AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 12, 1992
RONALD CLARK
Susquehanna Co. Correspondent
HARFORD (Susquehanna Co.)
Michele and Steve Pavelski
were the winners in two out of
three of the age groups who parti
cipated in the recent Youth Judg
ing Contest at the Harford Fair
Grounds.
The third first place winner was
Justin Gamer.
The competition was organized
by Nick Place, county extension
director, Gere Reed, 4-H coor
dinator, and the Extension staff.
Three classes with four dairy
animals per group, were evaluated
by the contestants. The classes
were Jersey 2-year-old cows; Hol
stein 2-year-old cows; and Hol
stein intermediate heifer calves.
In addition to placing the ani
mals correctly, each of the young
judges was required to answer two
questions pertaining to the dairy
industry. Since the participants
were divided by age grouping, the
questions varied for each of the
age groups.
There were seven entries in
each of (he age groups. The sen
iors were from 15 to 19 years of
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Susquehanna Youth Judge Dairy Animals
age, the intermediate group was
from 11 to 14 years old, and the
junior group was comprised of
youngsters 10 years old and
younger. Although sponsored by
the 4-H, any county boy or girl
was eligible to enter the judging.
Michele Pavelski took first
place in the senior judging. She is
the daughter of Joe and Sandra
Pavelski, of Uniondale, and is a
member of the North Jackson Ag
Club.
Second place was won by Josh
ua Harvatine, whose parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harvatine, of
Thompson. Third place was
awarded to Matthew, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Curley, Irish Hill.
Harvatine is also a member of the
North Jackson 4-H, while Curley
belongs to the Irish Hill Club.
In the intermediate age group,
Steve Pavelski, brother of the sen
ior winner, came out in first place.
Second was Ryan Sprout, son of
Preston and Valerie Sprout, of
Montrose, and a member of the
DES (Dimock-Elk Lake-Spring
ville) 4-H Club. Third place was
won by Mike Hubbard, whose
parents are Gene and Denise Hub-
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Justin Gamer placed first in the
junior group. He is the son of Jim
and Kay Gamer, Montrose, and
also a member of the DES Club.
Justin Sprout, brother of Ryan,
placed second. The third place
spot was won by Matthew Robert
Pease, whose parents are Lloyd
and Denise Pease, of Susquehan
na. Matthew is another member of
the North Jackson Ag Club.
The official judge for the con-
Disaster
LINCOLN, 111. Secretary of
Agriculture Edward Madigan said
that the $755 million in emergen
cy funds for agricultural disasters
announced by President Bush can
apply to program crop losses
incurred in 1990, 1991, and 1992.
This is in addition to the $995
• million disaster assistance for
1990-1991 crops announced by
Madigan January 2.
The application period for dis
aster claims for fall-seeded prog
ram crops planted in 1991 and
harvested in 1992 began Septem-
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test was Kelly Hageman, a mar
keting communications coordina
tor for Sire Power. Hageman was
bom in Wisconsin, where she was
raised on a Holstein dairy farm.
She is a graduate of the University
of Wisconsin, where she majored
in dairy science. During her un
dergraduate years she was a mem
ber of the University’s dairy judg
ing team.
Hageman is no stranger to judg
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Assistance
ber 8 and will end October 2.
The application period for pro
ducers with losses on other 1992
crops and for producers with los
ses from 1990 or 1991 crops who
did not previously receive disaster
payments for those losses will be
gin on October 12 and end Febru
ary 12, 1993.
“Disaster assistance is available
on a per-farm basis for any two
years of 1990,1991,1992,” Madi
gan said. “The original program
provided $995 million for either
1990 or 1991. Now, relief will
also be provided for fall-seeded
program crops planted in 1991 for
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pelitors, and not only ranks the
animals and gives the reasons for
the placings, but also points out to
the participants various hints on
how cattle should be fitted for
show.
First place winners were award
ed a feeding bucket, while the sec
ond place contestants were pre
sented with a lead line. The third
prize for the young people was a
livestock brush. The awards were
presented by Sire Power.
Available
harvest in 1992.
“Producers will be eligible to
apply for assistance for 1990,
1991, or 1992 losses. However, if
producers received assistance for
any of those years, they may not
receive further assistance for that
crop year.
Madigan said producers intend
ing to file for assistance should
begin to assemble their records
now, so they will be ready when
the official application period
opens. They should contact their
county Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service office
for additional information.