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JOANNE E. MORVAY
Franklin Co. Correspondent
CHAMBERSBURG (Franklin
Co.) —A 4-year-old Holstein that
placed fourth in her class last year
was named grand champion of the
recent Franklin County Dairy
Show.
Seelby Counselor Ericka is
owned by Joshua Eshelman of St
Thomas. The 16-year-old has had
Ericka since she was a calf.
He was very surprised by her
win, though he likes the cow a lot.
Josh said.
“I just took care of her nice and
had her looking right,” said Josh.
Judge Steven Shaw of Wil
liamsburg said Ericka was a “defi
nite first” place cow. White said
Ericka had great bloom of udder
with “good heighth and width of
the rear udder.”
Josh said Ericka is easy to work
with in the ring. “She’s really
tame and she has a nice personali
ty,” he said.
Josh and Ericka also won senior
champion, 4-H grand champion,
and 4-H senior champion at the
county’s annual show.
The awards made this Franklin
County Fair one of the best ever
for Josh. “I’m having a blast,” he
said.
Josh, the son of Garnet and
Wanda Eshelman, is a member of
the Western 4-H Dairy Club and
the Franklin County FFA.
The premier breeder and exhi
bitor at the fair was El-Dor Farm
of Chambersburg.
El-Dor is owned and operated
by J. Eldon Crider, his wife Dor
othy, and sons Richard and J.
Arlan Crider.
The family is a perennial win
ner of the breeding and exhibiting
fl
premier breeder and exhibitor for the third consecutive
year.
Parnell View Farm won the bam dlvlalon of the Good
Housekeeping contest They received the Paul D. Eekstlne
award, given In memory of the late Eekstlne of Meadow Vu
Farm In Mercersburg. From left, Deanna Hartman, Jamie
Hartman, Robert Eekstlne, show chairman, Gladys Ecks
tine, wife of the late Raul Eckstme, and Rhodsnatakstine,
wife of Robert Eekstlne.
4-Year-Old Is Franklin County Champion
award at the fair, winning it for the
last three consecutive years and
also in 1990.
Richard Crider said the family
does not set a goal to win the
awards.
“Good cows can come from
anywhere,” he said. “I just try to
do the best I can and let the awards
take care of themselves.”
The premier breeder award is
more significant to the family.
“Because you have to breed the
animal and raise it, there’s more of
a time commitment involved.”
Arlan Crider said.
The Criders were not expecting
either award going into the fair,
“because we felt a lot of our cows
were in the wrong stages of lacta
tion,” he said.
“It’s very gratifying to know
that you’ve bred a good group of
cows,” Richard Crider said.
The brothers started showing
cattle more than a decade ago
while in 4-H. They had eight ani
mals at the county fair.
El-Dor is milking about 65 head
at present. Eldon, Arlan, and
Richard share the fanning respon
sibilities. Arlan also works for
Pennsylvania DHIA.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
HOLSTEIN RESULTS
Youth Show
Grand Champion; Joahua Eahelman: Reaerve
Grand Champion: Benjamin Mickey, Senior
Champion: Joahua Eahelman; Reaerve Senior
Champion: Benjamin Mickey, Junior Champion;
Cory Meyen; Reaerve Junior Champion: Troy
Young. Good Houukoapin| Awarda: Caged
Division-1. Rabbit; 2. Goat Bam: 1. Giesnoaatle
Antrim Dairy Club; 2. Quincy Washington Dairy
Club; 3. Eastern Dairy Club. FFA Judging Team;
1. Barbara Reichatd; 2. Stacey Gontz; 3. Juan
Oberholser, 4-H Judging Team: 1. Jill Middour,
2. Emme Mellott; 3. Justin Burdette. Spring Heif
er Calf: 1. Justin Burdette; 2. Megan Meyers; 3.
Matthew Martin. Winter Heifer Calf; 1. Emily
Stuff; 2. Bradley Reichatd; 3. Kan Oliver. FaU
Heifer Calf: 1. Amy Jo Hartman; 2. Troy Young;
3. Abigail Stoner. Summer Yearling Heifer; 1.
Cory Meyen; 2. Beth Meyen; 3. Andy Stoner.
The grand champion and reserve grand champion of the 1995 Franklin County
Holstein Show, left to right, Tom Stouffer, sponsor of ths Best Brad and Owned tro
phy from Youngs, Inc.; Jays Young with reserve grand champion and best bred and
owned winner JCY Wister Dewdrop; Joshua Eshelman with grand champion, Seelby
Counselor Erlcka; Craig Woodring, sponsor of the Grand Champion Class, from
Ment-Wood Farm; and Garnet Eshelman, Josh’s dad.
Spring Yearling Half ora: 1. Troy Young; 2. Aar
on Young; 3. Amy Jo Hartman. Winter Yearling
Heifer 1. Amanda Stoner, 2. Hannah Koontz; 3.
Amber Zimmerman. FaU Yearling Heifer: 1.
Troy Young; 2. Melinda Martin; 3. Hannah Hen.
Dry Cow-4 and Under: 1. Kyle Burdette; Z Jua
tm Burdette. Dry Cow-S Yean and Over l.Aah
ley S. Holman; Z Jill Middour. Junior 2-Yeer-
Old: 1. Jennifer Eahelman; 2. Abigail Stoner, 3.
Kan (River. Senior 2-Yatr-Old; 1. Benjamin
Mickey, 2. Joocph Hau; 3. Travia Hanhmon.
Junior 3-Year-Old: 1. Emme Mellott; Z Aaron
Chriatman; 3. Melinda Martin. Senior 3-Year-
Old: 1. Melinda S. Reichard; Z Joahua Locke; 3.
Kyle Burdette. 4-Yaar-Old Cow; 1. Joahua
Eahelman; Z Amy Jo Hartman; 3. Jennifer Eahel
man. 6-Year-Old and Over 1. Amy Jo Hartman.
Dam and Daughter 1. Melinda Reichard; Z
Matthew Mania
Open Show
Cnnd Champion: Joahua Eahelman. Reaaive
Grand Champion: Jay* Youn|. Senior Champ
ion: Joahua Eahelman. Reeerva Senior Champ
ion: Jaye Youn|. Junior Champion: Cory May
en. Reaerve Junior Champion: Aaron Horn. Beat
Udder; 1. Joahua Eahebnan; I Benjamin Mick
ey. Beat Bred and Owned: Jaye Young. Premier
Breeder 1. El-Dor Farm (101 pointa); 2. Antrim
Spring Fame (94 pointa); 3. hmall View Farm
(66 pointa). Premier Exhibitor 1. El-Dor Farm
(101 pointa); 2. Antrim Spring Farma (98 pointa);
3. Parnell View Farm (82 pointa). Good Houae
keeping Awarda: Tent-1. Lo Vi; 2. Twin Lane; 3.
Zim-Mar. Bam-1 Parnell View; 2. Windy Knoll
View, 3. JCY. Spring Heifer Calf: 1. Aaron
Horn; 1 Juatin Burdette; 3. Jamie Hartman.
Winter Heifer Calf: 1. Kevin Herat; 2. Emily
Stuff; 3. Aaron Honk Fall Heifer Calf: I. Amy Jo
Hartman; 2. Troy Young; 3. Ed Reichatd. Sum
mer Yearling Heifer: 1. Cory Meyera; 2. Beth
Meyera; 3. Andy Stoner.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
HOLSTEIN RESULTS
Open
Spring Yearling Heifer 1. Troy Young; 2.
Aaron Young; 3. Amy JoHanmui. Winter Year
ling Heifer; 1. Amanda Stoner; 2. Hannah
Koootr, 3. Kevin Horn. Fail Yearling Heifer 1.
Troy Young; 2. Melinda Martin; 3. Hannah Hen.
Dry Cow-4 and Under 1. Kyle Burdette; 2
Dabre-EUe Farms; 3. Golden Wood Holateina.
Dry Cow-S and Over 1. Chris-Gold Holateina; 2.
El-Dor Farm; 3. Aahley S. Helman. Junior
2-Ycar-Old: 1. Antrim Springa Farm-beat udder,
2 Jennifer Eahelman; 3. Abigail Stoner. Senior
2-Year-Old; 1. Benjamin Mickey-beet udder, Z
El-Dor Farm; 3. Meyera Brother* Dairy. Junior
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Lo VI Farm won the tent division. From left, I onnle Wlck
ard, Sarah Wickard, Vicki Wickard holding young Kerri,
and Robert Eckstlne, son of the late Paul Eckstine and
show chairman.
3-Year-Old: 1. El-Dor Farm-beat udder, 2. Over 1. Golden-Wood Holatema-beat udder, 2
Antrim Spring Fauna; 3. Emme Mellon. Senior Marcua Martin; 3. Amy Jo Hartman. Junior Beet
3-Year-Old: 1. Jaye Young; 2. Melinda 3 Female*: 1. Mi-Roae Holateina; 2 Juatin and
Reichard-beat udder, 3. El-Dor Farm. 4-Year- Kyle Burdette; 3. Mayers Brothers Dairy. Best 3
Old Cow; 1. Joahtia Eahelman-beat udder, 2 Femalea: 1. Amy Jo Hartman; 2 Justin and Kyle
Amy Jo Hartman; 3. Jamie Hartman. S-Year-Old Burdette; 3. El-Dor Fatm. Produce at Dam (2
Cow: 1. Robert and Rhoden* Eckstine; 2. El-Dor animals); 1. Juatin and Kyle Burdette; 2 Amy Jo
Farm-best udder; 3. Antrim Spring Farms. Hartman; 3.0-Dor Farm. Dam and Daughter 1.
100,000 Found Claes; 1.0-Dor Farm; 2 Antrim 0-Dor Farm; 2. Chris-Gold Holsteins; 3. Melin-
Spring Farms; 3. Ty Christman. 6-Year-Old and da Reichard.