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A44*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 15,-1887-
was “Moo Moo Express,” at the Berks County Dairy
Festival.
Berks County Dairy Princess Ciarinda Leatherman
competes in the milking contest.
Berks County Dairy Festival
The annual Berks County Dairy
Festival was held Sunday, August
2,19.87 at the Gring’s Mill Recrea
tion Area. It was sponsored jointly
by the Berks County Dairy Far
mers Association, PA Dairy Prom
otion Board and the Berks County
Park and Recreation Department
BERKS CO. DAIRY FESTIVAL RESULTS
Milk Carton Boat Raeaa
Appearance Awards
1. Eastern Berks 4-H Dairy Club- “We The
People* used 340 cartons; 2. Western Berks
4-H Dairy Club- lazy Daisy” used 252 car
tons, 3 Northern Berks 4-H Dairy Club- tone
Woir used 135 cartons, 4. Berks Co. Parks &
Recreation Dept.- “Milkcarton’ used 347
cartons
Speed Race Awards
1. Kutztown FFA- 4 oarsmen rowed the
course 204 5, 2 Eastern Berks 4-H Dairy
Club- 2 oarsmen 2 07,3. Virgmville 4-H Club
-4 oarsmen 2.11, 4 Oley Valley Mennomte
Church Youth Group- 2 oarsmen 2-12.5
High Carton Count Award
Berks Co. Parks & Recreation Dept.- 347
Nine boats entered by nine different
groups
Cow Milking Contest
Co-sponsored by Berks Co Holstein Club
Team effort that won Berks Co. Commis
sioner Anthony Carabello; Berks Co Alter
nate Dairy Princess Kay Fessler, Nick Kohut,
Oley Valley Feed; Loretta Brown, Reading
Bone Fertilizer
Pedal Tractor Pull
Co-sponsored by Berks Co Farm-City
Council
Agee 4*5
1 Jonathon Mast, Oley; 2. Jaclyn Trout
man, Richland; 3 Job Mast, Oley
Ages 6 * 7
1 Kent Ruth, Boyertown, 2 Brandon Wag
ner, Oley, 3 Nate Leatherman, Hamburg
Ages a A 9
1 Clayton Graeff, Mohnton; 2. Jeanette
Moyer, Reading, 3. Jennifer Lerch. West
Reading
Agee 10
1 Heather Pollack, Reading; j> Michael
Gross, Hamburg.
36 children participated. A
Ice Cream Eating Contest
12 participants. Winner was Bruce Reaser,
Reading
Milk Drinking Coni set
12 participants Winner was Scott Hemser,
Reading.
Cow Drawing Contest
Ages 4 & 5: Andrew Strohecker, Reading;
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The Eastern Berks County 4-H Dairy Club’s entry “We The
talned by the club leader Jerry Krone.
Milking contests at the Berks County Dairy Festival tempted everyone to try
their hand at It. Pictured Is Berks County Commissioner, Anthony Carabello.
Ages 6 & 7: Aliaa Gross, Hamburg: Ages 8 &
9. Jennifer Lerch, Reading; Age 10 Mercy
Groff, Kutztown.
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