M-Uncotw Fanning, Saturday, Saptambar 9,1995
Reu-Hel Farms Premier
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
SUMMIT STATION (Schuy
lkill Co.) Reu-Hel Farms, of
Mohrsville, was named premier
breeder and exhibitor of the 1995
Southeast Pennsylvania District
Holstein Championship Show,
Thursday, at the Schuylkill County
Fairgrounds, near Summit Station.
The 300-acre family farming
operation is incorporated by
Elwood and Ruth Ohlinger and
their daughter and son-in-law
Scott and Connie Troutman. They
have about 120 registered Hols
teins with a rolling herd average of
more than 24,000 pounds of milk
on twice-day milking.
They also showed the senior and
grand champion Holstein, a
4-year-old, CS-Owl-Creek Mark
Carey, bred and owned by Scott
Troutman out of dam Reu-Hel
Farms Ned Boy Caress and sire
Walkway Chief Mark.
From the left, Glen Stoltzfus holds the reserve junior
champion of the open division, while Rattle Hushon holds
the halter of her son Jacob’s Junior champion.
Pork Prose
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nursery depopulation is the next
option. By following these steps,
the disease status in numerous
herds has been improved. All vet
erinarians in this state indicate that
it’s difficult to completely elimi
nate the virus from the herd. Dr.
Trayer mentions that the Dee plan
is most successful in herds with
250 sows or less.
4. Beyond these eradication
steps, all-in-all-out is vital for
maintaining production in a PRRS
positive herd.
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Judge for the show was James
Burdette, of Windy-Knoll-View
Farm in Mercersberg. He thanked
the exhibitors for the priviledge of
judging the show and the quality of
animals presented.
The show had been held in past
years at the Kutztown Fair
grounds. It was held for the first
time this year at the Schuylkill
County Fairgounds, a facility that
was “very nice” according to exhi
bitors and show organizer Kenneth
Raney, of the Pa. Holstein
Association. -
The facility had ample parking,
good facilities and no outside dis
ruptions. The fairgrounds are
located a little off the beaten path,
along Rt. 895, near Summit
Station.
Showing the reserve senior and
grand champion was Joshua
Hushon, of Hushon Farms in
Delta. His aged cow, 6-year-old C
Bemhaven Haywood Lola, was
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Breeder, Exhibitor Of Southeast Show
The members of Reu-Hel Farms hold their premier breeder and exhibitor banners
and stand with Judge James Burdette, who Is on the right. From the left are Ruth and
Elwood Ohlinger, Scott and Connie Troutman, Trlcia Geist, and Tammy Epting. The
Troutman’s three boys are, from the left, Douglas, Eric and Jason.
From the left, with the champione of the Southeast Pa. District Holstein Champion
ship Show, Joshua Hushon holds the halter of his reserve grand champion, a 6-year
old, while Connie Troutman holds the halter of their grand champion. Also pictured is
James Burdette, Judge.
bred by Bernard Ashley out of dam
Carvale Hurricane LuLu and sire
Shaver Farm Haywood-Reo-ET.
She was also the grand champion
of the youth division.
Jacob Hushon, also of Delta,
showed the open division and
youth division junior champion, a
winter yearling, Twin-Wind Brok
er Kiss.
The open division reserve junior
champion was a spring yearling,
Pennwood Skybuck Holy, bred
and owned by Donald and Joanne
Stoltzfus.
The youth division junior
champion was a winter calf bred
and owned Dianne Clock, of Wal
nut Hills Holsteins. The calf. Wal
nut Hills IB Beauty, is out of sire
Walnut-Hills Inspiration Ben and
dam, Walnut-Hills Astro Braroda.
Southeast District
Holsteln Championship
SPRING CALF: I.Jay Bomgardner;
2.DJSP Schuler; S.Joeeph Hushon
WINTER CALF; I.Dianne Clock;
2.Brent Schuler
FALL CALF: I.Tara Kocher; 2.Harvey
Stoltzfus; S.Lisa Sonnen
SUMMER YEARLING; I.Amy Kulick;
2.Margaret Bomgardner; S.Jacob
Hushon
SPRING YEARUNG; I.Donald, Joan
na Stoltzfus; 2.Lynette Heffner
WINTER YEARLING: 1 .Jacob Hushon;
2Fantasyland Holsteins; 3.Fanlasy-
land Holateins Hushon
FALL YEARLING: I.Chad Potteiger YOUTH 01V RESERVE JR CHAMP:
JUNIOR CHAMPION; Jacob Hushon Dianne Clock
RESERVE JR CHAMP: Donald, Joan- JUNIOR BEST THREE; 1 .S-Pine-Lawn
ne Stoltzfus
YOUTH DIV JR CHAMP; Jacob
From the left, Joshua Hushon holds the halter of his
grand champion of the youth division, while Aaron Ruch
holds the halter of his reserve junior champion.
Holsteins
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