A2o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 29,1984 Ephrata They had BY DICK ANGLESTEIN EPHRATA The faces and calm, competent showing abilities of the exhibitors were the same and familiar, but their entries were of different coloring and markings. Tim, 17, and Mike, 19, Pfautz, of Stevens, have been around Lan caster County swine show rings for quite a few years despite their young ages. They are known there almost as much as they are at functions and events of fellow Blue and Gold jacketed FFA‘ers. But Tuesday night was a first for them - a grand championship at the Ephrata Fair. The best before that had been a tno of reserve grands at the fair and roundups in about a decade of showing. And, in the grand champion’s circle was not their customary reddish-hued hog but a Spotted one. “We decided to try something different,” explains Tim, “and bought a purebred Spotted bred gilt last August from the Lazuras BY DICK ANGLESTEIN EPHRATA What’s the lamb and sheep capitol of Lancaster County? You’ll get a lot of opinions on that depending on who you talk to. But at the Ephrata Fair Wed nesday night, East Earl - rural hamlet in the eastern section of the county - emerged with that possible designation. The top winners in both the new sheep breeding show and the traditional market lamb show at the fair hailed from East Earl. Breeding sheep grand champion with his yearling Suffolk ewe was 11-year-old Doug Martin, youngest of four children of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Martin, East Earl, who have been showing Suffolks out of the family flock for quite a few years. Daughter Debbie, now maried, even returned to help out with this year’s show string. While Doug and Jeff, 13, were showing at Ephrata, older brother Barry was at Lampeter. Jeff also captured several major awards, including the top carcass lamb on foot. In the much larger 50-lamb market competition, Kevin Martin, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde M. Martin, East Earl, found himself in the grand champion winner’s circle with his 110-lb. Suffolk. The champion nods were given to the Martin lambs by Bill MacCauley, Atglen Suffolk breeder, who offered many valuable showing and management tips to each youngster as he made his way through the various classes. Top placings include; Carcass Lambs On foot 1 Jeff Martin 2 Kevin Martin 3 Kevin BftHmger Breading Sheep Cheviot Ewe Lamb 1 DougMartm Hampshire Ram lamb 2 Tracy Kauffman Ewe lamb 1 Tracy Kauffman Yearling ewe 1 Bryan Knauer Suffolk Ram lamb 1 Jeff Martin Ewe lamb 1 Jeff Martin 2 Doug Martin 3 Linda Good Yearling ewe 1 DougMartm 2 Jeff Martin Pair of lambs 1 Jeff Martin 2 Doug Martin 3 Tracy Kauffman Champion ewe and grand champion Doug Martin Champion ram Jeff Martin Market Lambs Hampshire 1 John Spangler 2 Lisa Martin 3 Lisa Martin Southdown 1 Brian Gingrich Suffolk Class I 1 Davue Fulton 2 Cliff Horning 3 Linda Good Class 2 1 Phil Eby 2 Tina Strauss 3 Dave Fulton Class 3 1 Kevin Bollinger 2 Brian Hurst 3 Brian Hurst Class 4 1 Kevin Martin 2 Doug Martin 3 Heidi Fisher Fair picks hog, sheep & beef champs ‘Spots’ before herd at Whitehall, near Allentown. She had a litter of 10. Four litter mates on Tuesday chalked up three class firsts, a second, heavyweight grand and reserve and show grand champion. Tun and Mike are trying a two sow operation now breeding to one of the family’s Duroc boars. “We’re trying to add a little breadth to the long, muscular frame,” Tim explained. And also there are four Spotted boars out of the litter up for sale. The Pfautz heavyweight tipped the scales at 248 lbs. in the show dominated by heavyweights. Three-quarters of the entries in the 48-hog show were heavyweights up to 278 lbs. But judge Gary Dean, of Strasburg, praised the youthful exhibitors for the non-greasy condition of their entries. The Pfautz brothers also shared the top two spots in the senior showing, with older brother Mike coming out on top. He battled the nasty disposition of his entry in the early evening heat and worked the East Earl emerges as sheep capilol f% | >■» Market lamb grand champion of Ephrata Fair with Kevin Martin, East Earl. Class 5 1 Kevin Martin 2 Kevin Martin 3 Jett Class 7 1 Kevin Bollinger 2 Tony Bender 3 Martin Kevin Mull Class 6 1 Doug Martin 2 Linda Good 3 Mike Pairs 1 Kevin Martin 2 Kevin Bollinger 3 Middleton Lisa Martin BY JACK HUBLEY EPHRATA An 1,120-pound his name Thursday night at Angus named “Boss” by his Ephrata, by taking home grand Grand champion honors at the Ephrata Fair’s Junior Steer Show went to this 1,120-pound Angus exhibited by Margaret Herr of Narvon. their eyes Spot perfectly. Reserve grand championship went to Delvin Huber, of R 2 East Earl, another first-timer in the show champion circle. His mediumweight comes out of the neighboring Stauffer’s Homestead operation of Bill Fisher. Ephrata Fair Hof Show Lightweights 1 Class 3 - 200 204 lbs 1 Fred Weaver lightweight champion Mediumweights 210 214 lbs 1 Fred Weaver 2 Class 5 Delvin Huber Class 6 215 219 lbs 1 Delvin Huber 2 John Fox Class 7 - 220 224 lbs 1 Delvin Huber 2 John Fox 3 Clair Weaver Class 8 - 225 229 lbs 1 Chad Folker 2 John Fox 3 Brent Fox Mediumweight champion Delvin Huber reserve John Fox Heavyweights Class 9 230 234 lbs 1 Plautz Bros 2 Phil Eby 3 John Fox Class 10 - 235 239 lbs 1 Pfautz Bros 2 Mark Pawling 3 TomZartman Class 11 240 244 lbs 1 Laura Folker 2 Pfautz Bros 3 Mark Pawling Class 12 - 245 250 lbs 1 Pfautz Bros 2 Chad Folker 3 TomZartman Class 128 250 lbs and over 1 AndyGraybill 2 Mark Pawling 3 Renee Zartman Heavyweight champion and reserve Bros Grand Champion Delvin Huber m v Herr’s Angus is ‘Boss’ at Ephrata owner, Margaret Herr, lived up to Age 15 and undtrT'Oelvm Huber 2 Chad R ge * 5 and u " d , e / " 1 * Chad Fdlker 2 Karen Fol Ker 3 Karen BecKer Laiirafolar Age 16 and over - 1 M,ke Plautz 2 Tim Pfautz ,X. filler " V ' 3 Clair Weaver 3 Mike Bollinger Pfautz Fhautz Bros reserve Pens 1 Jeff Martin 2 Doug Martin 3 Gary Cnlts Showmanship Senior (Master) 1 Brian Hurst (M) 2 Terry Good 3 Jeff Martin champion honors in the Fair’s better known as "10”, Boss proved Junior Steer Show. himself earlier this year by placing Sired by Rosebank Connection se cond to the reserve champion at 69, the celebrated Angus bull (Turn to Page A 36) Emily Weaver’s first-place lightweight steer was named reserve champion. Tim Pfautz with grand champion Spot at Ephrata Fair. Grand champion of Ephrata Fair breeding sheep show is yearling Suffolk ewe of Doug Martin, East Earl. Intermediate 1 Tracy Kauffman (M) 2 Lisa Martin (M) 3 Kevin Bollinger Beginners 1 Bryan Knauer (M) 2 Gary Grills 3 Mike Middleton •x
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