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Mandrell, Federation Fete 1,500 At Poultry Fund-Raiser
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) More than
1,500 poultry industry representatives, fam
Lambs And Youth Raise Spring Hope
MANHEIM (Lancaster
Co.) Frisky lambs and 4-H youth
go togsther to make us think of
spring and give us hope for new,;
beginnings and future generations.
The young people in the photo
belong to Ed and Larue Donough
and are often seen with their Suffolk/
Hampshire sheep and lambs at local
and state shows. They are Ryan, 10;
Joelynn, 6, and Travis, 14. Lambs
The grand champion of Pa. Holatein Association’s spring show, Pennsyl
vania On Parade, is Miss Magic Flair, the 4-year-okJ Holstein on the right.
Pictured from the left are Michele Ciaypoole and husband Alex who holds
daughter Kaitlyn, while daughter Nicole holds the banner, Merit Campbell
who holds daughter Sarah, and leadsman Bob Morrell holds the halter of
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ily, and friends each paid $125 a ticket Wed
nesday night to support the 27 th annual Pen
nsylvania Poultry Federation Fund Raising
Banquet at the Hershey Convention Center.
make good projects because they
take less space then some of the lar
ger animals.
But sheep, lamb, and wool pro
doctton is also big business. For
example, this week the Penneylva
nia AgriculturalfStatjstlcs Service
reported that wdbl productiorrin the
state during 1993 totaled 708,000
pounds with a value of $255,000. A
total of 101,000 sheep and lambs
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9, 1994
The Wednesday night banquet featured a
potpourri of selections, including country
western and old time rock ’n’ roll, from
entertainer Louise Mandrell. Mandrell
were shorn during the yeer, and the
average fleece weight was seven
pounds.
Nationally, 9.93 million sheep and
lambs produced 77.3 million pounds of
wool with a value of $39 million, which
proves you can have a lot of fun around
thesheepfarm in spring, but it is serious
business, too. Photo by Everett News
wanger, managing editor.
the reserve grand champion. Continuing from the left is leadsman Tim
Coon, who holds the halter of Miss Magic Flair, Russell Miller, Barbara Rei
slnger, Donald Reisinger and Heidi Miller, who holds the banner. Barbara
Relalnger and Heidi Miller are both owners of Miss Magic Flalr.Photo by v»m
Aehtnbaeh Jr.
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created her own nationally syndicated tele
vision special and a stage show, “Love My
Country,” which she wrote, produced, and
performed in Opryland’s Acuff Theatre.
John Hoffman, Federation president, said
the banquet is the primary source of funds
for the state poultry federation, which bene
fits producers with a wide range of services.
The Federation is a 501(c)(5) nonprofit
organization serving the Pennsylvania poul
try industry. Its activities directly and indi
rectly affect the economic health of the
industry through legislation and govern
ment relations, disease control, research,
public relations, promotion, publications,
youth programs, conferences, and
scholarships.
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Miss Magic Flair
Grand At Spring
Holstein Show
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Miss
Magic Flair, a 4-year-old Holstein owned
by Donald and Barbara Reisinger and Heidi
Miller, was named grand champion of the
PenntfJlVSfite Spring Holstein Show, the
first show of the Reason, held last Friday in
the Large Arena of the state Farm Show
Complex in Harrisburg.
The spring show, called “Pennsylvania
on Paradis,” was the 41st spring show of the
state association and was judged by Richard
Keene, of Gilbertsville, N.Y. There were
278 head checked in for the competition.
Keene had judged Flair as a younger cow
and said she has improved nicely since then.
The daughter of Romandale Magic and
Cliff-Spring-B Enhance Finesse, Flair was
bred by Reisinger, of Carlisle, and Miller, of
Tamaqua, and was named the best udder of
the 4-year-olds.
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