818-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, Octobar 11,1986
Locke, o‘msmre Sim Keystone Junior
HARRISBURG - Alan Locke of
Warsaw, Ohio showed his Suffolk
wether to the top position in the
competitive Keystone In
ternational Junior Market Lamb
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champion pen of three junior market lambs. Here he gets a
hand from Rebecca Hope, center, and Sarah Ruppert, right.
Open Breeding Shews
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dlers. The champion stood first in
his class during his first outing at
the Eastern National show, Bur
nham noted.
The handlers returned to the
winner’s circle with Jones’
yearling ewe, described by
Guenther as the complete
throughout.
W.G. Carpenter and Sons, who
own a flock of 150 breeding
Southdowns in Jefferson, Md., won
their 20th consecutive premier
exhibitor trophy at Saturday’s
show.
Suffolk
A March ram lamb proved he
had the stuff champions are made
of when he topped the spring ram
class and went on to earn the
Suffolk champion ram title.
Laurel Farms of Roxbury, Ct.
owns the champion who has grown
two inches in the past two months,
said Dave Harmann, flock con
Mylin Wins Ladies Lead Line
Susan Mawhinney, left, of Waynesburg earned first place
honors in the junior division of the Keystone Ladies Lead Line
held on Oct. 4 at the Keystone International Livestock Ex
position.
Michelle Mylin, right, of Manheim captured first place
honors in the senior division.
The contestants were judged on their wool outfits, control
of their sheep pose and appearance.
Show in Harrisburg Sunday.
Locke’s 111-pound lamb topped
entries owned by Robert Din
smore, Joyce Harpster, and Mark
Brubaker to win the championship.
sultant. “He’s still growing,”
Harmann noted as he looks for
ward to exhibiting the ram at the
Louisville contest.
Grand and reserve grand
champion ewes titles went to a pair
of yearlings owned by Laurel
Farms.
Laurel Farms bought the
champion ewe at the Midwest Sale
in June. She placed as the supreme
ewe of that show, Harmann said.
The first-year exhibitors plan to
show the ewe at Louisville before
returning her to their 100-head
brood ewe flock, Harmann added.
This pair of ewes earned first
place yearling ewe status as well
as helping Laurel Farms claim
exhibitor flock and premier
exhibitor honors.
Columbia
Beth Stumbo of Honeoye, N.Y.
returned to KILE after an absence
of two years to capture grand
champion ram honors of the
“I figured he’d do pretty well,”
Locke said following show. His
Suffolk had been named reserve
champion at Coshton, Ohio earlier
in the season.
Locke, the 17-year-old son of
Leon and Karen Locke, also had
the champion Columbia at
Keystone this year. His parents
have about 300 breeding ewes on
their farm in Ohio.
The reserve championship went
to Robert Dinsmore of Jefferson,
Md. and his 114-pound Hampshire
wether. Dinsmore also owned the
champion pen of three, topping a
pen owned by Margaret Herr of
Narvon.
JUNIOR MARKET LAMBS
Class 1
1 Joyce Harpster 2 Alan Locke 3 John Eaton
Class 2
1 Alan Locke 2 Luther Hill 3 Alan Locke
Class 3
1 Robert Dinsmore 2 Rebecca Hope 3 Eric
Berkheimer
Class 4
1 Mark Brubaker 2 Margaret Herr 3 Joyce
Harpster
Champion Market Lamb
Alan Locke
Reserve Champion Market Lamb
Robert Omsmore
Pen of 3
1 Robert Omsmore 2 Margaret Herr 3 Chad
Lebo
Columbia breed. “I felt I had
better sheep this year,’’ Stumbo
explained.
Stumbo, who has been raising
Columbias for seven years, was
crowned the 1986 National
Columbia Sheep Princess in
August.
This is the last show for her
yearling champion. He will return
to her 10-head flock and be used in
the breeding program.
Joan Hess and Sons of Cable,
Ohio claimed the grand champion
ewe title with their February ewe
lamb. Previously, the ewe claimed
champion honors at the Ohio State
Fair
Joan and Charles Hess, who own
a flock of 40 registered Columbias,
also won the premier exhibitor
trophy for the breed.
Corriedale
Bob and Suzie Leib of
Mechanicsburg pick and show the
sheep for the Valley Lamb and
Wool Company. This year marks
the end of their 4-year handlers
contract with the Middletown
company and the year they showed
the champion ram and ewe for the
company.
The champion ram was a Sep
tember, 1985 ram lamb making his
debut and exit in the winner’s
circle, Suzie Leib explained. The
ram will now be used for breeding
purposes, she said.
A homebred yearling ewe topped
the show for the Middletown
company owned by the Walker
family. The family hopes to show
offspring from the champion ewe
on next year’s show circuit, Suzie
noted.
Premier exhibitor honors went
the Valley Lamb and Wool Com
pany. They topped eight classes
enroute to this title.
Merinos
Champion ram honors of the
breed went to a fall ram lamb
owned by Margrit and Albrecht
Pichler of Red Hook, N.Y. In
earlier contests the lamb stood
second to his twin brother.
Born prematurely, “Someone
pushed the button and they started
growing. They are now the biggest
of the bunch,” Margrit said.
The Pichler family also won the
grand champion ewe title with
their yearling ewe. They pur
chased the champion this spring
based on her fleece value from
Joan and Charles Hess of Ohio.
Ramboullet
Kenneth Moore of Rome
dominated the Ramboullet
division, earning champion ram
and ewe honors.
Doris Powell, Moore’s daughter
and showman, said the placing of
the ram lamb in the champion
Market Lamb Champions
Alan Locke of Warsaw, Ohio shows his champion junior
market lamb, all 1-pound Suffolk wether.
Robert Dinsmore of Jefferson, Md. showed the reserve
champion junior market lamb.
position came as no great sur
prise; in recent weeks he has been
growing noticeably.
The champion ewe is out of the
same sire, a Hodgson ram from
Colorado. Judge Guenther
described the spring lamb as the
flashiest ewe lamb here today,
Powell noted.
Moore’s string also took first
yearling ewe honors and premier
exhibitor honors.
The champion ewe placed as
first spring lamb of the New York
State Show in an earlier outing.
Judge Guenther described her as
the flashiest ewe here today,
Powell said.
Moore also owned the reserve
grand champion ewe and closed
the show by winning the premier
exhibitor award.
CHEVIOT
Spring Ram Lamb
1 Kenneth Moore Jr 2 Kenneth Moore Jr 3
John Leach
Pali Ram Lamb
1 Kenneth Moore Jr 2 Kenneth Moore Jr 3
Mike Koehler
Pair of Ram Lambs
1 Kenneth Moore Jr 2 Mike Koehler 3 John
Leach
Ram. 1 Yr and Under 2
1 Kenneth Moore Jr 2 Kenneth Moore Jr 3
Erdenheim Farm
Champion Ram
Kenneth Moore Jr
Reserve Champion Ram
Kenneth Moore Jr
Spring Ewe Lambs
1 Kenneth Moore Jr 2 Erdenheim Farm 3
Kenneth Moore Jr
Fall Ewe Lamb
1 Kenneth Moore Jr 2 Kenneth Moore Jr 3
Mike Koehler
Pen of 3 Ewe Lambs
1 Kenneth Moore Jr 2 Erdenheim Farm 3
Mike Koehler
Ewe -1 Yr and Under 2
1 Kenneth Moore Jr 2 Erdenheim Farm 3
Mike Koehler
Pair of Yearling Ewes
I Kenneth Moore Jr 2 John Leach 3 Er
denherm Farm
Champion Ewe
Kenneth Moore Jr
Reserve Champion Ewe
Erdenheim Farm
Exhibitors Flock
i Kenneth Moore Jr 2 Erdenhem Farm 3
John Leach
HAMPSHIRE
Spring Ram Lamb
1 Debbie Gengter 2 Rebecca Hope 3 William
Maghes
Fall Ram Lamb
1 Price Stock Farm 2 Price Stock Farm
Pair of Ram Lambs
1 Rebecca Hope 2 Price Stock Farm 3 Robert
Dmsmore
Ram. 1 Yr and Under 2
1 William Maghes 2 Price Stock Farm 3
Thomas Nickeson
Champion Ram
William Maghes
Reserve Champion Ram
Debbie Gengler
Spring Ewe Lamb
1 William Maghes 2 Tim A Sarah Fleener 3
Dianne McLean
Fall Ewe Lamb
1 Rebecca Hope 2 Rebecca Hope 3 Robert
Dmsmore
Sale Ewe Lamb
1 John Nordin 2 Harmann s Hamps 3 Albert
Wilson Jr
Pen of 3 Ewe Lambs
1 Tim 4 Sarah Fleener 2 Rebecca Hope 3
William Maghes
Ewe I Yr and Under 2
1 Richard Field 2 Rebecca Hope 3 Richard
Field
Bred Ewe Sale
Ewes 1 Yr and Under 2
1 Albert Wilson Jr 2 Price Stock Farm 3
Richard Field
Pair of Yearling Ewes
1 Richard Field 2 Rebecca Hope 3 Tim 4
Sarah Fleener
Champion Ewe
Richard Field
Reserve Champion Ewe
Rebecca Hope
Exhibitors Flock
1 Rebecca Hope 2 Tim 4 Sarah Fleener 3
Richard Field
OXFORD
Spring Ram Lamb
1 Gerald Thoma 2 Glenn Heffner 3 KAM
Gates
Ram Fall Lamb
1 Gerald Thoma 2 Gerald Thoma
Pair of Ram lambi
1 Gerald Thoma 2 KAM Gates
Ram IYr and Unbar 2
1 KAM Gates
Champion Ram
KAM Gates
Reserve Champion Ram
Gerald Thoma
Ewe Spring Lamb
1 Glenn Heffner 2 KAM Gates 3 Glenn
Heffner
Ewe Fall Lamb
1 Gerald Thoma 2 Gerald Thoma
Pen of 3 Ewe Lambs
1 Glenn Heffner 2 Gerald Thoma
Ewe. 1 Yr and Under 2
1 KAM Gates 2 Joyce Heffner 3 Elaine
Murphy
Pair of Yearling Ewes
1 KAM Gates 2 Elaine Murphy 3 Glenn
Heffner
Champion Ewe
KAM Gates
Reserve Champion Ewe
Glenn He # fner
Exhibitors Flock
1 KAM Gates 2 Glenn Heffner 3 Elaine
Murphy
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