«■<»■ ct <i vehi il’P i ri'r'l'* 'i,l A32*Lancast»r Farming, Saturday, October 8, 1994 Corby Zeigler’s Lamb Takes Overall Championship At Manheim LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.) After almost five hours of sheep competition, the final round was a showdown between Travis Donough’s grand champion non selling market lamb and Corby Zeigler’s grand champion selling market lamb. “These are two of the finest sheep you will find in competition anywhere,” said Chris Herr, judge for the event held at the Manheim Farm Show on Thursday evening. In the end, Herr pointed to Zei gler’s champion heavy weight as the supreme champion overall and said, “It stands up top anywhere in the state. It’s finished correctly.” The audience broke into applause but cheering t]ie loudest was Corby’s 11-year-old brother Brandon, who had achieved the same title last year. “I’m really happy for him. I don’t care that he beat me at all,” Brandon said of his younger brother’s feat. The two brothers are almost newcomers to the sheep scene, with Corby debuting last year at Manheim. The boys are the sons of Dean and Carole Zeigler of Lititz. They purchased the sheep from Jerry Skidgel of Oklahoma. Corby said that although he sometimes called the champion lamb Bubba, he really didn’t have a name. “We found they grew too attached when we named them,” his dad said. Travis Donough, 14, is certainly no newcomer to the sheep circuit He has clinched top titles in fairs across the county for years. Not only did he win the grand champ ion market lamb title and numer ous other firsts in classes but also showed the grand champion steer and the reserve champion hog at the Manheim Farm Show. This year’s champion Suffolk Scarlett is a full sister to the reserve champions shown at Manheim in the past two years. Travis’s continual achieve- In his last year of showing, Peter Hoffines captures the supreme breeding sheep title with his Southdown ewe. Judge Chris Herr of the Department of Agriculture recalled the days when he competed against many of the family members who show at Manheim. According to Herr, sheep competition is getting tougher as the sheep are improving. ments in sheep competition is made a bit sweeter by the fact that all his sheep are home bred. Sheep breeders hold smug pride that is well deserved when they are able to take top titles when competiting against sheep purchased from out of-state breeders. Travis and his brother Ryan, who showed the champion heavy weight and the champion reserve non-selling champ, are the sons of Ed and Laßue Donough. They have 20 ewes on their Manheim farm that they use for breeding purposes. The sheep are condi tioned by running through hurdles and walking a mile a day. In the breeding sheep division, Peter Hoffines accomplished his goal to win the overall champ ion breeding sheep title. In his last year of showing, the 19-year-old achieved the trophy by showing a Southdown ewe. Judge Hen described the Southdown as very long and thick over the top with tremendous loins. Hoffines, the son of Robert and Linda Hoffines, raises about 20 Southdown and Hamps on the family’s Marietta farm. Two youn ger sisters, Amy and Jill, will take up their brother’s duties in the sheep showing circuit. In showmanship competition, Jason Stoltzfus placed first in the senior division, Regina Landis, in the 12- to 14-year-old division, and Radell Peters, in the 8- to 11-year-old division. All three have achieved show manship honors in other shows around the county. Showmanship Ags IS and oven 1 Jason Stoltzfus; 2 Gerald Boyd; 3 Peter Hoffines. ' Aga 12-14: 1 Regina Landis, 2. Jessica Schmidt; 3. Jessica Stoltzfus Aga 11 and under: 1. Radell Peters; 2 Jason Rohrer, 3 Laura Newcomer Breading Sheep Cheviot Lamb: Keith Bollinger Yearling; Keith Bollinger Champion Cheviot; Keith Bollinger. Doraat Ram: 1 Jessica Schmidt; 2 Jessica Stoltzfus, 3 Radell Peters Lamb: 1 Jessica Stoltzfus, 2 Jessica Stoltzfus: 3 Jessica Schmidt. (Turn to Pag* A 36) hold all the tr .<ies he and hla brother Ryan won in competition on Thursday n Parents are Ed and Laßue and sister Joelynn. i j. -jwmanship honors go to, from left, Jason Stottzfus, sen Landis, Intermediate; and Radell Peters. Junior. overal v * r*v" iv f t*-* # * -, . i . i laml lonai
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