A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 17, 1994
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
DENVER (Lancaster Co.)
Glaser, Stoltzfus, and Bollinger
were names that kept popping up at
the Denver Fair Sheep Show on
Thursday night. These were the
names that sheared top honors dur
ing the competition between 99
sheep and 22 exhibitors.
The brother and sister duo of
Jason and Jessica Stoltzfus had
something to celebrate. Jason’s
homebred Hampshire-Suffolk
cross captured judge Barbara Gil
bert’s eye. Gilbert, the animal sci
ence professor at Delaware Valley
College, bestowed the title “Mr.
Loin,” on the champion market
lamb. “The loin is where it counts
for me,” she said.
It was the first market lamb
championship ever for the Stoll
zfus siblings who have garnered
numerous awards in sheep shows
around the county for years.
Always before, the awards have
been for their breeding sheep.
And it was a breeding sheep,
that brought Jessica a trophy. Her
Dorset fall ewe lamb, Penelope,
won the grand champion ewe tro
phy among all breeds. The win was
a great birthday present for Jessica
who celebrated her 14th birthday
on Friday.
Jessica has a flock of 15 Dorscts
and Jason raises market lambs on
their Elizabethtown farm. The
siblings of Frank and Irene Slolt
zfus said the show was full of sur
prises. They expected Jessica’s
Dorset yearling to outdo the fall
ewe lamb.
“In our family’s eyes, the year
ling is a better sheep. But like,
every show, it’s a different judge
and a different day,” said Jessica,
who was estastic with the win.
Kelly Glaser swept all the Cor
riedalc awards and went on to win
capture the grand champion ram
and the reserve champion ewe
title. The 13-year-old from Lime
kiln in Berks County is creative in
naming her sheep. The champion
ram Eiffle, named for Eiffel Tow
er, was bred from a ewe named
Statue of Liberty and Eiffel has a
brother Rockerfellow. The reserve
champion ewe named Amanda
was purchased from Kin Brothers
in Ohio.
Kelly and her mom, Ruth Hart
man, have a flock of 32. Kelly has
been showing for six years and had
the reserve champion title last year
at the Fair.
Keith Bollinger swept all the
Cheviot ribbons and went on to
claim the reserve champion ram
trophy for all breeds with his year
ling. His market lambs also took
both lightweight champion and
supreme titles, but his twin
brothers, Jeff and Jerry, were
mighty contenders whose names
also were in the winner’s circle.
Jerry took both mediumweight
champion and reserve market lamb
titles and ultimately the reserve
market lamb trophy. Jerry also
showed the champion Suffolk ewe
and ram and the rcseve champion
ram. His twin Jeff showed the
reserve champion ewe.
The Bollinger brothers raise 25
sheep on their Ephrata farm and
have been consistent winners- for
many years in several county fairs.
Both Jeff and Jerry plan on getting
married within the next year, but
don’t count on their names dissa
pcaring from the show circuit. Jer
ry plans to show again, and Keith
plans on buying, his brothers’
sheep to continue the family’s win
ning streak.
Kenton Reiff must be doing
everything right. It was the
At Denver Fair 99 Sheep, 22 Exhibitors Compete
17-year-olds sixth time to earn the
champion showmanship title at the
Denver Fair. A senior at Lancaster
Mennonite High School, Kenton is
the son of Sam and Elva Reiff of
Ephrata.
The reserve champion show
manship title went to Radcll Peters
of Middletown. The son of Ray
mond and Rebecca Peters said his
dad gives him pointers in handling
the 10 head he raises. The amazing
feat that Radell accomplished to
win the reserve championship was
that he was only second in his
class, but when the first- and
second-place contenders went into
the ring for the final competition.
Radell performed “outstandingly”
and surpassed'the first place win
ner in his class.
As a third-year exhibitor, Ger
ald Boyd placed first in the class
and Jennifer Zimmerman placed
first in the first-year exhibitor’s
class.
A partial listing of show results
follows:
Showmanship Contest
4th Year S Ovar Exhlbitora: 1.
Kendall Reiff, 2. Jason Stoltzhis; 3. Kelly
Glaser
2nd S 3rd year Exhibitors: 1. Gerald
Boyd; 2. Radell Peters; 3. Renee Hoover
Ist Yaar Exhibitors: 1. Jennifer
Zimmerman; 2. Jay Zimmerman; 3. Anjuli
Calhoun
Champion Showman : Kenton Reiff
Rasarva Champion Showman: Radell
Peters
Market Lambs—Lightweight
Class 1.1. Jimmy Zimmerman, 2
Renee Hoover; 3. Holly Hoover
Class 2: 1. Keith Bollinger; 2 Keith
Bolliner;3. Jay Zimmerman
Class 3: 1. Gerald Boyd; 2. Ann Getz;
3. Kendall Reiff
Lightweight Champion: Keith
Bollinger
Rasarva Champion Lightweight:
Keith Bollinger
Market Lambs Madlumwaight
Class 4: 1. Kelthßolllngen 2 Anjuli
Calhoun; 3. Jessica Stoltzfus
Class 5: 1 Jerry Bollinger; 2. Sarah
Zurin; 3. Sarah Boyd
Claas 6: 1. Jerry Bollinger; 2 Ann Getz;
3. Jessica Stoltzfus
Mark*! Lamb*—Heavyweight
Claa* 7: 1. Jason stolzfus: 2. Kendall
Reiff; 3 Joleen Herbert
Class 3: 1. Joleen heibert; 2. Gerald
Boyd;d 3. Sarah Boyd
Class B: 1. Jason stolzlus; 2. Holly
Hoover; 3. Jeff Bollinger
Haavywatght Champion: Jason
Stoltzfus
Heavyweight Reserve Champion:
Joleen Herbert
Grand Champion; Market Lamb:
Jason SKXtzsfus
Reserve Champion Market Lamb: Jeff
Bollinger
Class 1: t. Keith Bollinger, 2. Jay
Zimmerman; 3. Renee Hoover
Class 2: 1. Sarah Zurin; 2. Jenny
Hoover, 3. Jessica StoNzfus
Class 3:1. Jerry Bollinger; 2 Kendall
Reiff; 3. GeraxJ Boyd
Class 4: 1. Joleen Herbert; 2. Jason
Stoltzlus; 3. Jeff Bollinger
Grand Pair ol Market Lambs: Jerry
Bollinger
Champion Pair of Market Lamb*:
Keith Bollinger
Cheviot
Class 1: Ram, 1 Year and Under 2
1. Keith Bollinger
Class 2; Ram Lamb Under 1 Year
1. Keith Bollinger
Class 3. Chsmpion Rsm; Keith Bollinger
Class 4. Reserve Champion Ram;
Keith Bollinger
MMI Distributes $1.9 Million Patronage Earnings
STRONGSVILLE. Ohio—
Milk Marketing Inc. (MMI)
returned more than $1.9 million
in patronage earnings to its 5,700
dairy farm families, announced
Don Schriver, executive vice
president and CEO and Herman
Brubaker, chair and president of
MMl’s board of directors.
Checks were mailed to MMI
members on Sept. 1.
“The 100-percent cash distrib
ution represents 5 cents per hun
dredweight of the actual milk
pounds that producers marketed
through MMI during the period
of July 1, 1993 through June 30,
1994,” Schriver explained. “The
Pair of Market Lamb*
Breading Sheep
Clast S. Ewe, 2 Years and over
1. Keith Bollinger; 2. Keith Bollinger
Claes 6, Ewe, 1 Year and Under 2
1. Keith Bollinger; 2. Keith Bollinger
ClaaaS. Spring Ewe Lamb
1. Keith Bollinger
Champion Ewa: Keith Bollinger
Reserve Champion Ewa: Keith
Bollinger
Class 13, Breeden’ Flock:: 1. Keith
Bollinger
Corriadale
Claes 1: Ram, 1 Year and Under 2:
1. Kelly Glaser
Class 2: Ram Lamb Under 1 Year:
1. Kelly Glaser; 2. Kelly Glaser
Class 3: Champion Ram: Kelly Glaser
Class 4 Reserve Champion Ram;
Kelly Glaser
Class S; Ewe, 2 Yean and Over: 1.
Kelly Glaser
Clasa •: Ewa, 1 Year and Under 2: 1.
Kelly Glaser
Class •: Spring Ewa Lamb: 1. Kelly
Glaser, 2. Kelly Glaser
Clasa 9: Two Ewe Lambs: 1 Kelly
Glaser
Class 10: Champion Ewe: Kelly
Glaser
Class 11: Rhkw Champion Ewe:
Kelly Glaser
Claes 13: Breeder's Rock: 1. Kelly
Glaser
Dorset
Class 2: Ram, Under 1 Year
1. RadeD Peters; 2. Jessica Stoltzfus
Champion Ram Radell Peters
Reserve Champion Ram: Jessica
Stoltzfus
Class S: Ews, 2 Years and Ovsr: 1.
Sarah Zurln; 2. Radell Peters; 3. Jessica
Stottzfus
Class 6: Ewa, 1 Year and Under 2: 1.
Jessica Stottzfus; 2. Radell Peters; 3.
Sarah Zurln
Class?: Fall EwsLamb: 1. Jessica
Stoltzfus
Class •: Spring Ews Lamb: 1
Jessica Stoltzfus; 2. Radell peters
Class 9: Two Ewa Lambs: 1. Jessica
Stoltzfus
Champion Ewa: Jessica Stoltzfus
Reserve Champion Ewa: Jessica
Stoltzfus
Class 13: Braader’s Flock: 1.
Jessica Stoltzfus: 2 Radell Peters
Romney
Class 2: Ram Lamb Under 1 Year:
1. Andy Brenner
Champion Ram: Andy Brannar
Spring Ews Lamb: 1. Andy Brenner;
2. Andy Brenner
Two Ewa Lambs: 1. Andy Brenner
Champion Ears: Andy Brenner
Resarva Champion Ewe: Andy Bren
ner
Southdown
Class 8: Spring Ewe Ram:
1. Jennifer Zimmerman; 2. Jennifer
Zimmerman
Claaa 9: Two Ewa Lambs: 1. Jennifer
Zimmerman
Champion Ewe; Jennifer Zimmerman
Reserve Champion Ewe: Jennifer
Zimmerman
Suffolk
Claes 1: Ram, 1 Year and Under 2
f. Jerry Bollinger
Class 2: Ram Lamb Under 1 Year
1. Jerry Bollinger
Champion Ram: Jerry Bollinger
Reserve Champion Ram: Jerry
Bollinger
Class S: Ewa, 2 Years and Over: 1.
Jeff Bollinger; 2. Jeff BoWngen 3. Jerry
Bollinger
Claaa 6: Ewa, 1 Year and Under 2: 1.
Jeff Bollinger 2. Jerry BoWngar
Class •: Spring Ewe Lamb: 1. Jeff
Bollinger
Claaa 9: Two Ewa Lamba: 1. Jeff
Bollinger
Champion Ewa: Jerry Bollinger
Reserve Champion Ewa:
Bollinger
Breeder’s Young Flock: 1. Jeff
Bollinger
Breeder’s Flock: f. Jerry Bollinger 2.
Jeff Bollinger
Grand Champion Ram; Kelly Glaser
Reserve Champion Ram: Keith
Bollinger
Grand Champion Ewa: Jessica
Stoltzfus
R«a«rv« Champion Ewa: Kelly
Gleaser
distribution represents members’
share of earnings made in fiscal
year 1994 by MMl’s manufactur
ing arm. Farmers Dairy Foods,
Inc. (FDF).”
As a member-owner of MMI,
members share in its profits, said
Schriver. Throughout the year
approximately 60 percent of the
milk in MMl’s eight-state region
is actually marketed to Class I
fluid use. Farmers Dairy Foods,
also owned by MMI members,
turns much of the balance of the
milk into butter, cheese, soft
serve mix, nonfat dry milk pow
der and other storable products.
These products are then sold into
Jessica Stoltfus, left, holds Penelope, the Dorset fall ewe
lamb, chosen as best of the show in breeding ewes. At rig ht,
is Kelly Glaser with the reserve champion ewe.
Best of the show breeding ram trophy went to Kelly Glas
er’s Corriedale, left. The reserve trophy went to Keith Bollin
ger’s yearling Cheviot.
Shown are Market Lamb Champion “Mr. Loin” with Jason
Stoltzfus, right, and the reserve champion with no name
with Jerry Bollinger.
the food service industry.
“We were able to distribute
these earnings because MMl’s
FDF operations had a good year,
plus, MMI is financially strong
and healthy,” said Schriver. In
fiscal year 1994, MMI marketed
and processed more than 4.75 bil
lion pounds or 533 million gal
lons of milk and generated rev
enues of $725 million.
Brubaker, a dairy producer
from West Alexandria, Ohio,
reported that MMl’s board of
directors approved the $1.9 mil
lion cash distribution.
“It was especially good timing
because of die tough economic
times some milk producers are
experiencing,” said Brubaker.
“This is a special check. Only
those producers who marketed
their milk cooperatively through
MMI last year received this pay
ment. It’s definitely a benefit of
MMI membership.”
MMI is the region’s largest
dairy producer-owned coopera
tive and the 73rd largest U.S.
food company. Headquartered in
Strongsville, OH, MMI is owned
by 5,700 dairy farm families in an
eight-state area including Ohio,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Maryland, Michigan, New York,
and West Virginia.