C4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 24, 1991 Berks Countians Take Top Livestock Honors AtKutztown Fair CONNIE LEINBACH Berks Co. Correspondent KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.) Before her family moved to the Oley Valley two years ago from suburban New York, Sarah John son, 18, never imagined she would count dairy cows among her beloved pets. ‘Two years ago, I’d never seen a cow up close,” she said during the weeklong Kutztown Fair, which ended last Saturday. But when her parents opted for a different lifestyle in the rolling Oley Valley hills, they decided to get some farm animals for Sarah and her brother, Christopher, 14. Because the family does not farm for a living, they decided to get calves for the kids to raise for two years until they freshen. Then Jed Vail, 14, of Bethel Township, shows his grand champ ion Ayrshire. Jason Grim, 14, of Brandywine Heights High School, waits his turn to put his steer in the weighing trailer. Jason’s steer later won first place in the Class V division. Dairy Show Held (Continued from Pag* C 3) - , , T . . ' ers, w Denae Johnson, 3 Tract Gessner junior champion female Sired by Ages 11-14 1 Kevin Gessner, 2 Jeremy Arwis MGP Convincer. The 4-H Wolfe, 3 Jason Wolfe Age 15-21. 1 • ■ „t ■ „ Jonathan Boop, 2 Michael Zimmerman, 3 junior champion female was Do las Boo p overa|| cham mter shown by Nathan Sanders of Mill- Jonathan Boop mont and is sired by K Top Acres Showmanship Age 8-10-1 Nathan San n . et ders, 2 Jeffrey Sanders; 3. Traci Gessner UOLSOn cl, Age 11-13 1 Jason Wolfe; 2 Jonathan Diet- The final results Of the fitting nch, 3 Jeremy Wolfe Age 14-16 1. Braden and showmanship contest were as Heimbach; 2 Rebecca Dietrich, 3 Michael . .. . Zimmerman Age 17-21 1 John Rishel; 2 tOllOWS: Dawn Rishel, 3. Stewart Shoemaker. Overall Fitting Contest age 8-10 1 JeffreySnad- champion showman: John Rishel. the cows are sent to their neighbor, Scott Youse, whose family has a milking operation, Sarah said. The family, she said, has six Jerseys, two steers, two hogs, six chickens, as well as four cats and three dogs. Sarah and Chris lovingly led their two Jersey calves around the fairgrounds. ‘They’re best buddies,” Sarah said about the relationship between their animals. The earth brown cows, whose heads are shaded with black, seemed to enjoy the attention. ‘They’re huggable,” Sarah said. ‘They stand there and they love it.” Later in the week, the two picked up some honors, with Sar ah’s calf winning the junior what he looks for in a hog reserve champion and Chris’s calf winning second in the 4-H show. Youse also captured the open show grand and reserve champion Jersey. The attention to detail Travis Werley, 18, of Shoemakersville, took while grooming his gleaming white yearling lamb paid off with his capturing the grand champion market lamb. Werley has been showing sheep and steers for 10 years. Tracey Voortman, Mertztwon R.D. 2, had the reserve heavy weight champion market lamb. Sue Hollenbach, 21, Bemville R.D. 1, and her brother and sister (Turn to Pago C 5) Alec Farley, 4, watches as a Holstein Is taken to the mllkii Tim Eshbach helps shove his reluctant steer Into the weighing trailer. rscok tlr .young id in thi '■•l -» and reserve champion Guernseys. •g showing contest irlor.
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