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Adam Sailors, 15; Heather Jaslentkl, 14; and Matt Trostlo,
York 4-H’ers Win
At Southeast JUgionals
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.)
York County youth had a remark
ably strong showing on Tuesday
afternoon during the 10th annual
Southeast 4-H Livestock Judging
Contest at the Manheim
Fairgrounds.
York County youth captured
both junior and senior individual
This Week
Special advertising messages
from exhibitors along with a
review of activities at the Leba
non Fair to be held July 29 to
Aug. 3. can be found on Pages
A 32 to A 37.
In tin winners circle at the Lancaster County Holstein
Show are from left, Patty Hushon, with the reserve Junior
champion; Kristin McCauley, with the Junior champion;
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judging honors and top senior team
at the competition, which featured
4-H’crs form Lancaster, York,
Lebanon, Chester, and Berks
counties.
Capturing top senior individual
competiton honors with a total
score 0f496 and a reasons total of
130 was Matt Trestle. Matt, 16, is
the son of Ronald and Yvonne
Trestle, Red Lion, and York Coun
ty 4-H member. This was Matt’s
first senior individual honors at the
contest. Matt also captured last
year’s State 4-H Days competition
in the junior division and was on
the state’s winning team.
Matt attributes the many hours
spent on jEatms in practice as the
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Cameo Tops Lancaster Holstein Show Again
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 22, 1995
PDA Diagnostic Laboratory
Completes Link In Tripartite
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) A dairy producer with an
unidentifiably sick cow calls his
veterinarian.
The vet is unable to diagnose the
illness.
What killed the animal? Is is
contagious? Can it be slopped
before the producer is driven to the
verge of bankrupcty through the
loss of his herd?
How many more cattle in the
state will be affected and who will
be affected?
With the recent groundbreaking
ceremonies for the state’s new
diagnostic laboratory, Pennsylva
nia is getting a little closer to the
Mwnbers of the first place golfing team of the 1995 Fore FFA held
Monday at Fox Chase are from left, Jamie Flckee, Doug LehmarvOersiyPlper, and
Matt Mentzer, all representing Flekes Silos. It Is the second first place trophy for the
team In the three years of the tournament. The event Is held to raise funds for the Pen*
nsylvania FFA Foundation and is supported by many agribusinesses and form orga
nizations. See story Page A3O.
Tammy Balthasar, with the reserve grand champion; Tom
McCauley, with the grand champion; Jim Burdette, Judge;
and Heather OberhoKzer, Lancaster County Dairy Princess.
Four Suctions
ideal for finding and controlling
diseases which pose severe threats
to the state’s animal and public
health.
Tuberculosis transmittable
between humans and animals,
rabies, preon proteins such as
cause Scrappie disease, Johnne’s
disease, bacteria such as Sal
monella enteritis, various virulent
strains of E. coli, etc. are some of
the concerns dial have been
brought to the forefront by
academia and supported by politi
cians of all ranks.
Experts on animal disease have
watched, some in quiet horror, as
the state has grown and become
more concentrated in human popu
lation and livestock population and
$25.00 Per Year
services and technology to protect
the health of both diminished or
stagnated.
Along with increased traffic and
easier and longer distances
traveled transporting domestic ani
mals, a scenario has been created
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Watch Next Week
A tribute to the 43 new Dairy
of Distinction farms across Pen
nsylvania will be featured in a
special section next week. We
have farm photos, background
information on each farm, a
proclamation from Governor
Tom Ridge, and messages of
congratulation from our adver
tisers. Watch for it!
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster
Co.) The tall, black, dairy-type
Astro Jet daughter again was
named grand champion of the Lan
caster County Holstein Show.
Repeting her win last year, New-
Dircction Jet Cameo-ET topped
the 140 head show for the Alan
McCauley family. New Direction
Holsteins from Elizabethtown. The
grandchampion win was only one
of many ribbons and trophies taken
by New Direction to give the
McCauley family both the Premier
Breeder and Premier Breeder
awards. Cameo showed as 4n aged
cow and was also best bred and
owned.
Along the way, the McCauleys
had the reserve grand champion
with New-Direction Star Banbi-
ET, their first place four-year-old.
In addition, the junior champion
was New-Direction Budgee, own
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