A32—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 3,1983
NW Pa. crowns colored
BY NANCY KUNICK
Staff Correspondent the arena was decorated and
MEADVILLE The Nor- showmen looked professional,
thwestem Pa. Colored Breed Colored breeders were also
Association’s extensive planning awarded Premier’ Breeder and
and efforts were achieved with the Premier Exhibitor plaques for the
most organized and best looking first time.
from left, Braddock family, Judy Fields in background, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Dorchester. As judge David Dowler looks on,
Bill Mattocks presents award for 5-M Milling.
Meadville. Shown from left, Bob Wright, sponsor; Charles
Hotson and Diane Kasbee, with plaques; Jeff and Jan Peters
and Dave Reusing, sponsor.
From the left and featured at Crawford Fair are Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Gessner, Greg and Robin, with Milking Shor
thorn Premier awards; Ed Doebereiner, Queens Manor, with
Holstein Premier awards; Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Peters with
Charles Hotson, all of Spruce Row, Jersey Premier recipients.
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reserve junior champ, junior champion owned by Kim Proper
and led by Larry Hoffman, Greg Gessner with reserve grand,
and Kim Proper with grand champion. At right is alternate
Dairy Princess Diane Schutz.
show ever held. For the first tune
Each of the premier awards
were sponsored. The plaques were
made locally of solid walnut.
In the Ayrshire breed the
plaques were sponsored by 5-M
Milling of Meadville, in memory of
Ayrshire breeder Diaries Fields,
Premier Breeder was awarded to
Roshel Farm, owned by Robert S.
& Elizabeth Dorchester, of Albion.
Premier Exhibitor went to Kline
Farm, owned by William & Wilda
Kline, of Mars.
The Premier awards for the
Brown Swiss breed were sponsored
by Conneautville Farmers Ex
change. Both plaques went to Par-
Nic Farm owned by Earl Nicolls
and family, of Conneautville.
The Guernsey breeders who
received both Premier Breeder
and Premier Exhibitor awards
was Dolly Run Farm, owned by
Paul E. & John E. Kunz Families,
of Centerville. The sponsor for both
awards was the Mercer/Northwest
Guernsey Association.
Spruce Row Jersey Farm
received Premier Breeder and
Premier Exhibitor for their work
on Thursday afternoon. The farm
is owned by Charles Hotson and
Jeff & Janet Peters with Diane
Kasbee as herdsperson. The
premier breeder award was
sponsored by Bob & Della Wright
of Wright-Way Farm, Cochranton.
The premier exhibitor award was
given by Dave & Donna Reusing of
New Hope Farm, Meadville.
Although there were more
Milking Shorthorn than usual both
awards went to the same exhibitor.
Mar-Vi-Nic Farm of Springboro,
owned by Martin Gessner received
both awards and also sponsoicd
both of them.
The colored breeders enjoyed a
picnic lunch during the break
between shows. Judges for the
show also enjoyed the dinner.
Judge Dave Dowler, Mercer Co.
Extension Agent and Crawford Co.
dairy farmer, judged the ring of
Ayrshires, Brown Swiss and
Milking Shorthorn. Don Koontz, a
Jersey farmer from Fredonia,
worked with the Jerseys and
Guernseys throughout the day.
The Jersey show was quite
impressive both with the quality
and quantity of cattle. There were
110 Jerseys shown August 25 at the
Craw. Co. Fair. Total colored
breed dairy shown was 297.
AYRSHIRES
Sr Bull Calf Kline Farm Also Champion Bull
Jr Calf 1 Kline Farm. 2 Scott Becker. 3 Kline
Farm
Int Calf 1 Kline Farm. 2 Robert Dorchester, 3
Robert Dorchester
Sr. Calf 1 Shirley Braddock 2 Nancy Jo
Mitrieh. 3 Walter Schulz
Jr Yrlg 1 Chantelle Zilhaver 2 Richard M
Lyons, 3 Amy Kline
Sr Yrlg 1 Wm & Wilda Kline 2 Nancy Jo
Mitrieh 3 Wm A Wilda Kline
Jr Ch Female Wm & Wilda Klme
Res Jr Champ Chantelle Zilhaver
Jr Gel of Sire 1 Kline 2 Miinch 3 Dor
Chester
OryCow3&4 1 Kline, 2 Allen Farms
Dry Aged 1 R Dorchester. 2 W Kline
Jr 2yr old-1 Rebecca L Alsdorf 2 Wm Kline
3 R Dorchester
Sr 2yr old 1 Wm Kline 2 Allen Farms 3
Gregory A Weaver
3yr old 1 Allen Farms. 2 R Dorchester 3 R
Dorchester
4yr old 1 W Kline 2 Allen Farms. 3 R
Dorchester
Aged Cow 1 Kevin Field 2 Wm Kline 3 Wm
Kline
Sr S-Gr Ch - Kevin Field ofSaegertown
Res Sr & Res Gr Wm and Wilda Kline of
Mars
Best Udder 1 K Field. 2 W Klme. 3 W Klme
Sr Get of Sire 1 R Dorchester 2 W Kline 3
Allen Farms
Dairy Herd 1 Klme 2 Allen. 3 Dorchester
Prod of Dam 1 Kline, 2 Dorchester .3 Shirley
Braddock
Best 3 Females Allen Farms
Daughter/Dam 1 Kevin Field 2 Klme. 3
Dorchester
County Herd 1 Crawford 2 Erie
BROWN SWISS
JR Bull Calf and Champion Bull EarlE Nicolls
Jr Calf David Reese
Int Call 1 David Reese 2 Added entry #4OO
Sr Calf I Nicolls. 2 Jason Hayes 3 Tood
Nicolls
Jr Yrlg 1 Tony Chapman. 2 E Nicolls 3
Russell Mook
Sr Yrlg 1 David Reese
Jr Champ Tony Chapman of Waterford
Res Jr Ch Harlß Nicolls of Conneautviile
Jr Get of Sire E Nicolls
Jr 2yr old Tony Chapman
Sr 2yr old Tony Chapman
3 year old Earl R Nicolls
4yr old 1 Chad Nicolls 2 Earl R Nicolls 3
Earlß Nicolls
Sr &GrCh Tony Chapman
Res. Sr &Re Gr Chad Nicolls
Best Udder 1 Tony Chapman. 2 Chad Nicolls
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Kunz with reserve junior, Paula Kunz with junior champ,
Cindi Kunz with reserve grand and Kellie Kunz, first-year 4-
H'er with grand champion Guernsey in both 4-H and open.
Also shown are Dairy Princess Kathleen Worley and Judge
Don Koontz.
Ayrshire winners in Crawford with Alternate Dairy Princess
Diane Schutz include, from left, Kevin Field with grand
champion in both 4-H and open, Wilda, William and Amy Kline
with Reserve Grand and Junior Champion. Chani Zilhaver
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tampions in Crawford with Diane Schutz,
alternate dairy princess and judge David Dowler. from the -
left, Tony Chapman with grand champ, Earl Nicolls with &),
reserve grand owned by Chad Nicolls, Don Chapman with
T' Chp"
Holstein grand and reserve champions at Crawford include
senior two-year-old held by Ed Doebereiner and Jeff Butcher
of Morrell Farms with reserve.