A24-Uncaster Farming. Saturday. July 26. 1997
GAY BROWNLEE
Somerset Co. Correspondent
MEYERSDALE (Somerset
Co.) The Fourth of July fire
works and Independence Day
celebrations began to wane when
the Somerset County Beef Pro
ducers and Pennsylvania Cattle
men’s Association held the Som
erset County Jackpot Show.
Out of a field of 87 steers and
15 heifers, judge Steve Taylor
from Indiana picked Sara Camp
bell’s heifer as the show's premier
champion.
“I feel excited and surprised,”
the 11-year-old Greene County
girl said about the animal, a MAx
breed shown in class two with a
hip height of SO inches.
From Sycamore, the Graysville
Middle School student’s parents
are James and Jackie Campbell.
Nicole Fairman’s steet that
swept class five and division two,
Taylor named the grand champion
steer. He stood 50% inches at the
hip and weighed 1,200 pounds.
Nicole Fairman is pictured with her grand champion
steer at the Somerset County Jackpot Show on July 6. The
11-year-old is joined by Pennsylvania Cattleman’s Queen
Missy Leiden.
Jana Cessna, 13, holds her reserve champion steer at
the Somerset County Jackpot Show while Missy Leiden,
Pennsylvania Cattleman’s queen, helps with the ribbon
and trophy.
the Somersef County Jackpot Show.
Somerset County Jackpot Show Held Recently
Fairman, 11, lives with her fam
ily at “Bibs and Lace Limousin,”
located near Creekside in Indiana
County.
The reserve champion steer
belonged to 13-year-old Jana
Cessna from Clearville, Bedford
County. The ANx breed fellow
stood 5014 inches at the hip and
topped class eight and division
three.
Jay Covell had the reserve
champion heifer.
Erin Livengood was the county
exhibitor champion and Bill Sines
was the reserve county exhibitor.
Ryan Seiler was first in club
calf and Tim Bishop, second.
“I am very, very impressed,”
remarked Taylor, "with the qual
ity of the kids. They are the kind
of kids that make you proud to be
in this business.”
Taylor observed that the exhibi
tors’ work ethic learned at home
was obvious. They chose to show
it wasn’t forced on them by the
parents, although the projects
Eleven-year-old Sara Campbell holds the heifer that took premier champion at the
Somerset County Jackpot Show. With her, from left are Ralph Kincaid, Judge Steve
Taylor, and Nicole Fairman who sold the animal to Campbell. Kincaid sponsored the
supreme champion title.
were fully supported by the
parents.
Taylor noted in particular that
three newcomers to showing were
in the same class and, despite a
lack of experience, did an out
standing job of controlling their
steers.
He remarked, pointedly, that
the rigors he had put one little girl
through while her steer was being
judged didn't dampen her spirit
She kept smiling through the
entire routine.
The animals, as well, impressed
Taylor. He said their impressive
quality got started with good seed
stock, but through a good manage
ment program it was continued.
The skittishness of the steers in
class nine brought out Taylor’s
amiable sense of humor. He sug
gested that he should get “combat
pay” for moving amongst the
fidgety animals to get his job
done.
Missy Leiden, the Pennsylvania
Empire Farm Days Features
Expanded Dairy Focus
SENECA FALLS, N.Y.
More of everything for dairy pro
ducers is featured at this year’s
Empire Farm Days more trade
show exhibits and more new
information, according to Show
Manager Melanie Wickham.
The annual outdoor farm show
will be held Aug. 5-7 at the Rod
man Lott and Sons Farm near
Seneca Falls, N.Y.
An expanded schedule of edu
cational programs for milk pro
ducers is available this year, all
sponsored by Agway, Inc. and
coordinated by Holstein World/
HFW Communications, Inc. Pre
senters include top dairymen not
only from the Northeast but also
from Wisconsin and California.
Also talcing part are leading
educators, researchers and indus
try experts. Among the highlights
will be Floyd Baumann, owner of
the world record cow with more
than 63,000 pounds of milk in a
single lactation. Also leading ses
sions will be Dr. David Gallon of
Cornell along with Dr. Charles
Sniffen and Everett Thomas of the
Miner Institue in Chazy, N.Y.
Topics include managing the
Cattleman’s Queen who lives in
Cambria County, a junior major
ing in family and consumer sci
ence at the nearby Indiana Univer
sity of Pennsylvania, graced the
event by presenting ribbons and
trophies to the recipients. '
At the Gerald Leiden Farms. St
Lawrence, the beef operation of
Missy’s family includes some 300
head of Angus Charlais cattle, she
said.
The beef producers, this year,
removed the old sawdust from the
floor of the show arena and
replaced it with limestone sand. It
seemed to work well.
During the show the dust was
greatly reduced. Formerly, when
the sawdust was dampened for a
show the result was nuisance wet
spots at various intervals. The new
material, the producers hope, will
eliminate the problem.
Keeping it clean will be an
easier job, they said, when the
show was over.
dairy herd for maximum profit
and productivity on Tuesday,
including a presentation by Dr.
Ben Turner, veterinarian and
dairyman. Day two, Aug. 6,
focuses on the transition cow,
moving her from the dry lot to the
top producing string while mini
mizing metabolic disorders. On
day three, Aug. 7, a leading
employee management specialist,
Steve Duea, is featured along with
a complete program on com, from
seed to feed bunk.
“We’re delighted to help bring
this cutting edge information to
dairy producers,” said Roger
Crary, vice president—farm sales
& nutrition, Agway Ag Products,
River Valley Division in Syra
cuse, N.Y. “Dairy owners, mana
gers and employees from all size
operations will benefit from the
presentations and everyone is
welcome.”
On Tuesday, Aug. 5, Robert A.
Fischer, Jr., vice president of
Agway Ag Products, will open the
proceedings and welcome the
audience.
The programs begin at 11 a.m.
on Aug. 5 and 6 and at 10:30 a.m.
Following is a partial list of
winners.
Sum
n.« i; 1. Kevin Campbell; Z Brooke Bryner,
3. Belh Ann Miller.
n««» Z 1, Donnie Benaenhaver, 2. Jenette
Hildreth; 3. Jamie HeiteL
□ui 3; 1. Tamnri Orabb; 2. Jeff Coveil; 3.
Jonathan Spangler.
riaa. 4; 1. Britteni Huff; 2. Kriaty Myen; 3.
Lucaa Barron.
Qaaa S: 1. Nicole Fainnan; 2. Brittany Fair*
man; 3. Luka Svoaiavac.
Qaaa 6: 1. Brandon Caliban; 2. Ceaeandra
Hake; 3. Lae Sinaa Jr.
n.ae 7; i. Clayton Weber, 2. Wee Haaladcer,
3. Ryan Seiler.
Qaaa 1:1. Jana Ceaana; 2. Erie StonaaSfbi; 3.
Jay CovelL
Qaaa 9: 1. Brin livangood; 2. Jill Brant; 3.
Andy Myeta.
Qaaa 10:1. Janette Hildnlh; 2. Bill Sinaa; 3. <
Tim Btabop.
Qaaa 11; 1. San Martin; 2. Juadn Conner; 3.
Jordan Conner.
din 12:1. Shun on Caliban; 2. Joaaica Mar
lin; 3. Nicola Schachte.
Hdfen
CUa 1: 1. Jay Coveil; 2. David Sdckley; 3.
lamia HeileL
Cbm 2:1. San Campbell; 2. Luke Svooavec;
3. Jaaoo Hihar.
CUm3: 1. Tim Bishop; 2. Adam Foley; 3. Dia
na CovalL
on August 7. Dairy producers
attending will receive a picnic
lunch and participate in drawings
for prizes and cash. All of the
dairy education programs will
take place in the Dairy Seminar
Center, a spacious tent located
between E. Seneca Acres and E.
Make-A-Buck Avenues.
Another feature of the dairy
program is the introduction of the
New York Dairy Initiative,
according to Charles C. Elrod,
senior extension associate, Cor
nell University.
A press conference at noon on
Tuesday. Aug. 5, will lay out the
details of this new effort on behalf
of dairy producers in New York
State.
More than 40 business firms are
joining with the extension service
to provide on-farm business con
sulting to dairy producers. CEOs
of some of die Empire State’s
leading firms will participate.
“The Empire Farm Days Dairy
Profit Seminars make a great
place to introduce this important
new opportunity to the dairy
industry,” Elrod said.