uncaster tanning, Saturday, July 12,1986-Al9 Junior Judging School Held ‘‘iffifli HPIMHHIH BY BETSY STITT proper judging technique to the One start with a rear view to Blair County Correspondent participants. check for sharpness of withers, WARRIORS MARK Ap- He stressed that first im- balance of rear udder and proximately 35 junior dairy pressions can be valid and cleanness of bone. Two check judging enthusiasts gathered in suggested standing far enough both sides of udder for balance, K Huntingdon County on Tuesday away so that at least two cows can and three a front view to check ■Jk^H and Wednesday to fine tune and be viewed at once. for width of front end. I learn new judging skills. Comparing close inspection to The juniors counted off in groups \ Dale Olver, from Atlantic Chinese fire drills, Olver explained of six. Each group then described 1 I Breeders, was the official judge for the purpose of this time the cows with the individuals | » the school hosted by the Penn- during a contest. Close inspection stating their placings. Jj J * svlvania Holstein Association. is a time to check for minor things Olver also talked about giving W m 'S* A Before the actual judging began, and missed details. He recom- reasons, explaining the way to do / I _ Olver explained the official mended a three step approach to well and the way to bomb. One I I . . scorecard, parts of a dairy cow and capitalizing on close inspection. thing he stressed was telling the J J iafA" v. truth. He said that in a contest it is truth 1 *6 to participants the recent Central Judging school, hosted contestants answer that number by Huntingdon County Holstein Breeders and the Penn one the tallest, and the 17th sylvania Holstein Association. Vfifl contestant answers that number ~ ,lf> W ’ h two is the tallest, the judge knows were waiting. Farms, and Jerseys at the Dennis , WaJ r - which contestant’s answer is false. Next stop was Gillbrook Farms Hardy Farm. wHpr- *SM. ißp Another important factor in owned by John and Karen The central school was the first iRmTSL wHp l giving reasons is to compare the Gilliland. At this farm the em- of three junior judging schools ’ (■JP|nj - ' 1 pairs rather than just describing phasis was on oral reasons. scheduled. A second school was ** * v • * T # v each cow. The second day of the judging held in Crawford County July 10 m J(lpife’ ■*-« * I * Vp Once all this information was school, the group judged Ayrshire and 11. York county will host the *v<&4> “*■ v given to the judging school par- and Brown Swiss classes at the third school this coming week bn % t ticipants, they were off in the Cletus Rhodes farm, Holsteins at July 14 and 15. - r muggy heat for some actual James Davis and Globe Run judgtag. ’ **. Tf* * * First stop was at Bransdale „ , . ... , , , . Holsteins owned by Terry and Jane Early A" 16 ™ 311 settlers The number of dairy Participants in the school judge a Class at Bransdale Farm. Branstetter, Warriors Mark, ® aw linportance of farmscontinues to decline. where two classes of Holsteins ? airy 8 * 8 !. "“T In , 1 1900 > 1 ther , e wer . e I 5 taming a stable food supply million dairy farms in the —— - ■ which could provide much United States. 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