A26-L*nct*t*r Farming, Saturday, Saptambar 16,1995 Junior Exhibitors Take JOYCE BUPP purple-ribbon lamb was one of six York Co. Correspondent that Ihe York junior shepherd YORK (York Co.) Junior raised for showring compelilion exhibitors’ entries have tradition- this season. ally competed well in the York Fair’s open class market lamb show. This year proved to be a con tinuation of that trend of the last several years. Champion title,of the competi tive open class market lamb show went to 17-year-old 4-Hcr Julie Kern, York. The champion is a 118-pound homebred Suffolk and lopped its light heavyweight class earlier in the show. “lt’s really great that it was a homebred,” said Julie about her first lime to win the York Fair’s open class championship. The Julie Kern’s winning Suffolks took champion pair honors in the market lamb show at the York Fair. Assisting Julie in handling the lamb at right is Tabltha Ebersole. (Continued from Pago A 24) they were doing opening the main doors to a fire. An explosion throws the fire team, injuring sev eral, and knocks the camera out of the photographer’s hands. • Silo gas dangers. This showed the students how deadly silo gas exposure can be and what signs to look for. Years ago, the Irishtown Fire Company responded to a tractor rollover accident in which several children were involved, with one fatality. But farm accidents don’t always involve fatalities. In many cases, accidents happen that simply aren’t reported. Farmers “don’t really see the need to do it,” said Jean. “They can gel themselves out, so there’s no need to tell anybody, I guess.” ‘The only time you hear of a farm accident is when it’s a fatality or almost a fatality,” said Larry. What concerns the Feesers and other rescue personnel is that many times the farmer is alone, in the back 40, often at night, working, isolated from those that could help them in danger. So it is important that farmers woik together, keep in touch, and beware and ready to help each other if an accident occurs, according to the Feesers. National Farm Safety and Health Week runs from Sept. 17-23, the same week as the Irish town course. According to the National Safety Council, agricul ture is one of the most dangerous industries in the United States, with a death rate of 26 per 100,000 worker population in 1994. It has a work-related death rate almost five times the average of all industries combined. In Pennsylvania, last year, 3S people lost their lives in accidents related to farming, according to Reserve champion honors were won by Adam Sellers, Thomasvil- Ic, with a crossbred entry that he plans to exhibit in January as his Farm Show lamb. At 16, Adam is a veteran shepherd who notes that a lamb when it is just a few weeks old already displays the character istics that help make it a winner in the showring. Genetics, along with regular working with the lambs, is what Adam attributes in large part ot showing a champion animal. Adam also took reserve honors in the junior show, but with a diffc- Course To Teach Fire, Rescue Personnel s^vht^ The Irlshtown Fire Company and the county farm bureau are working to develop three-day courses to overview what Larry Feeser covered at the FARMEDIC course In New York. The course will run Tuesday. Sept. 19 and Thursday, Sept. 21 from 7:30 p.m.-l0 p.m. at the Irlshtown Fire Hall. A special hands-on “equipment” day Is scheduled for next Saturday, Sept. 23, at the fire hall. statistics complied by Penn Stale’s turns, which could have been prc- College of Agricultural Sciences, vented by a ROPS. Tractors played a role in 16 fatal Dr. Dennis Murphy, professor accidents in the state in 1994.E1e* of ag engineering, believes that it's ven were killed’ in tractor over- “tragic when you consider that 35 York Fair Open Market Lamb Honors rent lamb. Market lamb pairs honors went to Julie Kem, York who exhibited her well-matched, homebred Suf folks to the champion title. Julie sums up her winning formula for market lambs as “just plenty of TLC lender loving care.” Other weight division champ ions in the open market lamb show included Lindsay Jones, light weight, Lisa Moyer, light modi um weight, Malt Sellers, medium weight, and Shanna Daugherty, heavyweight. A partial list of open class mark et lamb winners follows: VORK FAIR OI’EN CLASS MARKET LAMBS Lightweight Division Class I*l. Drew Dankcrt; 2. Rick Jones; 3. Emily Banken Class 2*l. Rick Jones; 2. Gina Shelton; 3. Brandy Banken Class 3 • 1. Lindsay Jones; 2. Jennifer Flm chbaugh; 3. Heather Bankeit Lightweight Champion, Lindsay Jones; Reserve Champion, Jennifer Hmchbaugh Light Mediumweight Division Class 6-1. Melissa Trostle; 2. Kelly Jo Bank eit; 3. Heather Moyer Class 7 -1. Tasha Flory; 2. Hcathre Banken; 3. Gina Shelton Gass 8 -1. Lisa Moyer, Z Cody Ault; 3. Mark Albright Light Mediumweight Champion, Lisa Moyer, Reserve Champion, Tasha Flory Mediumweight Division Class 11 - l.MclissaTrostlc; 2. Emily Gray bill; 3. Matt Trostle Clan 12 • 1. Tabilha Ebcrsole; 2. Melina Tronic; 3. Janet Eaton Qau 13-1. Matt Sellers; 2. Michael Burrell; 3. Kensley McKcrchcr Mcdiumwcight Champion, Matt Sellers; Reserve Champion, Tabitha Ebcrsole Light Heavyweight Division Class 16-1. Adam Sellers; 2. Julie Kcm; 3. Malt Seller* Clast 17-1. Jacob Ebersole: 2. Matt Sellers; 3. Michael Burrell Class 18- 1, Julie Kern; 2. Lindsay Jones; 3. Jacob Ebersole Junior sheep show fitting honors at the York Fair were shared by Shanna Daugherty, left, champion, and reserve champion Heather Bankert. Light Heavyweight Champion, Julie Kem; Cla»i 23 -1. Adam Selleis; 2. Trivia Rory; 3. Reserve Champion, Adam Sellers Jacob Ebcrsole Heavyweight Division Heavyweight Champion, Shanna Daugherty; Class 21 -1. Adam Sellers; 2. Sham Daught- Re * erv ® Champion. Adam Sellers ety; 3. Michael Burrell Open C,M ‘ M * rlcct Lamb Grand Champion, Class 22 -1. Shanna Daugherty; 2. Travis lulic Kcm; Rc4crve Grand Champion. Adam Flory: 3. Tabitha Ebersole SeUcn Larry Feeser stands next to the 250-gallon, 12-row spray rig to be used in farm rescue demonstrations. people died from incidents that were, for the most part, preventable.” This year’s theme for National Farm Safety and Health Week is “Sowing the Seeds of Health: Practice Safety.” Feeser, who raises hogs, believes that the $65 course will benefit those involved in farm accidents by making far mers and rescue people more aware of what is involved. The entirely volunteer Irishtown Fire Department has 225 mem bers, of which 4S-S0 are active in the department About 3S-40 are farmers. DPC Sets Conference SYRACUSE, N.Y. The educational guidelines directed to Dairy Practices Council (formerly proper and improved sanitation the Northeast Dairy Practices practices and to facilitate die Council) has announced its 26th adoption of sound, uniform and annual conference to be held Nov. ■ ILILIU . 8-10 at the Holiday Inn Carrier Circle in But Syracuse. * hc Production, processing, and The objectives of the council distribution of high quality milk are to develop and disseminate and dairy products. Feeser believes that the feed back from the experience could benefit fanners and rescue people alike. After two years, recertifica tion involves about 10-12 hours of coursework. “I could talk to 200 fanners and all 200 fanners could give me a farm-related accident,” said Fees er. “Fire fighters are no different. They’ve seen things, they have done things in the past, and they can insert at any time in a situation to handle it” For more information about the course, call Feeser at (717) 624-9452.
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