Judge Names Three Haymakers VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) A roundhouse right hook that packs a lot power is known as a “haymaker” in the world of boxing. The term came about because a haymaker punch is one that ends the fight and brings the struggle to fruition. Boxers known to have haymak ers in their arsenal are held in respect. In the more peaceful world of farming, earning the reputation as a “haymaker” also carries a lot of respect. The ability to grow and harvest quality hay carries its own punch when livestock need feed ing and dairymen want to keep high producing cows making milk. Three top haymakers were named during the recent Ag Prog ress Days hay show. The show is unique because it not only takes into consideration aspects of hay, such as color, odor, leaf content, etc., but each hay sample is tested for nutrient value with a testing lab. The lab results arc also taken into consideration when the judge makes his final placing. From a practical standpoint, the results of the hay competition are more meaningful than if they were based only on sensory characteristics. York County’s Beshore Farms, in New Cumberland; Robert Bieb er, of Nazareth, in Northampton County; and Nevin Rice, of Blain, in Perry County, all were awarded respective section championship ribbons by show judge Lester Vough. Vough is a forage crops specialist in the University of Maryland’s Department of Agronomy. The entries submitted are to be automatically fowarded for further consideration in the 1992 state Farm Show. The Ag Progress Days contest is divided into three sections with 10 classes in each. Sections are divided based on method of cur ing. The classes range from first to later-cutting alfalfa, clover, grass and mixed hay. The first section is for field cured or partially field cured, and also mow finished hay not heat treated and without a preservative added. The champion haymaker in the first section is Beshore Farms with an entry in later-cut alfalfa. Section II competition is for hay which was partially field cured and heat dried, but without preserva tives. Biebcr earned his champion status in this section with an entry that was also later cut alfalfa. The Section 111 competition is for hay which was paritally field cured and used a hay preservative. Nevin Rice took this section championship with an entry of later-cut mixed alfalfa-grass hay. AG PROGRESS Hay Show Results SECTION I ALFALFA, IST CUTTING' 1 Brian Fulmer 2 Ronald Kenms 3 Thomas Wolfe ALFALFA. LATER CUTTING: 1 Besthore Farms 2R. Edwin Harmsh 3 Rodney Sealand ALFALFA. GRASS MIXED, IST CUTTING I.Tom Logan ALFALFA, GRASS MIXED, LATER CUT TING 1 Excelsior Farm 2 Rd. Edwin Harmsh 3 Marcus Zook CLOVER. GRASS MIXED I.CaneneandEd Houston 2Joe McCutcheon 3H. Raye Ruhland GRASS, IST CUTTING: I.Telesz Brothers 2.Nittany Dells Farm 3-Thomas Coffman GRASS LATER CUTTING: 1 Virgil Gutshall Jr. 2 Lee Yoder 3 Karen Rugh MIXED HAY, MOSTLY LEGUMES 1 John Valkovec 2 Brian Fulmer 3 Justin Shearer MIXED HAY, MOSTLY GRASSES 1 Telesz Brothers 2 Excelsior Farm 3 J Loren Yoder CHAMPION' Beshore Farms SECTION II ALFALFA, IST CUTTING 1 Robert Bieber 2Heidel Hollow Farm Inc ALFALFA, LATER CUTTING 1 Heidel Hol low Farm Inc 2 Robert Bieber 3 Terry Eutzy GRASS, LATER CUTTING 1 Terry Eutzy SECTION 111 ALFALFA, FIRST CUTTING 1 Jeff Kauff man 2 Heidel Hollow Farm Inc ALFALFA LATER CUTTING 1 Rodney Wal ter 2 Jeff Kauffman 3 Terry Eutzy ALFALFA-GRASS MIX, FIRST CUTTING 1 Jeff Kauffman ALFALFA-GRASS MIX. LATER CUTTING 1 Nevm Rice 2 Greg Kenms 3 Jeff Kauffman CLOVER 1 Jeff Kauffman CLOVER-GRASS MIX 1 Jeff Kauffman GRASS, IST CUTTING 1 Jeff Kauffman 2 Heidel Hollow Farm Inc GRASS, LATER CUTTING 1 Virgil Gutshall Jr 2 Nevmg Rice MIXED HAY, MOSTLY LEGUMES Greg Kennis MIXED HAY, MOSTLY GRASS 1 Nevm Rice 2 Heidel Hollow Farm Inc 3 Jeff Kauffman Hay judge Lester Vough examines a sample in the Ag Progress Days competition. Winners are automatically entered in the state Farm Show competition. Michael Son PLAIN CITY, Ohio —A young Holstein bull, 7H4072 Lylehaven-JK Stonehurst-ET, has recently been purchased by Select Sires from Stonehurst Farm Inc., owned by D. Kulp and L. Martin of Strasburg. The young sire was acquired for use in its Genetic Advancement sire sampling system. 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