A26*Lancastt Farming, Saturday, Septambar 5, 1992
Gay N. Brownlee
Somerset Co. Correspondent
MEYERSDALE (Somerset
Co.) It was a long and grueling
day of work for some 105 FFA
and 4-H club members at the
county fair’s Junior Livestock
Show given the hot August weath
er. With sweaty bodies, unkempt
hair and splotched white clothes
resulting from about seven or
more hours of showing their
bovine, they performed like troop
ers, masking their “udder”
weariness.
When it was over, Philka Pete
Cavalier Vicky was the supreme
champion, but owner Suzy Stutz
man, 17, Friedens, could only
think about a good shower and
some shut-eye following a previ
ous night’s rest of only two and a
half houis.
Bom December 12, 1987, Vic
ky’s breeder was Phillip D.
Laughman from Thomasville. Her
sire and dam were Straight-Pine
Elevation Pete and Rock-Maple
Cavalier Violet Red.
Stutzman, the daughter of Mike
and Barbara Stutzman, has two
younger sisters who are also
active dairy show participants.
She belongs to the Milkdrops 4-H
Club.
Kirsten Miller’s three-year-old
cow, Quaker-Farm Astrojet Sue
Ellen was named reserve grand
champion. Bom on Dec. 14,1988,
Ellen’s breeder was Clarence
Mark Miller, Boswell. Ellen’s sire
and dam were Bridon Astro Jet
and Quaker-Farm Power Pac Miss
Elly.
Miller, her elder brother and
Champion Steer Named
At Somerset Fair
Gay N. Brownlee
Somerset Co. Correspondent
MEYERSDALE (Somerset
Co.) Fourteen-year-old Chris
Schmuck of Rockwood knew his
1,215 pound Chianina market
steer had a good chance for the
grand champion honor, but still
kept his elation low-key when it
happened. For the proud teenager
it was a new experience needing
time for adjustment.
Schmuck, the son of Ron and
Linda Schmuck, has three sisters
and a brother, all of whom live on
Deer Run Farm, aptly dubbed for
the profuse number of graceful
whitetailed deer parading over the
250 beef-farming acres.
Besides his steer, Schmuck, a
member of the High Ridge 4-H
Club, brought both rabbits and
White Leghorn chickens to the
county fair which took blue rib
bons in their class.
Kevin Stahl showed the reserve
grand champion, a bitter sweet
victory for the 18-year-old from
The Somerset County grand champion steer is shown
with owner Christopher Schmuck. Christy Sanner, fair
queen and Greg McKean, judge, share the honors.
Somerset Fair Junior Dairy Show Winners Named
two younger sisters live with their
parents. Mark and Martha Miller
on a dairy farm near Boswell. Her
4-H Club is the Supermilkers.
Sixteen-year-old Ben Miller,
Boswell, had the best animal bred
and owned in the Holstein classes.
The Ayrshire class grand
champion owner was Joshua
Vought, Meyersdale, with a spring
yearling. Another spring yearling
claimed reserve grand champion.
It was owned by Caleb Vought,
also from Meyersdale. Both
young men belong to the Cassel
man Valley 4-H Club.
Grand champions in the Brown
Swiss class were. Tim Mostoller,
Garrett for the FFA and Justin
Fuls, Berlin in 4-H. Fuls also had
the reserve grand champion.
Guernsey class grand champion
belonged to Carrie Eckman,
Hooversville, followed by Kristin
Walker, Meyersdale, owner of the
reserve grand champion.
Winners in the Jersey class
were 4-H’er Ricki Johnson,
Somerset, with the grand champ
ion, and Marty Stutzman’s cow in
FFA. Stutzman comes from Mey
ersdale. Reserve grand champions
belonged to Jason Baughman,
Glencoe, FFA; Angelina Poligar
do, Meyersdale; 4-H.
Oren Bender, Garrett County,
Md. was the Type judge. Judging
Showmanship was Carol Schur
man from Indiana County.
In all, 14 Somerset County 4-H
clubs and FFA chapters had show
exhibitors.
Following is a list of top three
class winners:
AYRSHIRE
Spring Yurllng; 1. Joshua Vought, 2.
Somerset. It marked the fifth time
that his steer got the reserve grand
champion title and the fourth suc
cessive year it happened. But
grand champions have always
remained elusive for Stahl’s well
cared for steers.
Despite their happiness, Robert
and Doris Stahl, like their son, felt
the poignancy of the moment
when the final announcement
came that “Buck,” a Chi/Angus
Cross weighing 1,225 pounds, like
his predecessors, was Reserve
Grand Champion.
Dan Ferko, 18, of Central City
showed the County-bred champ
ion with his 1,335 pound Angus
Cross. Placing as the County-bred
reserve champion was the
1,235-pound Limousin steer
shown by Lindsay Schmuck of
Rockwood.
The show saw some 71 steers
judged for Type by Greg McKean,
Mercer Co., and for Showman
ship, by Mary Shick, Washington
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Caleb Vought; 3. Sonja Vought.
BROWN SWISS
Spring Call: 1. Lacey Coleman.
Spring Yearling: 1. Tim Mostoller; 2. Jus
tin Fuls.
Fall Yearling: 1. Heather Fuls.
Six-Yr. And Older: 1. Justin Fuls.
GUERNSEY
Winter Calf: 1. Kristin Walker.
Fall Calf: 1. Kristin Walker.
Spring Yearling: 1. Carrie Anne Eckman.
JERSEY
Spring Calf; 1 Ricki Johnson; 2 Charles
Johnson: 3. Matthew Moyer.
Winter Calf; 1 Marty Stutzman; 2. Eric
Lohr; 3. Charles Johnson.
Fall Call; 1. Jason Baughman; 2. Marty
Stutzman, 3. Eric Lohr.
Summer Yearling: 1 Ricki Johnson, 2.
Shelby Moyer
Spring Yearling; 1. Joshua Van Tassel, 2
Ricki Johnson
Winter Yearling; 1 Ricki Johnson, 2 Jodi
Flick
Dry Cow 2-Yr. Over: 1 Angelina Poligar
do, 2 Marty Stutzman
Junior 2-Yr. Old; 1 Earl Thomas
Senior 2-Yr. Old; 1 Ricki Johnson. 2
Jodi Flick, 3 Eric Lohr
Three-Yr. Old; 1. Angelina Poligardo
Four-Yr. Old: 1 Charles Johnson, 2
Charles Johnson. 3 Eric Lohr
Flve-Yr. Old: 1 Eric Lohr.
Junior Champion; FFA, Marty Stutzman,
4-H, Ricki Johnson
Junior Reserve; FFA, Jason Baughman,
4-H, Ricki Johnson
Bast Animal Brad and Owned: Ricki
Johnson.
HOLSTEIN
Spring Call; 1. Matt Mosholder, 2 Marcy
Stutzman: 3 Adam Winters
Winter Calf: 1 Mark Ream. 2 Kristi
Latuch, 3. Donna Philipp
Fall Calf: 1 Jill Rohrbaugh, 2 Jill Stutz
man, 3 Corby Svonavec
Summer Yearling: 1 Jill Stutzman, 2
Donna Philipp, 3 Marcy Stutzman
Spring Yearling; 1 Jill Stutzman, 2 Todd
Lohr, 3 Kimberly Barnett
Winter Yearling; 1 Julie Will, 2 Julie Will,
3 William Mosholder
Fall Yearling: 1. William Mosholder, 2.
Shawn Foy; 3 Jeffrey Smiley
Junior Champion; FFA. Man Welch, 4-H,
Bill Mosholder.
Junior Reserve: FFA, Jonathan Smiley,
4-H, Julie Will.
Dry Cow 2-Yr., Ovor; 1. Suzy Stutzman;
2. Scott elites.
Junior 2-Yr. Old: 1. Bradley Reiman; 2.
Jill Stutzman; 3. Jill Walker.
Ninety-Eight Lambs
Exhibited At Somerset Fair
GAY N. BROWNLEE
Somerset Co. Correspondent
MEYERSDALE (Somerset
Co.) Some 98 lambs were
shown in the Market Lamb Show
at (he Somerset County Fair last
week.
The grand champion belonged
to 12-year-old Heather Fuls of
Berlin whose family only recently
moved into the county. Her par
ents are Kevin and Karen Fuls.
Fuls’ champion lamb was a
Suffolk weighing 116 pounds.
Amy Schmuck, 13, of Rock
wood had the reserve grand cham
pion with her 129-pound Hamp
shire lamb.
Jason Knotts of Hyndman ex
hibited the county bred champion
with his 124-pound Suffolk lamb.
Judging type was Curtis Hugh
es, a vocational-agriculture in
structor at West Green High
School. Mary Shick from Wash
ington Co. judged showmanship.
Following is a list of top three
in each class:
Class 1:1. Kristin Randall, 2 Aman
da Meier, 3. lan Hummel.
Class 2: 1. Jodi Flick, 2. Kristen
Long, 3. Jennifer Randall.
Class 3: 1. Keith Morris, 2. Joshua
Glessner, 3. Casey Svonavec.
Class 4; 1. Christy Croner, 2. Jodi
Flick, 3. Corby Svonavec.
Group Champions: 1. Christy
Croner, 2. Jodi Flick.
Class 5:1. Casey Croner, 2 Tegan
Hayes, 3. Heidi Yommer.
Class 6:1. Matthew Pyle, 2 Manlee
Appel, 3. Jenna Svonavec.
Class 7; 1. Christopher Shultz, 2
Kami Hillegass, 3. Jacob Vough
Class 8: 1 David Livengood, 2
Manlee Appel, 3. Terry Jerin.
Group Champions: 1 Casey Cron
er, 2. David Livengood.
Class 9: 1 Justin Fuls, 2. Jeremy
Bittner, 3. Jarod Hoover.
Class 10; 1. Heather Fuls, 2. An
drew Moser, 3. David Livengood.
Class 11:1. Jeremy Bittner, 2. Te
gan Hayes, 3 Daniel Miller.
Philka Pete Cavalier Vicky was the cow named supreme
champion at the Somerset County Fair’s junior dairy show.
Suzy Stutzman, right, is the owner and Melissa Spory, is the
county dairy princess.
Senior 2-Yr. Old: 1. Ben Miller; 2 Jon Senior Reserve: FFA, Jonathan Smiley,
Smiley; 3. Jon Smiley. 4-H, Kirsten Miller.
Thrse-Yr. Old: 1. Kirsten Miller. 2. Jill SHOWMANSHIP
Stutzman. Junior; 1. Brad Reiman, 2. Marcy Stutz-
Four-Yr. Old; 1. Suzy Stutzman man; 3. Jessica Lynch.
Flve-Yr. Old: 1. Ben Miller Intermediate; 1. Jill Stutzman; 2. Oonna
Slx-Yrt. and Older; 1 Cnsty Sanner Philipp; 3. Kirsten Miller.
Senior Champion; FFA, Jonathon Smi- Senior and Grand Champion: 1. Scott
ley: 4-H, Suzy Stutzman Ream; 2. Charles Johnson; 3. Maik Ream.
Heather Fuls, 12, shows her grand champion market
lamb.
Class 12: 1. Noah Wareham, 2. Cl, “ 16: Am y Schmuck. 2. An-
Seth Deem, 3. Joshua King. 9®“ Livengood, 3. Amanda Frazier.
Group Champions: 1. Heather Group Champions: 1. Amy
Fuls, 2. Justin Fuls. Schmuck, 2. Erin Livengood.
Class 13: 1. Erin Livengood, 2. Senior Showman: 1. Julie Sines, 2
Christopher Shultz, 3. Robert Musser. Da ? F f rko - 3 - Robert Long.
Class 14: 1. Jeff Knotts, 2. Jennifer Jun,or Showman; 1. Jenna Svona-
Black, 3. Corby Svonavec. vec - 2 - Erin Livengood, 3. Joshua King.
Class 15:1. Jason Knotts, 2. Debbie p,ir,: 1 - Matthew Pyle, 2. Angela
Black, 3. Heidi Yommer. Livengood. 3. Tegan Hayes.