isfer Fariffli 010-1 .ai BY BETH (NESBIT) HUBER MARTINSBURG On Satur day, Sept. 5 the best 4-H dairy members from nine southwestern Pennsylvania counties congre gated at the Blair County Fair grounds for the 41st annual South west District 4-H Dairy Show. Blair County dairy princess Is shown with the Goshorn family and their winning Milking Shorthorns. Pictured (L to R) are Monica, grand champion female; Bigelow, reserve champion; Matthew, Junior champ ion and Diane, reserve Junior champion. VH' "7 ™—-v k f . Hsn < Holstein junior champions are shown being congra tulated by their respective county dairy princesses. (L to R) Alex Claypoole, reserve Junior champion; Paula Yonklns, Armstrong County dairy princess; Holly Edwards, Junior champion; Cindy Deabenderfer, Indiana County princess. r * - R): Dennis Rupp, reserve champion female; Paula Yonk ins, Armstrong County dairy princess; John Foster 111, champion Holstein female; Julie Metz, Huntingdon County princess. JL. y fern Barnett, Somerset dairy princess; Joei Garmen, reserve junior ferpale; Cindy Deabenderfer, Indiana County princess; Lori Winshelmer, Junior champion Guernsey. mr- m Southwest Each 4-H animal represents the best from their respective counties; the district competition is to choose the best from the best to represent southwestern Pennsyl vania at the Pennsylvania Junior Dairy Show to be held Sept. 21, at the Farm Show complex in N >* District 4-H Harrisburg. Judges for the day-long event were type judge, Creedin Corman, Fitting judge, Robert Eckstein, and the showmanship judge, Don McCullough. A total of 181 animals were exhibited by 163 4-H members. The nine counties participating in the show were: Armstrong, Bed ford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, and Somerset. The day began with the exhibi tion of the Holstein; John Andrew Foster, 111 stood in the top position with Globe-Run Sexy Darlene, a 3 year old cow, while Dennis Rupp led Aden-Acres Mars Sara, a junior 2 year old to the reserve grand champion position. In the junior competition Holly Edwards from Indiana County held her intermediate yearling in the junior champion spot while Alex Clay poole from neighboring Arms trong County stood in the reserve junior champion position with his senior yearling. In the Guernsey competition Julie Snider led Sniders Fayvors Flora to the grand champion title. Melissa Morrow, Blair County, stood beside her with Hillside Bounty Audrey. Joel Garman was the recipient of the junior champ ion award while Lori Winsheimer was in the reserve junior champion position. Every year a special award is given to the outstanding Guernsey showman at the conclusion of the Guernsey competition. This award is presented by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, Bedford County Guernsey Breeders, in memory of their daughter Lori Anne. Lori Anne was an active member in the 4-H organization. The recipient of the award this year was Jennifer Yaple, Clearfield County. Jennifer is also Pennsylvania’s 1987 Guernsey Queen. A Bedford County resident Indiana Co. INDIANA As the Indiana County Fair began to draw to a close the Indiana County dairy goat 4-H members just began to get started by showing their dairy goats to judge Richard Bowers. Standing at the top after the day’s show was over was Shelly Novak with her Saanen. Shelly’s goat also had the best udder of the show. In the Alpine category Robert Wetzel stood in the champion pos ition while Lori Wetzel held the reserve champion ribbon. Amy Frendgrove dominated the La Mancha breed by capturing both the grand and reserve champ ion titles. Tho champion Senior showman Terry Frye was also the owner of the grand and reserve champion Nubian. Shelly Novak, as stated earlier, was the winner in the Saanen category with holding both the champion and reserve champion titles. Brenda Auen was the dominat ing figure in the Recorded Grade competition by owning the two top animals. The Fcrrence family was the winning family in the Pygmy com petition which concluded the dairy goat judging for the day. Patsy Novak, dairy goal super intendent, stated at the conclusion of the show that a total of 49 head of goats were paraded before judge Richard Bowers, this number was up from last year. Dairy Show received the grand champion title in the Ayrshire competition. Dinet te Diehl exhibited her junior 2 year old cow to claim this title. Melvin Brant, Jr. of Huntingdon was the owner of the reserve grand champ- Pictured (L to R) are the top females in the Ayrshire breed. Michele Burket, reserve junlorchampion; Doug Parsons, Junior champion; Melvin Brant, reserve grand champion and Linette Diehl at the halter of the grand champion female. y Queen Sue Eisenhart Is shown congratulating the Jersey winners along with Jennie Bigelow, Blair dairy princess. (L to R) Janice Hardy, grand champion female; James Hardy, reserve champion Jersey; Jill Hardy, junior champion female and Janelle Koontz, reserve junior champion. 4-H Dairy Goat Show Judge Robert Bowers is shown congratulating Shelly Novak after naming her as having the Best Doe of the show at the Indiana County Fair. ion Ayrshire. Doug Parson received the junior champion titli with his summer yearling, whili Michele Burket stood beside hin with her intermediate yearling. (Turn to Page Dll) ife* \ % ' I- i H
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