Pa. dairy goat herd places 2nd in nation
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Pennsylv
ania dairy goat breeders earned
high honors for the state at the
recent American Dairy Goat
Association National Show held
recently during the Kentucky State
Fair in Louisville.
244 exhibitors from 35 states and
Canada entered 1,554 dairy goats
of the Saanen, Nubian, Alpine,
LaMancha and Toggenburg breeds
in the competition.
Twenty-one states participated
in the State Herd competition, with
each State Herd consisting of eight
does from that state, with no more
than four animals from any one
farm. Top honors were awarded to
Oregon; with Pennsylvania
placing second; California, third
and Indiana, fourth.
Debbie Smeltzef, Pennsylvania
Dairy Goat Association Youth
Representative and owner of
Posey Acres Dairy Goats,
Bellefonte, was flag-bearer for the
Pennsylvania State Herd. The
eight does comprising the herd
were handled by Danny Harter,
President of the Pennsylvania
Dairy Goat Association and owner
of D & M Acres, Bellefonte; Dana
Holder, owner of Pax Farm
LaManchas, Bellefonte; Ann
Miller and Susan Miller, owners of
Little Rockspnngs Dairy Goats,
Furlong; Jane Smeltzer, owner of
Posey Acres, Bellefonte; Vaughn
E. Solomon and Donna Forsman,
owners of Magnum Dairy Goats,
Orrtanna; Anne Whitney, owner of
Wlnterbeny Nubians, Moscow.
LaMancha Champion
The highest-placing doe from
Pennsylvania was GCH
Rocksprmgs Tonka Ultra Violet, a
4 yr. old La Mancha owned by
Susan Miller. Ultra Violet was
named both National Grand
Champion LaMancha and Best
Udder of the breed. The
Rocksprmgs LaMancha Dairy
Herd, also owned by Susan Miller,
placed 6th of 11 in group com
petition.
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Other Pennsylvania placmgs in
the LaMancha breed included 9th
place Jr. Kid Posey Acres R. W.
Tweed owned by Deb Smeltzer,
and Jr. Kid Pax RDV Shortcake’s
Sweet Tart owned by Dana Holder.
In the competition of LaMancha
yearling milkers, Dana Holder’s
Nolee’s Dolly Brown placed 4th
and 3rd place udder among 31
entries. The doe was also part of
the Ist place Get of Sire, Ist place
Best 3 Females and Ist place Dairy
Herd.
In second place of 29 two year
old LaManchas was CH Jenny
Jump Rockspnngs Dixie, owned
by Susan Miller. Posey Acres CS
Little Weed took sth place of 14 in
competition among 3 yr. olds.
The highest Toggenburg placing
was Ann Miller’s 4 yr. old GCH
Rockspnngs Lynas Tremendous,
class of 15 entries.
Toggenburg Jr. Kids placing
included 2nd place D * M Acres
Harters Dehte owned by Danny
Harter, 9th place D & M Acres
Harters Miracles owned by Dana
Holder and D & M Acres Harters
Swedish Ivy owned by Danny
Harter.
Among intermediate Kids,
Rocksprmgs Chaim Trem Terrific,
owned by Ann Miller placed 2nd,
with her Rocksprmgs Tno Gretel
Gabriele placing 15th. In the Senior
Yearling Class, Rocksprmgs Lam
Pearl Penny, owned by Susan
Miller, placed 12th. 13th place Jr.
Get of Sire was claimed by
Rocksprmgs Key Looks Limited.
The competition of 2 yr. old
Toggenburg milkers included
three of Ann Miller’s does, with
Rocksprmgs Premier Launba
placing 14th, Rocksprmgs Premier
Lila Lass placing 19th and
Rocksprmgs Lim’ Leah Lou
placing 20th.
Rocksprmgs Pharoh Lyla Lynn,
owned by Ann Miller placed 18th of
28 competing 3 yr. olds. Tenth
place four year old was awarded to
Harters Ivy, owned by Danny
;ond-place herd from Pennsylvania at the American Dairy Goat Association Na
tional Show in Louisville, Ky. includes, from the left, Susan Miller, Donna Forsman. Jane
Smeltzer, Anne Whitney, Debbie Smeltzer, Dana Holder, Danny Harter. Ann Miller and
Vaughn Solomon.
Harter. His doe Joyful Jubilee
Mountain Misty placed 13th among
23 does competing in the 5 yrs. and
over class.
7th place Sr. Get of Sire was
awarded to Ann Miller's Sunshine
Precious Premier. In the Best 3
Females Class, Rockspnngs
placed 4th and D & M Acres 10th.
Rockspnngs also placed 6th in
Toggenburg Dairy Herd com
petition.
In Nubian competition, Magnum
Advantage Amanda, owned by
Vaughn E. Solomon and Donna
Forsman placed 10th out of 37 Jr.
Kids. Their Magnum Zeus'
Twilight placed Bth of 29 In
termediate Kids, and Magnum
Eclipse Babette placed 10th of 28 Dana Holder Other Alpine
Sr. Kids. Anne Whitney’s yearling placmgs included three of Debbie
milker Bnarwood Farm Foxxi Smeltzer’s does; 18th place Jr. Doe
Finesse placed Ilth of 28 in her Posey Acres VS Tiffany. 14th place
c j ass yearling milker Posey Acres
Top Pennsylvania Alpine placing Roscoe’s Snookums and 13th place
went to Cranberry Creeks Molly. 4 >t. old Eight Acres CR Naomi
3rd place Sr. Yearling owned by T.M.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 10,1983—A19
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