B2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 24,1983 MOHRSVILLE - As All- American week in Pennsylvania approaches, the anticipation builds for two sisters and their parents in the rural countryside of Berks County. This will be the first year that Constance and Cathleen Ohiinger pain to stay after the Junior Show on the 28th for the Eastern National show on the 29th in Harrisburg with two very suc cessful heifers. In addition to Reu- Hel Farms Sexation Heather, a growthy senior yearling, daughter of Ocean-View Sexation, owned by Cathy, the Ohiinger family also plans to show off in Harrisburg this week Reu-Hel Farms Valient homestead ti/ofas Connie has been extremely successful in the showring throughout her 4-H career and has garnered awards not only in local shows, but also from the Holstein Association, and its championship shows. The chairs on the side are the result of "Cristy" and Connie winning as Junior Yearling Heifer and in Best 3. • r >v r Jgtf; * fV* 1 M-', *'- V S' - A * . v AT'■* The Ohlinger milking herd enjoys the cool shade by the creek on a hot day. Sisters Prepare for All-American Cnsty, a fancy junior yearling bred and owned by Connie. El wood and Ruth Ohiinger, Rl, Mohrsville, and their two daughters know that these two heifers are “among the best” at Reu-Hel Farm, and they are all pleased with the show ring success that they have acheived throughout the summer. Of Con nie’s 23 head of registered Holsteins and Cathy’s 20 black and whites, these two heifers have been led into the spotlight for Junior and Reserve Junior Championships by the girls many tunes this summer, and they are looking forward to the All-American competition. Speaking about her daughters’ -.4. ■A.-If- * • J*& *!U>. , f'i\ J.* -#«[ Y .* ■- % - ** »*• j-» ~ _ y Cathy, left, and Connie stand with their two heifers, Heather and Cristy. The foursome has enjoyed many championships this summer. animals, Ruth Ohlmger states, “Their's lend to be better. When you give your kid a project animal, you tend to give them the best,” she continues. Most of Cathy’s animals are descendents of “Sandy,” and "Excellent,” Gold Medal cow in the Reu-Hel Farms herd with a high record of 17-10 305 days, 29,414 milk, and 966 fat. The “Sandy” family has been very prolific for Cathy and has given her many heifers. Cathy’s first project animal, “Sondra,” a VG-89, Elevation daughter, was superovulaled. From the “flush,” Cathy got four heifers, sired by Joludi Elmer Chief. After giving “Mom” and "Dad” a heifer to cover the costs, Cathy also traded a heifer for a horse from her sister, Connie, and kept the remaining two. Always able to show in the group classes because of her “heifer luck,” Cathy has a pair of cows for the Produce of Dam class that in Connie’s words are "hard to beat.” They include an “Excellent" and a “Very Good-86.” Although Cathy has had her share of prize winning bovmes, she is the “horse lover” m the family. She owns two Quarter horses and loves to show them in the racing classes at local horse shows. ‘ ‘ Racing is fun,” she states and has enjoyed ribbon-winning successes with her horses in the barrel races and in pole bending. Connie, on the other hand, is committed to the dairy industry thru and thru. She had previously 'A, - Jking duties at Reu-Hel farms, and she gets the milkers ready for the 53 animals in their milking string. traded her saddle to her sister for a heifer who went on to be the Junior Champion of the Eastern Show as a Senior yearling the year she was traded. Reu-Hel Farms Milestone Susie, a VG-88 daughter of Poverty Hollow Milestone, continues to be successful for Connie and has also given her second owner a heifer calf, Elevation daughter. “Suzette,” the Elevation daughter, just recently received the first place Intermediate Calf in the Junior Division at the Penn sylvania Championship Show and placed 6th in the open division. As the 1983 Dairy Princess for Berks County, Connie is very busy juggling her time since graduation from Schuylkill Valley High School in the spring. She can be found milking the 53 registered Holstems in the family milking string, promoting milk throughout the county at schools, banquets, and meetings, or showing her own string of black and whites. She is most proud of "Cnsty,” *»v* v 'A:*,, - v -v £ ■ , ■t > '*’■>» ** ♦ <*T* #- . , f 3 0 : • ■ the S-W-D Valient daughter our of an Elevation. This junior yearling has been undefeated this year. After placing first at the Penn sylvania Spring Show, Junior Champion m the Junior Division, Reserve Junior Champion in the Open classes, and first place in Bred by Exhibitor, “Cristy” and Connie continued their winning ways at the Eastern Pennsylvania Championship Show with the Junior Championship, at the Kutztown Fair with the Junior Championship, and also at the Southeast 4-H District Show and the Allentown Fair, They topped off the summer with Ist place m the junior division and m the open classes at the Penn sylvania Championship Show in Huntington and also received lst,'B place in Bred by Exhibitor there. •‘We never had anything like that before,” Mrs. Ohlmger states. “It’s scary, Everybody’s been watching her.” (Turn to Page B 4) m >%i J sjj - A ” * **i* , r *** '** % i / j pH *1 "s' a
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