D4-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 12, 1994
WESTMINSTER, Colo.
According to figures from the
American Gelbvieh Association,
the Gelbvieh breed set all-time
growth records in four key areas
during fiscal year 1993-1994. The
association reports record expan
sion in inquiries, memberships,
transfers, and cow inventory.
Interest in Gelbvieh cattle con
tinues to soar; inquiries from cat
tlemen across the country rose 40
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4-H
DOYLESTOWN (Bucks Co.)
Tracey Kimbel, Jamison, showed
her first ever market lamb to
grand champion in the Bucks
County 4-H Market Lamb Show
held recently at the Middletown,
Grange Fair in Wrightstown. The
122-pound Suffolk lamb was pur-
chased by Worthington Racing
Stables of Langhorne for $450.
The reserve champion lamb
was shown by Joel Nehoda of
Doylestown. His 108-pound Dorset
was bought by Rosenberger’s Dairy
of Hatfield for $375.
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pound reserve champion at the Bucks County
4-H Lamb Sale. Rosenberger’s Dairy, represent
ed by Warren E. Buckman 111, paid $375.
Tracey Kimbel, Jamison, is shown with her
122-pound champion market lamb at the Bucks
County 4-H Market Lamb Show and Sale. Wor
thington Racing Stable of Langhorne paid $450
for the lamb.
Gelbvieh Reports Record Growth
percent from 1992-1993. Beef
producers from the cattle-rich
southern and southeastern states
led the movement toward Gelb
vieh. Forty-eight percent of the
inquiries received in 1993-1994
came from these areas.
Adult memberships increased a
record 10 percent and transfers
were up 8 percent, when com
pared to figures from 1992-1993.
The total number of cows on
County Holds
Lamb Sale
In all, 14 4-H members com
peted in the market lamb show
judged by Dr. Robert Herr of Nix
Besser Farm, Narvon, Pa. The sale
averaged $232.50 per head with
the champions and $202.50 when
the champions were not included.
Show results:
Heavy Weights: 1 Lisa Nichols, Coop
ersburg, 2 Peter Wolff, Solebury, 3 Jenny
Ruth, Pfneville
Medium Weight: 1 Tracey Kimbel,
Jamison-Grand Champion, 2 Joel Nehoda,
Doylestown-Reserve Champion, 3 Jezik
Nehoda. Doylestown
Light Weight; 1 Jesse Glover, Penns
Park, 2 Ben Haskey, Lahaska
inventory with AGA also
increased 8 percent.
Despite continued fluctuations
in the marketplace, Gelbvieh reg
istrations held steady in the 1993-
1994 fiscal year.
“The numbers demonstrate the
practical and expanding role
Gelbvieh plays in a continually
changing beef industry,” said
AGA President Alan Albers,
Nashville, Kan.
AGA Executive Director Jim
Gibb said, “Steady interest and
growth in these areas is particular-
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