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Hughes, Reifsnyder Hog Trophies At
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Fanning Staff
LAMPETER (Lancaster Co.)
Andy Hughes showed the
champion 4-H hog and Jason
Reifsnyder the champion FFA hog
at the West Lampeter Community
Fair on Wednesday.
The hog show divided into two
categories was composed of 29
4-H entries and 65 FFA entries.
Judge Dave Holloway, a Doroc
breeder from Glen Rock, said that
at a hog show a lot of things got to
be looked at in order to please the
packer, the industry, and the
consumer.
“A hog’s got to be heavy enough
to please the packers, lean enough
to please the industry, but not too
lean or people won’t like the
taste,” he said.
In a search for the perfect hog,
Holloway said that “It’s amazing
the things you find out when you
drive them.”
Comparing different breeds is
sometimes difficult, but Holloway
was immensely impressed with the
hogs shown.
“It’s exciting to get down to
quality like this,” he said when
selecting the champion from over
all the champion classes.
It was the first time Jason Reifs
nyder showed the champion hog at
Lampeter.
“Lucky,” he answered, when
asked for the secret in showing the
champion hog in lightweight,
mediumweight, and heavyweight
division before clinching the FFA
champion hog title.
Jason, a 1996 Penn Manor gra
duate, showed hogs from his
employer Charles Grain. Jason,
son of Katherine and David Reifs
nyder also attends Harrisburg Area
TIMONIUM, Md. A senior
three-year-old, not-quitc-purebred
Guernsey was named Supreme
champion over all breeds in the
4-H & FFA dairy cattle show at
this year's Maryland State Fair.
The cow, Gr. Dix-Lee Smokey
Whiskey, also was named overall
winner in the best bred and owned
category. She is only the second
guernsey to win this honor in the
fair’s 20-year history of supreme
champions.
Dix-Lce’s proud owner is Katie
Dixon, 18, of Morgnec (Kent
County). Katie was the all-breed
fitting and showing champion in
4-H and FFA dairy catdc competi
tion last year at the state fair. And
she is the current alternate Mary
land dairy princess. She also is a
freshman at the University of
Maryland, majoring in animal and
avian sciences.
Mark Schnebly, 17, of Dry Run
(Washington County) was named
fitting and showing champion
among 4-H and FFA Guernsey
breed exhibitors. He had shown
the previous Supreme champion
Guernsey at the state fair in 1992.
Like Katie Dixon, Mark is a fresh
man at the University Of Mary
land. His major is agricultural and
resource economics.
Melissa Patrick, 14, of Florence
(Howard County) won breed
championship honors in this
year's Ayrshire competition with
Maple Dell Soldier G, a junior
three-year-old. Her cow also was
named best bred and owned
among 56 Ayrshires in the show.
Another Howard County 4-H
member, Amy lager, 17, of Ful
ton, and her junior two-year-old.
In the 4-H swine competition at West Lampeter Communi
ty Fair, Dave Holloway selects Andy Hughes’ heavyweight
for the grand champion market hog.
Community College.
Nine-year-old Andy Hughes
said that he was “really, really hap
py,” after clinching the 4-H
champion market hog title for the
first time. The hog is likea pet after
walking with Andy many tunes m
the fields.
Andy is the son of Chet and
Marie Hughes of Lampeter. His
sister, Allison, showed the champ
ion 4-H sale lamb earlier that day.
A partial listing of the placings
follows;
4-H HOG SHOW
LIGHTWEIGHT
Guernsey Is Supreme At State Fair
Tri-Day Jenny Jones, won breed
championship honors among 200
females in the 4-H and FFA Hols
tein show.
Harold E. Smith ID, 16, of
Shawsville (Harford County) and
his aged cow, Ladys-Manor Van
na Dee ET, won best bred and
owned honors in the state fair 4-H
and FFA Holstein show. Vanna
had reigned as Supreme champion
over all breeds on two previous
occasions in the last five years.
Jason Fleming and Ryan Sav
age, two non-resident Montgom
ery County 4-H members, also
won breed championship honors.
Jason M. Fleming, 8, of Burnt
Mill (St. Mary’s County) showed
Burnt Mill Emory April to best
bred and owned honors among 45
animals in the 4-H and FFA
Brown Swiss show.
Ryan Savage, 15, of Petersville
(Frederick County) and his two
year-old cow. Triple S Imperial
Minuet, won the John Stiles tro
phy as best of her breed among
108 animals in the 4-H and FFA
Jersey show. Ryan’s cow also was
runnerup in the all-breed Supreme
champion competition.
Two Washington County 4-H
members also captured top honors
in the Jersey competition.
Robert Stiles, 14, of Breathcds-
villc won the best bred and owned
breed championship with Shenan
doah Tophat Butter.
Ryan Downey, 16, of Downs
ville won the breed fitting and
showing championship. Ryan also
was selected as a member of the
Maryland 4-H dairy cattle judging
team that will compete in regional
and national contest in late Sep-
Class 1:1. Lorwi H*rth*y, 2. A*Mm Hoh
w, 3 Duane Chart**.
MEDIUMWEiOHT
Claa* 2A: 1 Lori H***, 2 CryttafChart**.
3. Damn Chart**.
Cla** 2B: 1. D*an Uvwigood, 2. Tiffany
D*an, 3. Linford H*r*h*y.
M*dlumw*ight Champion; D*an
Uvwigood.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Claa* 3A: 1. Dal* Livangood, 2. Eric
Chart**, 3. Kri*t*n Chari**.
Claa* 38; 1. D*an Uvwigood, 2. Philip
Chart**, 3. Unford H*r*h*y.
Light H«avyw*lght Champion: D*an
Uvwigood.
HEAVYWEIGHT
Cla** 4A: 1. Phlip ChartM, 2. Cry Mal
Chari**, 3. Eric ChariM.
Claa* 48: 1. Andy Hugh**, 2. Alteon
Hugh**, 3. Dal* Uvwigood.
Heavyweight Champion; Andy Hugh**.
Junior Showmanship; 1. Andrew Hwr, 2.
tember and early October.
Another Washington County
resident, Katie Herbst, 14, of
Ringgold won fitting and showing
honors in the Milking Shorthorn
breed competition.
Kristin Myers, 16, of Englars
Mill (Carroll County) won top fit
ting and showing honors both for
the Holstein breed and in the all
breed competition.
Four Frederick County 4-H
members rounded out breed hon
ors in the state fair 4-H and FFA
daily show.
Mark Valentine, 17,ofCreager
stown won the fitting and showing
breed championship among Ayr
shire exhibitors. Laura H. Sigler,
14, of Middletown won similar
honors in the Brown Swiss
competition.
Aixnee Smith, 15, of Walkcrs
ville won the Brown Swiss breed
championship with Towpath Pre
tus Fran.
Heather Hines, 11, of Clemson
ville won the Milking Shorthorn
breed championship with Honey
Creek Princess Ida. Adam Harvey,
14, of Libertytown earned best
bred and owned honors in the
Milking Shorthorn show with
Adams Strawberry.
There were 517 animals entered
in this year’s 4-H and FFA dairy
show. This was 40 mote than in
1996 and the largest number in
recent years. Female animals by
breeds were as follows: Ayrshire
56; Brown Swiss 56; Guern
sey 57; Holstein 200; Jersey
108; and Milking Shorthorn
30.
Lampeter Swine Show
Out of 65 FFA entries, Jason Reifsnyder's hogs took
championships in the lightweight, mediumweight, and
heavyweight classes before clinching the overall title. Of
the show, Judge Dave Holloway said, “It was really exciting
to see quality like this.”
Eten Hwr, 3. Athl** Rohrw.
Senior Showmanship: 1. Dal* Uvwi
good, 2 Dean Livangood, 3. Vino* Mwitzlw.
FFA
SWINE SHOW
220 Lb. Class: 1. Jason Reifanyder,
2. Jesse Farmer, 3. Jesse Farmer.
225 A Lb. Class: 1. Kevin Boyer, 2.
Todd Rohrer, 3. Tyler Swanson.
225 B Lb. Class: 1. Klint Frey, 2.
Brandi Long, 3. Jackie Bleacher.
Light Champion; Jason Reifanyder.
230 Lb. Class: 1. Adam Nlssley, 2.
Klint Frey, 3. Kyle Miller.
235 Lb. Class: 1. Allan Hen, 2.
Dave Warihay, 3. Kyle Miller.
240 Lb. Class; 1. Jason Retfanyder,
Katie Dixson, 18, of Morgnec (Kent County) and her cow,
Gr. Dix-Lee Smokey Whiskey, pose for their picture after
winning Guernsey breed championship in 4-H and FFA
dairy cattle competition at the Maryland State Fair. Dix-Lee
also won the all-breed supreme championship. Her owner,
Katie, is a freshman at the University of Maryland, majoring
in animal and avian sciences. At left is Crystal Stambaugh,
the Carroll County dairy princess.
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2. Todd Rohm, 3. Ryan Stauffer.
Medium Weight Champion: Jason
Re# snyder.
245 Lb. Class: 1. Melissa Charles,
2. Matt Herr, 3. Jeff Charles.
250 Lb. Class: 1. Justina Parmer, 2.
Wes Swanson, 3. Bob Qarrett.
Light Heavyweight Champion;
Justina Parmer.
255 Lb. Class: 1. Jason Reifsnyder,
2. Qarrett Neff, 3. Mint Frey.
265 Lb. Class: 1. Vlnoe Metzler, 2.
Jackie Bleacher, 3. Kyle Miller.
Heavy Champion: Jason
Retfsnyder.
FFA Champion: Jason Reifsnyder.
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