D22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 3,1981
Hauseman takes grand Brown
BY LAUREL SCfIAEFFER
Staff Correspondent
OLEY The 35th annual Oley
Valley Fair, held last Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, was greeted
by the usual rainfall which seems
to accompany the fair. But by the
time the livestock judging ended
Thursday afternoon, the sun was
out, if only in short spells.
Coming out on top in dairy
showing was Gary Hauseman, 16
of Boyertown. Hauseman took
Grand Champion Brown Swiss
honors for the third year in a row
with his five year old DM Design
Itch sired by Rancho Rustic My-
Design.
This junior at Oley Valley High
School also was named best
showman and fitter during the
show. He is presently serving as
chapter FFA President at Oley
Valley and also holds the
president’s office for Eastern
Berks 4-H Club. The son of Mr. and
Mrs. David Hauseman, Gary has
been showing in 4-H for the past
eight years.
The Hausemans farm 250 acres
and are milking about 50 cows,
consisting of 25 Holstein and the
remainder being Brown Swiss
under the name Jan-Da Farm.
Gary noted that they are working
towards an all-Brown Swiss herd.
The Brown Swiss are more con-
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Kenianne Rarick showed her Limousin x championship during the steer competition.
Hereford crossbred steer to the grand
Elaine Heffner, Fleetwood, exhibited her class. Elaine was chosen Champion Sheep
Hampshire x Dorset crossbred market lamb to Fitter; Val Ernst, right, Sinking Spring, showed
championship honors in the market lamb her Hampshire to the reserve champion slot.
tented, he says, and above that,
this dairyman says he just likes
them better.
Hauseman was not concerned
about a probable decrease in milk
production either. “The butterfat
will make it up,” he added in an
unconcerned tone.
Showing the youngest animal in
Brown Swiss show and placing
first in the Intermediate Calf class
was Mike Spayd, Fleetwood. Tom
Galloway of Bechtelsville followed
suit by showing his junior yearling
to a blue ribbon in that class. Next
Robert Russell, Boyertown took a
red ribbon, behind one of Gary
Hauseman’s two year olds of Jan-
Da Farm.
The Hauseman’s of Jan-Da farm
also had the third and fourth
placmgs of the 2 Year-Old class.
Gary showed his senior yearhng to
first place and had the top four
placing 3-year-olds, top three 4-
year-olds, top four aged cows, the
five best udders of the show, the
first place senior get and best three
females and the top four placmgs
in the Dairy Herd class.
In the Guernsey show, Ann
Kopfer of Fleetwood showed her
intermediate calf to first place.
Richard Hartz, Oley placed first in
junior yearlings, followed by
Debbie Price, Douglassville,
whose junior yearling placed
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second and Heidi Schelegel,
Boyertown, who took third place.
In the senior yearling class,
Richard Hartz, Oley placed first
followed by his brother, Robert in
second place. Heidi Schelegel also
received a blue ribbon for her 2-
year-old followed by Kevin
Schelegel and Richard Hartz.
Richard Hartz went on to place
first in 3-year-olds while Clayton
Snyder, Oley took second place.
Best udder was awarded to
Clayton Snyder’s cow followed by
Richard Hartz, Heidi Schelegel,
and Kevin Schelegel who placed
fourth. First place dam and
daughter was awarded to Richard
Hartz.
Grand Champion of the show
was won by Richard Hartz and
Reserve Grand went to Clayton
Snyder.
In the Jersey show, Stephanie
Galloway, of Bechtelsville showed
her senior yearling to first place.
Tom Galloway, also of
Bechtelville, had a long list of
winners for this breed. His
placings included: firsts in In
termediate Calf, Junior Yearlings,
3 Year Olds, 4 Year Olds, and Dam
and Daughter classes. He placed
third In Senior calf, second and
four in Junior Yearlings, fourth
and fifth in 2 Year Olds, third in 3
Year Olds, third, fourth, and fifth
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honors for t
in Best Udder, second i
Herd and also a third placi
and Daughter classes.
Tom also showed the
Champion of the show.
Gary Hauseman, Bo;
ribbon in Brown Swiss
the third consecutive
champion's award in si
The Champion Fittei
posing here with his re
Lisa Bube, Robesoi
Showman.