Beverly Eisenhart wins ‘ewe chain ’ lamb BY JOYCE BUPP Staff Correspondent YORK “I figured it was no use I enter; 1 never seem to win anything,” Never thel'ess, 16-year-old Beverly Eisenhart penned her reasons for wanting to win a purebred lamb, offered as the prize in a'“ewe chain” contest sponsored by the York Sheep and Wool Producers, and hurried the entry into the mailbox. “I finished writing it at break fast, and it probably still had toast crumbs scattered over it,” she grinned shyly, after claiming the plump, 3-month old- purebred Oxford female gifted to her during the shepherds’ field day'faeld last Saturday at the York 4-H Center. Bev is the daughter of dairy fanners Mr. and Mrs. Keith Eisenhart, Davidsburg Road, f Dover. A sheep enthusiast since "her first year in 4-H, Bev has raised project market lambs for six years, including animals of the Coniedale, Suffolk, and Dorset breed£ But the two lambs she’s raised W Pit stop tQai On-Farm Ai Tire Service Is Just A Phone Call Aw m SEE YOUR INDEPENDENT DEALER FOR SERVICE BUCK W«nc*r ImplmwntCo. Wi. 284-4141 ELH LH.BruMMr.lnc. Shotzbergtr's F«rm Machinery Mi. 3*7-517* Mi. 665-2141 Poody—rHr—lMtrlfcufdby Uwqwtf annually have all been market animals, and-Bev has had to part with them each year at the 4-H Roundup. Because it was her dream 1 to own breeding stock, in addition to tbemarket lambs, Bev took a chance on the Wool Producers’ offer to award a' purebred female lamb to the best entry in the “ewe chain” com petition. So toast crumbs and all, Bev’s entry, written from the heart, captivated the contest judges and earned her the seed animal for her own breeding flock. She explained she had always been interested in breeding sheep, but her dad had suggested that maybe she should wait until she was a bit older. “If I wait until I’m any older, it will be too late as far as 4-H goes,” lamented Bev in her winning essay. She also promised that if she were to win the ewe lamb, she ' “would give it all the attention, care and love I give my market lambs', if not more.” The as yet unnamed lamb is (Turn to Page C 22) zelter's Farm Tire Center C.B. HoobwftSon Ph. 76*4231 LANCASTER P.UtadUrlSon Ph. 299-37*4 Beverly Eisenhart accepts her purebred Producers. George Dutrey, president of the Oxford lamb, the first link in an “ewe chain" county shepherds organization, made the sponsored by the York Sheep and Wool presentation. GOODfYtAtt GrumeDi Farm Service Ph. 789-7318 MOUNWILLE R.S. HodincerlSon Ph. 2854538 From Bou-Matic Technology BOU-MATIC IS THE ONLY COMPANY THAT HAS DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO GIVE YOU THE MOST FOR YOUR MONEY IN BETTER MILKING. THE AUTOMATCD MILKING SYSTEMS Double Herringbones i,', t ;l ■*— 1 *‘» i_ r At ** N •‘ .- Ct. '\N V %&»#//« - X Polygon Herringbones With Our Trained Service Technicians And The Latest In Testing Equipment - WE CAN SERVE YOU BETTER LET US SHOW YOU WHAT BETTER MILKING MEANS... ★ Better Milking means healthier udders ★ Better Milking means a better l