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ville, was the reserve senior grand
champion with Crystal, a 2-year
Dairy goats ogher breeds combined, from left, junior
champion and reserve grand champion, Jason Wagner,
and reserve junior champion, Veronica Bates.
Other breeds combined, from left, senior and grand
champion, Veronica Bates and reserve senior champion,
Melissa Wertz.
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DuVall and raserva champion, Zachary DuVall.
Dairy Goat Roundup A
old Nubian doe. The junior cham
pion and reserve grand champion
in this division went to Jason
Wagner, Spring City, with Valer
ie, an outstanding 4- to 12-month
old LaMancha kid. Veronica
Bates received the reserve junior
champion award with her under
4-month-old Nubian kid. Mid
night
The highlight of the roundup
was when the judge selected Jessi
ca Bohmier’s grand champion Al
pine doe. Honey Nut for best in
show honors.
In the fitting and showing com
petition, Jason Wagner, Spring
City, was the senior champion (for
members over 14 years old) for
fitting and showing. In the junior
competition, Veronica Bates,
Gradyville, was first for fitting
and Jessica Bohmier, New Lon
don, captured the showing title.
Rachel DuVall, Lincoln Univer
sity, was picked as the best first
year filter and first year showman.
Kutztown Swine Champion
Becomes Reading Supreme
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.) A
hog that was judged champion
lightweight at the Kutztown Fair
“took it all” and won the supreme
champion trophy recently at the
Reading Fair, held his year at the
Kutztown Fairgrounds.
The Berkshire cross, shown by
Steven Younker, exhibited the
potential for “all the things
demanded by the pork industry,”
including percentage lean, accord
ing to Ron Trostle, a Hampshire
breeder from Red Lion, who
judged the show. The hog was
from the middleweight division.
Steven, 12, son of Ryan and
Denise. Younker, Fleetwood,
showed his first champion of the
Reading Fair. Steven, in the 7lh
grade at Fleetwood Middle
School, has shown at this year’s
Olcy and Kutztown fairs. The hog,
named “Matt,” was purchased
from Herman Manbeck,
Womelsdorf,
Calhryn Levan, 11, showed
“Lady,” the reserve middleweight
champion, to reserve overall
champion. The purebred Landrace
was picked by Cathryn because
Lady, as a pig, “was a little lady.”
Cathryn, daughter of Shirley and
Paul Levan, Hamburg, said the
Quality Show
Chester County 4-H dairy goats, 1995 Alpines, from left,
reserve senior and reserve grand, Jessica Bohmler and
senior grand and best in show, Jessica Bohmler (shown by
Jason Wagner).
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swine at Reading Fair. At left Is Ron Trostle, show judge.
pig’s mother was reserve overall at champion pair of hogs at Reading,
last year’s Farm Show. is in the 6th grade at Hamburg
Cathiyn, who also showed the (Turn to Pago 07)
10 Fair awina pair cnaMpfeii wMCathiyn Lavan.