02-Lancaster Farming Saturday, August 10,1985 MacCauleys trade places in Chester Co. 4-H Lamb Show BY JACK HUBLEY NEWTOWN SQUARE - Since 1979 the Chester County Market Lamb Show has been a MacCauley affair. This year, though, there was a new twist. After five straight years of exhibiting the the show’s grand champion lamb, Donna Mac- Cauley was unseated by big sister Nancy. Showing a 108-pound purebred Suffolk wether named Spot, Nancy MacCauley took top honors in the show held m conjunction with the Goshen Country Fair at the Goshen Fairgrounds. A 10-year veteran of the 4-H program, the Octoraro High School graduate notes that 1985 may well be her last year of 4-H competition. LIVESTOCK LATEST sri Chester D, Hughes Extension Livestock Specialist KILE's new carcass event Recent marketings of beef cattle, particularly slaughter steers and heifers, have indicated that fat is definitely “out” and that lean beef is a most desirable product for today’s consumer. Even when realizing that some fat, especially intramuscular, or marbling, is desirable and needed to score a higher quality grade, we must be aware that excessive fat is costly to the producer, packer, and retailer under today’s market conditions. Many of our local cattle feeders were caught up in the declining beef market and held cattle even longer, hoping for a better selling price, but compounding the overfed beef supply. Feeding cattle is a complex, competitive business for both the far mer/feeder and the 4-H/FFA member. We would like to produce a choice steer with a minimum amount of finish in a short number of days to realize maximum profits, but the market price at our feeding endpoint is not always favorable. Perhaps we can leam more about our feedlot cattle in a competitive event that allows us to make carcass estimates of live feedlot steers before slaughter and then to measure the actual carcass traits on the rail. This comparison can help us in determining a more ideal time to send cattle to the marketplace. The 1985 Keystone at Harrisburg will include such an event for all interested feeders. Pens of three steers will be on exhibit from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. Exhibitors and other interested people will be encouraged to . T f)0 V Though she has one more year of eligibility, entry into the nursing program at Lancaster General Hospital later this month may put an end to her 4-H showring career. Younger sister Donna will probably have to look for com petition elsewhere when she at tempts to add to her long string of grand champion honors in next year’s show. Donna and Nancy are the daughters of Joan and Bill Mac- Cauley of Atglen, a family noted for turning out blue-ribbon Suffolk sheep on their Breezeview Farm. In sale action that followed the show on July 31, Nancy sold her champion to Gerry Williams of Brandywine Savings and Loan, Downingtown, for the show’s top DC Livestock Ledger submit live animal evaluations on each pen of steers. Steers will not be fitted but fresh out of the feedlot. Carcass placing will be deter mined by carcass quality and yield grade with meat values current at the time of the show. The only requirement is that each carcass must have a minimum weight of 625 lbs. This event will enable cattle feeders, breeders and others a chance to “eyeball” live cattle and have their estimates checked at slaughter. Each person who completes and turns in an evaluation card will be sent the complete slaughter results. I’m hoping many of you will give this serious consideration. The Extaulon Service Is an affirmative action equal opportunity educational in stitution. INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Honors for outstanding achievements in the Polled Hereford industry were passed out to youth from more than 35 states and Canada at the week-long 12th Junior National Polled Hereford Heifer Show and Forum here. The highlight of the week’s events was a two-day heifer show, but activities for the entire family included educational sessions, entertainment and tours. Placed at the top of the roster for the heifer show was 14-year-old Matt Sims of Elgin, Okla. Sims earned the reserve champion title last year at the Des Moines’ Junior National and this year he moved up with Sara 12P 4745. She mar ched to the victory circle from the Division 111 championship. Suns continued his winnings by collecting the premier breeder and exhibitor awards. This was the first tune a junior received both awards at the Junior National. Capturing the champion bred and-owned heifer title was Matt King of Fort Payne, Ala. Tim berline Vindy 27S also collected the Oklahoma youth leads bid of $3.25 per pound. Ira Hicks of Goshenview Farms, Paoli, offered a bid of $1.95 for Donna MacCauley’s reserve champion. Auctioneer Ken Brubaker of Brubaker Livestock Marketing, West Chester, was pleased to announce a sale average of $1.62, with champions, and $1.47 not counting the show’s top two animals. “This is probably the highest average of any county that I’m aware of,” Brubaker said at the sale’s conclusion. Followmg are market lamb show results, as well as results from the 4-H steer and breeding cattle shows held Aug. 3. Show Results CLASS 1 1. Ricky Hicks; 2. Katie Hicks; 3 Leonard Brown. CLASS 2 1. Meredith Rapp; 2. Donna MacCauley; 3. Ellen Herr. Champion Lightweight Donna MacCauley Res. Champion Lightweight Meredith Rapp CLASS 4 1. Kendra Stoltzfus; 2. Nancy MacCauley; 3. Donna MacCauley. CLASS 5 1. Shawn Swartzentruber; 2. Ross Colket; 3. Nancy MacCauley. Champ. Heavyweight Nancy MacCauley Res. Champ. Heavy Nancy MacCauley Grand Champion Nancy MacCauley Res. Grand Champion Donna MacCauley Chester Co 4*H Beef Show Judge Tim Livingston Steer Cleeses Lightweight 1 Philip Howe 2 Robbie Rohrer 3 Matt Howe Mediumweight 1 Lisa Howe 2 Ryan Rohrer 3 Evan Smith 4 Joe Horton Light Heavyweight 1 Ken Walker 2 Marty Rosenberg 3 David Howe Heavyweight 1 John Crossan 2 Tiffany Rohrer 3 Anita Howe Grand Champion Steer JohnCrossan Reserve Champion Ken Walker Herfer Classes Angus Heifers Class 1 1 Greg Davis 2 Matt McClellan Class 2 1 Chris Jordan Class 3 1 Erica McClellan Grand Champion Heifer Erica McClellan Reserve Champion Greg Davis Showmanship Classes Seniors 1 Greg Davis 2 Ken Walker 3 Robbie Rohrer Juniors 1 Lisa Howe 2 Erica McClellan 3 Ryan Rohrer Ist Year Members 1 JohnCrossan 2 Evan Smith 3 David Howe Champion Greg Davis Reserve Champion Ken Walker Division II championship for King. The purple banner in the bred-and owned cow-calf competition went to to last year’s reserve champion cow-calf breeder Jason Kuhlmann, North Platte, Neb. Silver Belle and her bull calf by sterling nabbed the top title. The inidividual and team showmanship contests were stiff with 14 states entered in the team competition and more than 100 individuals vying for the peewee, junior and senior awards. Charlie Boyd 11, Mays Lick, Ky., earned the champion senior showman title. Champion honors in the junior division went to Fred Wingert, Ottawa,Kan., and in the peewee category Ben Hadden of Gibson, Ga., earned the champion title. Matt Sims claimed the reserve senior division cham pionship. Active in the planning and carrying out of the week’s ac tivities was the National Junior Polled Hereford Council. The Council is composed of 12 '** Grand champion market lamb in this year’s Chester County 4-H show was a purebred Suffolk exhibited by Nancy Mac- Cauley. At sale time, Gerry Williams, representing Bran dywine Savings and Loan, Oowningtown, offered the top bid of $3.25 per pound. 0 H -.4 Donna MacCauley's reserve champion went home with Ira Hicks of Goshenview Farms, Paoli, for $1.95. Polled Hereford juniors representatives of the 37 state junior Polled Hereford associations. Their new officers elected during the week are Chairman Tim Roberts, Arcadia, Okla.; Vice Chairman Sam McGill Jr., Washington, Ga.; Secretary Melanne Taft, Springfield, 111.; and Reporter Suzanne Boyd, Mays Lick, Ky. The 12th Junior National marked the fifth year for the Beef Bowl contest where youth exhibit their knowledge of the cattle and Polled Hereford industries. The final round between the Wisconsin and Missouri teams was a close race to the final buzzer with the Wisconsin team winning the bout by one point In the senior division of the National speech contest, Jeame, Sorrells of Bell Buckle, Tenn., was named champion. The reserve senior winner was Richard Poss of Harlem, Ga. Matt Sims collected the champion junior award with the reserve junior champion honors going to Cindy Sorrells of Bell Buckle, Tenn. , . * The Tennessee Junior Polled Hereford Association exhibited the winning scrapbook in this year’s competition. Missouri juniors claimed the overall Sweepstakes Award for the third consecutive year. The Sweepstakes Award goes to the state junior association with the best overall performance during the week’s competitions. The keynote speaker at the mid week Youth Forum- was Sam Washburn of Fowler, Ind. The past president of the National Cat tlemen’s Association encouraged the youth to take a more active role m the future of the beef cattle industry. Mini-workshops addressed topics of beef nutrition by Dr. Ron Lemenager of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., and per formance testing and the American Polled Hereford Association Guide Lines Program by Dr. Jim Gibb, APHA director of education of research. A fun rodeo and junior dance rounded out the week’s events. C
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