A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 6, 1991
Annual Livestock Judging Contest Draws 4-H’ers From 7 Counties
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champion senior placing, coached
by Ken Winebark, livestock agent.
“The kids have really worked
hard,” said Winebark. “They’ve
been pushing really hard by
themselves.”
The team is comprised of Daryl
Bombgardner, Brian Kreider, and
Dan Atkins. Winebark said, with
all their years of experience and
learning about livestock, they “are
starting to mature at this point
They worked at it once a week,
every week, and decided they were
going to win, and did.”
Chet Hughes said the junior
champion team is ‘ ‘becoming very
competitive” and should do well
at the State 4-H Achievement Days
at the end of this month.
Overall junior individuals were,
Lancaster County’s third place senior team consists of,
left to right, Dwaine Lkengood, Mark Tracy, and Jay Hess.
The second place Junior team from Lehigh Co. Includes,
left to right, Jason Grim, Chrystal Wetzel, and Shannon
Wetzel.
Poised to make a go at the 4-H Achievement Days this
month is the first place junior judging team from Lancaster.
Left to right, Casey High, Dale Livengood, and Angie Erb.
first place, Jason Grim, Lehigh;
second, Casey High, Lancaster;
and Conrad Smoker, Chester,
third,
Overall senior individuals were,
first place, Daryl Bombgardner,
Lebanon; Brain Kreider, Lebanon,
second; and Sandy Eisenhour,
York, third.
In the junior team competition,
Lehigh Co. placed second and
Chester placed third. In the senior
team events, York placed second
and Lancaster placed third.
The regional competition,
including 4-H’ers from Lancaster,
York, Lebanon, Chester, Lehigh,
Dauphin, and Berks counties, is a
prelude to the upcoming state fairs.
This is the fifth contest since com
petition began in 1986.
Judges for the contest were Emi
ly Welk, beef; Ken Winebark,
Top placing individuals at the 4-H regional livestock Judging contest on Tuesday in
Manheim were, left to right, Junior division, Jason Grim, Lehigh, first and senior Indivi
duals Daryl Bombgardner, Lebanon, first; Brian Kreider, Lebanon, second; and San
dy Eisenhour, York, third.
swine; and Nancy Frey, sheep.
Greg Musser was the referee
official.
Following is a list of contest
placings.
S.E. Regional 4-H
Livestock Judging Contest
Junior Division
Beef; 1. Jason Grim, Lehigh. 2. Casey High,
Lancaster. 3. Dale Livengood, Lancaster.
Sheep: 1. Jeremy Dobbin, Dauphin. 2. Adam
Sellers, York. 3. Travis Donough, Lancaster.
Swine: 1. Casey High, Lancaster. 2. Jason
Grim, Lehigh. 3. Dale Livengood, Lancaster.
Beef Teams: 1. Lancaster. 2. Lehigh. 3.
Chester. Sheep Teams; 1. Lancaster. 2.
Lehigh. 3. Berks. SwmeTeams; 1. Lancaster.
2 Chester 3. Lehigh. Overall Individual: 1.
Jason Grim, Lehigh. 2. Casey High, Lancas
ter. 3. Conrad Smoker, Chaster. Teams: 1.
Lancaster. 2. Lehigh. 3. Chester.
Sonlor DhrMon
Beet; 1. Daryl Bombgartnor, Labanon. 2.
Dwaine Livengood, Lancaatar. 3. Leigh Hta,
Lebanon. Sheep: 1. Shannon Tampland,
Chester. 2. Sandy Eltenhour, York. 3. Brian
Kreider, Lebanon. Swine: 1. Daryl Bomb
gardner, Lebanon. 2. Bran Kreider, Lebanon.
3. Matt Sellers, York. Reasons; 1. Daryl
30 YEARS AGO
-A family night program with a
covered dish social in the Eli
zabethtown park is being planned
by the Society of Farm Women 6.
The picnic is being scheduled to
take the place of the regular
monthly meeting of the group on
August S at 6:30 p.m.
At the last meeting of the group
last Saturday in the home of Mrs.
Mark Geyer, announcement was
made of Farm Women’s camp at
Camp Swatara Aug. 27-29.
Hostesses at the meeting were
Mrs. Mark Geyer, Mrs. Elmer
Brill, who had charge of the devo
tional period, and Mrs. C. R. Frey.
The group saw three films furn
ished by the local telephone
company.
-Juliann Erb, a member of the
Red Rose Baby Beef and Lamb
Club for three years, was elected
Wednesday night to represent that
group in the county Posture Queen
contest.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Erb, Mount Joy Rl, Juliann
was a contestant in the county
junior posture queen contest five
years ago. She is a member of 4-H
sewing and cooking clubs in addi
tion to the beef club, and has a
recortd of eight years participation
in 4-H club work.
York County's second place senior team Includes, left to
light, Sandy Elsenhour, Matt Sellers, and Jen Sweitzer.
Bombgordner, Lebanon. 2. Brian Kraidar,
Lebanon. 3. Sandy Elsenhour, York. Beal
Teams; 1. Labanon. 2. York. 3. Lancaster.
Sheep Teams: 1. Lebanon. 2. York. 3. Lan
caster. Swine Teams: 1. Lebanon. 2. York. 3.
THIS WEEK
-An attack on the inadequacies
of the federal income tax system
by Senator Hugh Scott, and praise
for Agriculture Secretary Orville
Freeman’s positive approach to
agriculture by Senator Joseph
Clark, highlighted talks by the two
senators before a training confer
ence for the 32S leaders of the Pen
nsylvania State Grange at the Pen
na. Slate University last week.
Four Lancaster County Grange
leaders among those attending the
conference were Miss Marie Mur
phy of Peach Bottom, and Miss
Ruby James, Miss Jeanette
McCummings,. and Mrs. Ralph
Armstrong, all of Drumore.
Delegates at the opening of the
three day conference heard Sena
tor Clark praise Secretary Freeman
for “seeing our tremendous agri
cultural production as a blessing,
not just a problem.” He also com
mended Freeman for seeking solu
tions to “agricultural dislocations
and inequities that are in the
national interest, and not just in the
interest of one group or region.”
-Secretary of Agriculture Orvil
le Freeman took several steps this
week to conserve supplies of bar
ley and oats by limiting sales of
Commodity Credit Corporation
stocks and discontinuing export
Uncoil*. Rauoni Toamr 1. Lobonon. 2.
York. 3. Lancaat*. Ovtrall Individual; 1.
Daryl Bombgardntr, Labanon. 2. Brian Kretd
er, Labanon. 3. Sandy Elaenriour. York
looms: 1. Labanon. 2. York. 3. Lancaster.
programs to meet possible needs
for livestock feed use in the North
ern Great Plains drought area.
-Homer J. Bicksler, manager of
the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
Hatchery at Harrisburg and former
president of the Pennsylvania
Poultry Federation, was named
“Poutlryman of the Year” at the
Federation’s Annual Conference
banquet at University Park June
29.
Leslie J. Hubbard of Lancaster,
another past president of the Fed
eration and former recipient of the
award, presented Bicksler with a
framed scroll in recognition of his
many years of devoted service to
the Pennsylvania Poultry Industry,
and particularly to the Pennsylva
nia Poultry Federation.
Another industry leader hon
ored was Harry H. Kauffman, who
retired at the end of of June as head
of the Pennsylvania State Univer
sity’s poultry extension division.
Thomas E. Moncrief of Every
body’s Poultry Magazine, Hanov
er, toastmaster for the evening,
presented Kauffman with a framed
scroll making him an honorary life
member of the Federation. Kauff
man also received a piece of lug
gage as a token of the Federation’s
appreciation.