026-Lancaster Fanning Saturday, December 9,1989
Berks
KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.)
Approximately 200 people
attended the first banquet of the
Berks County 4-H Livestock
Clubs held November 4 at the
Kutztown Grange. Parents, lead
ers and friends gathered to honor
outstanding members of the beef,
sheep and swine clubs.
After a dinner of beef, sausage,
and lamb, club presidents Alice
Strause, Valerie Hunter and Tam
my Balthaser recognized the buy
ers that supported the various
sales. Fifty individuals, businesses
and organizations were honored
for their support.
Then it was on to the 4-H
awards. Jason Manwiller received
the award for grand champion
steer and weight gain steer. Alice
Strause had the reserve champion
steer and Tammy Gelsinger the
grand champion heifer. Amy
Eshelman was selected as the
most helpful member.
Amy also was named as the
senior showman and fitter. Tam
my Gelsinger and Jennifer Rabe
nold followed her lead, capturing
showing and fitting honors in the
intermediate and junior categories
respectively.
Eshelman also received the top
awards in the project book and
blueform contest in the senior
division. Christine Reichard and
Jennifer Rabenold won the inter
mediate and junior divisions of the
project book contest. Alice
Strause and Jason Manwiller had
the first-place blueforms in the
intermediate and junior contests.
Travis Werley led the sheep
club award winners with the grand
champion lamb. Alice Strause had
the reserve and Valerie Hunter the
champion pair.
Amy Eshelman again capital
ized on her outstanding fitting and
showing skills winning both
events in the senior division. Alice
Strause also won both contests in
the intermediate division. Leon
Hunter was honored as the top
Among the recipients of beef club awards at the Berks
County 4-H livestock banquet were, from left, Alice Strause,
reserve champion steer; Jason Manwiller, champion steer;
Amy Eshelman, most helpful member; and Jennifer Raben
old, Junior showman.
Swine Management
Column
BY
DR. RICHARD BARCZEWSKI
Extension Ag Agent
University of Delaware
Animal Well-Being
Last month I had the opportuni
ty to speak at two separate animal
welfare meetings. There weren’t
meetings for animal rights activ
ists. Both were held to inform the
farm community about what’s
happening in the animal rights
movement and to help farmers
cope with farm animal issued.
A highlight of the mectings was
Mabel Owen from the Massa
chusetts Department of Agricul
ture. Mabel explained to us why
County 4-H Livestock Clubs Hold First Banquet
junior showman and Stephanie
Bowman was the fitter.
In the project book contest,
Joyce Heffner lead the seniors
with Michael and Stephanie Bow
man winning the intermediate and
junior divisions. Gwen Perry was
the top senior in the blue form
contest with Christine Hunter win
ning the junior division.
The swine club’s award win
ners were led by Jason Keller who
exhibited the champion hog for
the second year in a row. Keller
also had the top carcass animal.
Leon Hunter had the reserve
market animial and Dennis Coop
er II the reserve carcass.
In the showmanship contest
Valerie Hunter was the top senior
followed by Jason Balthaser,
intermediate showman and Jennif
er Rabenold, junior showman.
Tammy Balthaser was the
senior fitter. In the intermediate
division, Todd Rabenold took the
top honors. Leon Hunter was the
junior fitter.
Tammy, the president of the
swine club, lead the group in the
project book and blueform con
test. Paula Hunter followed suit in
the intermediate division. Jennifer
Rabenold and Leon Hunter won
the Junior division project book
and blueform respectively.
Several outgoing 4-H’ers were
recognized for their accomplish
ments including; Tricia Werley,
beef and swine clubs; Randy Sut
liff and Jennifer Schnabel, sheep
club; and Tammy Balthaser,
swine club.
Fourteen 4-H’ers were live
stock judging participants. Amy
Eshelman, Tammy Gelsinger,
Todd Rabenold, Christine Hunter,
Jeff Gechter, and Paula Hunter
were on the State Days Teams.
Also participating were Dennis
Cooper, Troy Gelsinger, Joyce
Hunter, Valerie Hunter, Jeremy
Manwiller, Jennifer Rabenold,
Leon Hunter and Dwight Zook.
Massachusetts, where farmers are
outnumbered 5,000 to 1, was
targeted by the animal rights
movement for last year’s referen
dum. She explained that Massa
chusetts was the first of the colo
nies to pass an animal welfare law.
It contains policies that make it
relatively easy to initiate a
referendum and that the people of
the state are financially able to
absorb the extra costs of food if
the referendum were passed.
Mabel gave us insight into how
unprepared we are to fight off an
attack from these groups. She
offered some advice to those in
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A number of Berks County 4-H sheep club members received awards from the com
petitions held during the roundup In September. Among them were, from left, front
row: Amy Eshelman, senior showman; Leon Hunter, juniorshowman; and Stephanie
Bowman; back row: Travis Werley, champion lamb; Alice Strause, reserve champion
lamb; and Valerie Hunter, champion pair.
The Berks County 4-H swine club members were honored for their outstanding per
formances during the roundup. Among the winners were, from left, front row: Jason
Balthaser, Intermediate showman; Dennis Cooper, reserve champion carcass; Todd
Rabenold, Intermediate fitter; Leon Hunter, Junior fitter; Jason Keller, grand champ
ion market hog and champion carcass; back row: Tammy Balthaser, senior fitter; Val
erie Hunter, senior showman; and Jennifer Rabenold, Junior showman.
R&J Angela Is ROV Angus Heifer Of THe Year
R&J Angela 1547 was named the 1989 Roll of Victory Angus show heifer of the year
and her owners WhKestone Farm of Aldle. Va.; R&J Ranch of Briggs, Texas; and
Springfield Angus Farm of.Loulsburg, N.C., were honored during the 106th annual
meeting and banquet of the American Angus Association In Louisville, Ky. Pictured
from left are Mark Duffel), manager of Whltestone Farm; Ken Conway, manager of R&J
Ranch; Jackie and Ray Plumb, owners of R&J Ranch; and Dean Hurlbut, American
Angus Association director of activities. Not pictured Is Dr. Phil Goodson of Spring
field Angus Farm.