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Vol. 41 NO. 10
1996 Pennsylvania Farm Show In Review
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) “For many years many of
us will be talking about the 1996
Farm Show,” state Secretary of
Praaanting tha aupram*«ftanlplan award in the Farm Show dairy to Stava Wagnar,
Quarryvllla, in Lancastar County, ara from laft, Charlaa Broaiua, Pannaylvania agrl
oiltura aacretary, Wagnar with SVToptln Lopy, Gov. Tom Rkfga. and Rhonda Klaklak.
Pannaylvania Dairy Prlneaaa.
Wagner’s Jersey Supreme Champion
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The stylish gnmdchiunp
ion of the Jersey breed walked into
the blue-green winner’s circle to
become the supreme champion of
the dairy show at the 1996 Pennsy
lvania Farm Show Wednesday
afternoon. SV Toptin Lopy,
VG-89 headed the three year-old
A $26,000 record priea paid for a grand champion atear in tha Farm Show Junior
Livaatock Sala of Champkma la aatabliahad. From tha laft, Casay High holda tha haltar
of hia grand champion maikat ataar Ziggy, atanding with Pannaylvania Sacretary of
Agriculture Charlaa Broaiua, Miaa Pannaylvania Lynatta Martz, and buyar Bill Camp*
ball, CEO of Hoaa’a Staak and Saa Houaa. Saa atory on paga A2B.
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Blizzard Cripples East Coast, But Show Goes On
Agriculture Charles Brosius told
the audience of the livestock sale
Thursday in the Small Arena of the
Farm Show Complex in
Harrisburg.
Brosius was talking about the
class and went on to the top for
Steve Wagner, Quarryville, Lan
caster County.
For the first time anyone could
remember, a Pennsylvania gover
nor returned to the Farm Show later
in the week after the opening cere
monies. Gov. Tom Ridge was
on hand to make the presentation,
along with Charles Brosius, Pen
nsylvania agriculture secretary.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 13, 1996
effects of two feet or more of snow
that smothered central, southcent
ral and southeastern Pennsylvania
Sunday into Monday in one of the
heaviest winter storms on record.
Gov. Tom Ridge, who opened
and Rhonda Kieklak, Pennsylvania
Dairy Princess.
This was the first time at the
Farm Show for Lopy, but she had
placed well as a heifer at the Jersey
All-American. Her 2y record
reads. 17,600 m 870 m 6SBp. The
winner’s sire is Hoosier Valley Just
Topin, and her dam is Beacon
Leeann of SV.
(Turn to Pago A2l)
the Farm Show in ceremonies on
Saturday and who returned Tues
day to tour and help present the
supreme dairy cow honors (per
haps setting a recent history record
for attendance by a state governor),
declared a state of emergency Sun
day evening that eventually
stretched until 6 a.m. Tuesday.
No vehicles except for those
used for emergency or snow
removal services were permit
ted on state roads during the state
Melanie Bow-Horchler won supreme champion wool
breeds at the Farm Show with the Corriedale spring ewe
lamb. Christian Herr, Pennsylvania deputy secretary made
the award presentation. See story page A 27.
Gov. Ridge officially opens the 1996 (80th) Farm Show.
See story page A 32.
Four Sections
of emergency.
Most of the areas affected were
still not shoveled out by Tuesday,
as two feet or more locked com
munities in a tight grip.
Airlines were shut down along
the East Coast And in Harrisburg,
many were stranded at the airport
While state crews worked to
clear state roads across the affected
counties, snow removal equipment
of local municipalities was pressed
(Turn to Page A 26)
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