A26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 29,1984 A full day of livestock shows at Lampeter (Continued from Page Al) with her victory, Dean noted that the proceeds from the sale of her top beef will help to finance her Penn State education, where she’ll begin studying animal production next year. Dean’s beef show victory marked the second trip to the winner’s circle for the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Dean of Strasburg. In earlier hog com petition her 210-pound York-Hamp- Duroc gilt was selected the reserve grand champion in the market hog show. Since her debut in hog competition at age 12, Miss Dean has logged two Lampeter grand championships in 1982 and ‘B3. Keeping Dean from going all the way to the grand championship this year was Jon Lefever, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lefever of Lancaster. “I knew I had a real good pig somewhere in my group,” (of four entries) Lefever said. This was the first time in the championship ring for Lefever, who has been showing his FFA project porkers for three years. His winning entry was a 235- pound York-Hampshire cross purchased from Masonic Homes of Elizabethtown. Eleven-year-old Dwain Livingood lived up to his name in the beef show, gamering champion honors in the 4-H steer show and going on to the reserve grand champion spot in the overall steer competition. Livingood’s 1,180- pound steer, Blackie, was a Christmas present from his father, Earl Livingood, who helped his son raise the animal at his grand father’s farm a block from their Lampeter home. Livingood and Blackie also proved to be a winning team in the showmanship competition, taking top honors in the junior division. “He worked so hard with the steer, and he really deserved to win,” beamed Dwain’s mother, Mrs. Joyce Livingood while trying to juggle her son’s three arm length trophies. Sired by Power Play, the straight Angus calf was bred by Lancaster County ex tension livestock agent, Chet Hughes. „ Judging both the steer and hog Sadler and Bartholomew are Lampeter’s top showman 9 lamb BY JACK HUBLEY LAMPETER Elizabethtown sophomore Lisa Sadler and her Dorset-Suffolk wether named Bartholomew were an unbeatable team at I>ampeter’s sheep show The daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Sadler took grand champion honors in market lamb com petition, then went on to the number-one spot in the senior division of the fitting and showmanship contest Though Miss Sadler Lisa Sadler shares her West Lampeter Fair grand champion market lamb trophy with Tim Engle, exhibitor of the reserve champion. First-time 4-H showman Dwain Livingood showed the champion 4-H steer and went on to reserve grand honors in overall Baby Beef competition. competitions was New Tripoi hog breeder Henry Gruber. LAMPETER HOG SHOW Lightweight Class 1 1 Darrel Rohrer 2 Michelle Dean 3 Joe Burkhardt Class 2 1 Jere Hoover 2 Scott Charles 3 Doug Parmer Class 3 1 Michelle Dean 2 Joe Burkhardt 3 Dale Bitts Champion Lightweight Michelle Dean Reserve Champion Lightweight Jere Hoover Mediumweight Class 1 1 Joe Burkhardt 2 Henry Hank 3 Becky Barley . Class 2 1 Darrel Rohrer 2 Brian Hess 3 Michelle Zink Class 3 1 Doug Parmer 2 RodNissly 3 Dannel Hess Champion Mediumweight Darrel Rohrer Reserve Champion Mediumweight Doug Parmer Light Heavyweight Class 1 1 Jon Letever 2 Richard Baytis 3 Darrel Rohrer Class 2 I Dannel Hess 2 Darrel Rohrer 3 Michelle Dean Class 3 i Jon Lelever 2 Michelle Dean 3 Richard Bayhs Champion Light Heavyweight Jon Lelever Reserve Champion Light Heavyweight Dannel Hess Heavyweight Class 1 1 Steve Hess 2 Jon Lelever 3 Steve Mam . Class 2 1 Jere Hoover 2 Doug Parmer 3 RodWitmer received reserve champion honors in last year’s Elizabethtown Fair and the County Roundup, this was the first grand championship for Sadler, now in her third year of 4-H competition ' I’m really pushing the feed on him now,” she said, adding that the 120-pound lamb will be sold at the Manheim Fair The lamb was bred by Gerald Tracey of Elizabethtown Coming in at the reserve champion spot was “Julius”, a had Class 3 1 Dannel Hess 2 Doug Parmer 3 Steve Hess Champion Heavyweight Steve Hess Reserve Champion Heavyweight Jere Hoover Grand Champion Jon Lefever Reserve Champion Michelle Dean Jr Showmanship 1 TonyßiMs 2 Becky Barley 3 Steve Hess Sr Showmanship 1 Richard Baylis 2 Scott Charles 3 Dannel Hess FFA BABY BEEF Lightweight 1 Brian Hess 2 David Metzler 3 Tammy Barley Heavyweight 1 Michelle Dean 2 Doug Ressler 3 Dannel Hess Champion FFA Steer Michelle Dean Reserve Champion Doug Ressler 4-H BABY BEEF Lightweight 1 Vicky Hess 2 Julie Greider 3 Brian Hess Mediumweight 1 Anita Meek 2 Kreg Weaver 3 Michelle Dean Heavyweight 1 Jay Hess 2 Kurt Weaver 3 Dwam Livingood Champion 4-H Steer Dwam Livingood Reserve Champion Vicky Hess Grand Champion Steer Michelle Dean Reserve Grand Champion Dwam Livingood Jr Showmanship Dwam Livingood Intermediate Showmanship Julie Greider Sr Showmanship Brian Hess Four champion ewes were named in the breeding sheep competition. From left are Curt and Tim Engle with their winning Suffolk; Scott Mylin with the top Hampshire exhibited by his sister, Michelle; Leonard Brown with his blue-ribbon Shropshire; and Jeff Martin with the show's number-one Dorset. home-bred Suffolk jointly owned But if the Engle brothers had to by Curt, 11, and Tim Engle, 14, and settle for reserve honors in the exhibited by Tim. market lamb show, they were The sons of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald unbeatable in the breeding sheep Engle of Elizabethtown, the Engle competition, exhibiting both the brothers point out that exercise champion Suffolk ram and ewe plays an important role in Three other breeding sheep developing a prize-winning lamb champions were named, with Jeff "We built a feeder that the sheep Martin showing the champion have to jump up to," says Tim, Dorset ewe; Scott and Michelle "and they also have to jump over a Mylin exhibiting the top Hamp board to get into the pen from the shire ram and ewe, respectively; pasture." He also points out that and Brown showing both frequent walks are an important the top Shropshire ram and ewe. part of the summer schedule Judging I-ampeter’s sheep show Grand champion honors in Lampeter's market hog show went to Jon Lefever, pictured here with Henry Gruber who judged the Fair's swine and beef competitions. Michelle Dean's hog show winning streak began with grand champion honors in 1982 and ‘B3, and continued this year with the reserve grand championship. was Chester County extension agent, Cheryl Fairbairn. After concluding the day's sheep events by naming Leonard Brown the winner in the blocking and fitting contest, Fairbairn praised I-an caster County for producing both quality sheep and showmen. LAMPETER SHEEP MARKET LAMBS Lightweight 1 lisa Sadler 2 Curt Engle 3 Anita Martin Medkimweight 1 Tim Engle 2 Curt Engle 3 Deb Martin (Turn to Pace A2B)
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