A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 1, 1988
Land Of Living Dominates National Guernsey Show
BY PAT PURCELL
HARRISBURG (Dauphin)
“Those of you who are breeding
Guernseys can be very proud of
yourselves and you can give
yourselves a big pat on the back;”
said Robert Griggs of Mustang,
Oklahoma, the National Guernsey
Show judge.
Griggs judged the Guernsey
show which is held in conjunction
with the Pennsylvania All-
American Dairy show five years
ago and he added that the quality of
the classes was so much deeper in
this year’s show.
Griggs was especially impress
ed with the outstanding class of
three-year-olds.
‘This is the most outstanding
class of animals which I have ever
been privileged to judge. The pair
at the top is exceptionally close,”
said Griggs.
It was from this class which
Griggs pulled his grand and
y Queen, congratulates
Ray Lindsay on capturing the reserve junior championship
of the National Guernsey show with Maple Lane Fayette
Angel from Walnut Corner Farm of Danville, Illinois.
the title in the youth division of the National Guernsey show
held In Harrisburg. Champion Is Keystone Austin Amy from
Keystone Guernsey Farm in Halifax.
PA Alt. Dairy Princess Lam Sterner (left and National Guernsey Queen Janice
Garber (right) present banners and trophies to the National Guernsey Junior Show nlnga reserve junior championship In the youth National
champions. Dale Mummert (left) representing Christina Vilter of Hartland, Wls., Guernsey shew. Although Sunnybend Farm is better
accepts the award for reserve grand champion. Brian Schnebly (right) of Crownstone known for its prize-winning Holstelns. Jenelle Is bulldlna a
Farms in Clear SpHng, Md. accepts the grand champion awards. reputation for Sunnybend’s other breed
reserve grand champions.
Land of the Living Farm in Ohio
exhibited more first place Guern
seys than any other exhibitor of the
show. The premier breeder, pre
mier exhibitor banners as well as
the first placed exhibitor’s herd
went to John, Bonnie and Eli
Ayars, owners of Land of the Liv
ing Farm.
Griggs pulled their 3-year-old,
Guemdale Butchs Carol, “the cow
with it all, ” said Griggs, for his
National Guernsey Show grand
champion. Carol is the daughter of
Guemdale Jupiters Butch and
Guemdale Jigs Chris.
Crown Stone Farm, owned by
William Schnebly of Clear
Springs, Maryland, captured the
two championships of the show.
Again Griggs went to the excep
tional 3-year-old class to make
Crown Stone Jupiter Orchid the
grand champion of the junior show
and this daughter of Lone Palm T
. happy couple from the Land of Living Farm in Mechanic; g, ,_ ... ai.
Bonnie Ayars (left) accepts the well-deserved premier breeder and exhibitor banners
from Pa Alt. Dairy Princess, Laurie Sterner (center) and National Guernsey Show
Robert. Gr'
The 1988 National Guernsey Show grand champion is Guerndale Butchs Carol of
Land Of Living Farm. Crownstone Jupiter Orchid won the reserve grand of the show.
Pictured (from left) show judge Robert Griggs, National Guernsey Queen Janice Gar
ber, Brian Schnebly, John Ayars, Laurie Sterner, Bonnie Ayars.
H Jupiter and Crown Stone Pre- Junior champion of the open nytend Farm *° rk *
mier Kerrv also took the reserve show went to Land of the Living captured the reserve junior title
grand championship of the open Farm’s Land of Living Jack Ruf- with Golden
show. fles and the reserve junior was won Gretel. Sunnybend Farm is known
Brian Schnebly exhibited by Walnut Comer Farm’s Maple to most breeders Jor its quality
Orchid which was bred by his Lane Fayette Angel from Danville, Holstcms ’ but a ue^ey^ af
father, William. Orchid is Brian’s Illinois. at a her start in
4-Hnroiert and he took the reserve In the Junior Show the reserve tms coiorea oreea.
grand tide last year at the National grand went to Four Winds Fayette 1988 Sh ° W
Guernsey show in Harrisburg and Bcstiny from the Four Winds Farm 1 u>r Dan Farm, (IN); 2 Four Winds Farm,
has taken a championship in more of Christina J. Vilter from Hart- m. a (NY)
than half of the shows he has land, Wisconsin. Dale Mummert
1 TroyH Hill, (PA), 2 Holcomb Guernsey
shown in this summer. exhibited Bestiny for Vilter. Lori Farm, (NY), 3 Pine Ridge Guernseys, (MA)
Campbell of the Keystone Guem- . senior Heller Ceil
J. . ... J n . , .. 1 Land of Living Farm, (OH); 2. Sunset
SCy Farm in Halifax, Pa., took the View Dairy Farm, (PA), 3 Burnt Mills Farm,
junior championship with Key- (MD)
«nnp Austin Amv Summer Yearling Heller
Stone Austin Amy. 1 churcholmFarm,(NY),2 Land of Living
It was Jenelle Boyer of Sun- (Turn t 0 Page A 3 9)