Open Class Market
Lamb Champions Selected
JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
YORK (York Co.) A
128-pound crossed Suffolk snag
ged the grand champion market
lamb banner in open class compe
tition at the York Fair Sheep show
for exhibitor Melissa Trostle, Red
Lion.
Handler of the champion, John
Eaton Jr., dubbed the solid, well
muscled winner “Prudential,” be
cause “it handles like a rock.”
Reserve champion winner hon
ors went to junior exhibitor Adam
Sellers, Thomasville.
A partial list of the open class
market lambs follows.
MARKET LAMBS
LIGHTWEIGHT
Class 1:1. Molly Ault 2 Tom Kibler 3
Eric Banker!
Class 2:1. Cody Ault 2 Drew Banker! 3
Heather Banker!.
Class 3:1. Lindsay Jones 2. Molly Ault 3
Tiffany Flory.
Champion - Lindsay Jones
Rssarvs - Molly Ault.
LIGHT MEDIUM WEIGHT
Class 6:1. Cody Ault 2. Emily Graybill 3.
Rick Jones.
Class 7; 1. Carrie Ness 2. Travis Flory. 3.
Julie Kern.
Class 8:1. Tasha Flory. 2. Matt Trosde. 3.
Drew Banker!
Champion - Carrie Ness.
Reserve • Tasha Flory.
MEDIUM WEIGHT
Class 11: ! Carrie Ness. 2. Melissa Tres
tle. 3. Tiffany Flory.
Class 12: ! Matt and Adam Sellers. 2. &
3. Jennifer Flinchbaugh.
Class 13: ! Adam Sellers. 2. Michael
Burrell. 3. Matt and Adam Sellers.
Chgmplon - Adam Sellers.
Reserve - Adam Sellers.
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The first-place winner was:
Aston Farm, Aston Junction, Quebec, feeding 225 cows in 3 groups with a Patz
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The second-place winner was:
Ray-Luc Farm, St. Perpetue, Quebec, feeding 70 cows in 3 groups with a Patz
Model 9100 Tumble Mixer.
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LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Class 16: 1. Matt and Adam Sellers 2 Class2l: l. Adam Sellers. 2. Matt Trostle
Travis Flory. 3. J & J Acres. 3 Matt Trostle.
Class 17: 1 Melissa Trostle. 2 Lindsay Class 22:1. Melissa Trostle 2. Matt and
Jones. 3. Michael Burrell. Adam Sellers 3 Jennifer Flmchbaugh.
Class 18: 1 . Matt and Adam Sellers. 2 Class 23: 1 . Jennifer Flmchbaugh 2 Jo-
Matt and Adam Sellers. 3. Melissa Trostle Emenheiser. 3. Michael Burrell
Champion - Matt and Adam Sellers. Champion - Melissa Trostle
Reserve ■ Matt and Adam Sellers. Reserve - Adam Sellers. _
Grand Champion - Melissa Trostle
Reserve Grand Champion - Adam
Sellers.
Reserve champion of the York Fair's open class market
lamb show was exhibited by Matt Sellers. Shown with the
winning Suffolk ewe is Brad Linton.
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A 128-pound crossbred Suffolk took grand champion
open class market lamb for Melissa Trostle, holding the
banner. Handling the champion is John Eaton Jr.
Agriculture Secretary
Reports On
Avian Influenza
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Agriculture has not given permis-
Co.) Agriculture Secretary s i on f or it to be used.
Samuel E. Hayes Jr. this week pre- The cost to the industry for
sented a preliminary report to the marketing and production losses
state General Assembly that said has not yet been assessed, Hayes
the value of depopulated flocks said.
and products destroyed because of The report cites the continued
the avian influenza is more than need for bio-security measures to
$1.5 million. guard against future outbreaks and
Hayes’ report noted that a total to help protect the poultry industry
of 16 layer flocks containing from suffering such devastating
approximately 1.75 million birds losses in the future,
were found to be infected with the „ , A
avian influenza, leading to a quar- BUCKS AIUIOUnCCS
amine in May of a 75-mile area in j , Winnprs
northwestern Lancaster County. tt llllici a
“We are deeply appreciative of
the response of the Legislature to
Gov. Tom Ridge’s request for $5
million to defray costs associated
with this threat to the poultry
industry,” Hayes said.
“When Gov. Ridge signed the
bill in June, we promised to give
periodic reports on our efforts to
contain the situation and to help
compensate producers for their
loss.
“The outbreak has been emo
tionally and financially difficult
for the poultry industry. We are in
the seventh week without a new
incidence of the virus, but I am not
ready to declare victory. Our pre
vious experience with avian
influenza in 1983-84 warns us that
fall season could witness a very
virulent and devastating return of
the virus.”
Ten of the infected flocks total
ing about 750,000 birds were
destroyed.
The cost of depopulation, dis
posal, cleaning and disinfecting
and other costs necessary to be
released from quarantine is about
$200,000. Additional diagnostic
testing and surveillance is approxi
mately $175,000. Nearly $60,000
was spent on additional equipment
for testing.
The department has ordered
four million doses of vaccine at a
cost of $120,000. Although the
vaccine is currently being manu
factured, the U.S. Department of
Model
9100
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. September 13, 1997-A23
WRIGHTSTOWN (Bucks Co.)
Tracy Kimbel of Jamison
showed the grand champion
at the Bucks County 4-H Market
Lamb Roundup recently at the
Middletown Grange Fait.
Her 142-pound purebred Suf
folk lamb was purchased at the
auction by Worthington Racing
Stables of Langhomc for $475.
Doug Pikd of Quakertown had
the reserve champion. Univest
Corporation of Pennsylvania paid
$460 for Doug’s 113-pound Suf
folk lamb.
In all, 30 4-H members showed
and sold their project lambs. The
sale averaged S2SO/head with the
champions and. $235/head when
the champions weren’t included.
TTic judge was Greg Snyder of
Lancaster.
Following is a list of results:
BUCKS COUNTY
4-H MARKET
LAMB ROUNDUP
Lamb Show Raaulto: Lightweight
Lamb* (M-1M lb)
1. Alyssa Poorman
2. Kyla
3. Kyla McLaughlin
Madium Walght Lamba (106-117 lb)
1. Doug Pika
2 Curtis Poorihan
3 PatarWoM
Madlum-Haavywaight Lamba (11S-12S
lb)
1 KeHy Pika
2 Alyoa Simons
3 Laura Miller
Heavywalght Lamba (136-152 lb)
Tracy Kimbal
2 Ryan O Ban ion
3 Steva O'Bamon