Bt4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 1, 1988
Top-Notch Dairy Youth
Compete In Judging Skills
HARRISBURG (Dauphin)
“It was a big surprise,” said David
Pryor when he ranked first in indi
vidual FFA rankings for all breeds
at the state All-American Invita
tional Youth Dairy Cattle Judging
Contest Pryor, a junior at Middle
town High School, carried a con
siderable lead over the 40 teams
from the U.S. He resides with his
parents, Robert and Diane Pryor,
on their 62-acre dairy farm.
Awards were presented at the
20th Annual Invitational Youth
Dairy Cattle Judging Contest
Awards banquet held on Monday
night at the Sheraton. The contest
was held at the Farm Show Com
plex during the PA All-American
Dairy Show.
According to Obie Snider, pres
ident of the All-American Dairy
Show, the contest allows top-notch
dairy youth to match their skills
against other competitors.
Competition is held for 4-H,
FFA and Collegiate teams. In the
collegiate category. The Universi
ty of Wisconsin with 2,003 points
placed first for their judging skills
of all breeds. Western Kentucky
University placed second and Cor
nell University placed third.
In collegiate individual ranking,
Lisa Mullen of Bloomer, Wiscon
sin, edged out team member Diand
Johnston by a mere two points.
Mullen also won the individual
ranks for total reasons.
FFA judging skills for all breeds
iai igs for ail breeds showed David Pryor of Myersville, Md., the
winner for Middletown High School. His classmate, Scott Baker of Smlthsburg, placed
first in Individual FFA competition In the Brown Swiss division. And their team scored
highest in judging the Brown Swiss category. Left to right: Scott Baker, David Pryor,
Tylena Sigler, Lacy Falok, Richard Kepler, coach; and Tim Bowman, FFA advisor.
Honey Queen Crowned
BY BONNIE BRECHBILL
Franklin Co. Correspondent
CHAMBERSBURG Frank
lin County’s new Honey Royalty
was crowned at the tenth annual
meeting of the Franklin County
Beekeepers Association, held
recently at the Lighthouse Youth
Center, Chambersburg.
Honey Queen for 1988-89 is
Cindy Hoffeditz, 16, daughter of
Harold and Esther Hoffeditz of
Mercersburg. She is a junior at
James Buchanon High School.
Hope Mackey, 16, a ninth grader at
J. Frank Faust Junior High School,
will serve as Princess. She is the
daughter of Joyce and Ken Mack
ey of Chambersburg. Grace Ann
Bender, Queen Coordinator for the
Individual judging In the Jersey division, helping his team
place first In the same category. Left to right: Marion Cobb,
Nikki May, Thomas Lam, Chris Grove and Eric Fitzgerald,
coach.
was topped by Union Local FFA of
Ohio. Team members Kerry
Kemp, Tammy Conlon and Tracey
Saffell, scored 1,451 points over
second place Turner Ashby High
School, Va.
The Wisconsin 4-H team scored
1,769 points to win over the Con
necticut 4-H dairy team. Matt
lager of Fulton, Md., took first
place honors in individual rank
4-H competition in total
reasonings.
Following David Pryor in indi
vidual FFA rankings was Kerry
Kemp of Belmont, Ohion and Wes
Association, presented the girls
with their crowns and banners.
Speaker fornhe event was Ann
Harman, Maryland Master Bee
keeper and President of the Apio-
Therapy Society of North Ameri
ca. She spoke on the seven pro
ducts of the hive, which are honey,
propolis, pollen, bee’s wax, royal
jelly, and the bees themselves. In
discussing the last item, Harman
said that in this country we tend to
kill insects, not thinking of (hem as
a source of food. Canadian bee
keepers, in fact, kill off their bees
every fall because it is so hard to
winter them over in the harsh
Canadian climate. In a protein
poor area these bees would be val
uable for food, according to Har-
McDanniel of Mooreland, Indiana.
Hands-on judging experience
gained by the contest participants
provides valuable education in
evaluation, decision making and
verbal expression.
Each state may enter one 4-H
team and one FFA team.
The contest was sponsored by
the state Dairy and Allied Indus
tries Association in cooperation
with the state Department of Agri
culture and the state Farm Show
Commission. Judging contest
superintendent was N. Alan Bair.
man. “Research is being done on
using them for food,” she said.
“The bees’ larvae are rich in Vita
mins A and D,” she added. “When
bears rob a hive, they’re not after
the honey, they’re after the larvae,
which is highly nutritious.”
Honey, which is the bees’ sour
ce of carbohydrate, also contains a
small amount of vitamins and min
erals. It has been used for centuries'
as a soothing ointment for wounds.
“Honey increases the speed of
wound healing,” she said, “and this
has now been recognized by the
medical profession.”
Propolis is the sticky resin found
on the bud tips of deciduous trees.
The bees collect it, but do not pro
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