A34—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 26,1981
Gratz Fair pins purples on two-time winners
BY SHEILA MILLER
GRATZ Lebanon County’s
Barry Donmoyer, R 2 Annvilie, had
a week of Holstein happiness as he
claimed the FFA grand cham
pionship at Monday’s state Junior
Dairy Show in Harrisburg and the
next day swept the Holstein
competition here at the Gratz Fair
Open Dairy show.
Judge Tom Dum 111 couldn’t
refuse Broslin Linda Chief Charlie
her purple grand champion’s
ribbon actually she, won his
favor twice, once in the Youth
show and later in the Open show.
This 4-year-old has been taking
championships all over southeast
Pennsylvania, being tagged grand
at Lebanon Fair in August and
reserve champion at the FFA
District show held later in Kutz
town.
Linda is a Janell Ivanhoe Chief
Charlie daughter out of Broslin
Peg Ivanhoe Ken.
Her barn mate, R&E Molly
Apple, slid in next to Linda during
the Youth show and was named
reserve grand champion. The
senior 2-year-old is a Vincent View
Molly Chief daughter out of Ker
chenhill Ada.
Donmoyer’s winnings didn’t stop
at just the grand and reserve
grand Holsteins. He also exhibited
the Junior and Reserve Junior
champions at both shows.
Judge Dum went with the senior
yearling entry, Broslin Ann
Marina, for Junior Champion. This
impressive animal is a daughter of
Arlina Fond Mariner (twin) out of
Broslin Chief Brigadier Marge.
The Reserve Junior Champion
was Donmoyer’s junior calf, R&E
Ivanhoe Charlie Rozana. She is
sired by Janell Ivanhoe Chief
Charlie, who also sired the grand
champion. Her dam is Mil-Harv
Ultimate Rita.
Sweeping the Ayrshire com
petition was Sycamore Meade
farm and the Shetterly family of
Millersburg.
For grand champion Ayrshire,
Judge Dum picked Sycamore
Meade’s 3 year old, Foxglove Luv,
by Milaway Albi out of Foxglove
Linda.
Eleven-year-old Debra Shet
terly’s Sycamore Meade Chad’s
Sophie, was selected as grand
champion of the Youth show. This 2
year old is a daughter of
Senelakeca Betty Chad out of
Caverly Farms Betty’s Sophia.
The reserve grand champion
Ayrshire was shown by Steven
Shetterly, 12. This homebred
junior yearling, Sycamore Meade
Champ’s Bessie, was also the
reserve grand champion of the 4-H
show. Her sire is Sycamore Meade
Hi Champ and her dam is
Sycamore Meade Greta’s Bess.
Sycamore Meade farm is a
partnership between father-in-law
Earl Keefer and Donald Shetterly.
They currently have about 150
head of registered Aryshires, a
herd that has been built over the
David Feidt, 16, of Miiiersburg led his Brown Swiss 2 year
old to her first grand championships
past 30 years by Keefer and his
daughter Sandra, Donald’s wife.
In the Jersey show, Patrick Von
Keyserling, 12, pf Millersburg
exhibited the grand champion
female. His 3 year old, Nadine, is
Patrick’s only sole Jersey. This
winning pair took the purple rib
bons in both the Open and Youth
shows.
The reserve grand champion
Jersey in both shows was a 4 year
old shown by Marilyn Deaven,
Fredericksburg, Lebanon County.
Faithful Pacesetter Lassie II was
previously tagged grand champion
at the Lebanon County Fair in
August.
Marilyn displayed her
showmanship ability and was
named champion in the senior
division.
Sixteen-year-old David Feidt of
Millersburg exhibited the grand
champion Brown Swiss at
Tuesday’s shows. Taking her first
championship was 2 year old Feidt
Jim Ruth, an Alexander Alaric
Stretch Jim daughter out of High
Spruce Rochele L.
Reserve grand champion in the
big-buff breed was the aged cow
entry of Daniel Wolfe, 20, of
Sunbury. Leondale Lilason
Blanche Betty completed her best
lactation record as an 8 year old
last year with 16,760 pounds milk
and 604 pounds fat.
Wolfe also exhibited the reserve
grand champion Holstein of the
Open Show, Plumside Cathy Boots
Cupid, another aged entry.
Finishing up her last year’s 7-year
old record witlv 22,760 pounds milk
and 963 pounds fat, Wolfe said she
has made over 22,000 two times
previously. She is a daughter of
He-Bo Bootmaker Boots out of
Plumside Cindy Vigo Cathy.
Daniel’s sister, Bonnie Sue
Wolfe, 14, exhibited the reserve
grand champion Guernsey, Plum
Creek Farm Bambi Brenda. The
junior 2 year old is sired by Kellogg
Minnies Choice out of P.C. Beck
Dovamost Bambi.
Both Daniel and Bonnie, along
with brother Arthur, 17, help to
keep Plumside Farms in the dairy
business.
The family works together
farming a total of over 650 acres
and milking 82 head of dairy cattle.
It’s a colorful life and a colorful
herd that fills the barn at Plum
side, with Holsteins, Brown Swiss
and Guernseys taking their spots
in the stanchion line up.
Daniel explained the dairy
business was begun by his father
and mother, Paul and Doris Wolfe,
in 1950, with a herd of Guernseys
making the money then. Later the
Holsteins were added to the string
and about five yearn ago by Arthur
and himself.
The Wolfes also are caring for a
neighboring farmer’s Ayrhsires at
the present time.
With all those sizes and colors to
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and 4-H competition was an aged cow shown show. Her 3 year old is being held by friend
by William Romberger. Holding the champ is Kyle Brown.
Daniel Wolfe. Wolfe's sister. Bonnie Sue, 1 ‘
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Ayrshire topped older brother Steven’s junior father, Donald Shetterly, at the reserve
yearling at Tuesday’s 4-H show. Holding the grand's halter.
Patrick von Keiserling, 12. of Millersburg Youth ms. Marilyn , even’s 4 year old
exhibited his only Jersey cow, a 3 year old, and Jersey took the reserve grand championships
claimed top honors Jn both the Open and ' n both shows.
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