A26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Septembar 12,1981
Krauses’ black beautie
By Ann Miller
ALLENTOWN Beef day at the
Allentown Fair was last Friday, as
breeding stock and steers paraded
before show judge Les Haller,
manager of J. C. En
terprises,Ringgold, Jefferson
County.
In selecting the Champion 4-H
Beef Heifer, Haller went to a
Charolais heifer exhibited by Kirk
Fisher, Oley, called DHS Amy Lee.
The Reserve Champion was an
Angus female owned by Debra
Krause, Slatington.
Debra’s sister, Diane, also came
into the winner’s circle with her
Angus bull, DSK Power Play. This
son of Penn State’s national
champion bull, was selected Best
Beef Bull by the former Penn State
beef herdsman, making 18-year
old Diane a happy Penn State
freshman.
Carol Krause was not to be left
out of the honor roll. Her heifer,
CLK Erica, was chosen Best Beef
Female. Carol is a junior at
Mansfield State College.
In the fitting and showmanship
competition, Willi Wilson, Mertz
town, Lehigh County, was selected
champion fitter and reserve
champion showman. Seth Gruber
of New Tripoli, Lehigh County took
Kirk Fisher of Oley Berks County exhibited the champion 4-
H beef heifer, a Charolais called DHS Amy Lee.
Young Seth Gruber, New Tripoli, was named
reserve champion fitter.
the reserve champion fitter ribbon.
Judge Haller commented they both
did a “beautiful job fitting their
beef.”
Champion showman was Given
Homer, a young woman from
Northampton. Demonstrating her
expert handling skills. Given won
the senior showmanship class.
After winning Best Showman, her
remark was "About tune after
10 years.”
Seth Gruber also received the
top honors in the market steer
show, exhibiting his heavyweight
steer to the grand championship.
The reserve grand champion steer
was the reserve champion
heavyweight shown by Willi
Wilson,
Champion lightweight steer was
shown by David Schultz and the
reserve champion lightweight
steer went to Glenn Wuchter. Kent
Fisher showed the champion
mediumweight steer and Debra
Krause .showed the reserve
champion mediumweight.
Haller remarked that "all six
steers were what we are looking
tor in today’s steers level
bodied, minimum fat, maximum
meat, and minimum waste on the
lower half of the body. ’ ’
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Diane Krause, Slatington, exhibited her honors. Standing in at halter for Diane is Paul
Angus bull DSK Power Play to Best Beef Bull Krause.
je P l —jmpion jnnersin family, heifer, CLK Erica, was tagged Best Beef
20-year-old Carol Krause took a break from Female by judge Les Haller. Proudly displaying .
Mansfield State College to show her Angus the banner for Carol is sister Diane,
heifer at last week’s Allentown Fair. Her
ilson, Mertztown, left, was named showman honors. Wjlson
champion 4-H fitter during the beef show, champion showman,
while Given Hower took the champion
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at Allentown
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