A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 1, 1987 Pansy Blooms At Somerset County Holstein Show BY BETH GRAY Bedford Co. Correspondent MEYERSDALE In her first show ring outing, senior 2-year old Hillmont Chairman Pansy earned grand championship hon ors, best animal bed and owned, best udder in her class, and helped her owners, Hillmont Farm, to be premier exhibitor banner at the Somerset County Holstein Show here July 22. Tom Dum 111, Perry County Holstein breeder, placed over 110 head in the evening event. Hillmont Farm is a father and son partnership owned by Jay L. and Kiik A. Hillegass. Kirk noted that their grand champion, sired by Rockalli Son of Bova and out of Hillmont Glendell Pinky, had been scored officially just the day before the show and classified 88 with an Excellent mammary sys tem. The Hillegasses plan to show the female across the state in com ing months. While Hillmont Farm has oper ated as a partnership since 1980, it is one of Pennsylvania’s Century Farms. Father Jay said the opera tion always has been dairy, always Holsteins, and the last seven to eight years has accomplished a 100-percent registered herd with 120 cows in milk. Leonard Maust of Meyersdale exhibited the reserve grand champion, Vonderbar Bell Amber, a 4-year-old cow showing dry. She is sired by Carlin-M Ivanhoe Bell and out of Vonderbar Magic Andrea. Junior champion honors in the open and junior divisions went to Ryan L. Weimer of Boswell for his senior calf, Quaker-Farm Simon Treasure sired by Harmony- Comers Simon out of Quaker- Farm Thunder Storm. Stepping into the winner’s circle with the reserve junior champion qf the open show were Paul and Sharon Fox of Rockwood RD. The senior yearling heifer, Golden- Circle TT Sallie, is by Hanover- Hill Triple Threat out of C- Ryan L. Weimer.showed\.ie Junior champion in both the open and junior divisions at Somerset Coun ty Holstein Show. Hanover-Hill Fond Sallie. Premier breeder honors went to Sec-Win Farm of Somerset, own ed by James W. Sechler and Brad win C. Winters. Paul Carr of Somerset ranged without a peer in the junior divi sion judging as he marched his senior champion female to the grand championship, a summer yearling heifer to the reserve junior championship and captured the honors as premier breeder and pre mier exhibitor. Pacing Carr’s wins was 6-year old Candale-P Triple Threat Mar cy, the result of his own mating of Hanover-Hill Triple Threat to Carrdale-P Pete Misty. She also earned best udder in her class. Carr’s reserve junior rosette was awarded to Carrdalc-P Valiant Michelle by S-W-D Valiant out of Carrdale-P Pete Misty. Paul, 19, is the son of Gerald and Patty Carr, and farms full time with his parents and assistance of brothers Dan and Mike. Paul is in charge of showing the Carrdale Holsteins. The remaining purple honor, reserve grand champion in the junior division, went to Daniel Kimmel of Berlin with his junior 2-year-old Red and White cow. The entry, by Kimder Sophia out of Kimder Houdini Snowball, also earned first place and best udder in the open show as well as the junior judging. Entries in this year’s show, according to Somerset County Extension agent Robert Brown, were less than usual. He attributed it to the fact that Garret County, Md„ from where the Somerset event traditionally draws exhibi tors, had scheduled its own show just a day later. County Dairy Princess Jenny Bennett presented ribbons to win ners, including the following, listed in descending order of placing: Opan Division Junior Bull Calf 1 Hillmont Farm Dairy Princess Jenny Bennett, left, presents premier exhibitor banner to Hlllmont Farm owners, from left, Jay Hlllegass, Kirk and Tine Hlllegass. Grand Champion Bull Hlllmont Farm Junior Halfar Call 1 Jonathan Smiley. 2 Raymond Brown, 3 Craig Glessner Intarmadlata Haller Cali 1 Paul and Sharon Fox, 2 Daniel Ream, 3 Sarah Schwarm Senior Haller Cali 1 RyanWeimer,2 Magic Partners, 3 Paul and Sharon Fox Summer Yearling Haller 1. Paul Carr, 2 Brett Sechler, 3 Suzy Stutzman Junior Yearling Heller 1 Hlllmont Farm, 2. Raymond Brown, 3 Ryan Weimer Intermediate Yearling Heller 1 Matthew Brown, 2 Lewis and Barbara Berkley, 3 Jennifer Rmgler Senior Yearling Haller 1 Paul and Sharon Fox, 2 Brett Sechler, 3 Corey Will Bast Thrss Junior Fsmalss 1 Paul and Sharon Fox, 2 Hillmont Farm Dry Cow 4 Ysars and Undar 1 Leonard Maust, 2 Nancy E Berkley Dry Cow 5 Years and Over 1 Laura Hillegass Junior 2 Year Old 1 Daniel Kimmel, 2 Christopher Winters, 3 Ronald P Kimmel Senior 2 Year Old 1 Hillmont Farm, 2 Hillmont Farm, 3 Paul and Sharon Fox 3 Year Old 1 Gina Berkley, 2 Helen Knepper, 3 Jen mfer Brown 4 Year Old 1 Sec Win Farm, 2 Michael Walker, Doug Sheeler 5 Year Old 1 Lewis and Barbara Berkley, 2 Paul Carr 6 Ysars and Over 1 Paul Carr, 2 Sec-Win Bast Three Females 1 Hillmont Farm Produce of Dam 1 Nancy Berkley, 2 Paul Carr, 3 Terry Wayne Landis Manure Management Book Released HARRISBURG The Pen nsylvania Department of Environ mental Resources has released an eight-booklet Manure Manage ment Manuial for use by farmers, DER personnel and others con cerned with environmentally sound agricultural practices. “The publication of the manual is especially important in light of Pennsylvania’s focus on the Che sapeake Bay,’’ accdrding to Paul Swartz, director of DER’s Bureau of Soil and Water Conservation, which assisted the Agricultural Advisory Committee to DER in the development of the manual. “Such a manure management program provides guidance to con trol excessive application of soil nutrients, a key to a cleaner Bay.’’ The manual explains how to use livestock manure to provide crop nutrients, improve soil structure, minimize fertilizer costs, and Paul Carr exhibited the senior champion of the junior division show. Dam and Daughter 1 Hillmont Farm, 2 Helen Knepper, 3 Jen nifer Brown Junior Division Junior Heifer Calf 1 Jonathan Smiley, 2 Raymond Brown, 3 Craig Glessner Intermediate Heifer Calf 1 Daniel Ream, 2 Sarah Schwarm, 3 James Glessner Senior Heifer Calf 1 RyanWeimer,2 Jennifer Brown, 3 Cell a Ott Summer Yearling Heifer 1 Paul Carr, 2 Brett Sechler, 3 Suzy Stutzman Junior Yearling Heifer 1 Raymond Brown Intermediate Yearling Heifer reduce soil erosion potential. Additionally, such a program sup ports beneficial soil organisms, provides compost for nurseries, gardens or cropland, serves as a fuel substitute and functions as part of a refeeding program. “A well-run program will pro vide economic benefits and protect the environment at the same lime,” Swartz explained: Several methods of manure management have been developed to handle, store, use or dispose of manure. The approaches involve returning the manure to cropland as part of a crop management prog ram. A manure-handling system can improve labor and equipment use and reduce costs, Swartz said. The publication consists of a series of booklets, which can be ordered separately from DER. They are: —“Manure Management for 1 Matthew Brown, 2 Jennifer Rmgler, 3 Chnstopher Winters Senior Yearling Heifer 1 Brett Sechler, 2 Corey Will, 3 Scott College Junior 2 Year Old 1 Daniel Kimmel, 2 Christopher Winters, 3 Ronald Kimmel Senior 2 Year Old 1 Ryan Weimer 3 Year Old 1 Jennifer Brown, 2 Andrew Lynch, 3 Michael Lynch 4 Year Old 1 Michael Walker, 2 Doug Sheeler 5 Year Old 1 Paul Carr 6 Years and Over 1 Paul Carr Environmental Protection” includes information on legal and management aspects, safety, con struction, operation and fly control for manure systems. —“Field Application of Man ure” discusses the use of manure for improving crop growth while protecting environmental quality. —“Dairy Manure Manage ment” provides information on basic handling and storage sys tems, odor control, system sizing, and milking center wastewater and runoff control. —“Swine Manure Manage ment” considers management alternatives, methane gas produc tion and odor control. ‘‘Beef Manure Management” ‘‘Veal Calf Manure Management” —“Horpe, Sheep, Goat and Small Animal Management”
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