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    Farming, Saturday, January 16, 1993
Youth Lead In Open Beef Show Competition
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Some championships can be
obtained in a record amount of
time.
Just ask Erin Krueger, Coates
ville, 12-ye«r-old daughter of Greg
and Jane Krueger. Erin, South
Brandywine seventh grader,
showed Kruegers Reba Belle (S:
R&J Maxima, D: Kruegers Bella
donna) out of the early summer
heifer calf class to the grand
champion Angus and supreme
champion female on Monday at
the Farm Show.
Erin has been showing with her*
family for several years, and said
this is her first Farm Show
championship.
The'family also won reserve
champion with Kruegers Emy
jed
Charolals on Monday at the Farm Show,
champion Angus to supreme champion female at the
open beef show on Monday. Standing from left are Jane,
Erin's mother; Amy Krueger; Erin; Boyd Wolff, secretary
of agriculture; Anita Meek, beef Industry representative;
and Erin’s father, Greg. Photo by Andy Andrews.
Farm Show Opening
business community to preserve,
protect and enhance Pennsylva
nia’s agricultural heritage and our
agribusiness base,” Casey said.
‘This new lab will help protect the
most profitable sector of our farm
industry, animal „ agriculture.”
The governor said animal agri
culture represents 70 percent of
Pennsylvania’s total farm receipts
of $3.8 billion and is the principle
resource of the state’s $l5 billion
food processing industry.
The governor also said plans are
in the works to pave parking areas
and replace the main exhibition
area floor. And his other initiatives
include:
Forming an Animal Health
Commission to help develop poli
cies that will protect the invest
ments and livelihoods of Pennsyl
vania farm families.
Creating a Farmland Preserva
Lou, shown by her father, Greg,
from the junior heifer calf
(Jan.-Feb. 1992) class.
Although many times the open
shows are won by veteran show
man, Kevin Rooker, 11, has grown
up cm a Polled Hereford beef farm.
He took only four years, from
showing at the Fayettle County
Fair since he was 7, to exhibiting
the grand champion Polled Here
ford heifer at the open show beef
competition.
Kevin, son of Keith and Linda
Rooker, Uniontown, paraded in
the ring the “bigger frame type of
female,” said judge Howard Hoff
man, Far Hills, NJ. The heifer,
KWR Fore Girl (S; IGT Forecaster
1737, D: KHR JJ My Girl 1004)
showed completeness and balance,
according to Hoffman, which
competed in the junior heifer calf
(Contlnued from Pago C 3)
tion Program that has enabled the
Commonwealth' to permanently
protect from development more
than 23,000 acres of prime
farmland.
Developing a new agricultural
product marketing program—
“Quality...From Our Home to
Yours.” This marketing program
has resulted in an 85 percent
increase in the value of agricultural
exports from Pennsylvania.
Establishing the CHEMS WEEP
farm chemical collection program
that has helped farmers dispose of
nearly 30,000 pounds of unwanted
pesticides free-of-charge.
Creating new markets for fresh
fruits and vegetables through the
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Prog
ram that provides vouchers to
28,000 women enrolled in th£
Women, Infants and Children
nutrition program.
to Celebration
(Jan.-Feb. 1992) class
Kevin also had to best brother
Kyle and nine others in the same
class.
The grand champion bull of the
Polled Hereford breed went to Curt
Stockdale, which was “athletic and
stylish-looking,” according to
Hoffman. Curt, 15. Dayton, has
been showing for seven years. He
is jl member of the Dayton 4-H
Livestock Club.
Judges for the show were Tom
Reedy, Lovington, 111. and Howard
Hoffman, Far Hills, NJ.
Following is a list of show
results.
FARM SHOW
BEEF CATTLE
RESULTS
POLLED HEREFORD
Late Spring Heifer Calves: 1. Kevin Hooker.
2. Salunga Acres. 3. Salunga Acres. Early
Spring Heifer Calves: 1. Salunga Acres. 2.
Delaware Valley College. 3. Spring Bottom
Farm. Junior Heifer Calves: 1. Kevin Hooker.
2. Salunga Acres. 3. Curt Stockdale. Winter
Heifer Calves: 1. Salunga Acres. 2. Salunga
Acres. 3. T. Wolfhope-Mt. Ridge Farm.
Senior Heifer Calves’ 1. Jason Osterstock.
Champion Heifer Calf: Kevin Hooker.
Reserve: Salunga Acres. Late Summer Year
ling Heifer: 1. Red Rose Polled Hereford. Ear
ly Summer Yearling Heifer; 1. Curt Stockdale.
2. Curt Stockdale. 3. Spring Bottom Farm.
Late Junior Yearling Heifer. 1. Kevin Hooker.
2. Cornerstone Farm. 3. Curt Stockdale.
Junior Champion Heifer; Curt Stockdale.
Reserve: Kevin Hooker. Early Junior Yearling
Heifer; 1. T. Wolfhope-Mt. Ridge Farm. 2. Jar
rett F. Findlay 3 Rebecca McMurry. Senior
Champion Heifer: 1. T. Wolfhope-Mt. Ridge
Farm Reserve: Curt Stockdale.
GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER
Kevin Hooker
RESERVE
Curt Stockdale
Cow/Calf; 1. Salunga Acres. 2. Solid Stone
Farm. Late Spring Bull Calves; 1. T.
Wolfhope-Mt. Ridge Farm. 2.
Susquehannock-Stockdale. 3. Cornerstone
Farm. Early Spring Bull Calves: 1. Keith Stan
ley. 2. Margeaux Firestlne. Junior Bull
Calves: 1. Salunga Acres. 2. Graystone
Farm. 3. Salunga Acres. Winter Bull Calves:
1. DRS Polled Herefords. Senior Bull Calves:
1. Shawn Eberiy. Champion Bull Calf; T.
Wolfhope-Mt. Ridge Farm. Reserve; Salunga
Acres. Early Summer Yearling Bull: 1. Curt
Stockdale. Late Junior Yearling Bull: 1. Curt
Stockdale. 2. T. Wolfhope-Mt. Ridge Farm. 3.
Bernard Buzanowski. Junior Champion Bull;
Cun Stockdale. Reserve: Cun Stockdale.
Early Junior Yearling Bull; 1. Glesbrook
Farm. Late 2-Year-Old Bull; 1. Glesbrook
Farm. Early 2-Year-Otd Bull; I. T. Wolfhope-
Mt Ridge Farm. Senior Champion Bull; T.
Wolfhope. Reserve: Glesbrook Farm.
GRAND CHAMPION BULL
Curt Stockdale
RESERVE
T. Wolfhope
Get-o(-Sire; 1. Curt Stockdale 2. T. Wolf
hope. 3. Glesbrook Farm. Calf Get-of-Sire: 1.
T. Wolfhope. Best Six Head: 1. Salunga
Acres. 2. Curt Stockdale. 3. T. Wolfhope. Pre
mier Exhibitor: Salunga Acres. Premier
Breeder: Curt Stockdale.
SIMMENTAL
Summer Heifer Calves; 1. Keith Carlisle. 2.
Clifford Christ. 3. Woolock Farms. Late
Spring Heifer Calves; 1. Laurel Valley Farm.
2. Laurel Valley Farm. 3. Sarah Messlck. Ear
ly Spring Heifer Calves: 1. Sarah A. Messlck
2. Troy Gelslnger. 3. Raymond G. Stough.
Junior Heitor Calves; 1. Harvest Plantation. 2.
Kenneth L. Wlnebark Family. 3. Timothy
Bishop. Winter Heifer Calves; 1. Timothy
Bishop. 2. Jessica Deets. Senior Heitor
Calves; 1. Woolock Farms. Champion Heifer
Calf: Harvest Plantation. Reserve; Keith Car
lisle. Late Summer Vearllng Heitor; 1.
Harvest Plantation. Early Summer Yearling
Heitor: 1. John Myers. 2. Debbie Bitner. 3. B
and H Venture. Late Junior Yearling Heifer; 1.
Derrick Carlisle. 2. Robert P. Liposky. 3. Sar
ah Messlck. Junior Qhamplon Heifer: John
Myers. Reserve; Derrick Carlisle. Early
Junior Yearling Heifer: 1 . Maple Cove Breed,
Shoemakers. 2. William David Flagg Jr. 3.
Jason Wagner. Senior Champion Heifer;
Maple Cove Breed. Reserve: William David
Flagg Jr. Cow and Calf: 1. Joseph M. Druck.
2. Laurel Valley Farm.
GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER
Harvest Plantation
RESERVE
John Myers
Summer Bull Calves;-1. Matthew Miller. 2.
Woolock Farms. 3. Laurel Valley Farm. Late
Spring Bull Calves: 1. Harvest Plantation. 2.’
Maple Cove Breed, Shoemakers. 3. Laurel
Valley Farpt. Early Spring Bull Calves; 1.
Woolock Farms. 2. Maple Cove Breed, Shoe
makers. 3. William and Karen Flagg. Junior
Bull Calves: 1 . Laurel Valley Farm. 2. Sarah
Met sick, 3. Double Mar Farm. Winter Bull
Calves: 1. Clifford Christ. Champion Bull Calf:
Harvest Plantation. Reserve: Matthew Miller.
Summer Yearling Bull: 1. Maple Cove Breed,
Shoemakers Late Junior Yearling Bulls; 1.
Sarah Messlck Early Junior Yearling Bulls; 1.
Maple Cove Breeder. 2. Double Mar Farm.
Junior Champion Bull' Maple Cove Breeders.
Reserve: Maple Cove Breeders. Late 2-Yeer-
(Turn to Pag* C 5)
Grand champion Limousin heifer was won by Quail
Run Ranch. From left, Roy Neer, co-owner; Judge How
ard Hoffman; Irmle Neer, co-owner; Rex McDowall, at the
halter; and Debbi Lori, secretary of the Pa. Limousin
Association.
grand champion Simmental Heifer, a Junior heifer calf, on
Monday at the Farm Show.
Grand champion Polled Hereford bull and supreme
bull champion went to Curk Stockdale, left, for DS FLAP
13A, from the late junior yearling bull class, at the Farm
Show. Howard Hoffman Judged the show.
Maple Lane Farm picked up grand champion Limousin
bull.