C2-Lmcast«r Fanning, Saturday, January 14, 1995
Hard Work, Calf Selection Create Supreme Heifer Champion
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Hard work and selecting calves
that have the best chance of suc
cess in the show ring were the
ingredients in providing a supreme
champion heifer for Abe and
Grace Flory, Mountain Valley
Angus, Lititz, on Monday after
noon at the Farm Show beef
competition.
Grace Flory said that the dam of
this year's suncpme champion
heifer produced me grand champ
ion buU in the Angus breed for the
Flory’s at last year’s Farm Show.
Flory said a “lot of hard work” and
“watching the calves, weaning
them, and halter-breaking” went
into obtaining a championship, she
said moments after holding the
banner for supreme champion.
Angus champion heifer was awarded to Mountain Valley
Angus, Litltz, with Abe Flory at the halter. From left, Tom
Burke, American Angus Hall of Fame; A.L. Eller, Jr., judge;
Alissa Myers, Pennsylvania Angus princess; and Flory.
Mountain Valley Angus, represented by Abe Flory, Lit at ier, won supreme
champion heifer with this April 1993 Angus. From left» Charles Itle, assistant to the
director of the Farm Show; Grace Flory; Abe Flory; and Harry Bachman, president of
the Pennsylvania Ahgus Association. Photo by Andy Andnmn
Judges Robert McGuire.
Auburn, Ala., Simmental judge
and A. L. Eller, Jr., Blacksburg,
Va., Angus judge, chose the April
junior yearling heifer, Mt. Valley
Julie Heather (S; WK Future, D:
Julies Jewel), as supreme heifer.
When judging the Angus class,
Eller picked the heifer because of
its “excellent representation of the
breed.”
Grace Flory said that a 4-H’er,
Freddy Weaver, helped them
select the animal while a calf to
show in championship events.
The judges chose the early
2-year-old Simmental bull exhi
bited by Michael Messick, Mid
dletown, as supreme bull on Mon
day. The Messicks have won sev
eral grand championships at the
Farm Show in the past
Following is a list of show
This Slmmenti mil, shown by Dwayne Messick, Middletown, at halter, was named
supreme champion bull on Monday at the Farm Show. From left, Sarah Messick; Boyd
Wolff, secretary of ag rlculture; Messick; Robert McGuire, Slmmental show Judge; and
A.L. Eller, Jr., Angus show Judge. Photo by Andy Andrews
placings.
FARM SHOW
BEEF BREED
SHOW
RESULTS
ANGUS
Junior Heifer CalvM, May 1994 and Altar 1.
Curt Stockdala. 2. Cart Allan Detwifer. 3. Work
Land and Catda Co.. Junior Haifar Calvaa,
April 1994; 1. Data A. Ralm. 2. Waavarland
Vallay Farms. 3. Graystone-Stockdafe Farm.
Junior Heller Calves, March 1994; 1. Sharon
Hamlsh. 2. Curt Stockdala. 3. Waavarland
Valley Farms. Junior Heitor Calves, Jan.-Fab.
1994; 1. Graystona-Stockdale Farm. 2. Dale
A. Rains. 3. Curt Stockdala. Early Senior Hell
er Calves; 1. Waavarland Vallay Farms. 2.
Casey High. 3. Jeffrey Keller. Late Summer
Heifer Calf, July-Aug. 1993; 1. Jason 0. Baer.
Early Summer Heifer Call, May-Juna 1993; 1.
Nixon Farm. 2. Erdenhaim Farm. 3. Dale A.
Rains. April Junior Yearling Heifer, April 1993;
1. Mt. Valley Angus. 2. Waavarland Valley
farms. 3. Indian Creek Farm. March Junior
Yearling Heife'r, March 1993; 1. Dale A. Rains.
2. Mt. Valley Angus. 3. Erdenheim Farm. Ear
ly Junior Yearling Heifer, Jan, : Feb, 1993: 1.
Suzanne Blshard. 2. Dale A. Rains. 3. Suzan
ne Bishard. Junior Heifer Calf Champion;
Dale A. Rains.- Reserve: Graystone-
Stockdale Farm. Senior Heifer Calf Champ
ion. Weaverland Valley Farms, reserve:
Casey High. Intermediate Champion; Nixon
Farm. Reserve; Erdenheim Farm. Junior
Champion Female: Mt. Valley Angus.
Reserve: Weaverland Valley Farms.
GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER
Mt. Valley Angui
RESERVE
Dale A. Rains
Junior Bull Calves, May 1994 and After; 1.
Raymond E. McDonald. 2. Delaware County
4-H Junior Bull Calves, April 1994: 1.
Graystone-Stockdale Farm. 2. Jason Marsch.
Junior Bull Calves, March 1994: 1.
Graystone-Stockdale Farm. 2. Brea Taggart.
3. ML Valley Angus. Junior Bull Calves,
Jan.-Feb. 1994; 1. Dale A. Rains. 2. Robert C.
Work. 3. Weaverland Valley Farms. Early
Farm and Red Rose Polled Hereford, shown by Cliff Oriey at
halter. From left, Jennifer Altobelli, state Polled HerefonJ
queen; Doug Parrett, show Judge; Becky Darcey; Shawn
Eberly; Frank Darcey; and Oiiey.
P> ig «nt to Brian Fleck, at halter. From
left, Dorothy and George Metzler, Salunga Acres; Tom
Burke, American Angus Hall of Fame; Allssa Myers, Pen
nsylvania Angus princess; and Fleck.
Champion Simmental bull was awarded to Dwayna Me*-
eick, at halter. Holding banner la Sarah Meealck.
Summer Bull Calves, May-June 1993: 1.
Indian Creek Farm. April Junior Yearling
Bulls, April 1993: 1. Graystona-Slockdale
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