Sheep champions
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ewes and only keeps a few rams on
the farm for breeding and showing
purposes.
Mellott also exhibited the
reserve champion ewe, while Ben
and Mary Bow, R 1 Annville,
showed the reserve champion ram.
In the Rambouillet show, all the
grand and reserve grand cham
pion honors were earned by
Kenneth T. Moore of R 2 Rome,
Bradford County.
The homebred champion ram
was a fall ram lamb which won the
reserve champion title at the
national show in Louisville, Ky.,
this past year. Also homebred, the
Moore’s ewe lamb champion was
awarded champion ewe at
Louisville.
With the help of their daughter,
Dons Powell, the Moores raise
over 300 head of sheep including
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winner owned by Emil Mellott of Needmore.
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the Rambouillet, Dorset, Hamp
shire and Shropshire breeds. Doris
said their Rambouillet sheep show
well and “are probably the best as
far as showing.”
The Merino grand and reserve
grand champion honors were
shared by Lewis P. Crouse, of R 1
Graysville, and Barbara and
Charles Platt, of 905 Belmont
Road, Gettysburg.
Crouse, of Greene County, won
the grand champion ram title with
his February 1983 lamb. He also
earned reserve champion ewe
honors.
Crouse’s winners came from his
herd of 70 sheep which he raises on
his parent’s, Howard and Edith
Crouse, farm in Graysville. In
addition to the Merino breed,
Suffolk, colored black sheep and
commercial Suffolks are also
raised.
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Charles and Barbara Platt, of
Adanis County, earned the grand
champion ewe and the reserve
champion ram titles. The
champion ewe was a fall lamb bred
by the Platts. Its sire was grand
champion at the Farm Show last
year.
Raising Merino sheep for seven ■
years, the Platts currently own 101
ewes and rams. This was the third
consecutive year that they have
had champions at the Farm Show.
Listed below are the top three
winners in each class:
1 Jay H & Thomas J Runkle Spring Mills 2
Kathy Weaver Everett 3 Emil Mellott 4 Son
Needmore
Under 1 year Rem
1 Emil Mellott & Son 2 & 3 Ben C & Mary Bow
Annville
1 Emil Mellott 4 Son, 2 Charles McCrae
Mohnton 3 BenC & Mary Bow
Emil Mellott £ Son
Reserve Champion Ram
Ben C & Mary Bow
I To 2 year Ewe
1 4 2 Charles McCrae 3 Emil Mellott 4 Son
1 Charles McCrae 2 Emil Mellott 4 Son 3 Ben
C & Mary Bow
2 Ewe Limbs
1 Ben C A Mary Bow 2 Emil Mellott 4 Son 3
Charles McCrae
Charles McCrae
Reserve Champion Ewe
Emil Mellott 4 Son
Breeders Young Flock
1 Emil Mellott 4 Son 2 Ben C 4 Mary Bow 3
Jay H 4 Thomas J Runkle
Pen Of Lambs
1 Emil Mellott 4 Son 2 Charles McCrae 3 Ben
C 4 Mary Bow
1 Emil Mellott 4 Son 2 Ben C 4 Mary Bow 3
JayH 4 Thomas J Runkle
Flock
1 Emil Mellott 4 Son 2 Charles McCrae 3 Jay
H 4 Thomas J Runkle
CLASS - RAMBOUILLET
1 to 2 Year Ram
1 2 Kenneth! Moore 3 Less Lazarus
Under 1 Year Ram
1 2 Kenneth! Moore 3 Less Lazarus
2 Ram Lambs
1 Kenneth T Moore 2 Less Lazarus 3 Emil
Mellott
Champion Ram
Kenneth T Moore
Reserve Champion
Kenneth T Moore
1 to 2 Year Ewe
1 2 Kenneth! Moore 3 Emil Mellott
Under 1 Year Ewe
1 2 Kenneth T Moore 3 Less Lazarus
2 Ewe Lambs
1 Kenneth T Moore 2 Less Lazarus 3 Dr
James Witt
Champion Ewe
Kenneth! Moore
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Per Day Per litter
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1 To 2 year Ram
2 Ram Lambs
Champion Ram
Under I year Ewe
Champion Ewe
Get Of Sire
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Reserve Champion Ewe
Kenneth T Moore
Breeders Young Flock
1 Kenneth T Moore 2 Less Lazarus 3 Emil
Mellott
Pen of Lambs
1 Kenneth T Moore 2 Less Lazarus 3 Emil
Mellott
Get of Sire #
1 Kenneth T Moore 2 Less Lazarus 3 Emil
Mellott
Flock
1 Kenneth T Moore 2 Emil Mellott 3 Less
Lazarus
Clns-M*rino
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1 Richard McConnell. Fredencktown 2 Kelly
McConnell Fredencktown, 3 George Hunter
Stoneboro
Under 1 year Ram
1 Lewis P Crouse Graysville, 2 Charles 4
Barbara Platt Gettysburg. 3 Lewis P Crouse
2 Ram Lwntx
I Lewis P Crouse Graysville, 2 Charles 4
Barbara Platt 3 Kelly G McConnell
Fredencktown
Sheep breed champs
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competition at Farm Show for the
past few years.
The Shropshire show saw WEY
Shropshires of Berks county taking
home the Champion Ram and Ewe
awards. The Reserve Champion
Ram was shown by Dave Harpster
of Centre County.
The Suffolk classes were large
and included high quality stock
well down the line. The Champion
Suffolk Ram was shown by
William Maccauley of Chester
County. Paul Leader of York
county took home Reserve
Champion Ram and Champion
Ewe honors. Barb McConnell of
Volant completed the winner’s
circle with her Reserve Champion
Ewe.
SOUTHDOWN
1 To 2 Yr Ram
1 Gerald 4 Barbara Rohrer Quarryville 2
James H 4 Mrs Shearer Mountvtlle 3 Gerald 4
Barbara Rohrer
Under 1 Yr Ram
I Gerald 4 Barbara Rohrer 2 David L Harp
ster Boalsburg 3 Lehigh Co FFA Schnecksville
2 Ram Lambs
I David L Harpster 2 Gerald 4 Barbara
Rohrer 3 Lehigh Co FFA
Champion Ram
Gerald 4 Barbara Rohrer
Reserve Champion Ram
Gerald 4 Barbara Rohrer
1 To2Yr Ewe
1 Gerald 4 Barbara Rohrer 2 James H 4 Mrs
FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
Champion Ram
Lewis P Crouse
Reserve Champion Ram
1 Charles & Barbara Platt
I To 2 mar Ewe
1 ft 2 Lewis P Crouse, 3 George Hunter
Under 1 rear Ewe
I Charles ft Barbara Platt, 2 Lewis P Crouse
3 George Hunter
2 Ewe Lamba
1 George Hunter 2 Charles ft Barbara Platt 3
Lewis P Crouse
Champion Ewe
Charles 4 Barbara Platt
Reserve Champion Ewe
Lewis P Crouse
BREEDERS YOUNG FLOCK
1 Charles ft Barbara Platt, 2 Lewis P Crouse
3 George Hunter
Pen Of Lamba
1 Lewis P Crouse, 2 Charles ft Barbara Platt
3 George Hunter
Gel Of Sire
1 Lewis P Crouse 2 Charles 1 Barbara Platt
3 George Hunter
Fleck
1 Lewis P Crouse 2 George Hunter 3 Kelly G
McConnell^
Shearer 3 Gerald ft Barbara Rohrer
Under 1 Yr Ewe
1 ft 2 Gerald ft Barbara Rohrer 3 Lehigh Co
FFA
Under 1 Yr Ewe
Suzan E Falvey
Southdown 2 Ewe Lambs
1 Gerald & Barbara Rohrer 2 Lehigh Co FFA
3 David L Harpster
Champion Ewe
1 Gerald 4 Barbara Rohrer
Reserve Champion Ewe
1 Gerald 4 Barbara Rohrer
Breeders Young Flock
1 David L Harpster
Pen Of Lambs
1 Gerald & Barbara 2 Lehigh Co FFA 3 David
L Harpster
Get Of Sire
1 David L Harpster 2 Lehigh Co FFA
Flock
1 Gerald 4 Barbara Rohrer 2 James H 4 Mrs
Shearer 3 Lehigh Co FFA
CHEVIOT
1 To 2 Yr Ram
1 Kenneth T Moore Jr Rome 2 Herbert H &
Mrs Rudy PA Furnace 3 George Swartz N
Bloomfield
Under 1 Yr Ram
1 Kenneth T Moore Jr 2 Kenneth T Moore
Jr 3 Erdenheim Farm LafeyetteHiH
2 Ram Lambs
1 Kenneth T Moore Jr 2 Erdenheim Farm
Jeff & Andy Mellott Needmore
Champnm Ram
Kenneth! Moore Jr
Reserve Champion Ram
Kenneth! Moore Jr
1 To2Yr Ewe
1 & 2 Kenneth ! Moore Jr 3 Herbert H &
Mrs Rudy
Under 1 Yr Ewe
14 2 Kenneth ! Moore Jr 3 Erdenheim
Farm
2 Ewe Lambs
1 Kenneth ! Moore Jr 2 Erdenheim Farm 3
Herbert H 4 Mrs Rudy
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