B24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 1,1984
Southcentral District 4-H Dairy Show features parade of cows from seven counties
BY SUZANNE KEENE
HARRISBURG - The 17th
Annual Southcentral District 4-H
Dairy Show held at the Farm Show
Building in Harrisburg on Monday
attracted 4-H’ers and cows from
seven counties, including Adams,
Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin,
Lancaster, Lebanon and York.
From a field of 146 Holsteins,
Jennifer Weimer’s senior two
year-old, Weim-Sharr-Mc Daisy
Doll-Et, won grand champion
Holstein honors.
At last year’s district dairy
show, Jennifer showed the reserve
grand champion. Jennifer is a
member of the Adams County
Dairy 4-H Club and is a student at
New Oxford High School.
Reserve grand champion of the
Holstein breed went to Michelle
Comman of Cumberland County.
Michelle showed her 4-year-old
Corlan Farms Chief Mary.
In the Brown Swiss breed
competition Mike Welsh of East
Berlin, York County, dominated,
showing both the grand and
reserve grand champions. The
grand champion award went to his
three-year-old Welsh Ponderosa
Titan Princess, while his senior
yearling, Welsh Ponderosa Kings
Bobbi, was named reserve grand.
Showing the only two entries in
the Milking Shorthorn breed,
Christine Young of Cumberland
County walked away with the
grand and reserve grand cham
pions. Her junior yearling was
named grand champion and her
Pa. Jersey Queen Carol Dreisbach presented Denise
Martin of Franklin County with the grand champion ribbon for
the Jersey breed, while Tom Arrowsmith, pmcaster, had the
Christine Young, center, showed both the grand and reserve grand champion Milking
Shorthorns. Here she poses with Lebanon County Dairy Princess Ellen Hanson and Kati
Mullen.
senior calf, reserve champion.
Pennsylvania Jersey Queen
Carol Dreisbach presented Denise
Martin of Franklin County with the
grand championship title in the
Jersey breed. Denise won the
contest with her Top-O-Hill
Milestone Faithful.
Reserve grand champion Jersey
honors went to Tom Arrowsmith’s
senior two-year-old, Hillacres
Surville May. Tom is from Lan
caster County.
For the second year in a row, a
brother and sister team from
Dauphin County took the cham
pionship titles in the Ayrshire
breed. While Debra Shetterly had
the grand champion last year, her
brother Steven beat her out for the
grand championship this year with
his four-year-old Sycamore Meade
Champ’s Bessie. But Debra wasn’t
far behind, taking the reserve
grand championshiop with her
three-year-old Sycamore Meade
Champ’s Luvie.
Lancaster Countian Janice
Garber won the grand champion
Guernsey this year, with her senior
yearling, Willows B. Tex Velvet.
Reserve champion honors went to
Chad Rutter of York County. Chad
showed liis intermediate calf,
Rutter Bros. Emorys Bea.
Of the 261 animals exhibited, 146
were Holsteins, 22 were Brown
Swiss, 53 were Jerseys, 14 were
Ayrshires, 24 were Guernseys and
two were Milking Shorthorns.
Norman Hill, Woodbine, Md.,
judged the Brown Swiss, Guem-
Mike Welsh, left, of York County showed both the grand and reserve grand champion
Brown Swiss. With him in this photo are Bridgette Boyer and York County Dairy Prin
cess Judy Perry, who presented him with his ribbons.
. sister v .even ai bra Shetteriy of Dauphin County showed the grand
and reserve grand champion Ayrshires respectively. Here they pose with Dauphin
County Dairy Princess April Lafferty.
sey, and Holstein type classes and
Clifford Stiles, Winchester, Va.,
judged the Ayrsire, Jersey and
Milking Shorthorn type classes.
During the show, 4-H’ers who did
an outstanding job of fitting and
showing received master fitter or
master showman awards, but no
champions were selected in these
categories. Judges for the fitting
and showing awards were David
Hill, Emmitsburg, Md., and
Dennis Daubert, Pine Grove.
County Agent Glenn Shirk, who
acted as show manager, estimated
that 400 spectators were present to
observe the show.
The top blue ribbon animals
from this show are eligible to
compete in the Pennsylvania
Junior Dairy Show on Monday,
In stiff competition for the Holstein grand championship,
Jennifer Weimer, left, of Adams County came out on top.
Michelle Cornman of Cumberland County showed the
reserve champion. With them is Adams County Dairy Prin
cess Carol Clowney.
September 24 at the Fam Show
Building.
A listing of the top three winning
exhibitors in each class follows:
BROWN SWISS
Show Results
Junior HeHer Call
1 Michael Kunkle
Intermediate He her CaH
1 Kenton McCleary
Senior Heifer CaH
1 J Trimble 2 Steven Eisenhart 3
Lucinda Trimble
Junior Yearling HeHer
1 Patricia Gloss 2 Michael Hunkle 3 William
Gloss
Senior Yearling HeHer
1 Mike Welsh, 2 JudyMase, 3 Michael Kunkle
Junior Chemplon Female
Mike Welsh
Reserve Jr. Champion Female
Michael Kunkle
Sr. 2-Year-Old
1 Patricia Gloss, 2 Karen Feidt, 3 Steven
Eisenhart
3-Year-Old Cow
1 Mike Welsh
4-Year-Old Cow
1 JudyMase, 2 David Feidt
S-Year-OM Cow
1 Mike Welsh, 2 David Feidt 3 Bruce
Heilmger
Senior Champion Female
Mike Welsh
Reserve Sr Chemplon Female
JudyMase
Grand Champion Famale
Mike Welsh
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Mika Welsh
County Group
1 York County 2 Lebanon County
HOLSTEIN
Junior Heifer CaH
1 Dele Beidel 2 Tedd Hoch 3 Thomas
Eckstme
Intermediate Heifer Celt
1 Bndgette Boyer, 2 Steve Anderson, 3 Brian
Yohe
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1 Karen Kauffman. 2 Nelson Bomgardner, 3
Christopher Reichard
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