Linton Exhibits Solanco Beef Champion
ANDY ANDREWS
lancaater Farming Staff
QUARRYVILLB (Lancaster
Co.) —Brad Linton inspected he
had a champion after selecting a
calf from the herd of Charles Flow
en in Staunton, Va. On Thursday
night, Brad’s 1,245-pound Maine
Anjou/Angus/Chianina cross was
honored as supreme beef champ
ion at the Solanco Fair.
Brad, 17, son of Fred and Deb
Linton, Kirkwood, is a Solanco
senior. This is his third champion
ship at Solanco.
Judge Ned Sayre, who operates
a 130-brood cow registered Angus
farm called Waffle Fill in Church
Hill, . Md.. said the heavyweight
steer was a complete package. “It
has a thick, wide top, adequate in
condition, and extremely correct,”
Brad Linton, center, exhibited hie 1,245-pound euprame market beef champion at
the Solanco Fair Thursday night. At left Is reserve champion, Tim Craig. At right is fair
Judge Ned Sayre.
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Sayre told the exhibitors. “It is an
extremely eye-appealing, good
Matt St tickler won Junior
showmanship champion at
the Solanco Fair.
FOR OVER 75 YEARS
looking steer, easily the most cor
rect steer in its class today.”
Reserve champion was awarded
to the heavily muscled second
place heavyweight, shown by Tim
Craig. Tim, 17, son of Charles and
Elaine Craig, Little Britain,
{showed the 1,265-pound Angus/
1 Chianina cross named “Buz." Tim,
a Solanco senior and FFA mem
ber, said he has placed in 4-H com
petition at the fair in the past
It was one of the coolest rainiest
nights in Solanco Fair history. In
all, there were a total of IS exhibi
tors. Following is a list of show
placings.
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SOLANCO FAIR
BEEF SHOW
RESULTS
MARKET STEERS
Uflhtvwight 1. Mitt Strickltr. 2. Gwy Walk. 3.
Lancaster Fuming, Saturday, September 18,1985-A25
JutSna Hi.
UdcHwwlQht 1. Jim Lendto. 2. Jen* W*.
3. Qaryi Supply.
HMMywright 1. Brad Union. 2.Tim Craig. 3.
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SUPREME CHAMPION
Brad Union
RESERVE
Tim Craig
SHOWIIANSMP
Junior*; 1. Matt StrlcMw. 2. Gary WWk. 3.
Oaryll Suppta*. Sanlora: 1. Brad Liman. 2.
Tkn Oalg. 3. Junto Walk.
Four Adjoining
I Land In Northampton County
ANDY ANDREWS
BANGOR (Northampton Co.)
In an attempt to keep a large
agricultural area free from residen
tial or commercial development
into perpetuity, land from four
farms here was recently preserved
under the Pennsylvania Farmland
Protection Act
The preserved farmland, totall
ing 801 acres, is located approxi
mately 10 miles north of Easton
along the Delaware River. It
extends in one huge tract between
Martin’s Creek and Belvedere,
NJ.
This is the first time that four
contiguous, or adjoining, farms
have joined in preserving land in
the state at one time, according to
Red Wertz, director of the Bureau
of Farmland Protection with the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture.
The farms include Ailing and
Ranees Kiefer, who operate a
dairy, steer, and hog operation,
252 acres, for $614,955; Elwood
and Pauline Fox, crops and steers,
306 acres, $429,012; Jim and Pat
ricia Gulick, an orchard, 95 acres.
$185,000; and Paul and Ruth
Koehler, dairy, 148 acres,
$306,045.
“The county favored preserving
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Brad Linton was sanlor
showmanship champion on
Thursday night at tha Solarv
co Fair.
Farms Preserve
a big tract,’ ’ said Arling Kiefer. He
said they wanted to keep a bigger
chunk of the county from being
developed, considering the surge
in new housing from commuters
from New Jersey and other areas
looking for inexpensive land.
Arling manages about 200 head
of dairy, 200 head of steers, and
200 head of hogs on his farm, of
which he owns about9ooacres and
rents additional for a total of 2,500
acres. He farms with his two sons.
Albert, 35 and Robert, 31, in addi
tion to five full-time employees.
According to Kiefer, it would be
a shame if land that he helped con
vert from marginal and rocky to
prime farmland 20 to 30 years ago
would be lost to development He
said that the more development
that occurs in the county, the more
feed suppliers and implement deal
ers will leave, further eroding the
farm industry in the county.
Also, commuters have
increased, especially from across
the state border in New Jersey.
“They don’t think anything about
going 60 miles fora job,” he said.
The farmer said that land from
other farms in the county are under
consideration for preservation in
1994. About 27 farms have
applied^
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