VOL. 32 No. 47 Lancaster’s Penn Del Farm Has All-American Grand HARRISBURG To indicate the prestige of the Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show, it was chosen as the site for this year’s National Guernsey Show. Extra premiums or special trophies are awarded to many of the class win ners at a national show, and a spe cial junior show is held. LANCASTER COUNTY’S Penn Del Farm of Willow Street Penn Del Farm, owned by Ray and Louise Witmer of Willow Street, Lancas ter County exhibited the Guernsey grand champion female at the National Guernsey Show. Penn Del Vesuvins Glenna was also declared the best cow and best udder In the 3-year-old class. Pictured (from left) Ray & Louise Wit mer, Sheri Kohler, National Jersey Queen and Peter C. Witmer. Maryland Has Two Top Teams HARRISBURG The Francis Scott Key team from Maryland captured first place in the Future Farmers of America team rankings for their judging abilities with 510 points at the PA All-American Invitational Youth Dairy Judging contest. They edged out the California FFA with 1501 points, Madison FFA with 1478 points and Pen nsylvania FFA with 1405 points. Held in conjuction with the All- American Dairy Show at the Farm Show complex, the contest offers students the chance to match wits Lampeter Steer Oscar, the 1140-pound steer shown by Julie Greider, daughter 3f C. Robert and Marian Greider of Columbia, was named Grand Champion Steer of the Lampeter Fair Wednesday night. Julie, 17, las been raising steers since she ivas 9, and considers Oscar the best >hc’s ever had. The Reserve Grand Champion steer was shown by Vicky Hess, laughter of Abe and Janie Hess of Conestoga. Her Angus, Albert, weighs 1160 pounds and is her sec - )ikl champion. exhibited the grand champion female and senior champion female, a three-year-old cow named “Penn Del Vesuvins Glen na.” Owned by Ray and Louise Warner, “Glenna” was also dec lared the best cow and best udder in the three-year-old class. The Winners received a special Dou glaston Manor Farm Trophy, pre sented annually by the Pulaski, and dairy judging skill while earn ing prestige among their national peers. Malt Hoff of New Windsor, Maryland, was the best individual in the FFA competition, scoring a 510 for all breeds in his ability as a future judge. Team members Shane Schwartzbeck of Union Bridge and Scott Staley of Tow neytown scored 500 points each for all breeds, along with Toby Soares of the California FFA. By virtue of a mandatory tiebreaker, Soares took third, Schwartzbeck took fourth and Staley took fifth. Winners Named The placmgs are as follows: FFA Lightweight 1 Anita Meek, 2 John Ressler, 3 Jay Harmsh Middleweight 1 Mona Becker 2 DannelHess,3 Tom Barley Heavyweight 1 Scott Breneman, 2 Harold Barley, 3 Barry Harmsh FFA Champion Mona Becker Reserve Scott Breneman 4 H Lightweight 1 Julie Greider, 2 Robert Rush, 3 Kurt Weaver Middleweight 1 Vicky Hess, 2 Kreg Weaver, 3 Lloyd Reiff Heavyweight 1 Patti Greider, 2 Jay Hess, 3 Dwam Livmgood 4 H Champion Julie Greider Reserve Vicky Hess Grand Champion Julie Greider Reserve Vicky Hess Showmanship Senior Champion Julie Greider Intermediate Champion Vicky Hess JumorChampion Kenneth Shellenger Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 26, 1987 New York farm, Glcnna was the only animal the Winners brought to exhibit at the Guernsey Show. “We haven’t shown for several years and this is the only animal we brought with us this time. This is the first lime she has been out this summer. We had no idea she would go this far today. We just (Turn to Page A 44) Sara Sileira of Merced, Califor nia, tied with her neighbor Soares for first place in total reasons, each scoring 47 points, but the tiebreak er showed Silvcira to be the win ner. Teammate Scott Sherman of Wmton placed a close third with 46 points. Maryland had the high-scoring 4-H team, earning 1772 points out of a possible 1950. The Sauk County, Wisconsin, 4-H team placed second with 1765 and the Vermont team was third with 1763 points. Troy Koenig of Bemville, Berks County, was the best judge in the individual 4-H rankings.for all breeds, taking 615 points. Kevin Martin of Smilhsburg, Maryland, was second with a 607 and Andrew King of Cambridge, Vermont, was third with a 601. Martin also won first place for his reasons, scoring 140 points over teammate Karen Stonesifer of Union Bridge with 139 and Gene Doody of Clear brook, Virginia, with 135 points. The collegiate judging team from the University of Wisconsin placed first among 19 intercollegi ate teams in its ability to judge five breeds of purebred dairy cattle and (Turn to Page A2B) Four Sections Rebecca Sonnen was crowned 1987-88 Pennsylva nia Dairy Princess last Saturday. Forty-two County Dairy Princesses vied for the title at the Mariott Inn, Harrisburg. Cook for the complete pageant story on page 818. Century Farms Needed LANCASTER Lancaster County Extension Agent Jay Irwin has announced that applications for Lancaster County Century Farm nominations are still being accepted by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. “To qualify as a Century Farm, the farm must have been owned by the same family for 100 consecu tive years,” said Irwin. “A family ’member must currently live on the farm,” he added, “and the farm must consist of at least 10 acres of the original holding, OR gross over $l,OOO annually from the sale of farm products.” Lancastei County currcndy has 92 registered Century Farms. Fifty-five farm families in the Commonwealth have been desig nated as owners of official Pen Holstein Sale Has $20,000 Top HARRISBURG The first cow in the ring here Thursday evening at the 24ih All-American Holstein Sale was number one in the catalog and brought $20,000. The mostly white Very Good Bell daughter Shpii Bell Peg-ET out of the 3E92 GMD Elkson Glcndcll Pioneer was consigned by Elvrcc Farm, Slate Hill, New York, and sold to Steve Smith and Chester Crosby from Topshani, Vermont. The second high price of $6,500 $8.50 Per Year nsylvania Century Farms during the second half of 1986, bringing the slate’s total to 1,087. Century Farm information and applications may be obtained from the Lancaster County Extension Service, 1383 Arcadia Road, Room 1, Lancaster, PA 17601, or from the Department of Agricul ture, Press Office, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110. ' Irwin said that Century Farm nominees whose applications arc processed prior to October 31 will be honored at the Lancaster Coun ty Farm-City Banquet in November. The Cooperative Extension Ser vice is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educational institution. came from another New York con signment by George Morgan of Walton and sold to A. Lifccdcr, Bowman, South Carolina. This was a rotate heifer out of a Jctson daughter. At $5,000 was the unborn ET Choice Of Nine by SWD Valiant lor Bossir Glcnn-Vallcy Starlight A 1 out of the 3E94 GMD Walkup Astronaut Lou Ann. This Astro naut daughter has seven milking daughters all Very Good or Excel (Turn to Page A3O)
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