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VOL. 32 No. 38
Left to right: Judge Denny Wolfe; Julie Greider, Lancaster County Dairy
Princess Alternate; Premier Breeder Joseph Wlvell of Donegal Creek Farm;
Nanette Bushong, Lancaster County Dairy Princess; Premier Exhibitor David
Kolb of Kolb Acres.
Canadian Cow Wins Lancaster Show
BY J. EVAN REIFF
QU ARR Y VILLE—A northern
import walked away with the top
female honors at the Lancaster
County Open Holstein Show
Thursday. Canadian-born Richine
Astro Neeta, a three-year-old own
ed by Silvermine Holstein, cap
tured both senior and grand
champion titles only three days
after arriving in the states.
Judge Denny Wolfe of Pen-Col
Farms, Millville, gave the reserve
Young People
Attend Institute
Five area young people recently
.mended the Penn State/PA Asso
ciation of Fanner Cooperative
Summer Institute held at Juniata
College.
These young people were
selected from a larger number of
local youths to represent the Lan
caster Cooperative Council. Dur
ing the institute the youth scholars
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York Swine Producer
Wins National Award
A York County Swine Producer
garnered the top award at the 1987
National Duroc Swine Congress at
Lafayette, Indiana on July 8-10.
Dave Holloway, R.D. 2, Glen
Rock, showed a 256 lb. barrow and
won the National Duroc Jackpot
Barrow Competition. There were
123 exhibitors from 23 different
states entered in the competition.
Dave’s barrow was sired by
HP-12-2. It had 6.40 inch loin eye,
.9 inch backfat and a 31.7 inch
length of carcass. It had a 57.3%
lean value and a live score of 30
which was the highest score possi-
champioiHiemale honors to Welk
Crest Rex Sugar owned by Paul
Welk/the home-bred junior two- ,
year-old, who is projected at
17,000, only had to travel from
Peach Bottom. Sugar’s dame is
rated Very Good 85 and she’s sired
by Maplcbound Starlite Rex.
The champion was sired by
young bull in the Canadian Young
Sires program, Reidmanor Astron
mer. She produced her second calf
in May. According to Sandi Tho
mas of Silvermine, Neeta was dis
covered by a friend who was help
ing a Canadian dairy switch from a
grade to registered herd. Thomas
traveled to Canada and was
impressed with the cows potential.
“Neeta wasn’t feeling well ear
lier in the week because of the 12
hour drive,” Thomas stated. “We
gave her a little extra care and she
really bounced back quickly.”
Silvermine Holstein consists of
20 head housed at Fulton Way
Farm, Willaw Street, which is
owned by Thomas’s father, J.
Mowery Frey, Jr.
ble. This win entitled the Hollo
ways to win $l,OOO plus for their
barrow.
Dave entered a gilt which was a
daughter of DCH Reo which took
first place in Class I division and
sold for over $5OO. He had two
boars which were also sired by
DCH Reo and placed 6th and 9th in
their classes. They sold for $4,000
and $2,700 respectively.
This win was very rewarding for
the Holloways. Dave was the only
breeder from Pennsylvania entered
in the Congress. This outstanding
showing brings recognition to
Pennsylvania and to York County.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 25, 1987
Robert Barley took the junior
heifer championship on his senior
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Governor Robert P. Casey signed a proclamation declaring August 16-22,
1987, as Pennsylvania Dairy of Distinction Week at ceremonies held in Harris
burg Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania dairy Industry has Joined with the Northeast Dairy Farm
Beautification Program to honor the most attractive dairy farms In the state. A
national semi-flnallst In the federal “Take Pride in America Campaign", the
Dairy of Distinction program’s goal is to encourage farms that add to the coun
tryside’s natural beauty.
Each year the program recognizes no more than 10 dairies from each of the
ten designated districts In the state. To receive the honor a farm must apply
and satisfy the scrutiny of a panel of Judges making a roadside inspection.
Each winner will be Identified by a roadslgn at the entrance stating that the
property Is a “Pennsylvania Dairy of Distinction.” In its first year In the state
339 farms have applied for the award.
In the photo (L to R seated) Nomi Spahr, state treasurer; Governor Casey
and Everett Newswanger, state president. Standing: Kyle, Megan, Fred and
Mrs. Epler, dairy farm family; Steve Spencer, PSU state advisor; Rep. Carmel
Sirfanni, Susquehanna Co., member of House Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Committee; Daniel Baker, state vice president and Steven Crawford, execu
tive assistant to Ag Secretary.
Quality Runs Deep
In York Show
BY PAT PURCELL
YORK Quality was defi
nitely up at the York County Hols
tein Show, according to Judge Jer
ry Myers on Thursday, although
the number of entries might have
been down.
“I saw a definite improvement
in the overall quality of the animals
here today although we may not
have had a large number of entries.
We had some excellent animals,”
said Myers.
For everything there is a time
and for several of the top Holstein
breeders in York County the time
is now. Several of the families who
did well last came out with the top
honors in this year’s Holstein
show.
The the Rodman Thompson
family, owners of Coredale Hols
teins, would not settle for reserve
champion this year. They took
home the grand champion for the
breed with Coredale Creek Nan.
Reserve champion went to
Governor Signs Proclamation
Four Sections
Beshore Farms, as exhibited by C.
E. Hubbard, with Kowraygan
Geek Linnan Jean. Premier breed
er and premier exhibitor was
awarded to Kingway Holsteins.
Kingway Holsteins, owned by
Paul and Kathy King of Delta, also
captured the number one position
for the best three females.
The Coredale Holsteins’ 3 year
old was sired by Creek Bluff Ele
vation Lester. The dam of this win
ner is Justa Beauty Needle Nettie.
According to Mrs. Rodman
Thompson, Coredale Creek Nan
took number one in the 3-year-old
state competition held in Harris
burg in March. In 27 years of
dairying this was the first state
champion for the Thompsons.'
“This 3 year old stuck in my
mind throughout the show. I knew
it was the animal I wanted to go
with, ” said Myers.
Myers selected the Coredale
Hplsjgjn on its excellent mammary
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$8.50 Per Year