A34—Lancaster Firming, Saturday, August 16,1950
Young women dominate 4-H Dairy championships
BY SHEILA MILLER
HARRISBURG - Four
young women dominated the
Fitting and Showmanship
championships at Wed
nesday’s Dauphin County 4-
H Dairy Roundup, held at
the Farm Show Complex.
The County’s Dairy
Princesses reigned supreme
in the Showmanship com
petition, with Tammy Yost,
the alternate Dairy Prin
cess, taking the grand
championship honors. Cindy
Lupey, this year’s Dauphin
County Dairy Princess, was
selected by Judge Neil Jones
as the reserve champion.
This year’s champion
fitter was 10-year-old Kim
Boyer, R 1 Millersburg. In
her second year of 4-H Dairy
Club, Kim said she’s “pretty
happy” about her first
championship.
Her partner in the com
petition was her semor
yearling, “Elsa”, one of the
42 head of Holstein .cattle on
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Boyer’s
farm. Kim confessed that
the best part of growing up
on a dairy farm was the cows
the worst part was “clean
ing out the cow’s troughs”.
The reserve champion
fitter at this year’s Roundup
was Karen Brandt, R 1
Hershey. Karen’s entry was
her 2-year-old Hclstem,
“Spring Nook Bettma Star”,
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Nine-year-old Sherry Keefer, Millersburg, swept
the Ayrshire championships “Bobbi”, her Junior
Yearling entry, took the grand champion honors
Friend Steven Shetterly is at halter. "Mary”, the
reserve grand champ was Sherry’s Junior Calf
entry.
Tammy Yost, R 1 Hershey, exhibited the grand
champion Holstein, while Karen Brandt, left, took
the reserve grand champion honors.
Brothers Craig and Tony Williams, from left,
exhibited the reserve grand and grand champion
Jerseys respectively at this year’s Dauphin Dairy
Roundup.
the reserve grand champion
in the Holstein show.
The grand cnampion
Holstein was shown by
Tammy Yost, adding
another purple ribbon to her
collection. Actually, Tammy
explained, this is the first
time her 8-year-old Holstein
cow was tagged the grand
champion at the County
Roundup. Last year “Javin
Apollo Etta” was the State
Grand Champion and in 1976
she was the reserve grand
champion at States.
Two brothers captured the
grand champion and reserve
grand championship in the
Jersey show. Tony Williams,
15, exhibited his 3-year-old
Jersey, “Jeans”, for the
grand honor while Craig, 16,
and his 2-year-old
“Bluegirl” stepped in for
reserve.
Both brothers are the sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Williams, R 1 Middletown.
The Williams’ sons,
however, don’t always get
the “cream of the crop” to
exhibit, as their father ex
plained.
As a 4-H leader in the
Lower Dauphin Club,
Williams has made it
possible for urban and
suburban 4-H members to
become active in the dairy
club. So far, six young people
from Middletown and
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Harrisburg have taken on
the responsibility of a dairy
project at the Williams’
farm.
“The kids come to us and
ask us to keep a calf at the
farm for a project. They get
to pick a calf out of the bunch
they feed it, groom and clip
it, and they learn how to
milk,” Williams said.
When asked if his own kids
get to pick their calves first,
Williams replied, “No, as a
matter of fact, my one son
picked fifth this year and
stood fourth in his class. But
that’s not important because
that’s judging the animal.
Fitting and showmanship
that’s what 4-H is all about
that’s where the kid is
judged on his own ac
complishments.”
What does 4-H Dairy Club
do for the non-farm kids?
According to Williams, it
teaches them responsibiluty
and how to get along with
other people their own age.
When it comes to getting
their chores done, Williams
said, “They’re more reliable
than kids from a farm it’s
something new for them to
feed and lead calves. It’s
exciting.”
In the rest of the colored
breed show, Tracy Buf
fington, 11, from R 1
Millersburg showed the
grand champion Guernsey,
while April Lafferty, 13, was
tagged reserve grand
champion.
Nine-year-old Sherry
Keefer, Millersburg,
exhibited both the grand and
reserve grand champions in
the Ayrshire show.
David Feidt, 15, Miller
sburg, showed the top two
Brown Swiss entries in
Wednesday’s show.
Feidt, who has been a
member of the 4-H club for 8
years said he owns 11 Brown
Swiss. His Brown Swiss
share stall space at father
Eugene’s bam with a herd
consisting of Holstems and
Brown Swiss.
When asked why he
elected to show the Brown
Swiss rather than the
Holstems, Feidt remarked,
“I have more luck with
Brown Swiss there’s not
as much competition ”
Judging the type com
petition was Jed Beshore,
New Cumberland.
The following are the class
results
AYRSHIRES
JUNIOR CALF
1. Sherry Keefer,
Millersburg, reserve grand
champion; 2. Lisa Keefer,
Millersburg; 3. Linda
Buffington, Millersburg.
INTERMEDIATE CALF
1. Deborah Shetterly,
Millersburg
SENIOR CALF
1. Steven A Shetterly,
Millersburg.
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David Feidt, at the halter of this grand champion
Brown Swiss "Rainy", took the top two placmgs in
Wednesday's show. At halter of the reserve
champion is father Eugene
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Dairy princesses took both championships in the Showmanship competition.
At right, Tammy Yost, the alternate Dairy Princess, was chosen as the top
showman at the Wednesday Dauphin County Dairy Roundup. Cindy Lupey, the
1980 Dauphin Dairy Princess, was named reserve champion Showman.
JUNIOR YEARLING
1. Sherry Keefer, grand
champion; 2. Deborah
Shetterly.
2 YEAR OLD
1. Tracy Buffington,
Millersburg.
3 AND 4 YEARS OLD
1. Tracy Buffington.
BROWN SWISS
SENIOR YEARLING
1. Karen I. Feidt,
MiUersburg.
3 AND 4 YEARS OLD
1. David E. Feidt,
MiUersburg, reserve grand
champion.
5 YEARS AND OVER
1. David E. Feidt, grand
champion.
GUERNSEYS
SENIOR CALF
1. April Lafferty, Lykens
SENIOR YEARLING
1. April Lafferty, reserve
grand champion.
3 AND 4 YEARS OLD
1. Tracy Buffington,
Millersburg, grand cham
pion.
HOLSTEINS
JUNIOR CALF
1. P. Edward Clugston,
Halifax; 2. Karen I. Feidt; 3.
Linda Buffington, Miller
sburg; 4. Calvin N Dimpsey,
Halifax.
JUNIOR YEARLING
1. Cindy Lupey,
Lmglestown; 2. Linda
Buffington; 3. P. Edward
Clugston; 4. Keith Dimpsey,
Halifax; 5. Sharon Huntz
berger.
SENIOR YEARLING
1. Kim M Boyer,
Millersburg.
2 YEAR OLD
1 Karen J Brandt,
Hershey, reserve grand
champion; 2. Kenneth J.
Brandt, Hershey; 3. Calvin
N. Dimpsey.
3 AND 4 YEARS OLD
1 Tamara Yost, Hershey.
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5 YEARS AND OVER
1. Tamara R. Yost, grand
champion; 2. Karen J.
Brandt.
1. DameUe KeU, Mid
dletown; 2. Tina CampbeU,
Middletown; 3. MicheUe
Mock, Middletown; 4. Sam
Williams, Middletown; 5.
Cheryl MiUer, Middletown.
SENIOR CALF
1. Faith Lafferty, Lykens.
JUNIOR YEARLING
1. James Craig Williams,
Middletown; 2. Michael
Tracy Buffington, right, exhibited her 3-year-old
Guernsey, "Keystone C Kelly” for the grand
champion ribbon. The reserve grand champion
Guernsey, "Brooks” was the Senior Yearling entry
for April Lafferty, R 1 Lykens.
This year’s champion fitter is Kim Boyer, 10,
from R 1 Miliersburg. Karen Brandt, 16, was
selected as the reserve grand champion fitter.
JERSEYS
JUNIOR CALF
WTIIE (SHOWING BETTER
Eugene vonKeyserlmg,
Mdlersburg.
SENIOR YEARLING
1. J. Anthony Williams,
Middletown; 2. Patrick H.
vonKeyserlmg, Mdlersburg.
2 YEAR OLD
1. James-Craig-Williams,
reserve grand champion; 2.
Faith Lafferty; 3. Gary Lynn
Smalls, Harrisburg; 4.
Kevin T. vonKeyserlmg.
3 AND 4 YEARS OLD
1 J. Anthony Williams,
grand champion; 2. Faith
Lafferty.
5 YEARS AND OVER
1 J. Craig Williams.
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