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VOL 37 No. 46
State Youth Culminate Year’s Dairy Showing Activities
VERNON ACHENBACH, JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The filtering process of
breeding, training, showing, keep
ing records and all the travel and
extra effort required to keep and
show a dairy animal is an under
taking for which many adults don’t
or can’t have time or energy.
For the state’s dairy youth, the
efforts are part of a learning pro
cess of what makes and is a top
quality dairy animal. And for
many, the showing done while a
member of 4-H will be the last time
they enter the showring.
In this context, the Pennsylvania
Junior Dairy Show carries with it a
huge amount of emotion and
weight in the eyes of the youth.
Monday’s show, held in con
junction with the All American
Dairy Show at the state Farm Show
Complex in Harrisburg, carried
with it all those things.
In appreciation of their effort.
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
The Keystone International
Livestock Exposition is in its 36th
year at Harrisburg. The Exposi
tion is recognized nationally as a
showcase for the nation’s top beef
cattle, swine, sheep, and horses. It
will be held at the Farm Show
Complex in Harrisburg on Octob
er 1-5.
Along with a huge array ot
livestock, the Exposition will
Out of 33 contestants, Judges chose Crystal Schweighof-
J" the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess. Robin Wilbur, the
cnner state princess, crowned the Wayne County 1 8-yea r
a* the state pageant In Harrisburg. For pageant story
wrn to page 82.
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judges of the show made extra
efforts to encourage the fewer than
100 spectators to applaude the
youth’s showings.
The show was attended, howev
er, by many of the state’s dairy
industry and agirculture’s top offi
cials, including state Secretary of
Agriculture Boyd Wolff, who took
time from his schedule to check on
the show and review the placings.
Type judges for the shows
included Dr. Lee Majesky, of the
University of Maryland, for the
Milking Shorthorn, Guernsey and
Ayrshire; Dr. David Dickson of
Madison Wis., for the Brown
Swiss and Jersey; and Richard
Keene of Giblertsville, N.Y., for
the Holstein breed.
Showmanship judges included
Benjamin Dum, of Elliotsburg,
Robot Barley, of Conestoga and
Lisa Francisco, of Branchville,
NJ.
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KILE Announces Outstanding Youth
include commercial and educa
tiooaLexhibits, top quality enter
tainment, and a tantalizing assort
ment of foods prepared by various
Pennsylvania commodity groups.
Of special interest is the
advanced announcement of the
outstanding livestock youth in 4-H
and FFA that are to be honored at
the opening ceremonies on Thurs
day evening. The Pennsylvania
Livestock Association will honor
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 26, 1992
From the left, David Fava holds the halter of his reserve grand champion Guernsey,
while Aaron Gable holds the halter of his grand champion and receives awards from
John Morrow, president of the state Guernsey Breeders Association and Guernsey
Queen Cathy Kennis.
the following youths. They are:
FFA Boy Award 1992
John P. Risser, 19-year-old son
of Mr. & Mrs. Harold Risser of
The highest-selling animal of the Eastern National Holstein Sale was this 4-month
old calf held by a leadsman which sold for $16,000 to ABS Speciality Genetics. From
the left is Alan Meyer, consignor; Dave Rama, auctioneer; Jennifer Rosenberry, dairy
princess; Mark Meyer, consignor; Sandy Gross, dairy princess; Dave Thorbahn, man
ager of sire selection for ABS; Robin Dennlston, a sales manager for ABS; Doug Baker
(partially hidden), ABS Pennsylvania district sales manager; and Bill Nichol, execu
tive director of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association.
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Consigning a calf to the
Eastern National Holstein Sale for
the first time Wednesday evening,
Mark and Alan Meyers of Tidy
Brook Farm, Greencastle, hit the
jackpot, sharing honors for having
the highest selling lot, receiving
$16,000 for a 4-month-old heifer
calf.
The sale was held in the Small
Arena of the state Farm Show
Eastern National Holstein
Sale Nets $273,000
Lebanon, is a member of the
Cedar Crest FFA Chapter at the
Cedar Crest High School. John
has carried projects in market
Complex, as part of the week-long
Pennsylvania All American Dairy
Show.
Reich To Be Honored
At PCC Meeting
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Pennsylvania Council of
Cooperatives (PCC) will hold its
annual meeting in October to pro
vide opportunity to reflect, reor
ganize, and plan for the future.
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hogs starting with 22 head in 1988
and in 1991 was feeding ISO head.
He started out with nine sows and
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An equally priced offering of
the national sale was a first choice
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The 1992 annual meeitng runs
from Thursday noon through Fri
day noon, October 1 and 2, 1992
at the Days Inn in Stale College.
The meeting theme: Cooperatives
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$19.00 Per Year