A22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 22,1981
Woodson Farm takes Black and White honors
LANSDALE - Woodson Yoho
Samson Emaliane, the aged cow
entry of Roderick Wood, Penn
sburg, was named Grand
Champion Female and Semor
Champion at the Montgomery
County Holstein Club Show on
Monday.
The 5-year-old champion whose
ancestors trace as far back in the
Woodson breeding program as 1916,
is sired by Winterthur Prince
Select Yoho and out of Woodson
Samson Bright Emmy.
Bred to Bootmaker, the
champion is due to freshen next
spring. According to Wood, her
present lactation is estimated to be
the best. She is expected to finish
with 22,550 lbs. milk and 976 lbs.
fat.
Wood also took another cham
pion back to his Penns burg farm
on Monday. Woodson Astro Rorae
Helena was chosen by judge Sam
Acker as Junior Champion.
The senior yearling, owned by
Harry Wood, 11, is an Astronaut
daughter out of Woodson Rorae
Yoho Hecuba.
After more than 70 Holstems
were exhibited on the cool summer
day, Woodson Farm, a familiar
prefix to Holstein breeders,
recieved the Premier Exhibitor
and Breeder banners.
“We probably have one of the
oldest continuous preixes in the
state,” said Rod Wood.
The prefix dates back to 1912 and
the Woods began registering cattle
in 1916.
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Rod Wood operates the 200-acre
farm which provides for 40
registered milking Holstems. He is
assisted by wife Wendy the 1981
Montgomery show chairman, and
son lan, 7, as well as two em
ployees.
Wood explained the Woodson
operation, geared toward
developing purebred animals,
recieves 30 percent of annual in
come from heifer sales.
Freddy-Hill Farms of Lansdale
was also well represented on
Monday. Fred Seipt’s aged cow E-
Bert Complete Softy took home
Reserve Champion honors. The 7-
year-old Black and White is sired
by Paclamar Triune Complete and
out of E-Bert Paragon Samson
Sally.
The Seipt’s VG-88 has a top
record of 20,743 lbs. of milk, 868 lbs.
of fat and 4.2 percent test.
Judge Acker chose Telford
dairyman Michael Halteman’s
junior heifer as Reserve Junior
Champion.
Halteman’s Indianvale Marvex
Lollipop, a Marvex daughter is out
of Indianvale Performer Patty.
Two Telford juniors were also
honored. Thomas Halteman was
chosen as Youngest Owner-
Breeder and Jonathan Keener was
named top Junior Showman.
Marcia Slater, PerkiomenviUe,
was second best showman at the
event.
Additional results from the
(Turn to Page A 23)
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Roderick Wood, center, accepts the Premier judge Samuel Acker, Chester Springs, and
Breeder and Exhibitor banners for Woodson, Montgomery County Dairy Princess Marilyn
Farms, Pennsburg. Wood is flanked by show Seipt.
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