A34-Lancaster Faming, Saturday. October 1, 1994
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) A 5-year-old Holstein that
was moved from the dry cow class
to the milking class because she
freshened since the owners sent in
her show application was named
grand champion of the Pennsylva
nia Holstein Association’s Fall
Championship Show, held Tues
day in the Large Arena of the state
Farm Show Complex in
Harrisburg.
Wind-Drift A-J Natema, owned
jointly by Doug Beatty, Mark
Campbell and Alex Claypool, of
Enon Valley, is a Bridon Asto-Jet-
El daughter out of dam Wind-Drift
Valient Nancy.
Judge of the show, Paul King,
actually made his first and second
place 5-year-olds the grand and
reserve grand champions of the
show, the culmination of earlier
regional state shows.
The reserve grand champion
was New Direction Jet Cameo,
owned by Alan McCauley, who
has New Direction Holsteins in
Elizabethtown, where he is well
known for his embryo transfer
business.
McCauley’s cow was also
named best bred and owned of the
show, and was second best udder
to the grand champion in the class
placing.
New Direction Holsteins also
took first in the best-three cows
group class and showed the best
junior 3-year-old.
Meanwhile, the Beatty-
Campbell syndicate showed the
junior champion, a senior calf,
Don-Ton Chaos Beauty. In fact,
both the grand and junior champ
ion animals were both bred by Don
Eaton. They also showed the first
place 4-year-old.
The reserve junior champion of
the show also was a senior calf,
Windy-Knoll View Prism, owned
by 3tro. Associates and Leßoy
Plance, of L&J Holsteins, in
Wellsboro. The calf is a Hanover
hill Starbuck daughter out of
Windy-Knoll View Ultimate Pala,
and was bred by James and Nina
Burdette, of Mercersburg.
The Burdette family showed a
number of top placing animals dur
ing the All-American week and
had the first place entry in the class
of best-three junior-age animals,
while Kyle Burdette showed the
youth division junior champion,
Windy Knoll View RKB Petty, the
best bred and owned of its class.
Amanda Cessna, of Everett,
showed the reserve junior champ
ion of the youth division, Brush-
Creek VU Aider Secret
The grand champion of (he
youth division was a senior 2-year
old owned by Danielle Sparling, of
Troy. Her Maple-Flat Ares Rosie
was also the best bred and owned
of the youth division.
The reserve grand champion of
the youth division was a 4-year-old
shown by Lory Ann Baker, of
Globe-Run Farm, in Petersburg.
Her Globe-Run Top Gun Oslo,
was also best bred and owned of
the class.
During the annual fall champ
ionship show, the Pa. Holstein
Association also holds its 3-year
old futurity class. This year’s
champion, out of a field of 11
finalists was Meadow-Vu Counse
lor Dixie, owned and bred by
Robert and Rhodena Eckstine, of
Mercersburg.
The second place futurity win
ner was shown by Robert Burdet
ter, also an Ultimate Pala daughter.
The third place winner in the
futurity was an entry by Steve and
5-Year-Old Holstein Wins Pa. Fall Championship
Chris Wood and Robert Gitt, own
ers of Penn Gate Holsteins in Lit
tlctown. They also had a good
show, being named premier breed
er and exhibitor and showing the
first place cow in the
100,000-pound production class,
with 102,000 pounds of milk and a
305-day record started at 5 years, 7
months of 27,861 pounds milk.
Also, in connection with the
show, there is the awarding of the
George M. Knight Jr. Total Perfor
mance Award, which awarded to
the owners of the cow that meets
the highest standards overall based
on a point system related to pro
duction and type.
This year’s award winner was
Meadow-Vu Counselor Dixie,
shown by Robert and Rhodena
Eckstine, of Mercersburg.
PENNSYLVANIA HOLSTEIN
FALL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
SPRING CALF-1. Matthew David Day: 2.
Danielle Sparling; 3. Amy Jo Hartman.
WINTER CALF-1. Amy Packard: 2. Lynn
A Bonnie Miller; 3. J R A N Burdette A HR
Bonnet.
FALL CALF-1. D Beatty Mark Campbell:
2. Stro Atsoc. I A Leroy Plance; 3. Lynn A
Bonnie Miller.
SUMMER YEARLING-1. Robert Kyle Bur
dette; 2. E. Richard BadnartKi; 3. Tara R.
Kocher.
SPRING YEARLING-1. Amanda Catena;
2. Steve A Chrit Wood & R. Gin; 3. Dale A
Deanna Bendib.
WINTER YEARLING-1. Amy E. Trimmer;
2. Dale A Deanna Bendib; 3. Jette
Bomgardner.
FALL YEARLING-1. David Glenn Miller;
2. Scott A. A Constance Troutman; 3. Megan
Meyers.
JUNIOR BEST THREE- 1. Wmdy-Knoll-
View Holsteins; 2. Penn Gate Holsteins; 3.
Pack-Herd.
JUNIOR CHAMPION- Mark Campbell.
RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION- Leroy
Plance.
DRY COW 4 A UNDER-1. Aaron Eaton A
Tom Gretz; 2. M. Weimer K. Raney F.
Strouse; 3. Alan R. Narehood.
DRV COW 5 A OVER-1. Michael A Cynth
ia Weimer; 2. Robert A Rhodena Eckstine: 3.
Ray E. Kramer A Marvin Miller.
3 YEAR OLD FUTURITY- 1. Robert A
Rhodena Eckstine; 2. Steve A Chris Wood A
R. Gitt; 3. Robert Kyle Burdette.
JUNIOR 2 YEAR OLD- 1. Joshua M.
Locke; 2. David A. A Barbara Miller; 3. Lynn A
Bonnie Miller.
SENIOR 2 YEAR OLD-1. Danielle Spar
ling, 2. Judith McClure: 3. James R. And Nina
Burdette.
JUNIOR 3 YEAR OLD-1. Tom McCauley;
2. Globe-Run & Robert C. Nome; 3. Steve A
Chns Wood & R. Gitt.
SENIOR 3 YEAR OLD-1. Delmar C. & Lar
ry Zimmerman: 2. Tom McCauley; 3. Gor-
Wood 0 Holstems.
4YE AR OLD-1. Beatty, Claypoole, Camp
bell; 2. Lory Am Baker; 3. Steve & Chris
Wood & R. Gitt.
5 YEAR OLD- 1. Doug Beatty & Mark
Campbell; 2. Alan McCauley: 3. Michael 0. A
Cynthia Weimer.
AGED COW-1. Guy R, A Sharon K. Ham
mond; 2. Gor-Wqod D Holstems; 3. Carey,
Swanson, Hammond.
100,000 COW-1. Steve A Chris Wood AR.
Girt; 2. Gor-Wood D Holsteins; 3. Dennis A
Karen Hallest.
SENIOR CHAMPION- D. Beatty Etal.
RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION- Alan
McCullough.
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION- Alan
McCullough.
PREMIER EXHIBITOR- 1. Penn-Gate
Farms.
PREMIER BREEDER- 1. Penn-Gate
Farms.
BEST ANIMAL BRED AND OWNED- 1.
Alan McCullough.
BESTTHREE-1. New Direction Holsteins;
2. Penn Gate Holsteins; 3. Windy-Knoll-View
Holsteins.
PRODUCE OF DAM-1. Thomas McCau
ley; 2. Steve A Chris Wood; 3. James A Nina
Burdette.
DAM A DAUGHTER-1. Robert A Kyle Bur
dette; 2. Guy A Sharon Hammond; 3. Robert
A Candace Morrell.
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From the left, Alan and Tom McCauley, of New Direction Holstelns are at the halter
of their grand champion Holstein of the Pa. Fall Championship show, while Harvey
Clem Is leadsman tar the' reive grand champion for owners Mark Campbell, Doug
From the left, Lory Ann Baker holds the halter of her reserve grand champion of the
youth division, while Deanna Sparling holds the halter of her grand champion of the
youth division.
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Average Farm Feed
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To help farmers across the state
to have handy reference of com
modity input costs in their feeding
operations for DHIA record sheets
i presents
lelrwlnner,
or to develop livestock feed cost
data, here’s this week’s average
costs of various ingredients as
compiled from regional reports
across the state of Pennsylvania.
Remember these are averages so
you will need to adjust your figures
up or down according to your loca
tion and the quality of your crop.
Com, No. 2y - 2.55 bu. 4.56 cwt
Wheat, No. 2_- 3.17 bu. 5.29
cwt.
Barley, No. 3 - 1.70 bu. 3.64
cwt.
Oats, No. 2-1.42 bu. 4.43 cwt
Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.45 bu. 9.10
cwt
Ear Com 69.68 ton 3.48 cwt
Alfalfa Hay - 93.00 ton 4.65
cwt
Mixed Hay • 95.50 ton 4.78 cwt
Timothy Hay -101.50 ton 5.08
cwt