0 Woodson Farm cow tops Montgomery LANSDALE Woodson Rorae Gent Evelyn, a three year old cow shown by Woodson Farm, Pennsburg, was the champion cow of the Montgomery County Holstein Show held recently at the 4-H Center, Lansdale. Reserve champion was E- Bert Complete Stoiy, an aged cow shown by Fred L. Seipt, Freddy Hill Farms, Lansdale. Junior Champion was shown by Daniel and Timothy Alderfer Du mar Farm, Harleysville, and reserve junior champion was shown by Woodson Farm. A total of eight two-prize inimals were exhibited jpefore judge Richard Kauffman, Elizabethtown, a Lancaster County Holstein breeder. Winning class exhibitors were: Junior calf class • Danield and Timothy Alderfer and Harry C. Wood, HI Penn sburg. Intermeidate calf class - Durrell G. Alderfer, Harleysville and Robert L. Freed, Sr., Harleysville. Senior calf class - Jonathan Keener, Telford and Nancy Freed, Harleysville. Junior Yearling class - Mary Renee Slemmer, Lederach and Woodson Farm. Senior yearling class - Roderick W. Wood, Penn sburg and J. Harold and Susanne B. Keener, Telford. * Three and Four Year Old i>ry Cow class - Jonathan Keener and Roderick W. Wood. Dry Cow Class - Roderick W. Wood and Fred L. Seipt. Junior Two year old - SAVE UP TO $ 5,500 on a brand-new Fox SPF Save cash Or save interest And save the time and expense of fixing up your old chopper Get up to a $3,000 rebate We II give you up to a $3,000 refund on the cash purchase of a Fox SPF Just like that l No its or buts Or pay no interest until April 1,1981. 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Champion holstein was Will-al Persuader Puddle a four year old shown by Jonathan Keener, Telford. Reserve champion was Mark Slater Dorothy Deluxe Star, a four year old shown by Marcia Slater, Perkiomenville. Junior champion Holstein was shown by Karen Sue Halteman, Telford and reserve junior champion was shown by Jonathan Keener. Champion Jersey was Walebe Prospector Donna, a two year old shown by Robert Waltemyer, Collegeville. Reserve champion and junior champion Jersey was also shown by Robert Waltemyer. Reserve junior champion was shown by Kathleen Kopistecki, Royersford. Champion Brown Swiss was D N Delegate Dainty a four year old shown by Kathleen Kopistecki. Reserve champion Swiss was Bally Del Angel, a four year old shown by Ronald Longacre, Hereford. Junior champion Brown Swiss was shown by Jean Gehringer, Bally and reserve junior / strong on performance Keener tops county 4-H com , Swiss was shown by Martha Gehringer, Bally. In addition to having their animals judged for type, club members are judged for their job of training their animal and showing it. They are also judged on fitting the animal for show. Winners of the Senior Showmanship contest for 4- H’ers over 13 years of age were: Jonathan Keener, Nancy Freed, Harleysville, Mary Renee Slemmer, Lederach, Diane Johnson, Gilbertsville ' and Marcia Slater. LAPORTE William H. Gregory, Sullivan County Extension director on Penn State’s extension service staff, will retire September 30 with 32 years of service. A native of Brodhead sville, Monroe County, Gregory was appointed to the Sullivan County Ex tension Service staff m 1948. He previously served as a vocational agriculture and veterans training instructor. He received a bachelor of science degree in Agricultural education from Penn State in 1940. Through his leadership, Sullivan County has one of the highest percentages of youth enrolled in Penn sylvania 4-H work. In recent years, county 4-H members have been recognized at district, state, and national levels. Gregory was instrumental in organizing numerous educational dairy management clinics and introduced the unit Winners of the Junior Showmanship Contest for members ages 9 to 13 were: Kathleen Kopistecki, Robert Waltemyer, Brian Bechtel, Harleysville, Kristen Keener, Telford and Jean Gehringer. Winners of the Senior Fitting contest were: Diane Johnson, Mary Renee Slemmer, Jonathan Keener, Marcia Slater, and Mary Alice Rhoads, Obelisk. Winners of the Junior Fitting Contest were: Robert Waltemyer, Kathleen Kopistecki, Susan Slater, Sullivan extension agent to retire September 30 i I V % , t-% i William H. Gregory demonstration farm ap proach to management programs. He developed the Dairy Herd Improvement Association milk testing program and served on all 4- H dairy show committees at the district level. For his educational dairy programs, Gregory was Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 30,1990—A17 etition Perkiomenville, William Seipt, Laitisdale, and Martin Slater, Perkiomenville. Type Judging was done by Richard Hess, Lancaster County Holstein Breeder. Fitting and Showmanship judging was done by Susan Seidel Beshore, York County Holstein Breeder. Thirty-six blue ribbon animals were selected to represent Montgomery County at the Southeastern Pennsylvania District 4-H Dairy Show, held at Kutz town Fair Grounds, August 30. recipient of the Pen nyslvania Dairymen’s Association Extension Award in 1970. He assisted in initiating the annual Bow Hunters Festival which has attracted thousands of hunters from Pennsylvania and nearby states. The retiring extension agent worked closely with all agricultural cooperatives m northeastern Pennsylvania in developing an educational program for farmer cooperative leaders. He also has been a leader in the selection of scholars for the annual Pennsylvania Association of Farmer Cooperatives Summer Youth Institute held at Ship pensburg State College. In 1974 he received the Master Educator Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Farmer Cooperatives. Gregory advocated the conservation of fuel, tune, and soil through no-till systems of agriculture for corn, small grains, hay, and pastures. In recent years, PORTABLES STAGED AUTOMATIC GRAIN DRYERS FROM FARM FANS Temper Dries to 210 bu per hr TemperDnes (o3lobu per hr Let us give you full details about AB dryers including price EVERGREEN TRACTOR CO., INC. 30 Evergreen Road Lebanon, Pa. 17042 PH: 717-272-4641 show A typical 4-H dairy project is carried by the 4-H member for at least three years, one year as a calf, one year as a yearling heifer and then as a two year old producing milk. Some 4-H members elect to keep their better projects through more than one lactation of milk, a new lactation being started yearly. 4-H dairy club work in the county is conducted with the help of volunteer adult leaders and is supervised by county agent, Joseph H. Way. more than 50 percent of Sullivan County’s corn acreage has been grown using minimum or no-till systems. In 1976 be received the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce “Man of the Year” Award and Lions Club Certificate of Service for outstanding leadership m community resource development. For his service to agriculture, Gregory was winner of a Distinguished Service Award in 1969 presented by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents. The retiring extension agent is a member of the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce, Delta Theta Sigma and Epsilon Sigma Phi fraternities, and the Pennsylvania and National associations of County Agricultural Agents. 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