VOL 34 NO. 49 Stockmen Have “Gala” Time At KILE Banquet BY EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) If you judge the Stockman's Gala at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition Friday night by the increase in attendance over last year, it’s a success. Under a fcew banquet buffet format, exhibi tors could come to the cafeteria at the farm show building “as-you |are” instead of attending a “dress up” affair away from the complex. With the Keystone Quartet and the "Livestock Man and Youth awards 1 KILE Completes Another Banner Year HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) — The Keystone Internation al Livestock Exposition (KILE) just completed its 33rd annual edi tion at the State Farm Show Com plex in Harrisburg. Pennsylvania. KILE has long been recognized as a competitive forum and show lease for the nation’s top breeders. [Over 3.500 animals were entered The Lancaster County 4-H livestock Judging team garn ered many Individual and team awards at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition including the top team overall. The team and Its coaches are, from left, Chet Hugh Gov Ridge Holsteins Father And Son Team Up For Success BY PAT PURCELL UAMSVILLB, MD Donald Wilcom Is not interested in pro ducing cows which excel in the show ring. He is more interested in production and longevity. His son, Greg Wilcom, however, has the show bug and for the past four years has trucked cattle from Maryland to Madison and many points in between to have the chance to exhibit Gay Ridge Holsteins. But it was C Cathland Lilac that made both of them happy and proud when she became supreme champion of the Pennsylvania All- American Dairy Show held in Har fttsburg last month. This six-year-old daughter of Spring Farm Incumbent ET took the final walk to the center of the ring to receive her Pennsylvania Four Sections as a draw. 280 persons bought the $l5 tickets and last-minute requests had to be turned down. Dr. Grant Shenitt, Penn State University professor, was named Livestock Man of the Year. Sher ritt has been the swine coordinator and instructor at the university since 1949. He teaches courses in swine management, breed history, livestock marketing, and introduc tion to livestock management. Sherritt is coordinator of student advisors for the animal science department in addition to his responsibilities in the management in this year’s show. To make KILE more attractive and compe titive with*other national shows, $30,000 was added to this year’s purse, boosting total premiums offered to $125,000. Pennsylvania is proud to host a national livestock show because the spirit of competition can only contyiue to improve the state’s All-American Supreme Champion banner. Lilac’s 5-year-old record is 32,760 pounds of milk, 4.7% but terfat test, 1,347 pounds of butter fat, 3.3% protein at 1,078 pounds protein in 305 days. In 350 days milk production is at 34,987 pounds, 1,681 pounds of butterfat, 1,164 pounds of protein. Lilac is owned by Greg Wilcom, Charles Burner and Michael Pue 111. Greg relumed from Madison’s World Dairy Expo last week with another grand champion trophy. There’s a bit of rivalry between two Gay Ridge owned animals. While lilac won her class, it was C Hanson Prestar Mona Lisa which captured the championship of the World Dairy Expo’s Holstein Show. This is Gay Ridge’s second (Turn to Pago A3O) Lancaatar Farming, Saturday, Octobar 14,19 W and breeding programs of the swine herd at Penn Slate. Active in both professional and community affairs, Sherritt has professional affiliations with the American Yorkshire Club, the American Society of Animal Sci ence, Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Xi, and the Pennsylvania Lives tock and Allied Industries. He has served as a judge for the National Yorkshire Type Committee, the National Berkshire Carcass Com mittee, and the National Barrow Show Carcass Committee. He has (Turn to Pago A 32) industry. Livestock production and meat products are a vital part of Pennsylvania’s number one agricultural industry. The total valueof all cattle, hogs and sheep on Pennsylvania farms at the end of 1988 was $1.40 billion, up four percent from the previous year, according to the Pennsylvania (Turn to Pago A 27) es, Lancaster County Extension livestock agent; Greg Musser, assistant coech; John Hess; Fred Weaver; Doug Musser; Greg Harnish; and Sue Ann Claudon, assistant coach. Gay Rldga Holataina of Maryland Is home to the 1989 PA All-Ameiioan Supreme Champion and the 1989 World Dairy Expo Holstein grand champion and to the Wll eoma: Daniel, Mary Louise, Donald and Greg (not in picture). 504 Par Copy Or. Grant Sherritt (right), was namsd ths 1989 Uvastock Man of the Year hy the Pennsylvania Livestock Association. Peter Krall made the preservation. $12.50 Per Year •Lancaster County m %*H’ers Excell At KILE BY USA RISSER HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) For the second time in three years, the Lancaster County 4-H team has won the Keystone Inter national Livestock Exposition junior division of the 33rd Inter collegiate and Junior Livestock Judging Competition. This year’s team, composed ot Fred Weaver, Doug Musser, John Hess, and Greg Hamish, edged out the Minnesota 4-H team by just 19 points for the title. Coming in third place was the Maryland 4-H team with 2,180 points. (Turn to Pago A 36)
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