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
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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
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Herr’s Angus is ‘Boss’ at Ephrata
owner, Margaret Herr, lived up to
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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
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