UNIONTOWN Walter Brown of Connellsville swept many of the top honors at the 18th Annual Black & White Show of Fayette County held on Tuesday, August 4. Brown’s 5-year old, Circle-B Boatmaker Ruth Ellen, took grand champion and fust in her class. Event judge was John Marchezak of Bentleyville. Brown’s Senior Yearling Heif er, Circle-B Art Maple Sally Mar ici took junior champion. Reserve grand champion was Patrick M. Wascak’s 3-year-old, Circle-B Ruley Amelia from Dunbar. In the colored breeds dairy show Bryan Herring of Farmington took grand champion in the Ayshire division and Chad Miller of Scot tdale took grand champion in the Guernsey division. Richard Love of Scottdale took grand champion in the Brown Swiss and Sara Piwo war of Uniontown took the top spot in the Jersey division. Junior Bull Calf 1. Stephanie Kerber. Senior Bull Call 1. Walter Brawn, 2. Walter Kerber. Junior Yearling Bull 1. Raymond B. Brown Junior Hailar Cali 1 Raymond B Brown, 2. Jason Harvey, 3. Jill Jackton. Intermediate Heller Call 1. Walter Brown. 2 Adam Derr, 3 Tom Potkabla Senior Haller Call 1 Herring Farms, 2. Raymond B. Brown, 3 Charles Steyer. Summer yearling Halter 1. Raymond B. Brown, 2 Johnny Steyer, 3 Dustin Kerber. Junior Yearling Heller 1 Jay A. Vance, 2 Raymond B Brown, 3 David B Wascak Intermediate Yearling Hailar 1 Steve Herring, 2 Walter Brown, 3 Jonathan Poorbaugh Senior Yearling Hailar 1 Walter Brown, 2 Adam Vance, 3 Albert Michael Ferens Junior Champion Female Walter Brown Reserve Junior Champion Female Walter Brown Junior Bast 3 Females 1 Walter Brown, 2 Herring Farms, 3 Adam Vance The Premlerßreeder,Walter Brown (left) and Premier Exhibitor, Rick Allen (right) at the Fayette County Holstein Show. Fayette County Black & White Show Dry Cow 4-Yaara A Undor 1. Jackson farms, 2. Allan Hill Dairy, 3 Walter Brown. Dry Cow 5-Yaars & Over 1 Allen Hill Dairy, 2. Walter Brown Junior Two Year Old Heifer 1. Allen Hill Dairy, 2 Robert Junk, 3 Herring Farms Senior 2-Ysar Old Heifer 1 Walter Brown, 2 Herring Farms, 3 Walter Brown Three Year Old 1 Patrick M Wascak, 2 Allen Hill Dairy, 3 Walter Brown Four Year Old 1 Walter Brown, 2 Allen Hill Dairy, 3 Jack son Farms. Five Year Old 1 Walter Brown, 2. Paul Andrew 100,000 LB. 1 Walter Brown Six Years A Over 1 Allen Hill Dairy, 2 Brent Brown, 3 Adam Derr Produce of Dam 1. Walter Brown, 2 Walter Brown, 3 Bobbi Harabaugh Dam A Daughter 1. Walter Brown, 2 Herring Farms, 3 Jack son Farms Senior Gat ol Sire 1. Allen Hill Dairy Grand Champion Female Walter Brown Reserve Grand Champion Patrick M. Wascak Best Uddar 1 Walter Brown, 2. Steve Herring. Bast Three Females 1. Allen Hill Dairy, 2 Waller Brown, 3. Hernng Farms. Dairy Hard 1. Walter Brawn, 2. Allen Hill, 3 Hernng Farms Fayette County Fair Dairy Colored Breeds Ayshirs Grand Champion Female Bryan Hernng Guernsey Junior Champion Famala Victoria An sell Rsserva Junior Champion Steve Rugg Senior Champion Chad Miller Reserve Senior Champion Adam Kerber Grand Champion Chad Miller Reserve Grand Champion Adam Kerber Brown Swiss All champions exhibited by Richard Love Jersey Junior Champion Charles Johnson Grand Champion Sara Piwowar Reserve Grand Champion Charles Johnson lyette County Holstein Show grand champion, Clrcle-B Boatmaker Ruth Ellen, was exhibited by Walter Brown of Connellsvllle. Chad .Her of Fayette County ottdale captured the Guernsey grand champion at the 1987 Fair Colored Breeds Dairy Show. Dairy and livestock producers may unwittingly poison their ani mals with nitrate if they try to sal vage usable feed from drought stressed fields. Farmers can protect their lives tock with a free nitrate test through The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. This program is funded by the Maryland Department of Agricul ture as part of Governor William Donald Schaefer’s effort to assist drought striken farmers. According to Dr. Lester Vough, Extension forage specialist, this summer’s drought may cause a deadly build-up of nitrate in the stalks and stems of com and other crops such as sudangrass and sorghum. “It’s going to be a spotty situa tion - a lot like the thunderstorms have been,” said Vough, “We don’t expect every producer to have nitrate problems, but farmers should be wary if they’ve been hit hard by the drought.” High nitrate levels in feeds can poison livestock by interfering with the blood’s ability to carry oxygen - causing the animal to literally suffocate. Symptoms include: blue gums and mucous membranes, rapid pulse and brea thing, muscle tremors, staggering and blindness. Animals usually die 3 or 4 hours after eating contami nated feed. Nitrate testing will be conducted University Of Maryland Offers Nitrate Testing at the Wye Research and Educa tion Center in Queen Anne’s County. According to Kevin Mor rissey, laboratory supervisor, far mers should have test results phoned to them within 24 hours. “But,” he added, “if a producer has sick livestock, we can cut that time to 10 hours -- We will respond to someone who has a problem.” The key to an accurate nitrate analysis, according to Dr. Lester Vough, Extension forage special ist, is collecting a representative feed sample. To sample com before harvest ing, you should; randomly collect 10 to 20 plants from a field; run them through a chopper, and take a one gallon sub-sample from this mix. If com has been cut and baled, take core samples from 18 or 20 bales in each field. Many county Extension offices have sampling tools available for loan. Collect samples of corn that has been chopped for silage as the silo is being filled. The silage fermen tation process can reduce nitrate levels from 20 to 60 percent. But, if analysis of these initial samples indicate high nitrate levels, you should plan to sample again before feeding to livestock. When sampling silage, be sure to collect grab samples over a per iod of 3 or 4 days instead of just a surface layer sample -- this will ensure a more accurate analysis.
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