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DAVID HIEBERT
Westmoreland Co. Correspondent
UNIONTOWN (Fayette Co.)
At the conclusion of the 10-day
Fayette County Fair, a diversified
family partnership carried home a
load of trophies.
The Allen Hill Dairy, Smock,
won the premier exhibitor award,
and showed the open grand cham
pion, the 4-H grand champion,
and 4-H reserve champion in the
Black and White show recently.
According to Jay Espenshade,
Fayette County extension agent,
entries for the show were up about
10 percent from last year. He attri
butes the rise to an increased inter
est in the 4-H program of the
county.
Fayette County 4-H member
ship is up about 20 percent this
year. “We had the 4-H show se
parate this year to give recognition
to the work put into the program,”
said Espenshade. Judge for the
show was Holstein breeder Jim
Burdette, Wind Noll View Hol
stein Farms, Mercersbutg.
The Allen Hill Farm is a part
nership between brothers Rick and
Ron and their families. In addition
to the approximately 250-acre
farm, with a dairy herd of about
123, the Allens have a retail outlet
located on Rt. SI and host Hallo
ween hayrides during the month
of October.
The next district Holstein exhi
bition will be the Mon Valley
Area Show on September 6. Call
Jay Espenshade, extension agent
for Fayette County, at (412)
438-0111 for mote information.
FAYETTE BLACK AND
WHITE SHOW RESULTS
Fayette County Fair Black and White (Holstein) winners
are senior reserve and reserve champion female shown by
Rodney Rankin, Rankin Farm and the senior champion and
grand champion female with Ron and Rick Allen of Allen Hill
Farms.
On the left, Jil Rankin holds the ribbons and trophies for
the junior reserve champion at the Fayette County Black
and White Show. On the right Is Junior champion held by
Taylor A. Allen of Allen Hill Farms.
Alien Hill Farm Wins Big At Fayette Show
FIRST PLACE WINNERS LISTING
FAYETTE COUNTY
BLACK AND WHITE SHOW
4-H
4-H Class: Spring Heller Calf - Owner
Shelby Allan, Entry Allan-HUI Raidar Gabby
Gam.
4-H Ctaas: Winter Halter Calf • Ownar
Taylor Alina, Entry Altan-Hill Raidar Oath
Gam.
4-H Ctaaa: Fall Halter Call • Owner Char
laa E. Mariana, Entry Eatt-Vua Mascot Mol-
ly.
4-H Claaa: Sutnmar Yaarllng Halter •
Ownar Chari at E. Mariana, Entry Eatt-Vua
Trendy Tilth.
4-H Class; Spring Yaarllng Halter •
Ownar Taylor A. Allan, Entry Alien-Hill Volt
age Daneka.
4-H Claaa: Winter Yaarllng Halter - Own
ar Courtney L. Allan, Entry Allen-HIII Star-
Buck Satha.
4-H Claaa; Fall Yaarllng Halter • Ownar
Oarak Harvey, Entry Jackson-Farm Lead
man Patty.
4-H Claaa; Junior Two-Yaar-Old - Owner
Taylor Allen, Entry Alien-Hill Mark Elite 0,
4-H Grand Champion.
4-H Claaa: Sanlor Two-Yaar-Old • Own
ar Jill E. Jackson, Entry Jackson-Farm Bou
tonniere Jo.
4-H Cleee: Senior Three-Year-Old -
Owner Taylor Allen, Entry Alien-Hill Valor
Daneen, Reserve Champion.
4-H Claes: Five-Year-Old - Owner Kim
Thomas, Entry Jackson-Farm Kasper Gin
ger.
Opan Class: Spring Halter Call • Owner
Shelby Allen, Entry Alien-Hill Raider Gabby
Gem.
Open Claes: Winter Halter Call - Ownar
Rankin Farm, Entry Rankin Dlxiecrat Lassie,
Junior Reserve Champion.
Open Class: Fall Haller Call - Owner
Charles E. Marietta, Entry Eatt-Vua Mascot
Molly.
Open Claaa; Summer Yaarllng Halter •
Ownar Charles E. Marietta, Entry Eatt-Vua
Trendy Trish.
Opan Claaa; Spring Yaarllng Halter •
Ownar Taylor A. Allan, Entry Alien-Hill Volt
age Daneka, Junior Champion.
Opan Claaa: Winter Yearling Halter -
Owner Courtney L. Allen, Entry, Alien-Hill
Starßuck Sasha.
Opan Class: Fall Yaaiilng Heifer - Own
er Darak Harvey, Entry Jackaon-Farm lead
man Patty.
Opan Claaa: Junior Beat Three Fa
males • Owner Allen Hill Dairy.
Opan Claes: Dry Cow Four Years I Un
dsr • Owner Allan A Terry Kuehn, Entry Dia
mond-Cut Mke Edipse-E.T.
Opan Class: Dry Cow Five Years A Old
er - Owner Rankin Farms.
OPEN CLASS
Ju!s ® c Fayetto Coun, y Fa,r B,ack and White Show went to Ron and
Rick Allen of Allen Hill Farms as premier exhibitors and to Bill Jackson as premier
p? B y ter ; Jc ffj 5 !!?” 0,1993 Fa y otte County Fair Queen, separates the competitors.
Pnotoa by David Hlabart
Open Class: Junior Twe-Year-Old •
Owner Jason L. Rankin, Entry Rankin Kitten
Astro Jet Kity.
Opan Claaa: Senior Two-Year-Old •
Owner Jill E. Jackson, Entry Jackson-Farm
Boutonniere Jo.
Open Ctase: Junior Three-Yeer-OW -
Owner Tront Stoyor, Entry Stoytr Farm Tor
nado Courtnoy.
Opan Ctaaa: Sanler Throo-Yaar-OM -
Owner Liia J. Rankin, Entry Rankin Barb H
di-Ho Twinkle, Reieive Champion Senior
Female and Reserve Grand Champion Fe
male.
Open Claes: Feur-Yaar-Oltf • Owner Al
len Hill Dairy, Entry Alien-Hill Very Dusk,
Senior Champion Female and Grand Cham
pion Female.
Opan CIm«: Flv«-Y»«r-OW • Owner
Jackson Farms, Entry Jackson-Farm Kasper
Bianca.
Opan Class: 100,000 • Owner Rankin
Farm, Entry Ranklr) Kay Kitten Saxation.
Opan Ciasa: Six Year* I Older ■ Owner
Allen Hill Dairy, Entry Allen-HIII Carmine
Gene Gem.
Opan Class: Bast Udder - Owner Allan
Hill Dairy.
Open Claes: Best Three Females - Own
er Rankin Farm
Open Class: Produce of Dam • Owner
Rankin Farm.
Opan Class: Dam and Daughter-Owner
Allen HID Dairy.
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
The American Guernsey Associa
tion has recently honored Ray
mond F. Witmer, of Willow Street,
for his distinguished service to the
breed at the National Guernsey
Convention in Dubuque, lowa.
Winner’s dairy career began in
1937 when he bought his first
registered Guernsey as a 4-H calf.
In 1952, with the help of his wife
Louise, he purchased the home
farm from his parents. The couple
raised four children.
With his herd of Guernseys at
Penn Del Farm, Winner owned the
high herd for fat in his county and
the nation as well as developing
two gold star sires. Golden harvest
King Cole, and Lake Louise Kings
Reliable, both of which went into
artificial insemination (A. 1.) use.
The Penn Del herd was on offi
cial test from its formation in 1952,
until is was dispersed in 1988.
From 1961 forward, Penn Del
Farm was a regular recipient of the
Gold Star Breeder Award. Their
milk was sold under the Golden
Guernsey label to a local dairy
until bought out by a larger region
al dairy.
Winner paid close attention to
In the 4-H competition at the Fayette County Fair Black
and White Show, the winner had to call for help from his
cousin, since two of his animals won. On the left, Taylor Al
len holds the 4-H grand champion, the Junior 2-year-old en
try from Allen Hill Farms. Cousin Danielle Allen helps out
with the reserve champion, the senior 3-year-old entry from
Allen Hill Farms. Both young people have been a part of 4-H
for six years.
Witmer Honored
production and type to develop a
herd with uniformity and
longevity.
Witmer has strong ties in the
dairy community. Elsie Wolff, a
fellow Pennsylvania Guernsey
breeder, said Witmer has “always
been a strong supporter of the
Guernsey cow and (the breed’s)
potential to be a leader among the
dairy breeds.
“Raymond is respected in his
community as a leader and williing
to lend a helping hand,” she said.
Witmer was certified as an
approved judge for all breeds in
Pennsylvania by the state’s
Purebred Dairy Cattle Association
(PDCA) and judged cattle for near
ly 20 years.
He was also active 'showing
cattle in Maryland, Harrisburg,
Madison, Wis., and Louisville.
Ky.
Penn Del Farm hosted the Pen
nsylvania PDCA judging school
twice, along with numerous 4-H,
FFA and college judging teams
Ag Progress Days
"Conserving Our Resources Through Selene *”
over the years.
In 1987, Winner received the
Charles Cowen Memorial Award
for leadership contributing to the
improvement and promotion of the
Pennsylvania dairy industry from
the Pennsylvania Dairy and Allied
Industries Association.
He received a certificate of
appreciation in 1975 from the
American Guernsey Cattle Club
for sincere dedication and leader
ship in the Guernsey industry
while serving as a member of the
board of directors from 1965 to
1975. In 1964, the American
Grassland Council named him
recipient of their Outstanding Pen
nsylvania Farmer Award.
A member of National Dairy
' Shrine, a past chairman of the Mid-
Atlantic Guernsey Sires, past pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Guern
sey Breeders Association, and a
director and class sponsor of the
Pennsylvania All-American
Show, he has also been the presi
dent for Guernsey Restaurants Inc.
for six years.