Junior Market Lamb Champions Decided By Heavyweights
ANDY ANDREWS ion at Keystone. “Exercise and
Lancaster Farming Staff special feeding got us to the
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) championship,” said Erick,
Heavyweight junior lambs fin
ished as grand market lamb
champions Wednesday night at the
farm show,
“The breed overall was nicely
balanced, with strength and
muscle,” said judge Monty
Chappel.
Scott Kuzemchak, 19, has been
raising sheep for 11 years. His
entry, a Suffolk breed, won the
junior lamb marketing grand
championship.
‘ ‘lt was a lot of walking, to tone
the muscles and keep the lamb in
shape,” said Scout. Scott won the
reserve champion last year.
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Joe Kuzemchak, 14, has been
raising sheep for six years, and
won the grand championship in
1988. Joe and his brother have
been exhibiting sheep for various
state fairs, although his breed, a
Southdown, won for the first time
on Wednesday night
“We exercise it a lot and feed it
right,” said Joe.
‘ ‘The muscle in the leg remains
good, and will produce some high
priced cuts,” said Chappel.
Mark Tracy, 14, has been rais
ing sheep for six years. Although
he didn’t exhibit his reserve
champion lightweight Southdown
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Middleweight
Elizabeth Stone. 10, raised Ben,
a Hampshire, to win grand champ
ion middleweight at this year’s
lamb marketing championship.
Elizabeth has been raising sheep
only one year, and she felt lucky to
be the grand champ.
“There is a lot of muscle on the
grand champ, and it is easily the
strongest in its class,’’ said Chap
pel. “The length of its top is most
impressive.”
Laura Folker, 18, has been rais
ing sheep for four years. Her
reserve champion Hampshire,
nicknamed Skinhead, won at
Swinkey, lowa. The champ also
won at die Manheim and New Hol
land fairs.
“We use good breeding stock
and general care,” said Laura.
Heavyweight
Scott Kuzemchak, 19, picked up
the grand champion heavyweight
award with his Suffolk breed.
Scott has been raising sheep for 11
years.
“This is a strong, strong breed
shown here,” said Chappel. “I
was impressed with the strength
and balance.”
Scott attributes the award to “a
lot of walking to tone the
muscles.”
Erick Hayes, 14, has been rais-
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ing sheep for eight years. Oreo came by “extreme care and special
won the grand champion award at feeding —it has to be, to win this
Keystone. Erick says his award kind of award,” Erick said.
Scott Kuzemchak, 19, won the heavyweight and grand
lamb marketing championship with his Suffolk breed. Erick
Hayes, 14, picked up the heavyweight reserve and grand
reserve championship.
Joe Kuzemchak, 14, right, won the grand champion for
the lamb marketing lightweight division with his South
down breed. Mark Tracy, left, was awarded the reserve
champion.
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