BY LAURA ENGLAND
HARRISBURG - A Canadian
exhibitor and a Pennsylvania
breeder stole the show during the
1984 International Spring Red and
White contest held at the Farm
Show Building March 30.
Albrecht Farms, owned by Don
Vlbrecht of Guelph, Ontario, and
Burket-Falls Farm, owned by
David Burket and Sons of East
Freedom, were named the premier
exhibitor and premier breeder,
respectively.
In addition to its premier
exhibitor title, Albrecht Farms
also captured the grand champion
and reserve grand champion
female titles. The overall winner
was Diaslane Regal Daisy-Red,
who won the three-year-old class
Show judge Samuel Yoder, left, Shoemakersville,
congratulates Don Albrecht and Larry Bennett, Guelph,
Ontario, on their grand championship win. Albrecht Farms
was also named Premier Exhibitor.
BY LAURA ENGLAND
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania
consigned heifers were in com
mand during the 6th International
Spring Red and White Sale held
last Saturday in Harrisburg as
they placed in the top three high
seller positions.
Leading the list of 83 con
signments were a May 1983 heifer
and July 1983 heifer. The stylish
Red and Whites each sold for
$2,500.
The first heifer, Lynncrest
Starbum-Red-ET, was consigned
by Sheryl A. Horst, Newmanstown,
and bought by Robert Hoffman,
North Lead, Maine. The heifer was
sired by Coldsprmgs Elevation
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Lynncrest Starburn-Red-ET, consigned by Sheryl Horst, Newmanstown, shares the
limelight as high seller at the 6th International Red and White Sale. Robert Hoffman,
North Lead, Maine, bought the heifer for $2,500.
and received best udder in that
class as well. Reserve champion
was Riverdown Robin-Red, the
aged cow winner.
Other placings for Albrecht
Farms included first place in the
-.cnior bull calf class and reserve
grand champion male The farm
also took second in the junior get of
sire class, third in the aged cow
category, and first in the dry cow
class.
Burket-Falls, well-known for its
outstanding herd of black and
white Holsteins, brought
representatives of its 20 red and
white animals to compete in the
show. Earning the highest place
for the Burkets was Burket-Falls
Polled Ed-Red-ET, who was
named grand champion male.
Fagin. Her dam, Herrvales Royal
Sheila-Red, produced 25,635
pounds of milk with 3.8 percent
butterfat as an 8-year-old.
Darvin Yoder, McVeytown, was
the buyer of the other top seller.
Junell Chief Charlie Liz-Red was
consigned by Elder Vogel,
Rochester. The calf is the daughter
of Junell Ivanhoe Chief Charlie and
Junell Ivanhoe Glendell Liz, who
produced 22,808 pounds of milk
with a 3.5 percent test at three
years.
Next in the high sellers list was
Matt-Will Enhance Glory-Red-ET,
consigned by Bill and Gmny Davis,
Troy. The October 1983 calf was
bought by Henncks and Hellen-
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champion. Owned by Albrechi
The Pennsylvania dairy family
also fared well in the following
class competitions with a first in
senior heifer calf, third in senior
yearling, first in unfreshened two
year-old, second in both the three
year-old and dry aged cow classes,
second in best three females and
first in the produce of dam class.
The junior champion female and
reserve female laurels went to
Downiedale Farms, St. Mary’s,
Ontario. Med-O-Bloom Grandeur’s
Jewel was the winner, followed by
Downiedale Elite-ET-Red. The
heifers were placed first and
second, respectively, in the senior
yearling heifer class.
Approximately 35 exhibitors
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brand, Lewistown tor $2,250. The
calf was sired by Gienaton
Enhancer. The dam, Frosty Vale
Telstar Glenna-Red, had a five
year production record of 24,489
pounds of milk and 3.9 percent fat.
Other lop sellers were:
Bohoniks Citation Lucy-Red,
consigned by Philip Bozlmski,
Wampum, and bought by Rachael
Beth Best, Dry Run, for $2,200; C
Neillcrest Jeno Aileen-Red, con
signed by Norman Kold, Lan
caster, and bought by Stonehurst
Farms, Strasburg, for $1,500; and
Maplelawn JS Valone-Red, con
signed by Earl McKinnell and
Sons, Smithville, Ontario, and
bought by Ron Ortheib,
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Grandeur's Jewel, exhibited by Downiedale Farms, St.
Mary’s, Ontario.
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Orangeville, Ontario, for $1,450.
The 83 head sold averaged $950
for a sale total of $78,825. This was
down from the 1983 sale average of
$1,500, according to Joan Car
penter of the Red and White Dairy
Cattle Association.
Mrs. Carpenter said that the bad
weather which hit the state last
Thursday, coupled with last
summer’s drought and the current
dairy situation, attributed to the
lower sale average. Farmers, she
said, don’t have the feed nor the
initiative to add more animals to
their herds right now.
T hope we have a lot of happy
buyers,” she said, "because we
don’t have a lot of happy sellers."
In addition to the calves and
heifers sold, a semen auction was
also conducted. Auctioned off by
straws, in packages of five or 10,
the semen sale totaled $1,979.50.
At $2,250, Matt-Will Enhance Glory-Red-Et is second high
seller at the Red and White Sale. Consigned by Bill and Ginny
Davis, Troy, the heifer was bought by Henricks and
Hellenbrand, Lewistown.
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Proceeds will go towards the
promotion of the Red and White
breed and will be used to help
defray the cost of shows.
The lughest bid during the semen
sale was $5O for 10 straws or $5OO
total. CIAQ of St. Hyacinthe,
Quebec, donated the Glenafton
Enhancer semen. Proceeds from
this sale will go towards the
building fund.
Also donated tor the benefit of
the building fund were four gallons
of Canadian maple syrup which
sold for $26 a gallon. Downiedale
Farms, St. Mary’s, Ontario, was
the donor.
The sale was conducted by Gary
Mayhew of Jefferson, Wise., John
Carpenter of Crystal Spring, Don
Albrecht of Geulph, Ontario, Ken
Myer of Elizabethtown, Dick Clark
of Sun Prairie, Wise., and C
Sherman Allen of Conneaut Lake