A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1987
Mallott, Kauffman Win Market Hog Titles At Solanco
BY PAT PURCELL George, a territory manager for » ij",
QUARRYVILLE Years of Purina Mills. kIH i %
competition and hard work in Swln * Show II I r ’ f
showmanship and fitting finally
paid off at the Solanco Fair 1 Doug Metzler, 2 Steve Hess, 3 Mike f 111 * | *'-~
Swine Show for Mike Mallot and Mallot Class 2 Ettft ■ ■ m
Sandy Kauffman. Mallott’s fair 1 Mike Mallot, 2 c”‘tine Miller. 3 Andy W Vl|B ’ nlf 11111
competition spans seven years ft I * jMJr' 1 ' ■■■■9 I
and last night he hit the pay Off t Man Welk, 2 Steve Hess U mmMmm i 4 Ilf I’ /
by winning the Solanco Fair Champion lightweight *- ft - f
Swine Grand Championship for Doug Metzler ‘i ■ » 1J L
the first time. The show was the ”*Matt^weik Plon j §**■ -’’ft \
largest swine show to date for the class 4 ■ *•' **’
fair. Kauffman was another first
time winner at the fair. After five
years of competing she won her
first reserve championship
trophy.
Mallot,l9, son of Robert and
Ruth Ann Mallott of Peach Bot
tom, took the title with a
254-pound crossbred Hamp
shire, Duroc and Yorkshire.
This four-month old was pur
chased from Klinefelter
Brothers of Lebanon. It’s been a
“great year” according to Mal
lot. With the same breed of ani
mal he won the Farm Show
reserve championship this year.
Kauffman, daughter of
Robert and Susan Kauffman
won reserve with her Duroc 4-H
project bred by Jim Parlett of
York County. She is alos from
Peach Bottom.
Matt Welk, 13, son of Paul and
Beverly Welk of Quarryville
took the reserve lightweight
championship and also the
reserve middleweight champ
ionship in the class competition.
Judging the show was Duff
Brown Swiss Show
Biggest In Fair History
BY PAT PURCELL
The 38th Solanco Fair hosted
the biggest Brown Swiss show in
the fair’s history at its Colored
Breed Dairy competition on Wed
nesday. Two Maryland competi
tors Tom and Joy Crothers and
both of Rising Sun contributed to
the record number of entries.
Dale Oliver of Atlantic Breeders
Cooperative who judged the show
said not only were number of
entries up for the Brown Swiss, but
that quality had shown a great
improvement However, quality
was not only improved in the
Brown Swiss. Overall the animals
were of better quality than when
Oliver had judged a dairy show at
the fair four years ago. In Wednes
day’s competition Oliver said he
was more concerned with a cow’s
Sweei aq the Ayrshire championships were: Warren Schmuck (left), grand
championj-Michelle Gordon (center), reserve champion; Karen Hambrlck
(right), Junior and reserve champion.
1 Fred Esbenshade, 2 Kyle Wenger, 3
Blake Huber
Class 5
1 Kris Esbenshade, 2 Scott Wagner, 3 Beth
Kauffman
Class 8
1 Matt Welk, 2 Tiffany Rohrer, 3 Suzy
Reisler
Champion Middleweight
Kris Esbenshade
Reserve Champion
Matt Welk
Class 7
1 Dave Metzler, 2 Tiffany Rohrer, 3 Jeff
Byers
Class S
1 Sandy Kauffman, 2 Steve Wagner, 3
Craig Kreider
Class 9
1 Ashley Wenger, 2 Karen Kauffman, 3
Scott Wagner
Champion
Sandy Kauffman
Reserve Champion
Ashley Wenger
Class 10
1 Craig Kreider, 2 Blake Huber, 3 Diane
Hershberger
Class 11
1 Mike Mallot 2 Doug Metzler, 3 Suzy
Reisler
Class 12
1 Sandy Kauffman, 2 Blake Huber, 3 Diane
Hershberger
Champion Heavyweight
Mike Mai lot
Reserve Champion
Sandy Kauffman
Market Hog Show Champion
Mike Mai lot
Reserve Show Champion
Sandy Kauffman
legs, feet, udder attachment as well
as overall dairyncss than in the ani
mal’s size.
The Arrowsmiths of Peach Bot
tom dominated the championships
in the Jersey class. Helen Arrows
mith took the junior championship
with her intermediate yearling,
Hillacres Silver Beacon Este sired
by Valleystream Silver Beacon.
Helen’s senior yearling Hillacres
Top Brass Jester took the junior
reserve title. Tom Arrowsmith
placed first in three classes on his
way to the grand championship
titles. Tom’s 2-year-old Hillacres
Fame Tee took die reserve spot It
was the five-year-old which took
the grand championship. Hillacres
Surville May sired by Vaucluse
Sleeping Surville was bred by
Tom’s brother Matthew and is
Mike Mallott of Peach Bottom captured the Market Hog Grand Champion
ship at the Solanco Fair.
Swiss grand
by Tom and
and Richard
Brown
exhibited
Crothers
classified as an Excellent-90 and
produces an average of more than
13,000 pounds.
The Hillacres Farm is owned by
William and Geraldine Arrows
mith with 100 head of Jerseys of
and reserve champions and Junior champions were
Joy Crothers of Rising Sun, Md. Pictured (left) Joy
Talley (right).
which approximately 50 are
milking.
George and Doris Hough of
Peach Bottom also had two first
places in the Jersey class with one
in the intermediate calf class and
the other in the senior calf. Both
animals were bred by the Houghs.
The Pinelane Farm in Peach
Bottom produced a string of
champions in the Ayrshire divi
sion. Warren Schnfuck took the
grand championship with Holly’s
Pride Jill sired by Mar-Ral Com
mander’s Pride. This aged cow
winner has a production in excess
of 17,000 pounds with a 410 fat
test, according to Schmuck. The
winner has an Excellent-92 classi
fication. Pinelane Harm is owned
by Larry & Louise Schmuck of
1332 Furnace Road Peach Bottom.
The Schmuck’s milk approximate
ly 70 Ayrshires.
Karen Hambrick, also of Pine
lane Farm, took the junior and
reserve junior championships. Hfr
intermediate yearling. Beech
Creek Pudge Starlight was sired by
Caverly Farms Pudge and bred by
John Stick. The reserve champion
was bred by Hambrick, Pinelane
S.S. Rugby. Michelle Gordon won
the reserve title with her senior
yearling, Pinelane Big Business
Charm.
Tom and Joy Crothers of Rising
Sun, Maryland swept the top spots
in four of the Brown Swiss classes
as they rose to the grand champion
and junior champion titles. Their
4-year-old dry cow, Brownswitch
Performer Pigeon, bred by the
'Crothers, was sired by Maple
Grove performer. The grand
champion produced 20,200
pounds with 865 pounds of fat in
her previous production period.
Brown Swiss are in the minority at
the Crothers’ farm. They have a
milking herd of 120 Holsteins with
10 Brown Swiss.
Steve Wagner of Quarryville
took the reserve grand champion
ship with a 2-year-old winner,
Marly L. Toto sired by Bridge
View Jasons Classic and bred by
Marty Daubert.
Scott and Steve Wagner, of
Quarryville, sons of Robert and
Joyce Wagner competed against
each other in the Guernsey divi
sion. Steve took junior champion
with Bo Joy Rev. Molly and Scott
took the Grand champion title with
his 2-year-old, Bo Joy Rev. Robin.
The 2-year-old was sired by Fre
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