A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 18,1990
LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
BEDFORD (Bedford Co.)
Many of the names were familiar
as the ribbons and trophies were
awarded at the Junior Dairy Show
at the Bedford County Fair.
Mark Baker of New Enterprise
took the grand champion award
with his two-year-old Holstein,
the same cow which look the top
award last year. “It was my very
first 4-H cow,” Baker said,
smiling.
Janelle Koontz repeated her
grand champion trophy from last
year, but with a different cow. Her
two-year-old was selected by
Judge Creedin Comman for its
“dairyness.” Koontz also took the
reserve champion award.
Aaron Gable took the grand
champion trophy in the Guernsey
division. The cow came from
Snider’s Homestead Farms.
Reserve champion was Kristi
Snider.
Judge Comman commented on
the excellence of both animals.
Lynda Sweinhart was the only
entrant in the Ayrshire division
and took the grand champion.
Bryan Ickes of Osterburg was
back to take the grand champion
award in red and whites with his
four-year-old cow, Ickes Nancy.
Master fitter was Amanda Cess
na of Everett and Mark Baker was
back to claim the master fitting
trophy.
Other awards were Holstein:
reserve senior champion, Jodi
Hite; reserve grand champion, Jeff
Yoder.
Junior calves: Jeffrey Yoder,
first; Greta Jo Snider, second; and
Jennifer Hite, third.
Intermediate calves; Ronnie
Morse, first; Nicole Over, second;
Matt Knee of the A-K Mohr Holstein Farm exhibits the grand champion Holstein at
the Bedford Fair, while Linette Diehl of the Alienor Farms shows the reserve
champion.
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bedding should be the big hit of
the 1990 Pennsylvania All-
American Dairy Show at Farm
Show Complex here September
24-27.
“It’s ten limes more absorbent
than straw and cheaper than
straw,” said show manager Char
lie Itle who will be providing bed
and board for 2,500 of the nation’s
finest cattle.
Itle said research shows that
cattle keep just as clean on news
paper bedding as the more tradi
tional beddings.
Only one problem.
“It’s like providing flannel
sheets to the royal family,” Itle
said. “Exhibitors want bedding
that looks good and shows off
their top cattle.”
Family Pride Shows In Dairy Show
and Angie Morse, third.
Senior calves: James Over,
first; Matt Knee, second; and
Angie Morse, third. Daughter/
dam; Jennifer Hite, first; Jodi
Hite, second.
Jeff Yoder took the junior
champion trophy with a senior
yearling and Ronnie Morse was
reserve junior champion with an
intermediate calf.
Junior two-year-olds, Mark
Baker. Senior two-year-olds, Jodi
Hite, first and Fred McCready,
second.
Jennifer Hite took all awards in
the three-year-olds.
Summer yearlings: Jennifer
Hite, first; Sara Deputy, second;
and Doug Gates, third. Junior
yearlings: Ron Snider, first and
Carrie Deputy. Intermediate year
lings: Malt Knee, first; Ron
Wyles, second; Jennifer Hite,
third. Senior yearlings: Jeff Yod
er, first; Jodi Hite, second; and
Mary Jo Deputy, third.
Guernseys: Junior calves: Beth
Clark, first; Amber Clark, second;
and Galen McDonald, third. Inter
mediate calves: Alicia McDonald,
first; Beth Clark, second. Senior
calves: Angelique McDonald,
first; Melissa McDonald, second;
Alicia McDonald, third.
Summer yearlings, Beth Clark,
first and second; Angelique
McDonald, third. Junior yearlings,
Galen McDonald, first; Beth
Clark, second; and Jan Snider,
third. Intermediate yearlings:
Brandon Snider, first; Aaron
Gable, second; and Galen McDo
nald, third. Senior yearlings:
Galen McDonald, first and Aaron
Gable, second.
Beth Clark was junior champ
ion with a summer yearling and
PA All American To Offer Newspaper Bedding
In the 27-ycar-old history of the
Pennsylvania All-American,
that’s always been straw, shavings
and sawdust
This year, (he Pennsylvania
All-American Dairy show will
have newspaper bedding available
for all dairymen who want it.
At the 1989 show, Itle says,
three or four exhibitors tried a lay
er of shredded newspaper, then
covered it with straw.
The growing popularity of
newspaper bedding makes the PA
All-American manager more opti
mistic about its acceptance at this
year’s show. >
He cites a 58-counly herd check
by extension agents this last
spring that indicates 45,310 dairy
cows in the Keystone State bed
down on newspaper.
Brandon Snider was reserve junior
champion.
Junior two-year-olds: Melissa
McDonald, first and Angie
McDonald, second. Senior two
year-olds, Galen McDonald.
Three-year-olds: Kristi Snider,
first; Aaron Gable, second; and
Galen McDonald, third. Four
year-olds; Aaron Gable, first and
Brandon Snider, second.
Two year and over dry cows:
Brandon Snider, first and second;
and Melissa McDonald, third.
Daughter/dam: Galen McDo
nald, first and Melissa McDonald,
second.
Jerseys: Junior two-year-old:
Mark McCready, first and second.
Senior two-year-old: Janelle
Koontz, first; Mark McCready,
second; Four-year-old: Janelle
Koontz, first.
Senior champ, reserve senior
champ, grand champ, and reserve
grand champ all went to Janelle
Koontz.
The Truax family was strong in
the red and whites with Julie
Truax placing first in junior
calves: Landon Truax, second;
Kimberly Truax, third.
Senior calves, Spring Truax.
Spring Truax was junior champ
ion and reserve champion with a
junior yearling.
Bryan Ickes was first in four
year-olds. Five-year-olds, Julie
Truax, first and second. Summer
yearlings: Landon Truax. Junior
yearlings: Spring Truax, first;
Julie Truax, second; and Landon
Truax, third. Intermediate year
lings: Julie Truax and Landon
Truax.
Julie and Spring Truax took the
reserve senior champion and
grand champion awards.
Also, there is less buildup of
bacteria in newspaper bedding
than either sawdust or straw,
reports Dr. John Comerford, assis
tant professor of dairy and animal
science at Penn State.
Heavy metals or toxicity is not a
problem, according to Penn State
researchers after extensive testing.
Cattle will start arriving at the
Farm Show Complex September
21 and “we’ll be ready,” Itle says.
Before cattle are released Thurs
day evening, September 27, PA
All-American will have hosted six
national dairy shows, four breed
sales and ten junior events.
Overall, Itle estimated “well
over 100 tons,” of bedding will be
used including those shredded and
chopped newspapers.
For more information, premium
(Mark Baker and hla grand champion Holstein In the
Junior Dairy Show at the Bedford Fair. Baker also won the
fitting trophy.
Stanley Koontz and the champion Jersey from the Stan*
El Farm in Friends Cove at the Bedford County Fair.
JaneHe Koontz took the grand champion trophy with her
four-year-old Jersey In the Junior Dairy Show.
lists and entry forms, write Char
les Itle, Manager, Pennsylvania
All-American Dairy Show, Farm
Show Complex, 2301 North
Valuable Crop Information Part Of Penn-Jersey Days
MANCHESTER (York Contestants are needed for the
Co.) Small, large, and contour contest. Contact Robert Rentzel,
plowing contest matches will head of the Olde Tyme Days, at
begin on Friday, Aug. 24 at 10:30 (717) 266-4884 or Robert Miller at
a.m. on the Blaine Rentzel Farm as (717) 692-2443.
part of the Pennsylvania state This year’s plowing contest
plowing contest winner will advance to the national
competition next year, with the
date and location to be announced.
For 1990, the national competition
will be held in South Dakota.
Olde Tyme Days are open to the
public, but the plowing contest
costs $2 per person and children
under 10 are free. An antique con
test follows at 1 p.m.
The plowing contest is held in
conjunction with the 1990 Olde
Tyme Days in Manchester, said
Robert Miller, chairman of the
state plowing contest committee.
First, second, and third place
trophies and cash prizes will be
awarded.
Cameron Street, Harrisburg,
17 1 10-9408. Or call
717-787-2905.