A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 13,1990
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Junior sheep breeders at the
1990 State Farm Show may have
had longer to wait for their prizes
this year, because the judging took
three and a half hours longer than
anticipated, but the rewards of
patience paid off.
Junior sheep breeders, ranging
in ages from 9 to 19, showed their
finest ewe lamb and yearling ewes.
Judge Monty Chappel from Lex
Having the “massive” grand champion Suffolk, Donna
MacCauley, 19, also won for supreme champion meat breed
sheep for her Cheviot yearling ewe and grand champion
Cheviot in the breeding category.
Donna MacCauley displays her grand champion Cheviot
yearling ewe.
for her yearling ewe Daisy. She has been raising sheep for
two years. Her sister Jeanette, 9, left, captured the reserve
champion Montadale.
MacCduley Wins Suffolk, Cheviot Junior Sheep
Breeding Chompionship
an ‘ ‘awfully tough time’ ’ choosing
the champions because of the
enormous amount of entries and
the high quality of the breeds. Of
the 10 separate breeds, more than
65 exhibitors vied for the grand
and reserve champions.
“What we were looking for this
year were attributes of substance,
strength, femininity, and
balance,” said Chappel. “I was
impressed, particularly with the
Suffolk breeders, especially the
grand champion ewe, for her mas-
was the best class I’d seen all
day.”
Chappel emphasized the better
structure, body length, and sub
stance of the winners. Feeding and
caring were paramount concerns
for the young breeders and contri
buted greatly to their awards.
Many of the select ewes were bred
from champion stock, and will
influence breeds for years to come.
Shropshire
Arlisa Snavely, 16, attributes
tier champion ewe lamb to the
:wc’s mother, a champion herself.
‘ ‘Belinda has good breedling lines,
md her mom was big that
iclpcd a lot,” Arlisa said, who has
xen raising sheep for eight years.
‘We’ve been exhibiting Belinda
it local fairs, and she took First
Champion at the Elizabethtown
-air.”
The champion ewe “was
impressive in strength, length, and
overall physical balance,’’ said
Judge Chappel. “A good breeding
stock overall.”
Jessica McCrumb, 11, took
reserve champion for her yearling
ewe. Slice. The reserve champion
garnered the same award last year
at the farm show and has been
exhibited in 13 fairs throughout the
state all summer long. “We just
feed her right and hopes she
wins,” said Jessica, who has been
raising sheep for eight years.
The reserve champion was big
in “overall pattern” and was an
excellent contender.
Southdown
What did Luke Zerby, 10, did to
ensure his ewe lamb Fluffy would
win the grand champion?
“Just lucky breeding, I guess,”
Luke said. “He was bred from
Snowhite, his mom, so I guess that
was good enough.”
Luke has been breeding sheep
for about four years and has exhi
bited Fluffy at numerous state
fairs. Huffy won the champion
ship at Beaver Fair.
“Good breeding, development,
and overall length were impress
ive,” said Judge Chappel.
The reserve champion when to
Drew Bankert, 11, who has been
raising sheep for three and a half
years. His yearling ewe, Rhonda,
won the Keystone championship
and was champion of last year’s
state farm show.
“Eyen though the champion
had overall better structure, the
reserve had good build and deve
lopment,” said Judge Chappel.
Suffolk
Donna McCauley, 19, who won
this year’s supreme champion
meat breed sheep with her Cheviot
yearling ewe, also took grand
champion with her yearling ewe
Suffolk named Monkey.
“Monkey’s mom was of really
good stock, and had many offspr
ing, so it was easy to find her,”
said Donna. She has been breeding
sheep “all her life” and has exhi
bited and won in other statewide
fairs. She won champion Suffolk
at last year’s state farm show.
“I was impressed with how
massive, strong, and well bred this
class was,” said Chappel. “This is
the best class I’ve seen today.
There was good muscle here, and
the heighth was fine.”
It was a long, tough choice, but
in the end Melanie Snyder, 12,
took reserve champion with her
ewe lamb, Pauli. “Pauli just grew
(Turn to Pago A 32)
Jenny Zerby, 13, right, shows off her grand champion
Red Oak fall Dorset yearling ewe. She and her family take
care of it “constantly.” Lori Tyson, 13, left, Isproud of Prin
cess Dl, and worked “real hard” to get the reserve
champion.
Jessica McCrumb, 11, won reserve champion Shropshire
for her yearling ewe, Slice. The reserve champion won the
same award last year at the state farm show.
Benjamin Bow, 12, won the grand champion Corrledale.
The reserve champion ewe was won by Kelly Glaser, 9.
Hampshire yearling. “We give H a lot of proper feed and
care," he said.