A34-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, January 12,1985
Musser family
(Continued from Page A2l)
put the lambs on a stand, then
squirt water into the wool, using a
mild dish detergent. She cautioned
that if you use a colored detergent,
you could end up with colored
sheep.
Greg said that they like to rinse
their steers with water because it
helps stimulate hair coat growth.
He said one secret to working with
the hair is to use beer on the coat
for several weeks to make it stand
up before clipping it. He said they
will clip the, belly, neck and head
before they go, and clip off long
hairs once they are there. He
cautioned that the hair must be dry
before clipping.
All four Mussers are looking
forward to the Farm Show ex
perience. They will be staying in
the dormitory the night before the
show. Greg said one year he slept
with the animals but he didn’t get
any sleep.
Greg said the best part about
Farm Show is meeting friends for
Farm Show weather
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But, if December tem
perature readings and weather
records from Farm Shows since
1917 are any indications, con
ditions for the 1985 Show Jan.
13-18 should prove hospitable to
visitors.
According to the National
Oceanographic and At
mospheric Administration
(NOAA), readings for the
month of December were 8.2
degrees above normal. The
December results were forecast
as part of a 90-day outlook
issued in November calling for
warmer than normal tem
peratures through January.
That, coupled with the fact that
the average Farm Show has
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He added that though you work
real hard you can relax after the
show. He said Farm Show food is
good for only one day, and then
he’s ready for more normal fare.
Tricia says she likes going
because she gets off school, and
also likes meeting “sheep kids
from all over the state.” As Doug’s
first time at the show he’s looking
forward to a day off school.
But for Diane there’s only one
reason for going. “I like to show
my sheep,” she says simply. “I
think it’s fun.” She says she
doesn’t anticipate being nervous
because there are lots of other
people in the ring with her. She
says she was nervous showing her
steer last year' because it was
jumpy, and also because she has
difficulty seeing over the steer.
Mr. and Mrs. Musser enjoy the
few days respite as well as the
kids, Harold says, “We enjoy it. It
gives us a couple of days away.”
They will join their children in
sleeping in the dormitory.
experienced only two days of
inclement weather, is a good
sign for the hundreds of
thousands who visit the 14-acre
indoor exhibition each year.
Visitors to the 1984 show were
greeted with trace amounts of
snow on three days and sunny,
seasonal days for the
remainder of the exhibition.
There have been five Farm
Shows with perfect weather,
according to NOAA. The four
day shows in 1921 and 1922, and
the five-day shows in 1934,1953
and 1973 all share the distinc
tion. The 1973 show also claimed
the existing record for at
tendance with 750,000 visitors.
Other records for Farm Show
week have been: 1964 with the
largest snowfall, 18 inches; 1918
had 16 inches of snow and 1970
had 14 inches of snow on the
ground. A record high tem
perature was set in 1970 with a
66 degree reading.
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Harold says, “The kids all help
each other out. They work together
and they root for each other."
No matter what the outcome,
they view the show as an op
portunity to work together as a
family. The hard work is well
worth the rewards of showing
together, and when the last class is
finished they will begin work on
new year’s steers. 4-H is a family
tradition with the Mussers.
Frey family
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showing steers and looks forward
to showing her first heifer next
year.
All three girls confess that it’s
not always easy working with an
older brother. “It’s rough when
he’s out late,” says Freida. “He’s
snappy the next morning.”
“We fight about once a day,”
laughs Anna Marie, “but I figure
he knows what he’s doing.”
And younger sister Heidi shows
the same confidence in her coach.
“He shows you what’s right,” she
says.
As for the coach himself, Fritz
doesn’t hesitate to point out that
this year’s Farm Show cattle are
far easier to control than three
sisters.
“The heifers and steers don’t
argue back,” he observes.
The Solanco High School senior
confides that he, too, hopes to find
a place in the beef cattle business
someday. Future plans hopefullj
include an ag education at Penr
State, a field of study for which he
should be well qualified. In ad
dition to his winning career in the
showring, Fritz was one of four
members of the 1984 State
Livestock Judging Team. Among
other respectable performances on
the eastcoast last fall, the team
placed first at the Eastern States
Exposition in Massachusetts, and
third at the Eastern National in
Timonium.
Standing in his backyard, high
on a hilltop in southern Lancaster
New Holland, PA
Laura and Chad Folker
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kept at their grandparents and
every day the children get off the
bus there and do chores before
going to their own home.
At the Farm Show there are
about 200 pigs from the state, and
12 are allowed from Lancaster
County.
The Folkers will be taking their
pigs on Tuesday for the Thursday
show and sale. Chad says they like
to get pens as close to the ring as
possible. He explains that Farm
Show visitors “crowd around when
County, Fritz proudly points out
the vast panorama.
“On a clear day you can see
Oxford in Chester County, and over
that way mto York County, too.”
The young cattleman has some
definite ideas concerning life after
college. “I want to come right back
here,” he states quietly yet firmly.
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sweeping view of the rolling
Lancaster County pastureland
dotted with black cattle, it’s easy
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you clip them like they never saw it
before. They ask weird questions.”
Laura notes, “They’re afraid of
pigs.”
She said they will spend the night
sleeping on hurdles laid across the
top of the pig pens. She likened it to
bunk beds, with the pigs un
derneath and the children on top.
Chad, with obvious glee, says of
their sleeping arrangements, “You
don’t get much sleep.”
Both children look forward to the
freedom of Farm Show. Laura
says, “You get to know most of the
people up there, and you try to get
your pigs near each other.”
Chad says, “There’s a lot of junk
you can do up there. You take your
canes along and play hockey with
smashed cans. We have a good
time.”
Although their parents will be at
the show with them, Laura says
she enjoys walking around the
show with friends. She says, “I
know my way everywhere. ’ ’
The week will be a busy one, and
both children will have excused
absences from their schools. When
asked how they expect to do, they
both replied, “Hopefully, we’ll do
good.”
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