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■jfhe Grand Champion Junior Market steer, a
1,305 pound Angus; x; Chianina f Limousin, is
joined in winner’s circle by Secretary of
Agriculture Penrose Hallowell and exhibitor
Record crowds brave cold for Farm Show
7-:>xSSDEBBIE KOONTZ
— A record
breaking cro^lflfc.i s *® o ?.' P®°P le
brayed the chilling ■
weather to take part in opening
day ceremonies for the 66th annual
Farm Show, Sunday.
This figure is an increase of a
whopping 11,000 people over last
year’s estimate and may just be
the perfect simile for proving that
Pennsylvania agriculture is
growing better in more ways than
one.
But Sunday’s crowd estimate
Sheaffer’s added entry takes top Holstein honors
FARM SHOW Holstein show
judge Dr. David Hagan looked at a
lot of Blade and Whites Tuesday
afternoon at the Farm Show.
Hagan looked and looked for
what .seemed like hours until his
grand champion walked'through
the doors for the final class;
Huntsdale Count Crystan
Madame, the added entry of
Thomas Sheaffer, Carlisle, bested
more than 200 Holsteins and'
caught Hagan’s discerning eye.
“She is a large stylish cow whose
got a lot of body and looks really
good on tlje move," remarked
-Hagan. “She’s got tremendous
dairy character and quality of
udder.”
As proof of her “tremendous
dairy character” the Romandale
County Crystan daughter boasts a
top record of 19,684 pounds of milk,
782 pounds of fat and a 4.0 percent
butterfat test.
The aged cow, however, was
only'one of several top awards that
Tom and Cindy Sheaffer took back
to theirjMW-acre Huntsdale Stock
Farm In Cumberland County.
Earlier in the competition, their
Guy McKean of Mercer. The steer’s owner,
Cecil Teets, 19, of Freedom was unable to
attend the show due to poor road conditions.
wasn’t the only record-breaker
during, the week. Wednesday’s
heavy snowfall didn't detract from
the festivities at- all as visitor
numbers were up again from last
year. The shows'and the exhibits
proved too tempting to keep
crowds away as frigid weather
outside contrasted with heated
competition in the showring. The
exhibitors were competing for
$127,000 in premiums.
Once again this year, tradition
pulled - through and featured
GoverhofKi* Thornburgh on tour
senior yearling, Huntsdale Pabst
Pat, a Char-Sam Elevation Pabst
daughter captured Junior
Champion honors. The Sheaffers
capped their winning day with the
Premier Breeder plaque.
The reserve grand and reserve
senior champion, “Marla Barnie
Sheree”, an aged cow, was
exhibited by Ida J. and L. Leroy
Plance of Wellsboro. The Fiance’s
Ru-No Citation daughter also
claimed Best Udder honors.
Two Lancaster County youths
exhibited champions before judge
Hagan. Todd Reed of Reinholds,
showed the reserve junior
champion in .the open class. His
senior calf, Vera-Lee Ingrid Lisa, a
Kit Builder daughter, was named
junior champion in the youth
division.
Judy Zimmerman of
Elizabethtown, exhibited the
reserve junior .champion in the
youth division, Pond Hollow Creek
Sue. The Cloister FFA member’s
senior yearling is sired by Creek
Bluff Elevation Lester.
An Elevation daughter was
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 16,1982
For the week in review," find;
stories, winners and pictures’
scattered throughout this Lan
caster Fanning issue. J
through the 14-acre complex, along
with first lady Ginny, on opening 1
day. Along the way, the Governor 1
was able to view exhibits of farm
equipment and production items, i
and over 8,000 entries of Penn
sylvania’s finest crops, livestock j
-Sind poultry. 1
Tlbne of the Governor’s favorite ■
.Thomas and Cindy Sheaffer are joined by a couple of,
champion Holsteins. On the left is the grand champion
Huntsdale Count Crystan Madame, and at right is the junior
champ Huntsdale Pabst Pat. The Carlisle couple milk about
50 Black and Whites at their Huntsdale Stock Farm.
Western Pa. steer gets
top Farm Show win
FARM SHOW - Brush Greek 4-
H’er Cecil Teets, 19, ofcPreedom
couldn’t leave his Western Penn
sylvania farm, Thursday, due to
poor road conditions, but that
didn’t - stop show judge Miles
McKee from selecting Teets’
heavyweight champion as the 1982
Farm Show Grand Champion
Market Steer.
“I’m going to get right on the
phone and tell him to get down here
as soon as he can,” said an excited
and proud father, Clifford Teets.
Exhibited by Guy McKean of
Mercer, the 1,305 pound
Chianina x Angus x Limousin st
eer, which wasn’t as tall as the
other junior entries in its class,
caught the eye of the Kansas
judge.
“There are some big old horses
out there, but this animal is big
enough,” McKee reasoned.
“He displays meatiness inside
and outside the quarter and shows
more uniform muscling,” the
judge added.
McKee explained that Teets’
champ would be a “popular, useful
stops seemed to be at the booth of
Sperry-New Holland where a 6-foot
| ‘lnnovator’ robot waited to shake
his-hand. Said the robot, “I salute
you, unit Thornburgh.”
Beaming, the Governor said to
the crowd, “I wouldn’t want to run
against him for governor. ”
“No contest,” replied Tno.'
After the tour, Governor
Thornburgh made his traditional
grand entrance into the large
arena, along with wife Ginny and,
Agriculture Secretary Penrose
$7.50 pmr year
steer on a Kansas feedlot.”
“There are many kinds of
operations and this is just one
person’s opinion, but I don’t feel
I’m wrong,” said the judge.
“I like to find a steer that will
meet . the demand of many
segments of the industry. My
champion steer needs to show the
type of pattern that will please the
purebred breeders for growth and
weight gain.”
The judge continued, “A packer
wants a steer with the condition
that will assure him a reasonable
chance of it grading choice, but
also demonstrating high cutability.
And, the consumer wants a steer
that will yield a tasty cut of meat.
The Teets purchased the steer in
March from Walbridge Farm in
New York.
' ‘ At the time it was the best calf I
could buy at that weight,” ex
plained Clifford Teets.
Thursday marked the first
Grand Champion Farm Show win
for Teets’ Seldom Seen Farm in
Beaver County.
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Hallowell and his wife, Trish.
During the afternoon
ceremonies, Thornburgh praised
the farm families of Pennsylvania
and reaffirmed his ad
ministration’s commitment to
preserving the family farm.
“Pennsylvania farmers and
state government, together, have
forged a spirit of cooperation that
has turned our family farm
preservation initiatives of 1979 into
laws that can and will assist family
farm operations and encourage
community conservation for years
to come,” he said.
“I have total confidence in our>
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Homestead Notes, B 2; Home on
Range B 6; Kid’s Komer, BIO; 4-H
news, BIO; FFA news, C 5; Leg of
lamb recipes, B 8; Farm Women
convention, B 12; Farm Show pick
of crops, B 16; FWS calendar, 84.
Columns
Editorials, A 10; Now is the time,
A 10; Ladies, have you heard? B 3;
Joyce Bupp’s column, B 4; Ida’s
Notebook, B 5; Country Outings,
B 18; Dairy Pipeline, D2O;
Brockett’s Ag Advice, Dl3; Dairy
Business, Dl7; Farming’s
Futures, D 27; Chicken Coop News,
DIO; Farm Talk, D 5; Milk Check,
D 7.
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D 25; Huntingdon DHIA, D 32;
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