VOL 30 No. 11
‘Casey’ goes to bat for Lancaster Co.
A jubilant Kelly Rohter of R 5 Manheim. age 17, is congratulated by Agriculture
Secretary Penrose Hallowed as they pose with Kelly s prize Angus-Che steer nar-.ed
Casey, judged Grand Champion Junior Beef Steer at the Farm Show this week.
Long-time dairy exhibitors
return to Farm Show
HARRISBURG - For some, the
Farm Show dairy competition on
Tuesday might have appeared as a
three ring circus ”
Non-farm visitors filtering in
and out of the Large Arena
grandstands could watch three
show rings at once, glancing from
one parade of multi-colored dairy
cows to another. And even the
ringmaster” was at hand the
judge who eyed each animal
Farm Show spectators welcomed back the poultry exhibits
this year, after a year's absence in 1984 due to the avian flu
epidemic. Above, Pa. Poultry Queen Jacki King presents
Governor Thornburgh a basket of eggs while Mrs.
Thornburgh strikes up a conversation with the fluffy
representative of the state's renewed poultry industry.
Five Sections
carefully, examining her from all
angles before pulling some win
ners into the spotlight
But for the attending pure-bred
enthusiasts and breed show
competitors, the dairy shows were
no circus They scrutinized the
eritries as carefully as did the
judge, and each exhibitor taxed his
or her showmanship skills, trying
to show off the entry’s finest type
characteristics.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19,1985
When the judges’ decisions were
finally made in each of the six
breed shows, a lot of familiar faces
- both human and bovine were
found in the winners' circles
In the largest breed show of the
day, the Chester County
Maplebound Holstems returned to
capture the grand championship,
and the premier breeder and
premier exhibitor awards, of the
open black and white competition.
The Aryshire winners were
dominated by the Rader family of
Connoquenessing, and the
Sycamore Meade Farm, Miller
sburg. Brown Swiss breeders to
return were Kitty Kopistecki, of
Royersford and the Kennedy
family of Butler. Two of last year's
Swiss champs "Dainty” and
"Darling” easily returned to the
the top placings.
In the Guernsey competition,
Rutter Brothers returned their
Rutter Brothers Fayvors Buffy for
a traditional win, and-the Snider
family, New Enterprise, expanded
their winnings to include both
premier awards.
Jersey competition was
dominated by two long-time Jersey
breeders, the Lester Martin family
of Chambersburg, and Mildred
Seeds, Dowmngtown. And the
Milking Shorthorn show just
wouldn’t have been the same
without the Yoders’ Pmesedge
Farm copping most of the
champion honors.
For complete coverage of all the
Farm Show dairy competition turn
inside A section to pages 24,25, and
26
Manheim steer is grand
champ after winning
light heavyweight division
BY JACK HUBLEY
HARRISBURG - A 1265-pound
Angus-Chianina steer named
Casey proved to be “black magic”
for a Lancaster County exhibitor,
winning the light heavyweight
division, then going on to be named
grand champion in Thursday’s
Junior Steer Show.
“I thought he was a nice steer,
but I didn’t realize how good he
really was,” said 17-year-old Kelly
Rohrer after show judge Dr. Dan
Eversole pronounced her entry top
beef.
The daughter of Yvonne Rohrer
of Manheim, Kelly had cam
paigned her steer to the reserve
champion spot in November’s
County Roundup, and credits her
Secretary of Agriculture Penrose Hallowell with Daniel and
Amy Brubaker, of Lancaster County, whose family was
named 1985 Farm Family of the Year.
Farm Family of Year
HARRISBURG A Lancaster
County farm family with three
generations of participation in the
Farm Show were named Farm
Family of the Year during special
ceremonies at the Farm Show this
week
The prestigious award went to
Daniel and Amy Brubaker, of
Sunnyside Fruit Farm, R 1
Ephrata, who have been exhibiting
at the Farm Show since the 19305.
$7.50 per Year
Uncle Abe Flory with guiding her
through the months of pre-show
care and conditioning
Flory, who showed Ayffihires
some years ago, was prompted to
get back into “show business" five
years ago when his niece took an
interest in the county’s Red Rose
Beef Club. Miss Rohrer, who now
owns four head of purebred Angus
cattle, houses her animals in her
uncle’s barn.
She purchased her steer from
Wayne Miller of Frankfurt, In
diana. Next year’s Steer Show
prospect, already "in training" on
the Flory farm, is also an Angus-
Chi crossbred purchased from
Miller
(Turn to Page A3l)
In presenting the award, state
Secretary of Agriculture Penrose
Hallowell stated, "The Brubakers
are a shining example of the
Pennsylvania fanner and the
tradition that is Pennsylvania
agriculture.”
The award is presented annually
to the family that best exemplifies
the Farm Show spirit and is based
on experience and success in
(Turn to Page A 39)