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