A2O-Lancttter Fanning, Saturday, August 29, 1992
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
KUTZTOWN (Berks
Co.) 4-H youth from the nine
county region in southeastern Pen
nsylvania showed their dairy cattle
last week at Kutztown fairgrounds
in an attempt to qualify for the state
show scheduled for Sept. 21 at
Harrisburg.
All 4-H dairy shows leading up
to the state show are judged on the
basis of the Danish system, where
by animals are not only judged
against each other, but against the
breed model.
Those animals which are judged
to be of high enough quality to
compete at a higher level get a blue
ribbon. For the South East show, a
modified Danish system was used
including white, red and blue rib-
Stacy Geist holds the halter of her grand champion
Holstein.
Timothy Smith holds the halter of his reserve grand
champion Guernsey.
South East 4-H
bons being presented.
Also, for the state show, the 4-H
exhibitors are limited to three ani
mals, therefore those with more
than three blue ribbon animals
must select their best three to take
to the state show.
The show was open to all 4-H
dairy project youth in Berks,
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh,
Monroe, Montgomery, Northamp
ton, and Schuylkill counties.
Judges for the colored breed
dairy cattle was David Castrogia
vanni, of Montrose. John Burket,
of East Freedom, was the Holstein
judge.
Showmanship judge for the
Holstein show was Benjamin Dum
Jr., of Elliottsburg, while Robert
Barley of Conestoga was fitting
judge.
Dairy Show Selects For State
From the left, Owen Bewley shows his reserve grand champion Jersey, while Amy
Plummer holds the halter of the grand champion.
For the colored breed show, Jen
nie Brown, of York, judged for
showmanship and fitting.
The grand champion of the
Holstein show was G-Reu-Hel
Mark Spiffy, a senior 2-year-old
owned by Stacy Geist, of Mert
ztown. The sire was Walk Way
Chief Mark and was bred by Rue-
Hel Farms of Mohrsville.
Neil Rex, of Andreas, showed
the reserve grand champion Hols
tein, a 5-year-old named Fairwood
Den-Al Odyssey Mimi.
The junior champion Holstein
was Reu-Hel Inspiration Rocket, a
summer yearling owned by Trisha
Geist, of Mertztown. It was also
bred by Rue-Hel Farms.
Stephanie Kiefer, of Bangor,
showed the reserve junior champ
ion, junior yearling Otts-Own
Princess, bred by Barry Ott, also of
Bangor. Princess was sired by
Forsberg Golden Oak.
In the Ayrshire breed, Seth
Wolfgang, of Bechtclsvillc,
showed the grand champion,
4-year-old Eureka Pride Opal.
Opal was bred by Harold Kulp of
Pottstown and was sired by Mar-
Ral Commander’s Pride.
The reserve grand champion
Ayrshire was senior 2-year-old
Dreamnol Johnny’s Snow, shown
by Kevin Nolan of Cochranville. It
was bred by Robert and Sharon
Nolan and sired by St. Cesaire
Johnny.
The junior champion was a
senior calf Valle-High Fantom
Jewel, shown by Andrea Koinski,
of Mohrsville. Jewel was bred by
William Warms Jr., of Freeland,
Md. The sire was Miller’s Just
Fantom.
The reserve junior champion
was summer yearling HMM
Amelia shown by Heath Miller, of
Tamaqua. The owned and bred
animal was sired by De Bui Vag
Mozart.
In the Brown Swiss breed the
grand champion was junior 2-year
old Wind Mill Magnum Melissa,
shown by Adam Spinier of Pine
Grove. The owner-bred animal
was sired by Blessing Elegant
Magnum.
The reserve grand champion
was 5-year-old Lil-Russ Stylish
Peaches, owned by Frank Miller,
of Tamaqua. It was bred by Russel
Miller, also of Tamaqua, and was
sired by Johann Stylish.
The junior champion Brown
Swiss was junior yearling Wind
Mill Challenge Sweetie, owned by
Derrick Hix, of Mohrsville. It was
bred by Ronald Daubert of Pine
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Derrick Hix holds the halter of his grand champion Brown
Swiss.
From the left, Robert Slutter holds the halter of his grand
champion Guernsey while the Chester County Dairy Prin
cess presents his ribbon and trophy.