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    Heifer Becomes Premier Champ
GAY BROWNLEE
Somerset Co. Correspondent
MEYERSDALE (Somerset
Co.) For the first time, a pre
mier champion was named at the
Somerset County Beef Jackpot
Show at the county fairgrounds
here.
Facing off for it were the grand
champion steer, exhibited by Nick
DcChristofora, Niles, Ohio, and
the grand champion heifer, exhi
bited by Andy Campbell, Eaton,
Ohio. Judge Jim Dill, Tennessee
chose Campbell’s heifer.
Campbell, 19, from Breble
County, Ohio, has come to the
Somerset Beef Jackpot Show for
the last three years. He said, “It’s a
great opportunity and it pays well.
It’s also neat to get out of Ohio,”
he laughed.
With trophies for his heifers
and steers accruing at a lively
pace, Campbell said the heifer
also won the 1994 Pennsylvania
Beef Expo earlier this spring at
Harrisburg. She was born in
Somerset County and purchased
from Ralph Kincaid Farms, Rock
wood.
“You have to know how to
breed the right kind of heifer to the
right kind of bull to get good
calves,” said Campbell, who picks
his own steers by shopping around
with his only sister, Christy.
He said other important factors
in having top notch show animals
are rinsing them, keeping them in
front of the fans, and taking them
to shows to give them experience.
His family dad, John, mo
ther, Beth and sister raise com
and soybeans on their 500-acre
farm.
DcChristofaro’s grand cham
pion steer, by winning at Somerset
County, landed his third grand
champion title this season. Urban
ized DcChristofaro, aged 15, isn’t
complaining.
In fact, he said, “I wouldn’t
mind doing it again.”
He lives with his mother Mari
ano DeChristofaro and says he’s
been showing since he was age 8.
He’s in 4-H and also shows lambs.
“It’s kind of hard because I live
in the middle of the city. I keep my
animals at my grandfathers.”
Mom happily adds that Nick is
an honor student at Niles Mc-
Kinley High School where he will
be a sophomore.
The reserve grand champion
steer was shown by exhibitor Cas
ey High, 16, from Lilitz. Earlier,
his was also the grand champion at
a Fayette County show. He’s the
son of Larry and Mae High.
A member of the Red Rose Ba
by Beef 4-H club, High said he’s
been showing animals for nine
years. The family lives on a small
Casey High, Lltitz had the reserve grand champion steer
last Sunday at the Somerset County Beef Jackpot Show,
held In Meyersdale. He's 16 and belongs to the Red Rose
farm, he said, but their livelihood
comes from a car dealership
where High often helps his dad.
He’ll be a sophomore in the fall
at the Warwick High School and
has one older sibling.
The Somerset County exhibitor
champion was Jerry Ferko, 17
from Central City, and the reserve
county exhibitor champion was
Kevin Stahl, 20, from Somerset.
Their parents are John J. and
Nina Ferko and Robert and Doris
Stahl.
Jennifer Callihan exhibited the
county club calf sale champion
and Erin Livengood exhibited the
reserve champion.
The Somerset County Jackpot
Show is sponsored by the Somer
set County Beef Producers and
Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Asso
ciation. This year’s event saw 21
heifers and some 66 steers from
Ohio, New Jersey, West Virginia,
and Pennsylvania, model their
muscle and dimension for Judge
Dill.
He was impressed with the
power and uniformity he saw re
peated in almost every class. “I get
to judge 20 to 30 of these shows a
year and it’s seldom I see a show
with the quality of these steers.”
he said. “This has been a tremend
ous show and that’s a compliment
to the breeders and the exhibi
tors,” he added.
Following is a partial listing of
class winners:
HEIFERS
Class 1:1. Scott Mullinex, 2. Jerry
Ferko, 3. Jason Knotts.
Class 2: 1. Jerry Ferko, 2. David
Stickley, 3. Chadwick Alt.
Class 3:1. Andy Campbell. 2. Bree
Taggart, 3. Tim Bishop.
Class 4:1. Bree Taggart, 2. Michelle
Stickley, 3. David Lafferty.
Grand champion: Andy Campbell
Reserve: Bree Taggart.
County grand and reserve cham
pion: Jerry Ferko.
STEERS
Class 1: 1 Danny Miller, 2 Blaze
Cambruzzi, 3. Michelle Gumdon
Class 2:1. Eric Berkheimer, 2 Sara
Campbell, 3. Kevin Campbell
Class 3: 1. David Lafferty, 2. Nick
Faber, 3 Susie Shipley.
Div. champion; Eric Berkheimer.
Reserve: Sara Campbell
Class 4: 1. Andy Campbell, 2. Mi
chelle Griffith, 3 Chadwick Alt
Class 5: 1. Jerry Ferko, 2 Robert
Faber, 3 Eric Berkheimer
Class 6: 1. Casey High, 2 Alicia
Bodnar, 3 Angela Livengood
Div. champion: Casey High
Reserve: Alicia Bodnar
Class 7:1. Justin Fuls, 2 Ryan Luel
len, 3. Jeanette Hildreth
Class 8: 1. Nick DeChristofaro, 2
Ryan Luellen, 3. R. Lee Sines.
Class 9:1. Andy Campbell, 2. Scott
Mullinex, 3. Heather Fuls.
Div. champion; Nick DeChristofaro
Reserve: Justin Fuls
Class 10: 1 Jennifer Callihan, 2
Stacy Hildreth, 3 Tim Bishop
Class 11:1 Bret Fogle, 2 Chadwick
Alt, 3 David Stickley
Class 12:1. Kevin Stahl, 2 Erin Liv
engood, 3 Michelle Stickley
Nick DeChrlstofaro, 15, Niles, Ohio had the grand champion steer at the Somerset
County Beef Jackpot Show, held at the county fairgrounds in Meyersdale. He’s hav
ing a good year showing despite the fact that he lives in the middle of a city and
keeps his animals at his grandfather’s place in the country.
The premier champion of the Somerset County Beef Jackpot Show held in Meyers
dale was shown by Andy Campbell, 19, Eaton, Ohio. He purchased the heifer from
Ralph Kincaid, Rockwood, who holds the trophy in the center. This was the first time
a premier show champion was named in Somerset’s Beef Jackpot Show.
GOOD WEEK FOR FIELDWORK; There were S days suitable for fieldwork. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms occurred during most days of the week. There was widespread thunderstorm activity on Wed
nesday with high winds and heavy rains causing some crop damage. The average temperature for the state
was above normal for the 18 th week in a row. Soil moisture was rated short by 26 percent of our respondents,
adequate by 57 percent, and surplus by 17 percent. Soil moisture conditions reflected the localized nature of
the thunderstorms. Some farmers had surplus soil moisture while others in the same county had short soil
moisture conditions. This was especially evident in the central regions. Activities included harvesting small
grains, making hay, spraying com, spreading fertilizer, hauling manure, and caring for livestock.
CROPS; Barley and wheat harvest continued. A few farmers started harvesting oats. Com growth was
spurred by the precipitation received last week. The com height averaged 39 inches across the Common
wealth compared to the S-year average of 30 inches. The precipitation also helped hay growth in most areas.
Leaf hoppers were starting to show up on some hay fields.
LIVESTOCK; Many pastures were helped by the precipitation this past week but conditions statewide were
generally poor to fair. Livestock were also suffering from the hot conditions.
ion At Somerset Beef Show
FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 10
IT DOES A BODY GOOD.