A44-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 15, -1992
GAIL STROCK
Mifflin Co. Correspondent
LEWISTOWN (Mifflin Co.) —
A nuisance shower on Tuesday,
August 4, did little to dampen the
are, left, reserve grand champion Darren Peachey and,
right, grand champion Mike Kline. *
Clyde Myers, Berks County extension agent, Judged 32
beef animals, then honored Natalie Byler, left, with grand
champion and Adam Wert, right, with reserve champion.
Bill Campbell of Hose’ Steak and Seafood purchase*
grand champion steer from Natalie Byler for $4,680.
Reed’s 233-pound hog as grand champion. It then sold for
$5 per pound at the Friday night auction.
Youth Fair In Mifflin County Held
spirit of the 1992 Mifflin County
Youth Fair. Grand champion beef
and dairy cows were selected in
last year’s newly built show build
ing.
A new, poured concrete floor in
the livestock bam housed sheep,
swine, goats, and steers, including
Natalie Byler’s grand champion
heavyweight steer, chosen by
Judge Clyde Myers, Berks County
extension agent. Reserve grand
champion went to Adam Wert with
his medium weight steer. Overall,
Myers described the 32 animals
shown as quality animals, nicely
finished, and standards of the in
dustry.
In the dairy shows, a 3-year-old
cow, Vem-Lee Helium Princess
RL, owned by Michael L. Kline on
McVeytown, took grand cham
pion of both the youth and open
shows. Judge Lynn Miller of Roy
al Haven Farms in Towanda then
chose a 5-year-old, C Orchard Lea
Elevator Kay, owned by Matthew
Kline of McVeytown, as reserve
grand champion of the youth
show. Darren Peachey of Peach
View Farm in Belleville won re
serve grand champion of the open
show with 4-year-old Peach-View
Count Brooke.
In the youth shows, Andrew
Reed of Reedsville won Ayrshire
grand champion with an inter
mediate calf, Chris Uhland of
Lewistown won Brown Swiss
grand champion with a summer
yearling and Samantha Royer’s in
termediate calf won Jersey grand
champion. A junior 2-year-old,
owned by John ledgers of Belle
ville, won grand champion of the
Ayrshire open show.
Junior champion of the youth
and open Holstein shows went to
Matthew Kline and his senior year
ling, Vem-Lec Trifecta Tammy.
His brother Mike Kline won re
serve Junior champion with his
summer yearling, Vem-Lee Glow
Eloise.
Immediately following the
dairy show, a gallon of milk from
the grand champion was auctioned
for $3OO, purchased by Dave Vogt
of Olde Mill Pet and Garden.
During the day on Wednesday,
judges entered the ring to place 86
market hogs and, later on, 44 mar
ket lambs.
In the swine show, Amy Reed of
Milroy earned grand champion
with a 233-pound animal. A
248-pound hog exhibited by Gail
Stine took reserve grand cham
pion.
A 110-pound lamb owned by
Shelly Casner won grand cham
pion while a 108-pound lamb own
ed by Lisa Macknair was named
reserve grand champion.
Jeremy Fisher’s Suffolk sheep
earned him grand champion of the
Sheep Breeding Show and Mat
thew Fisher’s Suffolk won reserve
grand champion.
During the Market Goat Show,
Becky Seitz won grand champion
with a 68-pound market goat. Re
serve grand champion went to Ja
son Snyder with his SI-pound ani
mal.
Livestock Auction
The 1992 Youth Fair Livestock
auction, the most successful in the
history of the fair, saw 168 animals
being sold for a total of $63,921.28
with 91 different buyers.
Hoss’ Steak and Seafood bought
Natalie Byler’s 1,265-pound grand
champion steer for $4,680. Adam
Wert’s reserve grand champion
beef went to Brindle’s Hardware in
Reedsville for $3,125.
Miller’s Diner of Huntingdon
paid $5.00 per pound for Amy
Reed’s 233-pound grand cham
pion market hog. Hickory Hills
Farm paid $4.60 per pound for
Lisa Macknair’s reserve champion
market lamb.
Delores Knepp
Amy Reed’s 233-pound grand champion ai
Matt, (left) and Mika (right) Kline of McVeytown took
grand champion and reserve champion of the Youth Show
with their 3*year-o(d and aged cow.
Cark Wattovar purchaaad tha grand champion goat ex
hibited by Becky Seitz.
MIFFLIN COUNTY FAIR TghtH.atryw.ightv.t.J-t.Fi.h*
KEF SHOW RESULTS: and, Maurina Stidtol*: third, Andra Franch.
Haavywaioht: Vat, Natalia By tar; aaoond, Madium Waight; Drat, Natalia Aurand, aac-
Amy Raad; third, NyMd Krappa. ond, Staphanla Stidfola; third, Shawn
Madium Haavywalghc Vat, Adam Wart;
tacond, Nathan Flahar; third, Danialla Kaufl-
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