.'! K I it) . j{ai;D t V l o IDN — ■—Jl. iCZZCm | j! mn ;uan. : ; umvFJ<U3 rv Vol. 42 NO. 47 Reading Champion Sheep Easy To Name, Hard To Tick ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.) Supreme champion ewe may have been a challenge to select for Mar lyn Stroh, Cheviot sheep breeder and Erdenheim Farm manager from Lafayette Hill, on Monday at the Reading Fair. But for exhibitorToddLee Ben necoff Jr., it was no trouble to name. The Dorset yearling ewe was named "Dufus,” according to Todd. It was all in the way she Todd Lee Bennecoff, right, won supreme champion ewe with a Dorset at the Reading Fair Monday. At left Is Marlyn Stroh, Judge. Wind Drift Natema Wins Third State Holstein Fall Championship VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Wind Drift AJ Natema, a cow owned by the Ford City syndi cate of Alex Claypoole, Mark Campbell, and Doug Beatty, on Tuesday was named grand champ ion of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association’s Fall Championship Show at the state Farm Show Complex. Bom November 1988, it is the third time the large-framed cow won the state fall championship title. She previously won it in 1994 and 1995. Natema, a Bridon Astro Jet daughter was entered in the 125,000-pound production class for the show. That class recognizes those cows that have made at least 125,000 pounds of milk in then lifetime, as evidenced by Dairy Herd Improvement Association records. It was reported that Nate ma had made 135,000 pounds of milk to date, and has a 305-day lac tation record as a 6-year-old of 35,728 pounds milk, 1,428 pounds Four Sections acted kind of clumsy, was the word. For Stroh, sheep judge, it was an “easier job selecting die supreme ram than (it was) selecting the supreme ewe,” he said. But in the end, the Dorset ewe was a “nice, correct individual, with good size and scale for the individual that it is.” Stroh indicated to the exhibitors that the strength and weaknesses for any flock reside in the ewes themselves. (Turn to Page A 25) fat, and 1,032 pounds protein. The second place animal in that class, New-Direction Jet Cameo, owned by Alan McCauley, of Eli zabethtown, was the reserve grand champion of the show. Cameo has also been a high achieving showr ing performer for the McCauleys, who operate Em-Tran Inc., in Elizabethtown. Cameo is also a Bridon Astro Jet daughter. While her total produc tion was not available, she made 27,157 pounds of milk as a 4-year old in 305 days. Alan McCauley received best bred and owned honors for Cameo in the open division of the show. The PHA Fall Championship was held in conjunction with the Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show, which features national and regional level dairy shows for six dairy cattle breeds. The PHA showing program - holds a spring state show, district shows throughout the summer, and the fall show. Animals that accumulate the (Turn to Pag* A3l) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 27, 1997 At the pageant held last Saturday, Nichole Meabon, center, Is crowned Pennsylva nia Dairy Princess. First Alternate Heather Riley, left, and Second Alternate Eileen Murphy will assist Nichole in dairy promotion at the state level. For more about the pageant, turn to page B 2 for story and photos by Lou Ann Good. Pennsylvania National Horse Show For America’s Top Riders HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) From October 9 to 18, the State Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg, PA will bustle daily from dawn until long after dark with a thou sand horses and riders. These equestrians, “the best of the best” from throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico will travel thousands of miles to Har risburg to compete for more than $225,000 in prize money and a number of coveted national championships in the 52nd annual From the left, show Judge Robert Fitzsimmons stands with Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Nichole Meabon, while Mylin Good, Alan and Sandy McCauley hold their reserve grand champion banner and Tom McCauley holds the halter of the animal, leadsman Gary Culbertson holds the halter while Mark Campbell and Doug Beatty stand with their children and the grand championship banner. Sarah Campbell holds the banner, while Lindsey Beatty, Kayla Beatty, Rachel Campbell and Thomas Beatty stand in front. Pennsylvania National Horse Show. The Pennsylvania National Horse Show is truly the “Show of Champions," as horses and riders spend a year competing for enough points to earn acceptance in the hunter, jumper, and equita tion divisions. Draft horse, sad dlebred, western, roadster, and hackney pony divisions add to the show’s attraction, as do special events such as the Budweiscr Clydesdales, who appear nightly $28.50 Per Year from Wednesday, October 15, through Saturday, October 18. The show, sponsored by the Ki wa rns Club of Harrisburg, has raised more than $1.4 million for central Pennsylvania youth organizations since 1945. The show opens with Junior Weekend, October 9 to 12. Riders under age 18 fight to control their own nerves as well as those of their horses as they compete against the top young riders from (Turn to Pag* A 27) 60* Per Copy
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