A32—Lancaster Finning, Saturday, August 14,1982
Lebanon dairy
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with their senior heifer calf. A
maternal sister of Marshfield
Elevation Tony daughter bred by
the Lentz couple, was reserve
champion of the All-Fennsyvlania
show as a junior yearling. Barbara
and Gary milk 68 registered
Holsteins on their 150-acre farm.
Reserve Champion Junior
Holstein honors went to Barb
Layser of Myerstown with her
Junior Yearling Elevation
daughter, bred by the Hubert S.
Miller estate.
The Premier Breeder of this
year’s Lebanon Fair Holstein
competition was Mil-Harv Farms
owned by the Harvey Bomgardner
family of Annville.
The Bomgardners milk about 97
registered Holsteins with a rolling
herd average of 16,000 lbs. of milk
and 625 lbs. of fat. A family
operation involving both sons and
The Grand Champion Jersey in open competition was
exhibited by Sue Bombergerof Annvilte.
championships captured by the Jacob Smith Family of Ann
ville. The Golden Harvest daughter was exhibited by Tom
Smith.
Gary and Barbara Lentz of Lebanon with their senior heifer
calf.
daughters, the Bomgardners own
240 acres and rent 100 acres. This
family has been showing .at the
Lebanon Fair since 1954 and
highlighted their show record with
the Junior All-American Junior
Yearling in 1979.
The Premier Exhibitor award
went to Dale Pride Farm of R 2
Annville. This farm includes 360
acres, operated by three sons and
father. Dale Hostetter. The family
maintains a herd of approximately
200 head of registered Holstein
cattle, and Dale maintains a
separate herd of approximately
100 head with which he is actively
involved in buying and selling
dairy cattle.
The Hostetters report a rolling
herd average of 18,700 pounds of
milk and 715 pounds of fat. The
Hostetters have exhibited at the
Lebanon Fair for at least 20 years.
In 4-H competition, Audrey
Arnold ot Schaelferstown
exhibited the Grand Champion
Holstein. Audrey purchased the
prize-winning 2-year-old from the
Warren Hetrick herd of Lebanon.
The Reserve Champion Holstein
in the 4-H show was exhibited by
10-year-old David Lentz. This 4-
Winner of the Premier Exhibitor award was Heim, deputy secretary . agria ire;
Dale Pride Farm owned by the Dale Hostetter Hostetler; Dale; Thelma; Ernie Hostetler; and
family. Pictured left to right are; Chester E. Judge, Obie Snider.
Premier Breeder of the Lebanon Holstein ter wcy , - riuber,
show was Mil-Harv Farms owned by Harvey granddaughter; Harvey I.; Jane; and David
Bomgardner of R 3 Annville. Pictured left to Bomgardner.
right are; Mark Bomgardner; Nancy Huber,
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Lebanon Fair Reserve Grand Champion and
FFA Champion honors were won by Daryl
Balmer of the Annville-Cleona chapter. Pansy
year-old daughter of 1 eastate
Ivanhoe Star was the Reserve
Champion of last year’s Lebanon
open dairy competition and
completed lactations of 18,600
pounds of milk as a 2-year-old and
17,800 pounds of milk as a 3-year
old. This home-bred cow is out of a
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Citation R Maple dam with a 27,000
pound record.
David, a third year 4-H member,
is very proud of his cow not only
because she is a prize-winner, but
because it is the first cow he has
owned. The Lentz family, like
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EM Ivan, a 3-year-old produced 18,000 lbs. of
milk in 305 days with a 4% test in the lactation
that she is currently completing.
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