M (10 ■ V;)b'l '!B! C U tjm « K'- 11V > ijm'Jl-RMU ,h.u. * 'Ol. 38 No. 39 Stephanie Wagner’s Aged Cow Is Grand Champion Lebanon Holstein VERNON ACHENBACH, JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff NORTH CORNWALL (Leba non Co.) An aged cow owned by Stephanie Wagner, 18-year-old daughter of Vincent and Julie Wagner, of Ju-Vindale Holstcins, Myerstown, not only took the top honors as the supreme champion cow in the youth dairy cattle show of the Lebanon Area Fair, but took grand champion honors during the county’s open Holstein show, also held in conjunction with the fair. Ju-Vindalc Tradition Bobbie, almost a nine-year-old 4-H project Holstein, came through for Wag ner during Friday’s show, winning the type show in a field of more than 250 entries. The show was judged by Curtis Day, who commented on the depth of the show and the quality of the animals. On Wagner’s Holstein he commented about the length of body, udder floor above the hocks and the condition of the udder, feet and legs. Dale Hostetler who farms with his sons in Annville, showed the reserve grand champion Holstein, Barn Raising: A Social Event Neighbors, family, and friends helped this week to build the dairy bam extension for 40 cows in an old-fashioned barn raising for Ken and Mike Oenlinger along Strasburg • Pike east of Lancaster. See story on Page A-23. Photo by Evantt Nawswangor, managing 60t Per Copy 4-year-old Dale-Pride Mark Arabclle-ET, an Very Good 87 that had taken top of the 3-year-old class in last year’s competition. Her dam, Dale-Pride Pete Agatha, was reserve grand champion in 1987, as a 4-year-old. Hostetlers repeated their fourth consecutive year in being awarded the show’s premier exhibitor and breeder banners. The Hostetler clan also showed the junior champion Holstein, which Bryan Hostetter showed, an intermediate yearling heifer, Dale- Pride Arthurs Precise. The heifer’s sire, Dale-Pride Mark Arthur, is a brother to Arabelle. The reserve junior champion Holstein was shown by Adam Son nen and Lisa Francisco, of Rich land. A summer yearling heifer, the reserve champion was Frog more Sky Buck Becky, a Hanover hill Skybuck daughter. LEBANON AREA FAIR Open'Holstein Show Results BULL CALF: I. Nelson Bomgardner, (Turn to Pag* A3O) Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 7, 1993 Stephanie Wagner holds the halter of her supreme champion dairy animal of the youth dairy shows at Lebanon Area Fair, which two days later secured the grand champion title of the county Holstein show. To the left of Wagner’s Ju-Vindale Tradi tion Bobbie is the Dale Maulfair family, sponsor of the supreme award Rattle holds their son David, while Daryl and Jennifer present the trophy. To the right of Wagner is the Lebanon Area Fair royalty from the left, Amy Burkhart, Jamie Irwin, Jennifer Bashore and Stacy Krall. Four Sections Vote Due On National Dairy Promotion Board VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) State Secretary of Agri culture Boyd Wolff and the Pen nsylvania Farmer’s Association/ Farm Bureau have been urging dairy producers to exercise their right to vote on whether or not to keep the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. The voting, or referedum, per iod is from August S through August 16. Ballots are available from local ASCS offices, or can be obtained by calling 1-800-745-5417 OJSDA). Voting is done individually, and through bloc voting. Bloc voting is when a large cooperative fanning organization casts a vote on behalf of its members. Preparations Underway For Ag Progress Days ROCK SPRINGS (Centre Co.) —Preparations are under way for Ag Progress Days August 17 to 19 at Penn State’s Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center, nine miles southwest of State College on Route 45. The theme for this year’s annual event, “Conserving Our Resources Through Science,” highlights the efforts of agricultural scientists and farmers to preserve water and soil quality while providing a safe and abundant supply of food. This exposition attracts up to 50,000 people each year and has become one of the most respected agricultural events in the East. Lancaster Farming's issue next week will feature extensive preparatory coverage of the schedule of events and messages from the exhibitors who will be at the show. In addition, see Page C-8 this week for an early review of exhi bitor locations and the schedule of educational and show events. $19.75 Per Year However, all individual are free to cast their own vote. Individuals who object to the position of their organization may vote in their own manner the votes running in opposition to the bloc vote are deducted from the whole. Bloc voting was enacted to ease the process of gaining consensus to allow each orga nization’s members to agree on their own position and to offer it as a whole, instead of each individual being required to submit a separate document. Although not specifically out lined as such, to knowledge, com mon knowledge is that individual voting is maintained to ensure that members are not misrepresented by organization leadership. It also serves to allow the major (Turn to Page A 39)