A3O-Uncastw Farming, Saturday, September 3,1994
2-Year-Old Wins Holstein Championship At Southeast 4-H Dairy Show
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.)
Ruch Inspiration Cassie (S:
Hanover-Hil! Inspiration, D: Ruch
Enhancer Chris, bred by Brian
Ruch), shown by Aaron Ruch,
Andreas, was named supreme
champion Holstein at the 49th
Annual Southeast 4-H Dairy Show
here at the Kutztown Fairgrounds.
The animal, a senior 2-year-old,
bested the reserve champion
shown by Sara Hlavaty, Easton,
exhibiting a senior 2-year-old,
Keystone Southwind Gold (S:
Southwind Bell of Bar-Lee, D:
Keystone Tesk Glimmer, bred by
Keystone Farm).
Holstein show judge Creedin
Comman, Carlisle, said he enjoyed
the grand champion cow’s
“balance in the udder, high in rear,
a real sharp dairy animal with a tre
mendous amount of strength
throughout.”
Ayrshire champions, left, reserve shown by Kathryn
Young and right, grand champion shown by Jill Vail. At far
left Is Rachel Moyer, Bucks/Montgomery dairy maid. At
right is Shannon Semmel, Northampton/Lehlgh dairy
princess.
Milking Shorthorn champions at the Southeast 4-H Dairy
Show, left to right, Jamie S. Yost, reserve and grand champ
ion held by Lizzie M. Moser. At right Is Shannon Semmel,
Northampton/Lehlgh dairy princess.
Jersey champions at the Southeast 4-H Dairy Show last
week were, champion, at right, shown by Amy Plummer.
For the first time, Llneback calves were exhibited at the Southeast 4-H Dairy Show. shown by Erica Louise Uoyd. At far left
In front is Meredith Bally, who won grand champion, and In back Is reserve champion ” ™oyer, Bucke/Montgomery dairy maid. At right Is
Llneback shown by Alison Kraln. eienssa Bicksler, Berks County dairy princess.
The Holstein show was smaller
than last year's because of the
recent concerns over bovine viral
diarrhea (BVD), which kept the
numbers of animals down.
Also, at the colored breeds
show, Guernsey grand champion
went to Karen A. Wolfgang and
reserve to Timothy R. Smith.
Jersey champion was awarded to
Amy E. Plummer and reserve to
Erica Louise Lloyd. Milking Shor
thorn champion was Lizzie M.
Moser and reserve was Jamie S.
Yost. Ayrshire champion went to
Jill Vail and reserve to Kathryn
Elizabeth Young. Brown Swiss
grand and reserve champion was
Adam Spinier.
Two linebacks were also a part
of the 4-H show for the first time in
memory. They were shown by
Meredith Baily, champion and
Alison Krain, reserve.
At the show, 196 animals were
exhibited by 4-H dairy club mem-
Show Features 2 Linebacks
Holstein champions at the Southeast 4-H Dairy Show at Kutztown Fairgrounds last
week were, from left, Sara Hlavaty, reserve and Aaron Ruch, grand champion. At right
is Shannon Semmel, Non
bers from nine southeastern Pen
nsylvania counties, including
Berks, Bucks. Chester, Delaware,
Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery,
Northampton, and Schuylkill.
Judges for the shows were Crec
din Comman, Carlisle. Holsteins
and Patti McMurray, Eighty Four,
colored breeds.
Among the animals exhibited
were 80 Holsteins, 16 Ayrshires,
17 Brown Swiss, 24 Guernseys, 51
Jerseys, six Milking Shorthorns,
and two Linebacks. Exhibitors
were also honored with master fit
ter and/or master showman
awards.
The blue ribbon animals from
each class became eligible to com
pete in the 39th Pennsylvania
Junior Dairy Show on Monday,
Sept. 26 at the Farm Show Com
plex in Harrisburg. At the state
show, southeast district winners
will compete against winners from
other 4-H and FFA district shows.
SOUTHEAST 4-H
DAIRY SHOW
RESULTS
HOLSTEIN
Spring Junior Calf: 1. Suzia Luckanblll. 2.
Jennifer Ulmer. 3. Natalie Buch. Winter Inter
mediate Calf: 1. Leslie E. Nirtehl. 2. Tammy
H. Eptlng. 3. Jesse Biller. Fall Senior Calf; 1.
Leslie E. Nlrschl. 2. Jarrod A. Johns. 3. Erie
Koehler. Summer Yearling: 1. Suzie Lucfcen
bill. 2. Stacey L. Dietrich. 3. Shannon P. Sem
mel. Spring Junior Yearling: 1. Jennifer
Ulmer. 2. Amanda Klein. 3. Nathan Hosteller.
Winter Intermediate Yearling: 1. Sara Hlava
ty. 2. Jason Koehler. 3. Elliot L. Heffner. Fall
Senior Yearling: 1. Bryant Hlavaty. 2. Jarrod
A. Johns. Junior Champion: Leslie Nlrschl.
Reserve: Suzie LuckenbiH. Dry Cow 2 Years
and Over: 1. Stacey L. Dietrich. Junior
2-Year-Old: 1. Tammy H. Eptlng. 2. Stacey L.
Dietrich. 3. Brian Vincent Nolan. Senior
2-Year-Old; 1. Aaron Ruch. 2. Sara Hlavaty.
3. Lynette J. Heffner. Junior 3-Year-Old; 1.
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Guernsey champions at the Southeast 4-H Dairy Show
were, from left, Timothy R. Smith, reserve and Karen Wolf*
gang, champion. At right is Melissa Bicksler, Berks County
dairy princess.
Brown Swiss champions, left, champion and reserve
were shown by Adam Spittler, center. Champion Is held by
Amy Rex, left and reserve is held by Heather Miller, right. At
far right is Melissa Bicksler, Berks County dairy princess.