E2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 6,1984 311 entries in Bloomsburg Fair dairy show BY MARGIE FUSCO BLOOMSBURG - The weather may have turned cold, but Scott Kriebel, of Benton, was having a hot tune last week. His “K-Dale Morgan Adrea” Guernsey took state honors in Harrisburg early in the week, then copped 4-H Grand Champion and Senior Champion titles for him at the Bloomsburg Fair. K-Dale Telestar Amy sweetened the pot by taking Open Class Senior and Grand Champion honors for Kriebel as well. With over 100 exhibitors and 311 dairy cattle entered, the dairy judging was a lively two-day event, the center of the agricultural program at the 130-year-old fair. Exhibitors came from as far away as the Philadelphia area and vg, .ith Grand Champion and Senior Champion Holstein Reserve Grand Champion and Junior Champion Jersey. She is owned and held by Julie Hackett, Bloomsburg. Lamb bid BLOOMSBURG Bidding was fast and furious for the Grand Champion Market Lamb at the Bloomsburg Fair 4-H/FFA sale on Sept. 27. When the dust settled. Tod Laudenslager, of Northumberland County, walked off with $4-20 a pound for his 124-lb. lamb. Sunset Ice Cream, Williamsport, was the buyer after a close contest against W.A.DeHart. The $4-20 bid was a new fair record for Bloomsburg. The Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, owned by Joyce Harpster, of Boalsburg, brought $2.50 a pound for its 92-lb. weight. It was purchased by Breech’s Agri- Service, Catawissa. Other lambs, ranging from 85 to 125 lbs. brought a range of 75 cents to $l.lO per pound as winning bids. There were 27 lambs submitted for sale. Market steer bidding was also led by Sunset Ice Cream, Williamsport, which took home the 1225-lb. Grand Champion steer for $1.72 a pound. The steer was owned Somerset to compete against the best of the local talent. Holstein In the Open Class Holstein show, Sansdale Farms, of Wyoming, Pa., owned the Grand Champion bull and the Grand Champion and Senior Champion cow. The Reserve Grand Champion bull was owned by Robert Bronson, Bloomsburg. Dennis Wolff, Millville, owned the Reserve Grand Champion and Reserve Senior Champion cow. The Junior Champions were raised by Ben jamin Wolff, Millville, and Jean LeVan, Milton (Reserve). Premier Breeder honors went to Ritter-Ridge of Muncy, followed by Franlo-Alken, Bellefonte, and Globe Run, Petersburg, Pa. The ter fair 4-H sets record by Chad Hummel of Selinsgrove. Clark’s Feed Mill, Paxinos, won the bidding for Paul Wertz’s 1245- lb. Reserve Grand Champion steer, at $1.09 per pound. Wertz lives in the Danville area. The First Place Lightweight (920-lb.) steer, owned by Nathan Hampton, of Columbia County, went for 86 cents a pound to Beale and Zeisloft Appliances, Millville. Christine Baker of Nor thumberland County sold her 1020- lb. Middleweight First Place steer for 70 cents lb. to Dick Baumert Livestock, Herndon. Breech’s Agri-Service bought the First Place Light Heavyweight (1090- lb.) steer from Greg Haladay of Columbia County for 89 cents a pound. Twenty-one market steers were put on the block. They ranged from 920 to 1420 lbs. and brought 61 cents to $1.72 a pound. Auctioneer for the evening was Mark Click. M.F. Pen-Col winners at Bloomsburg Fair include “Old Quarry Demand Dee," right, Open Class Holstein Grand Champion, held by Frank Jurbala; and 4-H Class Junior Champion, “Pen-Col Pete Beth,” owned by Benjamin Wolff and held by his father, Dennis Premier Exhibitor was Globe Run, followed by Richard Yule, Millville, and Ritter-Ridge Columbia/Luzeme Counties took first-place herd honors. Second went to the Nor thumberland/Montour herd, followed by the Schuylkill County herd. Winners in the 4-H Class judging were: Sandy Shuman, Bloomsburg - Grand Champion and Senior Champion; Darin Holdren, Millville, Reserve Grand Cham pion and Reserve Senior Cham pion; Benjamin Wolff - Junior Champion; Carey Jurbala, Orangeville - Reserve Junior Champion. Jersey Jersey Open competition was nearly swept by Mildred Seeds of Downingtown, who took all but the Reserve Junior Champion honors, which went to Joyce Harpster of Boalsburg. In the 4-H Jersey judging, Suann Wech of Stillwater owned the Grand Champion and Senior Champion. Julie Hackett, of Bloomsburg, -led her calf to the Reserve Grand Champion and Junior Champion titles, and her sister Amy owned the Reserve Junior Champion. Ayrshire Open-Class honors went primarily to Samuel Diehl of Bedford. Diehl took Grand Champion bull, as well as all the cow honors except for Reserve Junior Champion, which went to Marian Dent of Berwick. Brad Shultz, Danville, took 4-H Grand Champion and Junior (Turn to Pago E 3) Bloomsburg sheep winners listed BLOOMSBURG - Although poultry and swine were missing from this year’s Bloomsburg Fair, there still was plenty of sheep action in the livestock bams. This year, the sheep comfortably took over the hog bams and were happy to show their stuff in the new surroundings. Eight breeds of sheep were shown in the Open Class, and most of the championship honors went to the Moore family of Rome, Pa. Ken and Ruth Moore owned the Dorset, Hampshire, Shropshire, and Rambouillet champions. Their son Ken, Jr., had the champion Cheviot ram and ewe. Other awards went to Emil Millott of Needmore for the champion Corredale; Harold Royster of Boalsburg, champion Southdown ram; Frederick Stillwagen, champion Southdown ewe; and Max DeHart of Milton, champion Suffolk. Fairwood Astro Harriette, 4-H Holstein Grand Champion and Reserve Senior Champion at Bloomsburg Fair is shown with owner, Darin Holdren, Millville; and Stephanie Holdren- Stackhouse. Championship and Senior Championship at Bloomsburg Fair, with owner Sam Diehl. Bedford, and granddaughter, Cathy Diehl Kieffer. Livestock 4-H sheep awards were taken by: Jim Kodlick, Beaver Springs - Southdown Dorset ram; Kyle Brown, Klingerstown - Dorset ewe; Michael Troxell, Beaver Springs - Hampshire Ram; Joyce Harpster, Boalsburg - Shropshire ram and ewe; Duane Bassett, Sunbury - Suffolk ram and ewe. The market lamb winners were Todd Laudenslager, Dalmatia (Grand Champion) and Joyce Harpster, Reserve Grand Champion. Sheep showmanship awards in the senior division went to Joyce Harpster, First Place, followed by Kyle Brown, Amy DeHart of Milton, Jim Kodlick, and Sandra Troxell of Beaver Springs. Junior showmanship winners were Todd Laudenslager, First Place, followed by Kristen Gale of Ben ton, Duane Bassett, Bess DeHart ■4 of Milton, and Troy Laudenslager. Goats were also judged in the 4-H Class. Debbie Smeltzer of BeUefonte took Best of Show with her two-year-old Alpine. She also took top Alpine and LaMancha honors. Harold Harpster, Boalsburg, took second place honors in the Alpine class and in the Toggenburg judging, where he had the Reserve Grand Champion. Other winners were: Dana Harter, BeUefonte - Grand Champion Toggenburg and other Toggenburg honors; Rosemary V. Zartman, Vicksburg • Senior and Grand Champion Nubian; Dana Marie Holder Walker, BeUefonte - Junior and Grand Champion a Saanen and Reserve Grand Champion Nubian; John Dugan, TurbotvUle - Reserve Junior and Senior Champion Nubian. Judging the event were George Hunger of State CoUege (Sheep) and A.J. MUler of Furlong (Goats).
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