A32-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 3, 1991
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
NORTH CORNWALL (Leba
non Co.) An aged Jersey cow
was named supreme of all dairy
cattle breeds among the 4-H and
FFA entries in Tuesday’s Lebanon
Area Fair youth dairy show.
Rom a field of 10 cows, repre
senting 4-H and FFA grand
champions among five breeds,
Dianne Dice’s FFA grand champ
ion Jersey, bom March 29, 1986,
“Blue Mountain Lovely Leslie”
was the most correct, according to
fair colored breed judge and
supreme judge Mary Shank Creek,
of Hagerstown, Md.
According to Creek, the only
thing she would do to Dice’s cow
is “clean her up, up front. She’s
carrying a little too much
condition.”
Dice’s Jersey also was named
grand champion of the open class
competition.
At the Lebanon Fair, colored
breed cattle are all shown at the
same time 4-H, FFA and Open
classes. There is usually limited
FFA participation, but 4-H entries
can be heavy. This year was no
Garrett. ,is all smiles with his reserve grand champ
ion Brown Swiss In the 4-H class.
From > . left, Andrea Wampler is with her FFA reserve gi - champion cow, wl
Jeff Hostetter stands with his grand champion FFA Holstein.
Judge Names Jersey Supreme At Lebanon
exception.
Youth Holstein cattle are also
judged early in the week. The open
class of Holstein cattle, however,
were shown yesterday, after news
paper deadline.
The colored breed shows were
heavy with entries in the Ayrshire,
Brown Swiss and Jersey breeds,
while limited in the Guernsey
breed.
Creek, who lives on Palmyra
Farm in Hagerstown and milks 2SO
registered Ayrshires, also judged a
unique contest among the Lebanon
Area youth best bred and
owned.
In the contest, 4-H members
who have bred and own a project
animal, vie for a comprehensive
bred and owned title.
Not only are the youths’ animals
judged, but the project bodes on
the animals are also judged, and
other aspects as showmanship and
fitting are also considered for a
maximum of SO points. The ani
mals’ type is graded on a scale of
one to 10.
There were 15 entries in the
competition.
The first place winner this year
left, holding the halter of her supreme cow of the Lebanon Area Fair youth
dairy cattle show, Dianne Dice Is presented with the trophy and ribbon by the Lebanon
County milk promotion court Karen Lentz, Dairy Princess, Allison Martin, dairy
maid, and Bethanie Heagy, Little Miss. The top cow is Blue Mountain Lovely Leslie,
and aged cow.
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From the left, Peter Sonnen holds the halter of his reserve champion.
FFA competition, while David Lentz shows the trophy he received for Junior
champion.
was 11-year-old Garrett Mase,
whose intermediate heifer Brown
Swiss calf. Meadow Hill Jubila
tion Appeal, bom Dec. 10, 1990,
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also earned him 4-H reserve junior
champion rosette and a first place
class ribbon.
The top three placings in the
best bred and owned competition
each received an $lOO gift certifi
cate, courtesy of Agway in
Lebanon.
Judging the Holstein breeds,
Curtis Day, of Shippensburg, a
familiar judge'in area shows, said
he was pleased with the number
and quality of cattle presented
before him.
On the right, Brenda Dice holds the open class grand
champion trophy for her family’s grand champion Jersey,
while a friend helps out with the reserve grand.
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“It was an excellent show. The
champion and the reserve champ
ion cow as well are two nice cows.
The same things with the heifers
(the junior and reserve junior
champions),” Day said.
“And the kids all act as though
they enjoy showing and that
helps,” he said.
According to Curtis, the Leba
non Area Fair “is very comparable
to most of the shows I’ve been to.
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