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FLEMINGTON, N.J. The
Hunterdon County 4-H Open Beef
Show was held recently here at the
Remington Fair.
The show was judged by John
Neilson of Brookfield, Nova Scotia,
Canada.
4-H members from throughout
the state were on hand to parade
their heifers and steers before judge
Nelson.
The show started off with the
Angus heifers.
Dana’s SS Erica, exhibited by
Dana Mickel of Glen Gardner, N.J.,
was selected the grand champion
Angus Heifer. Carries STK Lady,
exhibited by Carrie Mickel of Glen
Gardner, was named reserve cham
pion Angus heifer.
Shaun Burger of Pitman, N.J.,
exhibited First Edition, a May 1993
Polled Hereford heifer to the grand
championship of the Hereford class.
Jennifer Lawton of Far Hills,
N.J., exhibited the grand champion
Simmental heifer, C3BO, a Septem
ber 1993 heifer.
Jennifer also showed the reserve
champion Simmental heifer, D4ll,
a March 1994 heifer.
In the cow/calf class, Jennifer
Lawton exhibited her Simmental
cow and March 1994 heifer calf to
the championship of that class.
For the overall heifer champion,
Judge John Neilson selected Dana
Mickel’s Dana’s SS Erica, an April
1993 Angus heifer, as champion.
Overall reserve champion heifer
was C3BO, a Simmental heifer
shown by Jennifer Lawton.
In the showmanship contest, Jen
nifer Lawton of Far Hills, N.J. won
first place among beginners. Shawn
Burger of Pitman, N.J. won the
intermediate division. Carrie Mickel
of Glen Gardner won first in the
senior division.
The overall champion showman
was Came Mickel. She received
the Don Kmffen Showmanship
Achievement Award. This award is
a plaque named in honor of Don
Kmffen, who for more than 30 years
was in charge of the 4-H livestock
program for the state of New Jersey.
He also ran the state 4-H baby beef
show and sale during that period.
The overall winner of the show
manship contest at the Hunterdon
County 4-H Open Beef Show will
have their hame out on the plaque
and it will hang in the Hunterdon
County Extension office.
The steer show started off in the
afternoon with the Angus class.
Dana Mickel showed Ideal’s Line
backer an April 1993 steer from
Ideal Angus Farm of Augusta, N.J.
to the grand championship.
Rose Marie Sylvester of
Wilhamstown N.J. showed her
April 1993 steer Sapphire to the
reserve champion Angus steer. Sap
phire also came from the Ideal
Angus Farm of Jake Tanis.
Amanda Sylvester of Williams
town, N.J. showed her September
steer to the championship of the
Hereford division. Her steer, Straw
berry came from Battleground
Farms of Salem, N.J.
Adriene Malsbury of Freehold,
N.J. showed her May 1993 steer
Buddy to the reserve champion of
the Hereford class.
Amanda Sylvester showed her
Simmental steer Socks to the champi
onship of that breed. Socks is a May
1993 steer from the herd of Meadow
Hill Farms in Purcellville, Va.
The cross-bred champion was an
April 1993 steer Zorro, shown by
Adnene Malsbury. Reserve champi
on crossbred steer was a Feb. 1994
steer shown by Jennifer Lawton.
The overall grand champion steer
selected by Neilson was the Angus
Hunterdon Names Beef Show Winners
* Champion Hereford Heifer Beginner Showman and Fitting
iner: Shawn Burger.
Grand champion heifer overall: Dana Mickel with Dana
; Erica. Senior champion fitting, reserve senior champion
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Champion Hereford Steer
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Champion Simmental Cow/Calf: Jennifer Lawton.
Grand Champion Angus Steer Overall Grand Champion
»er: Dana Mickel with Ideals Line Backer.
champion, Ideal’s Linebacker, shown
by Dana Mickel. The overall reserve
champion steer was the Simmental
champion Socks, exhibited by Aman
da Sylvester.
Show Results:
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Carrie Mickel, Carries Stk Lady
May-June 1993
1 Crystal Dixon, Billie Jean Wrangler of
GVF, 2 Dana Mickel, Dana's Prompt Elbe.
March-Aptil 1993
1. Dana Mickel, Dana’s SS Erica, 2
Crystal Dixon, HF Dutchess 115,
Champion Angus Heifer; Dana Mickel
with Dana's SS Erica
Reserve Champion Angus Heifer; Car
rie Mickel with Carries STK Lady
Polled Hereford Heifers
May 1993
1 Shaun Burger, First Edition
Champion Hereford Heifer: Shaun
Burger
Simmental Heifers
March-April 1994
1 Jennifer Lawton, D 444, 2 Jennifer
Lawton, 0411
Sept. 1993
1 Jennifer Lawton, C 380
Champion Simmental HSlfar; Jennifer
Lawton, C3BO
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Reserve Chemplon Heifer: Jennifer
Lawton, D4ll
Cow/Calf
1 Jennifer Lawton, 8298, D 429.
This pair was the champion cow/calf
Intermediate—Second, Third, Fourth
Ymf.
1 Shaun Burger, 2. Crystal Dixon, 3.
Rosemarie Sylvester: 4. Amanda Sylvester.
Senior—Filth Year or Age It and older
1. Carrie Mickel; 2. Dana Mickel; 3.
Adriene Marisbury.
Don Knlffen Showmanehlp Achieve
ment Award Winner; Carrie Mickel
Steer Show Results
Angua Show
Aprll-May 1093
I Dana Mickel, Ideals Linebacker, 2
Rosemarie Sylvester, Sapphire, 3 Crystal
Dixon, HSF Balancer 150
Polled Hereford Steers
September 1993
1 Amanda Sylvester, Strawberry
Mey-Juna 1993
1 Adriene Malsbury, Buddy; 2 Steve
Burger, Winstar, 3 Tom Sclalla, Lennle.
Slmmsntal Steer Class
May IM3
Amanda Sylvester, Socks; Crossbred
Steer Class
1 Adriene Malsbury, Zorro, 2 Jennifer
Lawton, D 398.
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Champion Cross-bred steer: Adrienne Malsbury.
Champion Simmentai Steer Reserve Grand Champion Steer
erall. Shown by Amanda Sylvester.
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Don Kniffen Achievement Award won by Carrie Mickel.
her showman.
Grand Champion Simmental Heifer: Jennifer Lawton.
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