5-Year-Old Named Top Holstein At Kutztown Fair CONNIE LEINBACH Berks Co. Correspondent KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.) Stacey Dietrich of Germsnsville took top honors Monday night dur ing the Holstein show of the Kutz town Fair. Dietrich’s 5-year-old cow, Lynacrcs Wethervane Flower, was named senior champion of the open and junior show as well as grand champion of both shows. She also took best udder honors. Sire of this champion cow was Turcree Odyssey Weathervane and the dam was Lynnacres Bell Flora. Daview Pete Ginger, a 6-year old owned by Jeffrey T. Davis, Leesport, was named open show reserve grand champion and reserve senior champion. A 2-year-old cow, G-Reu-Hcl Mark Spiffy, owned by Stacy M. Geist, Mertztown, was named reserve grand champion of the overall show and reserve senior champion of the junior show. In A Market Crowded With Competition, It’s Our Crowd That Makes A Difference! Hershey People Make The Difference Hershey Equipment Co. has several work crews busy each week installing poultry equipment. This crew took time from their busy schedule for this picture. They are proud to work for Hershey installing Big Dutchman Equipment. They know that a proper installation insures Big Dutch man systems will outlast and outperform competing systems. Invite one of our many crews to your farm. BUY BIG DUTCHMAN - BUY HERSHEY Mhey equipment COMPANY, INC. Best dairy herd honors went to Jeff Davis, Scott Youse of Oley, and Stacy Dietrich. Earlier, in the heifer division, Trisha Geist, 11, of Mertztown, swept the honors with her summer yearling. Reu-Hel Inspiration Rocket, winning her class and junior champion of the open and junior show. This cow’s site was Hanoverhill Inspiration and the dam was Reu- Hel Farms Citation Rhonda. Dr. David Hagan, a veterinarian from Waynesdale, praised this almost all-white heifer, saying she was strong-looking with lots of width in the pelvis and deep ribs. However, he noted a few times that the heifers looked overfed and admonished the 4-H’ers not to feed their animals too much. “They’re calves, not beef cattle,” he said. A senior calf. Miss Fantasyland Lincoln Ice, owned by David Rhonda Poole, Bemville, was 255 PLANE TREE DRIVE LANCASTER, PA 17603 (717) 393-5807 *We ‘Tafa Customer Satisfaction Personally named reserve grand champion of the open show. An intermediate calf, Daview Leadman Macy, owned by Erica R. Davis, Kutztown, won reserve junior champion of the junior show. Three of David and Rhonda Poole’s heifers woe named best three females. Donald W. Reinert, cochairman of the agriculture committee for the fair, noted that entries in the dairy division of the show were up this year by about SO head. Because of that, he had to house animals in the agriculture building where, last year, there were several ag-business displays. This year, he said, there aren’t any, which disap pointed him. Firstplace winners of the indivi dual classes were as follows: Junior calf, Tammy Epting, Hamburg R.O. 1 (opan and 4-H); intermadiata calf. Erica Davit (4-H) and David and Rhonda Pool* (opan). 6uj Dutchman. Sanior calf, Qiagory T. Davit of Kutztown (4-H) and David and Rhonda Pooia (opan); Summar yaarling, Trithta Gaiat (opan and 4-H). Junior yaarling, David and Rhonda Pooia (opan) and Brian Gouglar of Hamburg (4-H); (ntarmadlat* yaarling, Malitta Wariay of Hamburg (opan and 4-H). Sanior yaarling, Brannan Johnt of Bathal (4-H) and Rau-Hal Farm, MohraviTa (opan). . i Dry Cow, Ray Davit (opan) and Stacy M. Gain (4-H); junior two-yaar-oid, Eric Trout man, Mohr tv Wa R.O. 2 (opan) and Jannilar Davit of Laatport (4-H); tanior two-yaar-old, Stacy Gain (opan and 4-H). Thraa-yaar-old, Janioa Youta of Olay R.O. 2 (4-H) and David and Rhonda Pooia (opan); Four-yaar-old. Brooka Mayan, Kampton R. 0.2 (4-H), and Mchaal Davit of Laatport RJ}. 1 (opan). Fiva-yaar-old, Staoay Diatrich (opan and 4-H); tix-yaar-old, Scott M. Angttadt of Olay R.D.I (4-H) and Jaffray T. Davit of Laatport R.D. 1 (opan). Flrtt-piaoa winnan of tha market hog junior thaw Tuatday are at IbHowt: Light weight divition: light-light weight; Laalia Seidel Lanhartavilla RJ). 1; medium light weight; Tracey Borkay Bamville RDI; heavy light weight: Joyce Heffner Fleetwood R.D. 2. Heffner alto won champion lightweight, and Richard Karpar Jr. Fleetwood R.D. 2 won ratarva grand champion. Medium weight divition: Light medium weight; Amy Wahr, Or*lMd; madiummadium weight: Todd RabanoM of Kutztown; heavy medium weight: Randy Balthaiar of barnvilla “a step ahaad” Lancaster taming. Satontay, August «, tW2-A39 R.D. i.Bahhassr also was named champion of this division and RabenoM look rasarva champion. Haavywaight division; Light heavyweight: Amy We hr, medium: Shad Lazarus Qer mantvilla, Lehigh County; heavy: Timothay Eshfaach of Shoamakarsvilta. Wshr also won the champion and reserve champion honors in this class as well as grand and reserve grand champion of the show. Carcass-barrow division: Lightweight- Carrie Cooper, Lenhartsvitle R. 0. 1; medium: Jason Maribeefc, Bathsl; haavywaight Ste phanie Manbaek, Baths). Jason also won the champion carcass and Copper won the reserve champion. All carcasses are Judged at Peters Brothers Meats in Lsnhartsville. The champion swine fitter was Valerie Hunter of Fleetwood: Brian Gougler of Hamburg was the reserve champion. Champion showman was Erie Keller of Womelsdorf. Reserve champion was Benjamin Lazarus of Germansville. The breeding swine champion and reserve champion was Stephen Wesner of New Tripoli, who won in Landrace, Poland China, and Yorkshire. Steve Wilson (Continued from Page A3B) Steve is a director of the York County and Pennsylvania Pork Producers Associations, and serves as a delegate from the state group to the Penn State Meat Ani mal Evaluation Center’s executive committee. For several years, he has also been a director and secretary-treasurer of the Pennsyl vania Yorkshire Association. An organization idea Steve is enthusiastically supporting is a proposal to holda winter boar sale in conjunction with the 1993 Key stone Pork Congress. Since orga nizers want to keep the meeting a dress/cvent for the up to 500 usu ally in attendance, suggestions to have a catalog sale are being considered. AG PROGRESS DAYS August 18-20, 1992 Rock Springs, PA Come and see us at the Agri-Business Insurance Exhibit 't fjSl Agri-Business M INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. •M*M