A2O-Unca«ter Farming, Saturday, August 31, 1996
Delaware Valley Shows
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
ALLENTOWN (Lehigh
Co.) Delaware Valley College
showed the supreme champion
dairy cow and dairy bull of the
Greater Allentown Fair Wednes
day at the Allentown Fairgrounds.
Both the supreme bull and cow
were Holsteins from the school’s
herd, and were exhibited by stu
dents. Delaware Valley College
students have been showing at
From the left, Mildred Seeds holds the halter of her
reserve grand champion Junior Jersey of the Allentown
Fair, while Erica Lloyd holds the halter of the Junior
champion.
From the left, show judge Cathy Pavelski stands with Eri
ca Lloyd who holds the halter of the reserve grand champ
ion Jersey of the Allentown Fair, while Mildred Seeds holds
the halter of the grand champion.
From the left, Todd Webb holds the halter of the reserve
junior champion Holstein of the Allentown Fair, while John
Tighe shows the junior champion.
Allentown for years.
The Allentown Fair dairy show
is organized differently than most
shows. The pedigree of the animal
is not publicized or readily avail
able, and they do not publish a
show catalog, as most dairy cattle
shows make available.
The supreme cow was a 4-year
old, Doll, and was shown by stu
dent Todd Webb. The bull was a
calf shown by student John Tighe.
Judge for the show was Cathy
Allentown Supreme Champion Dairy
Pavclski, Malvern, who works for
Accelerated Genetics and who
grew up on a Holstein farm. As a
4-Her, she won a national title in
dairy cattle judging.
In almost every show, Pavelski
complimented the exhibitors on
the quality of cattle, even if, in
some age classes,'there was no
competition.
While selecting a supreme
champion from among the grand
champions of the Brown Swiss,
Ayrshire, Guernsey, Jersey, Hols
tein and Milking Shorthorn grand
champions. Pavelski said she ack
nowledged that there could only be
one supreme.
However, Pavelski said that a
junior 3-year-old Jersey, Top-O-
Kill Juno Tonya, owned by
Mildred Seeds of Downingtown,
was the unofficial judge’s selec
tion for reserve supreme champion
of the show.
Holstein
In the Holstein show. Shannon
Semmel of Schnecksville showed
the reserve- senior and reserve
grand champion, an aged cow.
Grade, for Jerry Fleck. Grade also
won best udder of the show.
Delaware Valley showed the
junior and reserve junior Holsteins
in the show. The junior champion
was an intermediate calf, Barb,
exhibited by Tighe, while the
reserve junior champion was a
senior yearling, Margo, shown by
Webb.
Ayrshire
In the Ayrshire breed, Amy
Wolfgang, Bechtelsville, showed
the senior and grand champion,
4-year-old Princess, while brother
Seth showed the reserve senior and
reserve grand champion, a 3-year
old, Johnson.
Seth Wolfgang also showed the
junior champion, a senior calf.
Sugar Foot. Heath Miller showed
the reserve junior champion.
Brown Swiss
In the Brown Swiss show, Rus
sell Miller showed the senior and
grand champion, an aged cow
Donna, while Jonathan Sterner,
Bechtelsville, showed the reserve
senior and reserve grand champ
ion, a 4-year-old, Cookie.
The junior champion Brown
Swiss was a senior yearling, Mem
phil Del, owned by Shannon Sem
mel, while Sterner showed the
reserve junior champion, a junior
calf. Dandy.
Guernsey
In the Guernsey show, Karen
Wolfgang showed the senior and
grand champion, a 4-year-old
Ember, and the reserve senior and
reserve grand champion, a 3-year
old, Jolene.
Karen also showed the junior
champion, an intermediate year
ling. There was no reserve junior
champion Guernsey.
Jersey
In addition to Mildred Seeds’
grand champion Jersey, she also
showed the reserve senior champ
ion, an aged cow. Theda.
Erica Lloyd, of Pottstown. who
has been working with Seeds
recently on the show circuit, exhi
bited the junior champion, a senior
yearling, Tammy. Lloyd was
showing for Tank Gaffney, who
had been showing Top-O-Hill
Jerseys to championships for sev
eral years.
The reserve junior champion
was also a Top-O-Hill heifer, a
senior calf. Peaches.
Shannon Semmel shows the reserve grand champion
Holstein for Jerry Fleck, while Todd Webb shows the grand
champion Holstein of the Allentown Fair.
From the left, show Judge Cathy Pavelskl stands with
Jonathan Sterner who shows the reserve Junior champion
Brown Swiss of the Allentown Fair, while Shannon Semmei
shows the Junior champion.
From the left, Cathy Pavelskl, show Judge, stands with
Russell Miller who shows the reserve grand champion
Brown Swiss of the Allentown Fair, while Jonathan Sterner
shows his grand champion.
The champion Guernsey animals of the Allentown Fair all
belong to Karen Wolfgang, at far right. From the left, Cathy
Pavelski, dairy show Judge of the Allentown Fair, stands
with Jonathan Sterner who holds Wolfgang’s junior champ
ion, and Amy Wolfgang who shows her sister’s reserve
grand champion.
Milking Shorthorn
There were five animals exhi
bited in the Milking Shorthorn
show, and only one adult animal.
Sam Yoder showed the junior
champion and grand champion, a
summer yearling. Pine Sedge
Shake Rattle and Roll.
Lizzie Moser showed the other
champions a 3-year-old senior
champion, Courtney, that was
reserve grand champion, and a
junior yearling that was named
reserve junior champion.
Helping to distribute awards
was Jennifer Harris, of Germans-
villc, the dairy princess for North
ampton and Lehigh counties. She
also exhibited Jerseys.
GREATER ALLENTOWN
FAIR
Daily Show
(4-H DIVISION)
Ayrshire
JR. CALF; 1 Jams* Harris.
SENIOR CALF: t .Ssth Wolfgang; 2.Hsa(tw
MHlar.
SUMMER YEARLING: 1 JamM Hard*.
JR YEARLING: I.Haath Millar.
SENIOR YEARLING; I.Sath Wolfgang.
JR CHAMPION: Sath MlUar.
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