Bender family wins premier awards at Somerset Holstein show BY BETSY STITT Staff Correspondent MEYERSDALE - Somerset County Holstein Breeders started off another show season recently with the Somerset District Holstein Show, held at the county fairgrounds'. Approximately 150 Holsteins were paraded before judge Ron Long. Although the numbers were down from last year, said exhibitor Wayne Schrock, quality remained high. Following the show, Long commented that any of the day’s champions could go on to face stiffer competition on the state level. Carl Bender was the top winner of the day, winning both the premier breeder and premier exhibitor honors. The Bender owned animals placed consistently at the top of their classes, which Bender credited to the hard work of his whole family. In the junior division Paul Carr was named the premier breeder and Jenny Brown earned the premier exhibitor award. Senior and grand champion honors went to Edgar Yoder, showing Md.-Maple-Manor-Threat Bonnie. This 5-year-old Hanover- Hill Triple Threat daughter produced 27,080 pounds of milk and 964 pounds of fat as a four year old. Micheal Carr, with Can-dale Pete Little Jo, received the reserve senior and reserve grand awards in the open competition and the grand championship in the junior division. Carr’s four-year-old Straight- Pine Elevation Pete daughter has a top record of 21,523 pounds of milk and 942 pounds of fat with a 4.4 percent test. Doug Sheeler won reserve senior and reserve grand awards in the Lancaster Guernsey Breeders • m fj A <r Lancaster County Guernsey Breeders held their annual field day this week at the Raymond Witmer farm. Judy Rohrer, Lime Valley Road, Lancaster, left, will receive a Guernsey calf to be donated by the Witmer family. This is the second year that Judy's name was drawn to receive the free calf. Others pictured are judging contest winners. They include: Janice Garber, Willow Street, first in the youth division; Mildred Benedict, Waynesboro, first in the women's division; and Donald Breneman, Strasburg, first in the men’s division. Other winners were; Men - 2. Joe DeLong, Quarryville; 3. Jim Witman, New Providence; Women - 2. Millie Linde, Oxford: 3. Lois Hershey, Peach Bottom; Youth - 2. Kurt Breneman, Willow Street; 3. Judy Rohrer, Lancaster. In the drawing for the calf, Dave Mull, Quarryville, won a $25 check, and Tom Arrowsmith, Peach Bottom, and Scott Wagner. Peach Bottom, received hats. Speakers included County Agent Glenn Shirk and Lancaster County Dairy Princess Janae Martin. junior division with a Kron Elevation Chief Elmer daughter. Junior champion honors in both open and junior competition were won by Karen Marteeny, with Marteeny Tony Corry. This senior yearling heifer is a Marshfield Elevation Tony daughter. Gina Berkley received both the reserve junior champion ribbons with a junior yearling heifer by Straight-Pine Elevation Pete. A junior yearling bull shown by Paul and Sharon Fox was named grand champion bull. Golden Circle Touch of Class is a Leadfield Columbus-ET son. Kirk Hillegass had the reserve grand champion with a Carlin-M Ivanhoe Bell son. Corey Jay Will had the junior division grand champion bull, which was also a Columbus son. Following are the results of the show. 1 Kirk A Hillegass 1 Kirk A Hillegass, 2 Corey Jay Will, 3 Cecil Lohr 1 Paul and Sharon Fox Champion Bull (Open) Paul and Sharon Fox Champion Bull (Junior) Corey Jay Will Reserve Champion Bull Kirk A Hillegass Jr. Heifer Calf 1 Daniel E Kimmel,2 Karen J Marteeny 1 PaulL Carr, 2 Kenton Carl Bender 1 Paul and Sharon Fox, 2 Corey Jay Will 1 CarlL Bender, 2 Jennifer K Brown 1 Gina Berkley. 2 Paul and Sharon Fox Intermediate Yearling 1 Jennifer L Barnett, 2 Wayne and Marlin Schrock :^W Jr Bull Calf Sr. Bull Calf Jr. Yearling Bull Intermediate Calf Senior Calf Summer Yearling Jr. Yearling ■hs ; Senior Yearling 1 Karen J Marteeny, 2 CarlL Bender Junior Champion Karen J Marteeny Reserve Junior Champion Gina Berkley Junior Best Three Females 1 PaulandSharonFox.2 Karen Marteeny Dry 4 Years and Under 1 Ezra and Mary Yoder, 2 Paul and Sharon Fox Dry 5 Years and Over 1 Philßeachy, 2 Wayne D Schrock Junior 2-Year-Old 1 Paul and Sharon Fox, 2 Matthew D Welch Senior 2-Year-Old 1 DougSheeler,2 CarlL Bender 3-Year-Old 1 CarlL Bender,2 CarlL Bender 4-Year-Old 1 Micheal L Carr, 2 Wayne D Schrock S-Year-Old 1 Edgar Yoder, 2 CarlL Bender 6 Years and Over 1 CarlL Bender,2 ArlenMaust Senior and Grand Champion (Open) Edgar Yoder Res. Sr. and Res. Grand Champion (Open) Michael Carr Senior and Grand Champion (Junior) Michael Carr Res. Sr. and Res. Grand Champion (Junior) Doug Sheeler Best Three Females 1 Oak View Ridge Holsteins (CarlL Bender), 2 Carrdale Holsteins Produce of Dam 1 Paul Carr and Ezra Yoder, 2 Karen Mar- teeny Dam and Daughter 1 Willard Maust, 2 Matthew A Brown Premier Breeder (Open) CarlL Bender Premier Exhibitor (Open) CarlL Bender Premier Breeder (Junior) Paul Can- Premier Exhibitor (Junior) Jerry Brown < r 51 Jg ig (! ight) poi family after they earned the Somerset Holstein show's premier breeder and exhibitor banners. Mike Carr showed the grand champion in the junior division competition at the Somerset Division Holstein Show. n Ezra Yoder is at the halter of the grand champion of the Somerset District Holstein Show, which was owned by Edgar Yoder. DYC names Avery ag-business head DOYLESTOWN - Dr. John Avery has been appointed Chairman of Delaware Valley College’s Agribusiness Depart ment, replacing George West, who served as acting chairman of the department for one year. West will continue as Chairman of the College’s Business Administration Department. The Agribusiness major was introduced at Delaware Valley College in 1983 to afford students a chance to pursue career op portunities in one of the ap proximately nine steps between agricultural production and consumption. As of this past fall, 40 students were enrolled in the College’s Agribusiness program. “I am genuinely excited about the prospects of my appointment," said Avery. “This is a challenge but one which I am confident in approaching. The College has the resources necessary to make the Agribusiness major a successful one. And I intend to use my background in agriculture and education and business to make some important things happen. ’' Before being hired at Delaware Valley College, Avery was most recently employed at Richland Community College in Decatur, Illinois. Avery was the Agricultural Coordinator there, responsible for the school’s agriculture department via program development, evaluation, personnel recruiting, teaching and community relations. Avery’s previous work ex perience includes having served as an instructor and program representative for the Southwest Wisconsin Vocational Technical Institute, district sales manager for the Dairyland Seed Company, territory sales manager for Cargill, Inc. and County Extension Agent for Michigan State University. He graduated from Michigan State in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He went on to earn his Master of Science in Teaching from the University of Wisconsin in 1976 and his Doctor of Education from the University of Illinois in 1984. f
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