A2O-LancMttf Fanning, Saturday, July 31, 1983
Stephanie Wagner Shows
VERNON ACHENBACH, JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
NORTH CORNWALL (Leba
non Co.) Stephanie Wagner,
daughter of Vince and Julie Wag
ner, Myerstown, on Tuesday took
home the trophy for showing the
supreme dairy animal at the Leba
non Area Fair. It was her third
supreme title and the second in a
row.
The Lebanon Area Fair was held
this week with youth and open
dairy shows being held Tuesday
for all breeds, except for Holsteins.
The Holstein open class show was
held yesterday, past newspaper
deadline.
The competition for supreme
dairy animal is the final event of
the day, held among the FFA and
4-H contestants who showed grand
champion animals in the five
respective dairy breeds.
there is a maximum of 10 ani
mals that can be in the ring for the
final selection. On Tuesday there
were seven grand champions,
since there were no FFA entries in
three of the colored breeds.
Wagner not only took home the
top trophy for her aged cow, Ju-
Vindale Tradition Bobbie, bom
September 1984, but she also won
Garrett Mase holds the halter of his reserve g rand champ
ion Brown Swiss.
. trophy v lha hatter of her 4-H and
open class grand champion Brown Swiss.
the fair’s Best Bred and Owned
competition, winning a savings
bond from Lebanon Agway Inc.
The Best Bred and Owned com
petition is perhaps the most
demanding for the youth since it is
based on a compiliation of points
derived from several efforts
the bred and owned 4-H project
animal itself, the project book,
showmanship and fitting.
The maximum points possible is
50, broken down to 20 for the pro
ject book, and 10 points each for
the other three areas.
Stephanie won with 48 points,
edging out Jesse Bomgardner who
had 47.5 points, and Kevin Bom
gardner with 47 points.
Each received a savings bond
from Agway.
Stephanie said her aged cow,
dam to Wagner’s last year supreme
champion, “has always done well
by me. I don’t know what else to
say. I’m very, very happy.”
The final two competitions were
held Tuesday evening and judged
by Holstein judge David Castro
giavanni, of Montrose, who also
farms more than 500 acres and
milk 250 registered Holsteins.
“This was a big show and the
qualify ran real deep. The big thing
Third Lebanon S erne Daf
left, the best bred and owned dairy cattle of the Lebanon Area Fair are.
from third place to first, Kevin Hostetter, Jesse Hostetter, and Stephanie Wagner.
Joining are the Lebanon Area Fair royalty from the left, Amy Burkhart, Jamie Irwin
(fair queen), Jenny Maulfair (little miss), Stacy Krall, and Jennifer Bashore. Wagner
also showed .the supreme dairy animal of the 4-H and FFA entries.
is the quality running real deep at fairgrounds. “It is by far the nicest tein was 4-year-old Loving Mea
the show. It’s not that commone at (show facility) I ever judged at" dows Persimmon, bred, owned and
county 4-H shows to have classes The colored breed shows were shown by Kevin Bomgaidner, also
with more than 30 entries," he said, judged by John Morris. of Ono. The FFA reserve grand
“Those are really big classes. Wagner’s Holstein was also 4-H champion was Kathy Mase’s Ken-
There may be one or two other grand champion of the Hosltein Ire Isaac Corrin, a 3-year-old own
counties with (show of a similar show followed by reserve grand ed and bred cow.
stature), but it is very atypical,” champion Loving Meadows Lover In the Ayrshire breed, the Hem-
Castrogiavanni said. Girl, shown by Jay Bomgardner, of ley family Merrit, Heather and
The judge also commented on Ono. Amber showed the grand
the new facilities at the Lebanon The FFA grand champion Hols- (Turn to Pago A 26)
Bomgardner
From the left, Merrtt Hernley and friend Neil Kittle show the Ayrshire grand and
reeetve grand champion cows.
hold the halter of thi
Junior champions, with
Animal