A&lancaster Farming. Saturday, October 1. 1994
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
LAMPETER (Lancaster
Co.) The beautiful cow that
won supreme champion honors for
the past two years at the Lampeter
Fair dairy show, won again. Shown
by 12 year-old Austin Thomas, the
mature cow continues to catch the
eye of people who know cows and
was the grand champion of the
Holstein show.
The reserve grand champion of
Karen Hambrick has the grand champion Ayrshire.
Quality Lambs Make Show Champions At Lampeter
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
LAMPETER (Lancaster Co.)
What goes into winning a sheep
championship?
Ask Greg Hess, who picked up
champion FFA sale lamb on Wed
nesday at the West Lampeter Fair.
“Buying quality lambs” is the rea
son Greg gave to taking home the
trophy for “Cleo,” his light heavy
weight Suffolk spring lamb at the
sheep show.
. ~ won champion nonsala lamb'at
the West Lampeter Community Fair. Melanie Horchler was
show Judge.
Supreme Champion Has Third Win At La
the Holstein show was the stylish
junior two year-old shown by
Stonehurst Farms. Robert Wanger
had the junior champion with his
senior calf, and Karen Welk had
the reserve junior champion with
her junior yearling.
In the Jersey breed, Jim Findley
had both animals in the show, a
junior yearling and an aged cow, to
take the championships.
Scott Wagner had the only
Brown Swiss, a junior two-year-
The Suffolk is “a lamb that I
think exhibits what we*re looking
for as far as style,” said Melanie
Horchler, show judge, who raises
purebred Suffolks and Corriedales
in Lebanon. Horchler, who judged
last year’s sheep show at the fair,
praised the lamb for its “natural
muscling from end to end.”
Greg, 17, son of Elvin and Sue
Hess, Conestoga, is a senior at
Penn Manor and member of the
Manor FFA. Greg purchased the
With the winners are from left, Joy Young, alternate Lancaster County dairy prin
cess; Alan Hostetter, Judge; Austin Thomas, supreme champion; Harold Welk,
reserve grand champion Holstein, Greg Wenger, Junior champion.
old.
In the Ayrshire show, Karen
Hambrick had the grand champion
with her aged cow, and Jim Findley
had the reserve grand champion
with his junior two year-old.
Hambrick also had the junior
champion with her intermediate
yearling, and Warren Schmuck had
the reserve junior champion with
his junior calf.
HOLSTEIN
Jr. Calf: 1. Karon Walk.
Int. Call: 1. Joy Young; 2. Rabecca Kolb;3.
Matthue Sensening.
Sr. Call: 1. Robert Wagner; 2. Denise Bol
linger; 3. Danny Bollinger.
Summer Yearling: 1. Robert Wenger.
Jr. Yearling: 1. Karen Welk; 2. Robert
g
grand champion FFA sale
lamb on Wednesday at the
West Lampeter Fair.
lamb from Bill McCauley in Ches
ter County.'
4-H sale lamb was awarded to
Lisa Reiff, 16, for her Suffolk
March lamb, a wether. Lisa, 16,
daughter of Lloyd and Laura Reiff,
Conestoga, swept the sheep fitting
and showmanship contests at the
fair. She plans to show at the state
Farm show in January.
In all, there were a total of 35
sheep and 14 exhibitors at the fair.
Following is a list of show
placings.
WEST LAMPETER
COMMUNITY FAIR
SHEEP SHOW
RESULTS
Wenger; 3. Denise Bollinger.
Int Yearling: 1. Amanda Kolb.
Sr. Yearling: 1. Randy Wenger; 2. Karen
Walk; 3. Sarah Bard.
Jr. Oat: 1. Bollinger; 2. Wenger; 3. Welk.
Dry, 3t4 year: 1. Denise Bollinger.
Dry, S & even 1. Stonehurst.
Jr. 2-y: 1. Stonehurst.
Sr. 2-y: 1. Stonehurst; 2. Ruby Bollinger.
S-y: 1, Ruby Bollinger; 2. Amanda Hamlsh.
4-y: 1. Daniel Hess.
Aged Cow: 1. Austin Thomas; 2. Ruby
Ballinger.
Boat Udder. 1. Austin Thomas; 2. Stone
hurst; 3. Ruby Bollinger.
Baal Three: 1. Ruby Bollinger; 2. Robert
Wenger; 3. Denise Bollinger.
Dairy Hard: 1. Ruby Bollinger.
Produce: 1. Denise Bollinger; 2. Robert
Wenger.
Oam/Daughtar: 1. Denise Bollinger; 2.
Amanda Harnlsh.
Lisa Relff, 16. Strasburg, showed her Suffolk March lamb
wether to championship 4-H sale, fitting and showing on
Wednesday at the West Lampeter Fair.
SHOWMANSHIP AND
FITTING
* FITTING
Seniors: 1. Lisa Reiff. 2. Greg Hess. 3. Kyle
Hamish. Juniors'. 1. Grant Mossier. 2. Sarah
Stnckler. 3. Brad Lsaman.
CHAMPION FITTER
Lisa Reiff
SHOWMANSHIP
Seniors. 1. Lisa Reiff. 2. April Leaman. 3. Jes
sica Schmidt. Juniors: 1. Sarah Stridden 2.
Jessica Neff. 3. Grant Mossier.
CHAMPION SHOWMAN
Lisa Reiff
MARKET LAMBS
NONSALE
Lightweight: 1. Beth Wehner. Medium
Weight: 1. Jessica Schmidt. 2. John Schmidt.
Champion Market Lamb (Nonsale); Jessica
Schmidt. Reserve: John Schmidt.
BREEDS
DORSET
Ram, Under 1 Year; 1. Jessica Schmidt.
Champion Ram: Jessica Schmidt. Ewe 1
Year and Under 2:1. Jessica Schmidt. 2. Jes
sica Schmidt. Ewe, Under 1 Year 1. Jessica
Schmidt 2. Jessica Schmidt 3. Sarah Strick
le r. Champion Ewe: Jessica Schmidt.
Reserve; Jessica Schmidt. Pair Ewa Lambs:
ter
JERSEY
Sr. Yearling: 1. Jim Findlay.
5-y: 1. Jim Findlay.
BROWN SWISS
Jr. 2y: 1. Scott Wagner.
AYRSHIRE
Jr. Call: 1. Warren Schmuck; 2. Jim
Findley.
Int. Calf; 1. Karen Hambrlck; 2. Jen
Kendlg.
Sr. Calf; 1. Karen Hambrlck.
Summer Yearling: 1 . Warren Schmuck.
Jr. Yearling: 1. Warren Schmuck.
Int. Yearling: 1. Karen Hambrlck; 2.
Shawn Hambrlck.
Sr. Yaarilng: 1. Karen Hambrlck.
Jr. Oaf: 1. Karen Hambrlck.
Dry 3 A 4y: 1. Rick Findlay.
Dry 5 A ever: 1. Karen Hambrlck; 2. Jim
Findley; 3. Stave Findley.
2y: 1. Jim Findley.
3y: 1. Karan Hambrlck; 2; Steve Findley.
4-y: 1. Rick Findlay; 2. Rick Findley.
Aged Cow: 1. Karen Hambrlck; 2. Jim
: lndley; 3. Jim Flndlav.
1. Jessica Schmidt. 2. Sarah Strlckler. Flock.
1. Jessica Schmidt.
SUFFOLK
Ewe Lamb, Under 1 Year: 1. April Leaman. 2.
Brad Leaman. Champion Ewe: April Leaman.
Reserve: Brad Leaman,
MONTAOALE
Ewe Lamb, Under 1 Year; 1. John Schmidt.
Champion Ewe: John Schmidt.
FFA SALE
LAMB
Lightweight: 1. Jessica Neff. 2. Tina Henry. 3.
Kyle Harnish. Medium Weight; 1. Kyle Harn-
Ish. 2. Melissa McCardel. 3. Jessica Neff.
Light Heavyweight; 1. Greg Hess. 2. Greg
Hew. 3. Grant Hossler. Heavyweight: 1.
Gram Hauler.
GRAND CHAMPION
FFA SALE LAMB
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Pair Lambs; 1. Greg Heu. 2. Jessica Neff. 3.
Tina Henry.
4-H SALE
LAMBS
Medium Weight 1. Brad Leaman. Heavy
weight 1. Lisa Reiff. 2. April Leaman.
GRAND CHAMPION
4-H SALE LAMB
Lisa Reiff