'Aft-UncsStSf Firihlhg, Saturdiy, Jimmy IS, 1994 9-Year-Old Exhibitor Wins Supreme Market Lamb At Farm Show ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) While a crowd gathered at the podium and the champions stepped up to get their picture taken, Chelsea Viti reached over and gave “Curly,” her supreme champion market lamb, a hug and a kiss. Chelsea, 9. in the third grade at South Side Beaver School, showed her 132-pound Hampshire-Suffolk spring ewe lamb, to the champion ship on Wednesday afternoon at the Farm Show. Chelsea is the daughter of Don and Linda Viti, Hookstown, Beav er County.' Meanwhile, Benjamin Bow held to his 138-pound heavy weight reserve champion, a Suf folk ewe that became reserve supreme at the market lamb championship. Ben, 16, the son of Chelsea Vlti, right, shows “Curly,” her 132-pound Bhows h| * 138-pound Suffolk to reserve champion market temb on Wednesday at the Junior market lamb competition. With him Is Tony Wagner, deputy ag secretary. Photo by Andy Andnw• Ben and Mary Bow, Locust Ridge Farm, is a 10th grader at Annville Cleona. He is an eight-year mem- Brandy Horning, 15, daughter of Bruce and Phyllis Horning, Huntingdon, won the champion carcass on-rail competition at the Farm Show. ber of Lebanon County 4-H. The champion is a “combination of what our industry needs,” said Budd Martin, Williard, Ohio, show judge. The lamb “had a tre mendous amount of youthfulness and muscle,” he said. He said the champion has what is important, placing “a lot of emphasis on dimension in the top.” Martin raises purebred Cheviots and Dorsets and wether ewes. Brandy Horning, IS, daughter of Bruce and Phyllis Homing, Huntington, won the champion carcass on-rail show. Brandy has exhibited at the Huntingdon Coun ty Fair and KILE, in addition to the Blair County Fair. In all, there were a total of 168 exhibitors. Following is a list of show placings. FARM SHOW JUNIOR MARKET LAMBS BREEDS Cheviot: 1. Jacob Ebersole. 2. LaAn Graham. 3. Tabitha Ebaraola. CPrriedale: 1. Tom Bow ler, 2. Nicola Knapp. 3. Michael Bowman. Donat Lightweight; 1. Gina Shelton. 2. Ste phanie Bowman. 3. Jennifer A. Wenger. Donat Lamb* Heavy; 1. Lori Tyaon. 2. Denck Bollinger. 3. Molly Blackburn. Champion Donat; Lori Tyion. Reterve; Gina Shelton. Hamiphire: 1. Tara Via. 2. Darren Fidler. 3. Dave Oion, Shropshire: 1. Jeremy Dorman. 2. Kristy L. Blystone. 3. Peggy Myers. South down Lambs Light: 1. Matt Trestle. 2. Jim S. Harris. 3. Draw Bankart. Southdown Lambs Heavy: 1. Adam Sellars. 2. Laura Kwisnek. 3. Lisa Kwisnek. Champion Southdown; Adam Sellers. Reserve: Laura Kwisnek. Suffolk Light: 1. Julia Kern. 2. Travis Oonough. 3. Hannah M. Auman. Suffolk Lambs Heavy: 1. Jason Kuzemchak. 2. Doug Reinert. 3. Joe Tice. Suffolk Champion; Jason Kuzemchak. Reserve; Julia Kern. Montadale; 1. Matthew Chnst. 2. Tony Ebling. 3. Tim J. Blystone. Other Purebreed; 1. JR Fidler. 2. Emily Bankert CROSSBRED LIGHTWEIGHT Division 1 (80-101 lbs.): 1. Leann Russell. 2. Jeff Bollinger. 3. Mindy Albright. Division 2 (102-113 lbs.): 1. Doug Daniels. 2. Melissa Nailor. 3. Tim Miller. Division 3 (114-118 lbs.): 1 Lisa Reiff. 2. Joshua Daniels. 3. Callie Chapman. CHAMPION LIGHTWEIGHT Lisa Reitf Company Pulls Mite Remedy, Beekeepers UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Pennsylvania’s beekeep ers are preparing nervously for winter, hoping that their colonies survive the cold better than they did last year. As the temperatures drop and leaves fell, there’s good news and bad news for the state’s honey bees, according to a Penn State bee expert . ‘The good news is that honey supplies are better now than last fall, meaning most colonies should have adequate food for the winter,” said Maryann Frazier, entomology extension associate in Penn Slate’s College of Agricul tural Sciences. ‘The bad news is that parasitic mites still are a seri ous threat to honey bee colonies.” Bees are especially susceptible to deadly varroa and tracheal mites when under stress from low food supplies and cold weather. Last winter, when a poor fall nec tar flow reduced honey stores and frigid weather lasted well into March, bee mortality reached SO percent or more statewide. Some beekeepers were nearly wiped out The resulting bee shortage left many fruit and vegetable growers scrambling to find enough colo nies to pollinate their crops this spring. The battle against mites this winter is complicated by the loss of a potentially effective chemical treatment. The manufacturer of Miticur has removed the chemical from the market and plans to cancel its registration, making it illegal 'to use after Jan. 1. “Research at Penn State and elsewhere suggests that responsi ble use of the chemical amitraz in the form of Miticur is highly effective in controlling varroa and tracheal mites,” Frazier said. “It’s unfortunate that beekeepers will lose that treatment option.” With the withdrawal of Miticur, menthol is the only chemical treat ment available for control of tra cheal mites, and fluvalinate, in the form of Apistan Strips, is the only approved chemical for treatment of varroa mites. With chemical treatments few and mite resistance to miticides a growing problem, beekeepers increasingly are considering alter native control strategies. One RESERVE Doug Daniels MIDDL WEIGHT Division 4 (119-122 lbs.); 1. Mika Olson. 2 Andy Blackburn. 3. Dawn Gahagan. Division 5 (123-124 lbs.): 1. Jeremy Dobbin. 2. Lts Kuzamchak. 3. Gregory S. MeMurtria. Divl. sion 6 (125-126 lbs.): 1. Lyndon Raid. 2. Bit Miller. 3. Craig Barkhaimar. CHAMPION MIDDLEWEIGHT Lyndon Raid RESERVE Jeremy Dobbin HEAVYWEIGHT Division 7 (127-129 lbs.): 1. Jodia.Chapmsn. 2. Emmett MeMillen. 3. Bruca Snyder. Divi sion 8 (130-132 lbs.): 1. Chelsea VM. 2. Jos Kuzamchak. 3. Dana Phillips. Division g (133-140 lbs.); 1. Banhamin Bow. 2. Bros Taggart. 3. Taryn Rockwell. CHAMPION HEAVYWEIGHT Chelsea Vm RESERVE Benjamin Bow CROSSBRED CHAMPION Chalsaa Viti RESERVE Benjamin Bow SUPREME CHAMPION MARKET LAMB Chelsea Vis RESERVE Benjamin Bow May Suffer option that shows • promise is “extender patties.” These are made from vegetable shortening and granulated sugiar, and are provided to bees as food throughout spring and. sum mer. After honey intended for human consumption is removed from the hive in the fall, an anti biotic is added to the patties. “It’s possible that when mites feed, they'transmit pathogens that can weaken or kill the host bee,” says Frazier. 'The antibiotic may help the bees combat infection.” Since older field bees tend to have many mites in their trachea at this time of year, another effective strategy, suggested by Ohio State researchers, is to “lose” a colony’s field force in late fall. This can be done by moving a colony or apiary up to two miles away from its original site. When the Held bees return to die original site and have no colony to enter, they will die within a few days. “By eliminating the field force, a significant portion of the mites also can be eliminated,” Frazier said. A third option some beekeepers are adopting is to do nothing and let nature take its course. “This may result in the loss of many or even most colonies in an operation,” Frazier said. “But those that survive probably have some mite resistance. Surviving colonies then can be split in the spring and used as breeder colo nies to rear queens. “The presence of two different mites complicates this strategy and beekeepers using this method may suffer losses for many years before realizing success,” she said. “But the advantage is clear pesticide-free beekeeping.” 'I