AM-Lanssster Farming, Saturday, July 8, 1995
Pa. Fair
PHILADELPHIA The 9lh
Annual Pennsylvania Fair was
held recently at the Philadelphia
Park Racetrack. Approximately
2SO exhibitors participated in the
event
Competitive exhibits created a
colorful array of homemade and
homegrown products. Best of
show winners in various exhibits
were as follows; grain and hay-
Donald Wessner, Hamburg;
Christmas trees-Grace Lazarus,
Germansville; horticulture-Pearl
Ward, Hulmeville; foods-Dorothy
Lanius, York; wine and spirits-
Pearl Ware, Hulmeville.
Along with the competitive
exhibits, four large animal shows
were conducted during the 12
days of the show. Youth, open
class beef, sheep, 4-H sheep and
goats, and potbellied pigs were
shown.
Agriculture coordinator for the
show was Beverly Gruber of New
Tripoli. Following are the show
results.
PA Fair Reaulta
Potbellied Pig Reaulta
Grand Champion Female-Margaret Hay
me, Jamestown, CA, Grand Champion
Altered Sex-Jackie Silverman, Nornstown,
PA; Grand Champion Boar-Margaret Hay
me, Jamestown, CA; and Supreme
Champlon-Jackie Silverman, Norristown,
PA.
Goat Show
Alpine-Brant Kloiber, Bath, PA; Nubian-
Billy George Leib, Mechanicsburg, PA;
Toggenburg-Amy Plummer, Chalfont, PA; La
Mancha-Crystal Kloiber, Bath, PA; All Other
Purebred-Brant Kloiber, Bath, PA, Recorded
Grade-Paul Plummer, Chalfont, PA; Best
Doe in Show-Amy Plummer, Chalfont, PA;
and Best Udder in Show-Amy Plummer,
Chalfont, PA.
Beef Winners
Champion Angus Heifer-Jenmfer Flin
chbaugh, York, PA; Champion Simmental
Heifer-Troy Gelsmger, Wernersville, PA,
Champ-on Hereford Heifer-Richard Kerper,
Fleetwood, PA; and Supreme Champion-
Troy Gelsinger, Wernersville, PA.
Market Steer
Champion-Oavid Newpher, Fleetwood,
PA, and Reserve Champion-Raymond
Slough, Spnng Grove, PA.
Open Sheep Show
Cheviot Champion Ram & Ewe-Michelle
Snyder, Parker, PA; Dorset Ram & Ewe-
Wagner Oorsets, Easton, PA; Hampshire
Ram & Ewe-Everett Hampshlres, Upper
Black Eddy, PA, Shropshire Ram-Lynn Tor
rone, Palmerton, PA; Shropshire Ram ft
Ewe-Jim Hams, Wallingford, PA; Suffolk
Ram ft Ewe-Melanie Snyder, Parker, PA;
Oxford Ram-lsaac Garges, Telford, PA,
Oxford Ewe-Jeff Everett, Upper Black Eddy,
PA, Supreme Champion Ram-Wagner
Dorsets, Easton, PA; and Supreme Champ
ion Ewe-Jeff Everett, Upper Black Eddy, PA
4-H Show
Cheviot Ram ft Ewe-Michelle Snyder,
Parker, PA; Dorset Ram ft Ewe-Ben Ruzo
wicz, Newton Square, PA; Hampshire Ewe-
Nicole Collier, Palmerton, PA; Southdown
Ram ft Ewe-Joan Harris, Wallingford, PA;
Suffolk Ram ft Ewe-Melanie Snyder, Parker,
PA; Supreme Champion Ram-Melame
Snyder, Parker, PA, and Supreme Champion
Ewe-Ben Ruzowicz, Newtown Square, PA
To Host
Field Day
GROVE CITY (Mercer Co.)
On July 15, Haven Woods Farms,
in conjunction with the Pennsyl
vania Cattlemen’s Association
and the Pennsylvania Simmental
Association, will host a cattle
men’s Field Day and Junior Show
At Haven Woods main farm com
plex located at 1919 Henderson
ville Rd. just north of Grove City.
Haven Woods Farms, establish
ed in 1990 by owner Bob McQuis
ton, is a modem Simmental breed
ing operation incorporating many
innovative farming trends.
With a herd of 124 Simmental
cattle, a new prefabricated metal
bam and machine shed designed
by Flexospan Inc., and a modem
stall system to look over, this field
day should be interesting and in
formative to all cattlemen.
Approximately 40 percent of
Haven Woods cattle are produced
from embryo transplant. Visitors
will have an opportunity to ob-
Sees 250 Exhibitors
Ben Ruzowicz ol Newtown Square showed the 4-H
supreme champion ewe.
Lee Wagner of Easton showed the supreme champion
ram.
Melanie Snyder of Parker showed the supreme 4-H
champion ram.
serve an embryo transplant de
monstration, and inspect calves
bom from transplanted embryos.
Haven Woods buys selective
simmental embryo donor cows
and heifers from as far away as the
Midwest, bringing new and im
proved bloodlines to Pennsylva
nia’s simmental herd.
Owner Bob McQuiston will
also host a junior show and will
offer demonstrations of baleage
wrapping, show grooming, and a
nutrition seminar. Food and re
freshments will be available.
To enter the junior show, con
tact Haven Woods Farms at (814)
786-9562 or Barbara Carlisle at
(412) 948-3742.
Supreme champion beef animal was shown by Troy Gel
singer of Wernersviile.
Margaret Haynie showed the grand champion boar pot
bellied pig.
Jim and Kathleen Everett of Upper Black Eddy showed
the supreme champion ewe.
David Newpher of Fleetwood showed the grand champ
ion steer.
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