D2-Lancaster Farming Saturday, July 20,1985
BY JOYCE BUPP
Staff Correspondent
WELLSVILLE - Chester
County 4-H’er Betsy Colket took
the top spot at the York County 4-H
Livestock Judging contest July 10.
earning the high individual trophy
for the day-long event. Kelly
Weabor of Lebanon was high in
dividual in the junior category.
Lancaster took top honors in the
junior team division, while the
Chester County senior trio capped
that division. York County 4-H
livestock clubs hosted the event at
the Warrington Green Farms of
the Drs. George and Lois Kushner.
Top scorer Betsy Colket is 19 and
the daughter of Kimball and Joyce
Colket, Phoeraxville. A 4-H veteran
of 11 years of club work, she
became interested in livestock
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Winners in the senior team judging were from Chester
County. From left are Nancy MacCauley, Greg Davis and
Betsy Colket
Kevin Rhodes received a trophy for his reserve champion
from Ray Reighard of Curryville Agway.
Chester Co. 4-H'er tops York judging contest
judging five years ago after joining
the sheep project club.
She credits her success in
judging with practicing through
such events, and last year placed
second at the regional competition.
“When judging market animals,
you evaluate what the carcass
yield will be,” Betsy explains.
“Breeding classes are different;
there you look for useful breeding
and genetic traits ”
Betsy is a student at Ursinus
College, and is majoring in biology
with a career goal in the research
field.
She was one of three senior 4-H
judges who comprised the winning
team from Chester County, and
took home the revolving trophy
that will now remain in Chester
Lancaster's junior livestock judging team won their division at last week’s York Co.
contest. From left are Dwain Livengood, Tracey Landis, Doug Musser and Bob Rush.
County’s awards display for the
year. Teammates on the winning
Chester group are Greg Davis, who
was fourth high senior individual,
and Nancy MacCauley, sixth high
winner.
Members of Lancaster’s first
place junior livestock judging
team are Dwain Livengood, Rob
Rush, Tracey Landis and Doug
Musser. Rush placed fifth in the
individual category, and Dwain
took the seventh place spot.
A list of team and individual
winners follows
1905 YORK COUNTY 4 H
LIVESTOCK CONTEST
Senior Division
BEEF
1 Debra Krause Lehigh 2 Betsy Colket
Chester 3 Melissa Trostle York
SHEEP
1 Betsy Colket Chester 2 Jamie Kohr York 3
John Meyers York
SWINE
1 Greg Davis Chester 2 Ellen Lewis Lan
caster 3 Melissa Trostle York
REASONS
1 Betsy Colket Chester 2 Jamie Kohr York 3
Debra Krause Lehigh
INDIVIDUAL
1 Betsy Colket Chester 2 Debra Krause
Lehigh 3 Melissa Trostle York
TEAM
1 Chester Co 1 Betsy Colket 2 Greg Davis 3
Nancy MacCauley 2 York Co I Meltssa Trostle
2 Jamie Kohr 3 John Meyers 3 Lancaster Co
1 Ellen Lewis 2 Emily Weaver 3 Tncia Musser
JUNIOR DIVISION
BEEF
1 Kelly Weaber Lebanon 2 Jane Zook Berks
3 Cathy Shive York
SHEEP
1 David Myers York 2 Robin Shive York Jane
Zook Berks
SWINE
1 Jason Krall Lebanon 2 Rob Rush Lan
caster 3 Jeannie Schnabel! Berks
INDIVIDUAL
1 Kelly Weaber Lebanon 2 Shannon Templm
Chester 3 Robin Shive York
TEAM
L Lancaster Co 1 Rob Rush 2 Doug Musser
3 Wayne Livingood 2 York Co 1 Robin Shive 2
Amy Dutrey 3 Cathy Shive 3 Chester Co 1
Shannon Templm 2 Ryan Rohrer 3 Stephanie 0
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Homebred
BY BETSY STITT
Staff Correspondent
LEAMERSVILLE - A
homebred Spot gilt shown by
Sheila Biddle of Williamsburg took
top honors at the Blair-Bedford-
Fulton FFA Market Hog Show on
July 8.
Weighing in at 246 pounds, the
grand champion porker sold for
$1,056, when Hatfield Packing
offered the top bid of $4.40 per
pound. Biddle also received a
grand champion trophy from Ron
Bookhammer of Keystone Feed
and Flour.
At reserve was Kevin Rhodes'
hog, that also went to Hatfield for
$2.35, bringing Rhodes’ total purse
to $535. Mark Cole and Ray
Reighard of Curryville Agway
honored the reserve champion
exhibitor with a trophy.
At third place was Gina Hall of
Hopewell, who sold her 230-pound
hog to Shaw Packing Co. for $l.lO
per pound.e
Forty-one members competed in
the show and sale held at the
Farmers Market, that saw
representation from the Central,
Bellwood-Antis, Tyrone,
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After finishing in the second spot at last year's contest,
Betsy Colket returned this year to earn the High Individual
award.
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Sheila Biddle. Ezra Good took the hog
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