A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 5, 1995 Alicia Maze’s Brown Swiss Supreme Champion At Lebanon VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff NORTH CORNWALL (Leba non Co.) A senior 3-year-old Brown Swiss showed by Alicia Mase, daughter of Gary and Patty Mase, of Lebanon, on Tuesday was named supreme champion of all breeds in the 1995 Lebanon Area Fair youth dairy shows. The youth dairy shows were held Tuesday morning in the large, airy show bam at the Lebanon Area Fairgrounds, along with the open division shows for the col ored breeds of dairy cattle. Because of the size of the dairy shows at the week-long Lebanon Fair, the youth and colored breed shows are held early in the week and then moved out to make room for incoming Holsteins for the Fair’s open Holstein show. That was to have been held Fri day, after presstime, and early esti mates were that, depending on the heat, entries should have recov ered from last year’s lower turnout caused mostly because of caution with regard to bovine virus diar rhea. (As was the case with almost every dairy show.) Selection of a supreme champ ion dairy animal is the last event of the youth dairy shows at the Leba non Area Fair. Entries in the shows were rela tively strong, and animals were complimented by judges for their From the left, Jeff Hostetter, Andrew Ebersole, Jake Mase, and Kevin Sellers of the Annville FFA. The group placed second in the Lebanon Area Fair FFA chapter dairy herd competition to Northern Lebanon FFA. With the Annville School Board having decided to eliminate support for agriculture studies and FFA, this could very well be the end of the chapter for FFA at Annville, although agricultural residents In the dis trict continue to protest the board decision. ners of the Lebanon Area Fair Best Bred and Queen Jennifer Bashore, and the dairy princess contingent Owned dairy contest are, from the left, Amy Habecker, Stephanie Buck, Kristi Schoffstall, Andrea Bashore and Lil’ Timothy Vail, and Amanda Martin for sister Allison. Show Miss Elizabeth Smith, royalty presenting awards include Lebanon Area Fair With one hand on her trophy, Alicia Mase holds the halter of her supreme champion dairy animal of the Lebanon Area Fair youth dairy shows, a Brown Swiss she owns and bred. Trophy sponsor Dale Maulfair helps Alicia hold the trophy while his wife Pattie holds their son David and stands with their older children Daryl and Jennifer. The show’s promo quality and appearance, even when were strong with more than 100 some breed shows were dominated animals entered and minimal late by one or two exhibitors. withdrawals of entries. The youth Holstein shows also Judge for the selection of -ir f i t * \ tion royalty are LIT Misses Elizabeth Smith and Faith Heagy standing in front, and, from the left, Lebanon Area Fair Queen Jennifer Bashore, her sister and Lebanon County Dairy Maid Andrea Bashore, Lebanon County Alternate Princess Stephanie Buck, and Lebanon Daily Princess Lebanon County Lil’ Miss Faith Heagy and Alternate Prin cess Stephanie Buck stand with Daryl Maulfair who shows Ms 4-H grand champion Ayrshire while Daryl's cousin Brad- Hoover helps out by leading Daryl’s reserve grand champion. supreme champion was Creedin Commas, of Carlisle. He judged the youth Holstein shows. Judge for the colored breed shows, open and youth, was Bill Schnebly, of Clear Spring, Md. The Mase family had reason to celebrate with two big wins. Not only did Alicia’s cow win its 4-H breed grand championship and the overall supreme title, but her father Gary Mase showed the grand champion Brown Swiss of the open division competition. Alicia’s Meadow Hill Jade Alice-ET is a full sister to her father’s open division grand champion of the breed, Meadow Hill Jade Alison-£T, also a senior 3-year-old. Their dam is Meadow Hill Titan Agatha and the sire is Bridge View Elegant Jade-ET. Alicia’s younger brother showed the 4-H reserve grand champion in the breed, a senior 2-year-old, Meadow-Hill Noren Dally. It was the first supreme title for the Mase family, though they have had many champions over the years. The Lebanon Area Fair is also unique in that is offers a type of tot al performance competition for the youth. Called the best-bred and owned competition, contestants are scored on a point system that is based on the quality of the youth’s owned and bred animal, showman ship, fitting, and the youth’s pro ject book. For a second year, the winner was Allison Martin, of Lebanon, who couldn’t be present for the showing of her animal in the event because she had to attend an even ing college course at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster where she is pursuing a-degree in education. The competition actually rewards the first three place win ners with savings bond awards provided by Lebanon Agway. {Turn to Pag* A2l)