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A Sexation Is Champion At Franklin Show
BY BONNIE BRECHBILL
Franklin Co. Correspondent
CHAMBERSBURG A 91
point Sexation daughter took home
the Senior and Grand Champion
awards from the Franklin County
Holstein Show held at the Franklin
County Fair August 20. Jaye C,
Young and J. Chalmers Young, Jr.
of JCY Farms, Greencastle,
showed JCY Sexation Apex in
their first major win at the Franklin
County Fair. She also had the sec
ond best udder of the show. Apex
had taken first place in the five
year old class at the South Central
District Show August 10. Her best
record is 24,000 pounds of milk
with 928 of fat in 365 days.
The Premier Exhibitors, James
and Nina Burdette of Windy Knoll
View Farm, MercerSburg, also
showed the Reserve Senior and
Reserve Grand Champion, Windy
Knoll View Ultimate Pala. The
junior two-year-old was named
All-Pennsylvania Junior Yearling
on 1986. Her dam, Windy Knoll
View Creek Pauline is classified
88 with an excellent mammary.
Ultimate Pala, a Quality Ultimate
daughter, was also named Best
Udder of Show.
Youth Senior Champion and
Youth Grand Champion was Aldi
na Legend Jenie, a three year old
owned by Beverly A. Meyers,
Chambersburg. The 86 point Oak
Ridge Legend daughter made
17,250 pounds of milk and 577
pounds of fat in 281 days at 2 years
and 3 months.
Beverly’s Intermediate Year
ling Heifer, Aldina Magic Gigi,
was named Youth Reserve Grand
Champion and Youth Junior
Champion. The Romandale Magic
daughter was Youth Junior
Champion at the Shippensburg
Fair in July, and 1986 All-
Pennsylvania and Junior All-
Pennsylvania Intermediate Calf in
Lebo Wins Franklin
County 4-H Beef Show
BY BONNIE BRECHBILL
Franklin Co. Correspondent
CHAMBERSBURG Nicole
Lebo took top honors in the Frank
lin County 4-H Beef Steer Show at
the Franldin County Fair August
18 with her Heavy Middle Weight
Steer. The steer, an Angus/
Chianina/Lim. cross, was bought
at the Piedmont Invitational Calf
Sale. It was bred by Ollie Bennet.
Nicole, 14, is the daughter of Leon
and Judy Lebo, Greencastle.
Darren Meyers, 15, of Green
castle, took Reserve Grand
Champion honors with his
Chianina/Angus steer, which he
bought at the East-West Classic
Sale in Ohio. Darren is the son of
Gary and Elaine Meyers.
Champion Fitter was David
Sheiss, 12, Chambersburg, son of
Daryl and Penny Sheiss. His
brother Donnie, 17, was named
Champion Shower.
Thirty steers were entered in the
show.
Judge Gary Dean of Lancaster
County commended the 4-Hers on
the quality of their animals. A for
mer member of the Penn State
Judging Team, he works for Purina
Mills in Lancaster...
Trophies and prizes were
irday.Aiifliist
1986. She was also Junior All-
American Intermediate Calf and
was nominated All-American
Junior Calf.
Reserve Junior Champion was
Ro-Meyer Have Faith Dairyman,
owned by Stephanie Meyers, St.
Thomas. An Arlinda CAR Dairy
man daughter, the Junior Two
Year old was classified 80 points
and projected for 19,000 pounds of
milk.
Junior Champion of the Open
Show was Windy Knoll View Lot
sa Quality, owned by James and
Nina Burdette. The Senior Year
ling was nominated All-American
Senior Calf in 1986 and received
Honorable Mention. She is a Qual
ity Ultimate daughter.
Reserve Junior Champion hon
ors went to Kingstead Merit Amy,
an Intermediate Yearling owned
by Aldina Holsteins. She is a
Kingstead Merit daughter.
Cory Meyers, St. Thomas,
showed the Youth Reserve Junior
Champion, Ro-Meyer Precious
Pride Cory, a Gil-Tex-B Milkmas
ter daughter. She is a Senior Year
ling Heifer.
Antrim-Spring Farms was
named Premier Breeder. The farm
is owned by Harold F. Crider and
sons Rodney and Roger.
Judge for the event was Gordon
Wood of Mansfield. He felt that
the quality of the cattle shown was
excellent. “Several times at the
bottom of a class we had cows that
would really milk,” he said. “There
was good quality straight
through,” he added.
The 1987 Franklin County
Holstein Show was dedicated to
the memory of Paul D. Eckstine
who died August 9 at the age of 72.
Eckstine had been in charge of the
Holstein Show for the past twelve
years and had been a chaperone for
the district 4-H show in Harrisburg
for fifteen years.
donated by local businesses.
Ringman was Daryl Sheiss and
Penny Sheiss served as clerk.
Winners in the Conformation
classes were:
LIGHTWEIGHT
1 Donnie Sheiss, 2 Karen Eshleman,
Greencastle, 3 Dana Statler, Greencastle
LIGHT MIDDLE WEIGHT
1 Cheryl Hawbaker, Mercersburg, 2
Daren Statler, Greencastle, 3 Kurils Meyers,
Greencastle
MEDIUM MIDDLE WEIGHT
1 Holly McLaughlin,Greencastle, 2 David
Sheiss, 3 Lonnda Hawbaker, Mercersburg
HEAVY MIDDLE WEIGHT
1 Nicole Lebo, 2 Darren Meyers, 3 Steve
Jones, St Thomas
HEAVYWEIGHT
1 Roger Jones, St Thomas, 2 Kristina
Eshleman, Greencastle, 3 Steve Clapsad
dle, Waynesboro
Winners in the Fitting and
Showing contest were:
NOVICE (S-10 years old)
Fitting-1 Beth Amsley, Chambersburg, 2
Michael Pederson, Mercersburg, 3 John
Mann, Waynesboro Showing-1. Beth Ams
ley, 2 John Mann, 3 Michael Pederson
INTERMEDIATE (Agee 11-13)
Fining- 1 David Sheiss; 2 Karen Eshle
man, 3 EncSheiss Showing- 1 . Karen Esh
leman, 2 David Sheiss, 3 Daren Statler.
JUNIORS (Ages 14-15)
Fitting- 1 Nicole Lebo, 2 Darren Meyers,
3 Enc Sheiss Showing- 1 Nicole Lebo, 2
Enc Sheiss, Chambersburg, 3 Tnna Eshle
man, Greencastle
SENIORS (Agei 16-19)
Fining-1 Steve Jones; 2 Regina Lebo, 3
Donnie Sheiss. Showing- 1 Donnie Sheiss;
2 Regina Lebo', 3 Holly McLaughlin
Premier exhibitors James and Nina Burdette, left; Roger and Rodney Crider
and their father, Harold F. Crider, premier breeders.
Judge v rdon Wood, left, reserve senior and reserve grai.
dy Knoll View Ultimate Pala, owner James Burdette, senior and grand champ
ion JCY Sexation Apex, owner Jaye C. Young, Lauren Woodring and Merle
Woodring, presenting award he sponsored.
Beverly Meyers with her two champion animals-the youth junior champion
is held by Beverly’s brother Rodney and Beverly holds the youth grand
* champion. Judge is Gordon Wood, right.
jry . van, _ren Meyers with his reserve champion steer, Nicole
Lebo with her grand champion steer and Regina Lebo, Franklin County fair
princess.
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