Fwmlnfl, Saturday, Saptambar 18, 1993
VERNON ACHENBACH, JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster
Co.) A 4-year-old Holstein
owned jointly by Steve Wagner
and Rudy Allen, both of the area,
on Thursday was named grand
champion of the Southern Lancas
ter (Solanco) Fair Holstein dairy
show.
The Holstein show was judged
by Ron Buffington, of Rosebuff
Holstein Consulting, Dublin,
Ohio.
Buffington grew up in Dauphin
County where he was involved in
4-H and FFA and showed cattle at
the Guernsey Bam in Lancaster
County. He attended Penn Slate
University and had been a member
of the 1962 dairy cattle judging
team that won die international
collegiate contest in Chicago.
He was also coach of the 1969
Virginia 4-H dairy judging team
which won the national contest He
worked for 10 years as a Virgiania
extension agent.
After that he worked for 10
years as a sales coordinator for
Select Sires Inc., an artificial inse
mination business. He is now a
Holstein consultant and has judged
dairy shows in 16 states including
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Virginia,
Florida, Mississippi and New
York.
In his comments on the grand
champion, Buffington remarked
on the Holstein’s overall stature,
front strength and angularity, cor
rectness of foot and leg, depth and
length of body, spring of rib, rear
attachment and overall composi
tion of udder, and correctness of
head. He said that while she was
“dairy,” she wasn’t “Sail.”
The cow, C Broadhill Typemak
er Zono, was a summer purchase
by Wagner and Allen from a local
farm, according to Wagner, who
recently began working for Em-
Tran Inc., a dairy genetics business
in Middletown.
Wagner said that Zorro was
classified Very Good as a 2-year
old in Canada, but that she hasn’t
been on test lately. He said that he
and Allen have been showing her
during the summer, taking a third
place at the Lancaster County
Holstein show, and was third in her
class to the grand champion of the
Central Pa. Holstein
Championship.
The James Hess family farm, Sea Green Holstelns, Is
named premier breeder and exhibitor of the Solanoo Fair
Hosltein Show. From the left are Virginia, Susan, James and
Mark Hess. Missing, from the photo is Sarah Hess.
4-Year-Old Canadian Holstein Wins Solanco
He did say that she has been
milking since last November and is
about to dry up. She’s due in
February and he said he intends to
show her at some spring shows.
The reserve grand champion
was a 3-ycar-old Walkway Chief
Mark daughter, Warns Mark Caro
lyn, shown by Joe Best
Because of the number of ani
mals entered, the 3-year-old and
4-year-old Holsteins were lumped
together to form a judging class.
Carolyn took second in the class to
the grand champion. It was also the
grand champion cow of the youth
division.
The junior champion of the open
show was a senior calf owned by
Jacob Hushon. Hushon, a fifth
grade student, was unable to attend
the show, according to his mother,
Pat Hushon. She said since he was
going to miss some school for the
All American Dairy Show, and
since some school assignments
were due, he had to attend and miss
showing his champion.
Judge Buffington selected the
senior calf over a senior yearling
shown by Richard Lieske, because
I have to go with the animal that I
think will go further in competi
tion, he said.
Hushon’s senior calf is Lady’s
Manor Mavabell Sheik, sired by
Lady’s Manor To-Mar Sheik. Lie
ske’s reserve junior champion was
Wending-Creek Golden Oak Su,
sired by Forsberg Golden Oak.
The reserve grand champion
Holstein of the youth division was
Hushon’s senior calf.
The James Hess family, owners
of Sea Green Holsteins, Quarry vil
le, were named premier breeder
and exhibitor of the show. Repre
senting the family were James and
Virginia Hess, and children Susan,
James, Mark and Sarah.
The family brought 13 animals
to the show out their SO-milking
herd of registered Holsteins which
they maintain about four miles
south of Quarryville on a 111-acre
farm.
“It’s the first time we won pre
mier breeder and exhibitor,” James
said, adding that he’s been show
ing 47 years, since he was in 4-H.
“(The children) get the credit for
this one, they did the work,” James
said. Last year they showed the
reserve grand champion.
From the left, Joe Beet shows his reserve grand and reserve grand champion Hols
tein while Steve Wagner and Rudy Allen, partners, stand with their grand and senior
champion of the show.
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From the left, Ron Buffington, show Judge, stands with Joshua Hushon who shows
his brother Jacob's reserve grand champion of the youth division dairy show at Sol
anco Fair, and Joe Best, who holds the halter of the grand champion.
SOLANCO FAIR
HOLSTEIN SHOW
JR CALF: Uothlli Haitian; 2.Barbara
Scbanning; 3.Kannard Henley DI
INTERMEDIATE CALF: XJUI Harnleh;
2.Celvin Keene; 3-Barbara Schennlng
SENIOR CALF; IJacob Hiuhon; 2Joeh
Homekeepcr; 3.Danlel Reed Migncae
SUMMER YEARLING: LMallhew Welk;
LMdlata Enck; 3Jamu Heaa
JUNIOR YEARLING: l.Calvln Keene;
2Jlryan Byen; S.Randy Wenger
INTERMEDIATE YEARLING: l.Joih
Houackceper; 2.Danlcl Magneea; 3Jhcri
Bollinger
SR YEARLING; LRichard Liceke; 2.Barbara
Schennlng; 3Matlhew Wdk, Ed and Jill
HarnUi
JR CHAMPION: Jacob Hiuhon, senior calf
RESERVE JR CHAMPION; Richard Lteske,
senior yearling
DRY COW: 1-Allin Hup< Mar-Aih Hob
teliu; 3J4lkc, Drain Mellott'
2-YR-OLD; 1-Shcri Bollinger; 2-Suun Hn;
3.AIUn Heape, Mar-Aih HoUlein
3-, 4-YR-OLD: LStevc Wagner; 2.Wllllam
Warn*; 3Jercmy Welk
5-YR-OLD: 1-Malt Welk; 2.Allan Heap*,
Mar-Alb HoMahu; John Klier
SENIOR CHAMPION: Steve Wegner, Rudy
Allen
RESERVE SR CHAMP: Joe B«t
GRAND CHAMPION: Steve Warier, Rudy
Allen
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: Joe Beet
PREMIER EXHIBITOR: See Green, Jim
Ham family
PREMIER BREEDER: Sea Green Hotateina,
Jim Hern family
YOUTH DIVISION CHAMPION: Joe Beat
YOUTH DIVISION RESERVE CHAMP:
Jacob Hltalian
GET OF SIRE: X.Hanover HID Starbuck
Matthew Walk, Michael Mellott, Barb
JUST THREE: 1-Barb Scheming; XHam
DAIRY HERO: LHam Camay
PRODUCE OF DAMi LMarfc Ham; tMlke,
Shari BoWngari Uherl BoiHager, Jody
DAM, DAUGHTER: LAIm Hang*
Eastern Milk To Meet
SYRACUSE, NY Some 500
fanners and dairy officials are
expected to attend the annual
meeting of Eastern Milk Produc
ers Cooperative in Syracuse, N.Y.
on Tuesday, Sept 28.
The annual meeting and ban
quet will be followed on Sept. 29
by the co-op’s Delegate Meeting.-
Attending will be about 200 dele
gates representing dairy farmers
from Lake Champlain to the Che
sapeake Bay.
James Barr, head of National
Milk Producers Federation, will
be a featured speaker at the annual
meeting, which will get underway
at 1 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Sheraton
University Inn. He will discuss
current miry issues facing far
mers, including efforts to get a far
mer “self-help” program passed
by Congress.
A milk punch reception at 5:30
p.m. will precede the 6:30 p.m.
Annual Banquet. The banquet
speaker will be Harry Houston, a
nationally known Southern
humorist who is former director of
training for Tennessee Farmers
Cooperatives.
Delegates will be offered a
break during the business portion
of Wednesday’s Delegate Meet
ing when guest speaker Bill Perry
makes a presentation on the topic,
’The Politics of Milk.” Pqrry is
director of member services for
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Milk Marketing Inc. (MMI), an
8,000-member dairy co-op based
in Strongsville, Ohio.
“The farmer delegates will meet
to discuss the co-op’s operations,
including hearing reports from
management on performance in a
number of areas,’' Eastern Presi
dent Lewis Gardner said. As presi
dent, Gardner heads the co-op’s
board of directors. When he is not
working on co-op business, he
runs a family farm with his wife
and sons in Galeton, Pa.
Gardner noted that die dele
gates also will debate proposals to
change the cooperative’s bylaws
and act on resolutions submitted
by farmers to set dairy policy
direction.
Based in Syracuse, N.Y., East
ern has 3,000 member farms
throughout the Northeast, with the
majority concentrated in Pennsyl
vania, New York and Vermont.
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