Co. tradition
BY SHEILA MILLER
ABBOTTSTOWN -
Cattlemen attending Adams
County’s fourth annual Beef
Ball had to share the
ballroom floor with two four
legged, split-toed dancers,
who were by no means
prima ballerinas.
Although they seemed to
tip-toe across the tarpaulin,
a mis-step by Spindge or
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ton of beef on their partners
toes where it definitely
would not been ap
preciated—and there would
have been no hurried
apology, just a lot of bull
Close to 250 cattlemen
from Adams and neigh
boring counties came out
last Saturday evening to
watch as the two
magnificent bovines
paraded in front of them.
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Although there aren’t
many restaurants where
you’ll find the beef “served”
still on the hoof, that’s the
way these cattlemen seemed
to enjoy their beef best
After polishing off a prime
rib dinner at the Altland
Ranch, the cattlemen en
thusiastically welcomed two
fme specimens of the beef
world.
Leading the parade was
Spindge BIN 7037, shown by
Phil Scott, of Scottland
Farms, Gettysburg. Scott
co-owns the Polled Hereford
bull with William
Rathkamp, Milford, Ohio,
and Chesterfield Farms,
Mascot Tennessee. Luckily
for the cattlemen attending
the March 15 banquet, Scott
has possession of the bull the
first 6 months of the year.
Scott’s bull has already
had a successful showmg
career and has not yet
turned three years old. In
1978, he won his class at the
Kentucky National Standard
of Perfection show; and in
1979, he was tops in his class
at the 57th National Polled
Hereford show.
The bull’s vital statistics
as of last November when he
was shown at the National
demonstrated why the bull
came in first. He was the
tallest bull in his class,
measuring 56.9 mches at the
hip, and he weighed 2010
pounds. With all that weight,
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Spiridge BIN 7037 strolled onto the dance floor of the Altland Ranch, Ab
bottstown, during the annual Adams County Beef Producers Beef Ball.
Spiridge had only 0.35 inches
of backf at.
According to Frank
Darcey, Jr. who M.C.’ed the
parade, “Spindge combines
tremendous body and
quarter lenghth with heavy
muscling. He is a nice, free
moving bull."
Upon the exit of the Polled
Hereford bull, the next bull
was heralded by his own
bellow.
P.S. Energizer, a coal
black Aberdeen Angus,
strolled onto the dance floor.
Ttus bull comes from a
bloodline of scholars. He was
sired at Penn State by Early
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22,1980-C2l
Sunset Emulous 60E, the
1978 Futurity Sire of the
Year at the American Angus
Futurity held in Louisville,
Kentucky.
The bull, owned by Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Kinsley,
South Branch Farms, York,
was paraded across the
dance floor by farm
manager Bill Holloway, with
an occassional prod by Bill’s
wife, Pat.
This bull also had an
impressive show record as a
two-year-old. He was tagged
grand champion of the 1979
Phillip Topper, left, is this year's Adams County
Beef Producer’s outstanding Cattleman. President
Heffner presented the award last Saturday
evening at the annual beef ball.
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York Fair, and was the
senior champion bull at the
1980 Farm Show.
The cattlemen not only
admired their prize bulls on
Saturday evening, they also
payed tribute to a young
man who was considered to
be doing an outstanding job
in the beef business.
Phillip Topper, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Topper,
was selected at the Adams
County Beef Producers
Association as the 1980
Cattleman.
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