Homo, Saturday,. July 22, 1995
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
NORTH CORNWALL (Leba
non Co.) The 40th annual Pa.
Southeastern District FFA Dairy
Show was held Tuesday at the
Lebanon Area Fairgrounds.
Participation in the show, which
suffered last year as did participa
tion in many shows because of
concern over bovine virus diarrhe
a, was up, though not as great as
previously.
According to Christine Wil
liams. chairperson of the show
committee, though the numbers of
animals entered isn’t as strong as it
once was for a number of reasons,
the quality of animals continues to
be high and competitive.
Thomas Anowsmith, of Peach
Andrew Youse shows his grand and reserve grand
champion Jerseys.
Garrett Mase hold the halter of his grand champion
Blown Swiss.
From the left, Brain Nolan shows reserve junior
champion Ayrshire, while Craig No la if' shows tits Junior
champion.
S.E. FFA Dairy Show Displays Q- If
Bottom, judged fitting and colored
breeds, while Larry Swartz, with
Atlantic Breeders Cooperative,
judged the showmanship and
Holstein breed.
FFA members from Berks,
Bucks. Chester, Lancaster, Leba
non, Lehigh, Montgomery, North
ampton, and Schuylkill counties
were eligible to compete.
In the Ayrshire breed, Craig
Nolan and brother Brian Nolan, of
Pottstown, showed the champions.
Craig’s senior 2-year-old, Dream
nol Olympic Brita was judged
senior and grand champion while
his junior yearling heifer Dream
nol Trident’s Minerva was junior
champion and best animal bred
and owned. Craig also showed the
reserve junior champion, a senior
calf.
Brain Nolan showed a 5-year
old Dreamnol Johnny’s Kassy to
take reserve senior and reserve
grand champion.
In the Brown Swiss breed, Gar
rett Mase, of Lebanon showed the
senior champion and the best ani
mal owned and bred, his junior
2-year-old Meadow Hill Austin
Pepsi.
In the Holstein breed. Sheri Bol
linger, of Quanyville showed her
senior 3-year-old Locust Trail
Stylist Crissy to lake senior and
grand champion as well as best
animal bred and owned.
Jesse Bomgardner, of Ono,
showed his senior 2-year-old,
Loving-Meadows Krystan TW, to
earn reserve senior and reserve
grand champion. Jesse also
showed the junior champion, a
senior yearling Loving-Meadows
Kameo.
Jarrod Johns, of Atglen, showed
his senior yearling, Glen-Valley
Asirc Kirsten, to win reserve
junior champion.
In the Jersey breed, Andrew
Youse showed his aged cow. Elm
view Legend Lana, to win senior
and grand champion, while his
junior 2-year-old, Jacob Janelle of
Saybtook, was named reserve
senior and reserve grand
champion.
S.E. FFA
Dairy Show
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Sardner; 2.Jarrod Johns; 3.Jay
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Southern Md. Ag Field Day July 26
COLLEGE PARK, Md.—The
Upper Marlboro Facility of the
Central Maryland Research and
Education Center will host the
Southern Maryland Ag Field Day
on Wednesday, July 26, from 8:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Historically, the Upper Marl
boro Facility has had an emphasis
an tobacco research; however, the
facility has expanded its mission
to include work on other high
value crops and environmental
studies. This is reflected in the
activities scheduled for its 4Sth
annual field day.
From 8:30 a.m. to noon, two
wagon tours will make brief stops
at various field locations' for
research presentations. Tour one
features “Managing Pastures For
Affordable Horse Feeding and
Environmental Soundness,” pre
sented by Janine Baratta, southern
Maryland consultant for the
cooperative extension service. She
will emphasize alternative pasture
management techniques that are
designed to prevent overgrazing.
With these practices, more effi
cient utilization of grass as a food
source can be obtained, and envir
onmental concerns, such as ero-
From the left, Jesse Bomgardner shows his junior
champion Holstein, while Jarrod Johns hold the halter of
From the left, Sheri Bollinger holds the halter of her grand
champion Holstein, while Jesse Bomgardner holds the hal
ter of his reserve grand champion.
From the left, Brian Nolan holds the halter of his reserve
senior and reserve grand champion Ayrshire, while brother
Craig shows his senior and grand champion.
JUNIOR CHAMPION: Jesse
Bomgardner
RESERVE JR CHAMP: Jarred Johns
DRY COW, 2-YRS, OLCIER: I.Lynette
Heffner
SENIOR 2-YR-OLD: 1 .Jesse Bomgard
ner: 2,Shen Bollinger; S.Ricki Basnore
llnSr ihefl Unger
RESERVE SR CHAMP: Jesse
sion, can be controlled.
Another presentation, by Dr.
Adel Shirmohammadi, Depart
ment of Agricultural Engineering
of the University of Maryland at
College Park (UMCP), details the
“Environmental Fate of Pesti
cides.” Rounding off this tour will
be an overview of the production
practices of the new cut flower
industry and an evaluation of field
production practices for seedless
cucumbers.
Tour two features tobacco
related research and other topics.
Andrew J. Clark, coordinator of
the U.S. Department of Agricul
ture's Sustainable Agriculture
Network at the National Agricul
tural Library in Beltsville, will
present research on winter annual
cover crop contributions to com
production. As an alternative to
nitrogen fertilizers, cover crops
may maximize production yields
while having minimal environ
mental impact
In the morning, field day visi
tors can browse through displays,
such as “Introduction to Computer
Uses on the Farm” or “Malting die
Most of Seasonal Produce.” The
USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture
Jesse Bomgardner
te^®msa?ss
Network and other agricultural
equipment will be on display
throughout the day.
You can munch on tasty tidbits
and enjoy “A Taste of Southern
Maryland” theme during lunch.
The luncheon is available for a
nominal charge. Dr. Arvydas Gry
bauskas. extension plant biology
specialist, is the guest speaker and
will give an update on tobacco
diseases.
To reach the Upper Marlboro
Facility from the north, proceed
south on Interstate Highway 95.
then take the state Highway 202
exit and proceed east for 6 miles.
The facility is on the right
From the south, proceed north
on U.S. Highway 301 to Upper
Marlboro; turn west on state High
way 725 (Marlboro Pike). Then
turn right onto state Highway 202
(Largo Road) and proceed north
west for 2 miles.
For more information on the
Southern Maryland Ag Field Day,
Maryland residents may contact
their county extension agent.
Phone numbers can be found hi
the blue pages of your local tele
phone directory, or call Mark
Spicknall at the Upper Marlboro
Facility at (301) 627-8440.