A26—Lancaster Fannin*, Saturday, June 21,1980
Dairy princess
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Another new approach for
this promotion-minded
Dairy Princess was to
distribute milk and cheese at
the South Mountain Fair
during the evening of the
dairy shows. Chnssy said, “I
got a lot of good comments
and we had a good crowd.
But it was very hectic to
show and give out ribbons
and pass out milk and
cheese.”
Chnssy’s parents farm
about 200 acres and have a
herd of 70 cows, with 30
milking. Chnssy owns 16
animals herself, which stem
from her 4-H involvement.
She is very much interested
in the farm work, and while
she prefers milking, she was
in the hay field on the day of
this interview. She plans to
spend her summer working
on the farm.
Chnssy is a sophomore
majoring in dairy science at
Virginia Tech, and has more
than a passing knowledge of
good cows. She is firm in her
commitment, “My goal is to
breed my own herd. It is so
rewarding tc breed a good
cow to show. I am trying to
develop a good breeding
program with my father. We
discuss it.”
While she has been trying
to build up her herd over the
last few years, she makes no
bones about the fact that she
ultimately would like to
merchandise her animals. In
fact, she is presently trying
to sell a bull. “I have sold
calves, but haven’t yet sold
animals in a major way.”
With merchandising in
mind, she says she selects*
bulls on the basis of
popularity, predicted dif
ference and milk. “You have
to breed what you can sell,”
she states.
Of course, the selling may
not come easy. Chnssy’s
affection for her animals
show up when she says,
“Once I get my herd built up,
I will try to part with them.”
Showing is important to
Chnssy. She explains, “I like
meeting people and I have
met more people that way
than any other. It is also
good for promotion and
merchandising.”
She has been showing in 4-
H for ten years, but her
introduction to 4-H was not
smooth. As her first heifer,
her father gave her a senior
yearling calf when she was
nine years old. “We had a
bad year and we sold her,”
Chnssy recalls Then he
gave her a February calf
with Chnssy raised to a two
year-old. The first calf was a
bull, but the cow had a
beautiful udder until it was
tune to milk and then it was
discovered that she milked
in only three teats. Chnssy
remembers clearly, “I
cried She didn’t milk but I
convinced Dad to keep her.
When she had her second
bull calf 1 was totally
frustrated.
It was then that her father
suggested they buy a cow
named Nellie whom they had
boarded at one tune Chnssy
says, “I hated her. But she
was my 4-H project and I
took her to the Maryland
State Fair and she stood in
last place.” She unproved,
however, and the following
year stood second. “I grew
very fond of her,” Chnssy
states. “All my cow families
start from her. She
redeemed herself by going
on to become All-
Pennsylvania and Grand
Champion at the Farm
Show. She is classified 2E.
Chrissy has become very
involved in the Dairy
Science Club at Virginia
Tech, and at their little All-
American this Spring, she
placed second in fitting and
showing. The student who
beat her went on to become
overall grand champion
fitter and showman. “I had a
grade heifer who was a little
fat. It was a good experience
to get to know people. You do
all the feeding for two weeks
prior to the contest and you
get to know everyone,” she
said.
Putting her promotional
ability to use, Chnssy also
volunteered to be a tour
guide for farm tours at Tech,
somethin,, she has found
rewarding.
A good judge of cows,
Chnssy placed first in the
state as a member of the
Adams County 4-H judging
team. On the state team
which traveled to Madison,
Wisconsin, she was 15th in
the nation. “ Judging teaches
you to use the right word at
the nght time. I would like to
try to judge on Virginia
Tech’s judging team but it’s
not like being on the 4-H
team,” she puts forth.
As a prelude to working
out for the team, Chnssy
participated in a 4-H and
FFA judging clinic where
she served as coach for four
individuals. “I could see
them improving. It was an
education for m j.”
Chnssy was also on the
Adams County Dairy Bowl
New Lancaster County FFA officers
New Red Rose Future Farmers of America of
ficers from Lancaster County for the 1980-81 year
held their initial organizational meeting Tuesday at
Garden Spot High School, New Holland. From the
left, they include Lisa Russel, county princess,
Eastern Lancaster County; Kervin Miller, standing
in for Student Advisor Mike Hess, Manheim
Central; Gerald Garber, Parliamentarian, Lam
peter-Strasburg; Steve Spayd, Chaplain, Willow
team which placed second
the first time they judged at
the state and won the contest
the following year.
A 1979 graduate of Lit
tlestown High School,
Chrissy represented the
County once before, as the
1978 Adams County Junior
Miss. She calls the program
“wonderful,” adding, “It is
not a beauty contest, but a
scholarship pageant. It
taught me to get up in front
of a group. They were in
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terested m all aspects -
physical fitness, poise and
appearance, grades and
talent.” Chnssy’s talent was
singing, which she has
successfully utilized to
promote milk during her
reign.
Chrissy admits that when
she was younger she was not
mterested in anything but
cows. In fact, it may seem
strange to some, but Chrissy
relates, “When I was at
school, I missed the cows.”
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Hog troughs
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Street; Doug Hershberger, Vice President,
Soianco; Jay Garber, Sentinel, Elizabethtown;
Barbara Herr, President, Eastern Lancaster
County; Kevin Devine, Treasurer, Eastern Lan
caster County; Barry Geib, Secretary, Manheim
Central; and James C. Fink, Vocational Agriculture
Education Supervisor, Pennsylvania Department
of Education. Missing from the photo is Darrell
Dombach, Reporter, Lampeter Strasburg.
She said her phone con
versations with her parents
centered around which cow
freshened and how much
milk her animals were
giving. She added that her
parents supported her
wholeheartedly during her
reign, saying, “My Mom did
so much help. She was a
gem.”
bndge the gap between the
farmer and the consumer
and let them know about the
abundant supply of nutrients
>OllO
in milk. Milk tastes great -
it’s refreshing and it’s easy
to see why milk’s the one.”
She makes it clear that
being Dairy Princess hasn’t
changed the way she is or
will continue to be. “Before I
was crowned, 1 was
promoting milk and it won’t
end. I will continue to
promote milk.”
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