A2MjnctBter Farming, Saturday, January 24, 1898
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HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Pennsylvania’s First Lady
Michele M. Ridge opened the
82nd Pennsylvania Farm Show’s
Sheep to Shawl contest, and en
joyed the work of the four teams
with son Tom.
The Butler County Peddlers got
off to a delayed start when there
was a misunderstanding of the
starting time and their shearer was
hot there on time. Finding a sub
stitute shearer cost them time, but
in the end they won first place in
the contest and the “Weaver’s
Award” for the creativity of the
design, use of color and skill.
They woe second in last year’s
contest
The shawl was auctioned by
Harry Bachman for $375. All four
shawls were modeled by Elizabeth
Lee Hayes, wife of Agriculture
Secretary Samuel E. Hayes Jr.,
who welcomed the participants.
Second place went to the Penn
sylvania Mohair & Cashmere
Growers Association who were
the first to complete a shawl. This
is the second year they competed,
having won first place in 1997.
Their shawl also brought $375 at
the auction. They received the
“Spinner’s Award” in recognition
of the quality of their workman
ship and spinner’s team spirit and
cooperation. In a vote by contest
participants for their favorite, they
also received the “Team’s
Choice” award.
Cheviot Jr Market Lamb 1 Jacob
Ebersole 2 Tabitha Ebersole 3za Cathryn
Levan
Champion Cheviot Jr Market Lamb
Jacob Ebersole
Reserve Champion Cheviot Jr. Market
Lamb Tabitha Ebersole
Dorset Jr Market Lamb • Light 1 Bart Gill
2 Nichole Knepp 3 Thomas McCatrey
Dorset Jr Market Lamb - Heavy 1 Matt
Peasea 2 Eric Cowden 3 Amy Wehr
Champion Dorset Jr. Market Lamb Matt
Pease
Reserve Champion Dorset Jr. Market
Lamb Enc Cowden
Hampshire Jr. Market Lamb- Light 1 Lisa
Kwisnek 2 Shane Conawy 3 John Hines
Hampshire Jr. Market Lamb - Heavy t
Lucas Svonaved 2 Cassie Schaeffer 3
Gregory McMurtne
Champion Hampshire Jr. Market Lamb
Lucas Svonavec
Reserve Champion Hampshire Jr. Market
Lamb Lisa Kwisnek
Southdown Jr. Market Lamb - Light t
Kelly Jo Banker! 2 Brandy Banked, 3 Jennifer
Zimmerman
Southdown Jr. Market Lamb - Heavy t
Jay Zimmerman 2 Jami Willard 3 Heather
Banked
Champion Southdown Jr. Market Lamb
Jay Zimmerman
Reserve Champion Southdown Jr.
Market Lamb Jami Willard
Suffolk Jr. Market Lamb - Light t Heather
Peasae 2 Joelyn Donough, 3 Ryan Donough
Suffolk Jr. Market Lamb - Heavy t Alame
Bower 2 Kyle Fleener 3 Christine Bennmghofl
Champion Suffolk Jr. Market Alame Bower
Reserve Champion Suffolk Jr. Market
Lamb Kyle Fleener
Montadale Jr. Market Lamb I Tisha Eblmg
2 Mana Stoltlus 3 Jimmy Zimmerman
Champion Montadale Jr. Market Lamb
Tisha Eblmg
Reserve Champion Montadale Jr. Market
Lamb Mana Stoltlus
Other Purbred Jr. Market Lambs 1 Enn
Willard, 2 Beth Penepacker, 3 J R Fidler
Champion Other Purbred Jr. Market Lambs
Enn Willard
Reserve Champion Other Purbred Jr. Mkt.
Lambs Beth Penepacker
Crossbred Jr. Market Lamb, Weight
Division 1 1 Ann Leed 2 Robin Aheam, 3 Molly
Ault
Crossbred Jr. Market Lamb, Weight
Division 2. 1 Chns Swartzentmber, 2 Tabilha
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BUILDIN'
Sheep To Shawl Contest Winners Announced
Third place went to the Woolic
and Wild Spinners & Weavers,
who also received the “Shearer’s
Award” for careful handling of the
sheep and exceptional skill. The
shawl made by the group con
sisted of all Dauphin County
wool. It was recognized to be of
the highest quality wool and re
ceived the “Best Fleece Award.” It
was auctioned for $175.
Weave Made It produced the
fourth place shawl, which was
auctioned for $250.
Each team is composed of a
shearer, a weaver, and three spin
ners who competed to craft a qual
ity homemade shawl from start to
finish. In order to participate in the
Farm Show, the team members
must all be Pennsylvania residents
and have competed or exhibited at
two events prior to the Farm
Show.
The purpose of the Sheep to
Shawl contest is to promote public
awareness of the contributions
made by the sheep and wool in
dustry to Pennsylvania agricul
ture. It also provides an oppor
tunity for craftspeople in the state
to showcase their skills. Original
ly established in 1981 as the
Northeastern Regional competi
tion, the Sheep to Shawl contest
has been held annually at the
Pennsylvania Farm Show, draw
ing crowds as large as 5,000 peo
ple. The competition is sponsored
by the Pennsylvania Sheep and
Junior Market Lambs And Junior Breeding Sheep
Continued From Last Week
Kohr 3 Luke Zerby
Crossbred Jr. Market Lamb, Weight
Division 3. 1 Blaine Brown 2 Corby Ziegler 3
Katie Brown
Crossbred Jr Market Lamb, Weight
Division 4 1 William Leib 2 Becki Day 3
Jennifer Calixto
Crossbred Jr. Market Lamb, Weight
Division 5 1 Bnann Ritchey 2 Samantha Fabm
3 Amanda Lynn Miller
Crossbred Jr. Market Lamb, Weight
Division 6 1 Heidi Svonavec 2 Kara Shumaker
3 Kyle Rooker
Crossbred Jr. Market Lamb, Weight
Division 7 1 Michael Burrell 2 Matthew Brown
3 Michael Neese
Crossbred Jr. Market Lamb, Weight
Division 8 1 Elizabeth Biddle 2 Knstie Graham,
3 Matthew Neese
Crossbred Jr. Market Lamb, Weight
Division 9 1 Matt Trostle, 2 Adam Sellers 3
Gerald Boyd
Champion Lightweight Crossbred Jr.
Market Lamb Blame Brown
Res Champ Lightweight, Crossbred Jr Mkt
Lamb Corby Ziegler
Champion Middleweight, Crossbred Jr.
MM. Lamb Heidi Svonavec
Res Champ Middleweight, Crossbred Jr.
MM. Lamb Bnann Ritchey
Champion Heavyweight, Crossbred Jr.
Market Lamb Matt Trostle
Res Champ Heavyweight, Crossbred Jr.
MM. Lamb Adam Sellers
Champion Crossbred, Jr. Market Lamb
Heidi S' onavec
Reserve Champion, Crossbred Jr. Market
Lamb Matt Trostle
Grand Champion, Jr. Market Lamb Heidi
Svonavec
Reserve Grand Champion, Jr. Market
Lamb Lucas Svonavec
Jr. Breeding, Cheviot Yearling Eve t Tony
Haugh, 2 Tony Haugh
Jr. Breeding, Cheviot Fall Ewe Lamb
Michelle Snyder
Jr. Breeding, Cheviot Spring Ewe Lamb 1
Michell Snyder, 2 Tony Haugh, 3 Tony Haugh
Jr. Breeding, Cheviot Champion Ewe Tony
Haugh
Jr. Breeding, Cheviot Reserve Champion
Ewe Michelle Snyder
Jr. Breeding, Comedale Yearling Ewe 1
Kelly Glaser, 2 Laura Martin, 3 Courtney
Pontious
Jr. Breeding, Corriedale Fall Eve Lamb
Kelly Glaser
Jr. Breeding, Corriedale Spring Ewe Lamb
The Butler County Peddlers at work on their winning sheep to shaw contest entry.
Wool Growers Association and is
supported by the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture and the
Farm Show Commission.
Three judges evaluated the
teams and scored them on the
basis of shearing, speed, uni
formity of yam being spun, over
all design of the weaving and team
identification.
When evaluating team identifi
cation, the judges looked for an
original theme or creative name
that unified the individual mem
bers of the teams.
1 Kelly Glaser 2 Laura Martin 3 Darrell Martin
Jr. Breeding, Corriedale Champion Ewe
Kelly Glass
Jr. Breeding, Corriedale Reserve
Champion Ewe Kelly Glaser
Jr. Breeding, Dorset Yearling Ewe 1 Billy
George Leib, 2 Enc Cowden 3 Angela Lovell
Jr. Breeding, Doset Fall Ewe Lamb 1 Enc
Cowden 2 Ann Leed 3 Ann Leed
Jr. Breeding, Dorset Spring Ewe Lambs 1
Enc Cowden 2 Paul Kilzmiller 3 Ann Leed
Jr. Breeding, Dorset Champion Ewe Billy
George Leib
Jr. Breeding, Dorset Reserve Champion
Ewe Enc Cowden
Jr. Breeding, Hampshire Yearling Ewe 1
Josette Fought, 2 Josette Fought 3 Margeaux
Fireslme
Jr. Breeding, Hampshire Spring Ewe Lamb
1 Kyle Fleener, 2 Jaime Fought, 3 Kyle Fleener
Jr. Breeding, Hampshire Champion Ewe
Kyle Fleener
Jr. Breeding, Hempshire Reserve
Champion Ewe Josette Fought
Jr. Breeding, Merino Fall Ewe Lamb Darren
Crouse
Jr. Breeding, Merino Spring Ewe Lamb 1
Alyce Simons, 2 Jacob Garges, 3 Travis Crouse
Jr. Breeding, Merino Champion Ewe Jacob
Garges
Jr. Breading, Merino Reserve Champion
Ewe Jacob Garges
Jr. Breeding, Ramboulllet Yearling Ewe 1
Billy Geoige Leib
Jr. Breeding, Rambouillett Fall Ewe Lamb
Darren Crouse
Jr. Breeding, Ramboulllet Spring Ewe lamb
1 Billy George Leib, 2 Darren Crouse
Jr. Breeding, Ramboulllet Champion Ewe
Billy George Leib
Jr. Breeding, Ramboulllet Reserve
Champion Ewe t Billy George Leib
Jr. Breeding, Shropshire Yearling Ewe t
Jessica McMurtne, 2 Jessica McMurtne 3 Travis
Redmond
Jr. Breading, Shropshire Spring Ewe
Lamb 1 Timothy Miller, 2 Travis Redmond, 3
Travis Redmond
Jr. Breeding, Shropshire Champion Ewe
Timothy Miller
Jr. Breeding Shropshire Reserve
Champion Ewe Jessica McMurtne
Jr. Breeding, Southdown Yearling Ewe t
Jamie Fought, 2 Amanda Lynn Miller 3 Darla
Phillips
Jr. Breeding, Southdown Fall Ewe Lamb 1
Amanda Lynn Miller, 2 Amanda Lynn Miller
Jr. Breeding, Southdown Early Spring Ewe
Lamb 1 Stephanie Kauffman, 2 Matt Trostle, 3
Darla Phillips
Jr. Breading, Southdown Lata Spring Ewe
Lamb 1 Jennifer Flmchbaugh, 2 Jamie Fought, 3
Billy George Leib
Jr. Breading, Southdown Champion Ewe
Jaime Fought
Jr. Breeding, Southdown Reserve
Champion Ewa Jennifer Flmchbaugh
Jr. Breading, Suffolk Yearling Ewa 1
Michelle Snyder, 2 Andrews Gerhait, 3 Andrews
Gerhart
Jr. Breading, Suffolk Spring Ewa Lamb 1
Michelle Snyder, 2 Shane Conaway, 3 Shane
The shearing portion of the con
test was judged according to
speed, uniformity of shearing,
lack of cuts to the sheep, and lack
of second cuts, or small nicks, to
the wool.
Evaluation of the three spinners
individually was based on fleece
preparation and how their indivi
dual spining related to the overall
design of the shawl.
The design and appearance of
the finished shawl were judged on
originality of design, difficulty of
Conaway
Jr. Breeding, Suffolk Champion Ewe
Michelle Snyder
Jr. Breeding, Suffolk Reserve Champion
Ewe Michelle Snyder
Jr. Breeding, Montadale Yearling Ewe t
Tisha Eblmg
Jr. Breeding, Montadale Spring Ewe Lamb
1 Paul Kilzmiller 2 Paul Kitzmiller 3 Tisha
Eblmg
Jr. Breeding, Montadale Champion Ewe
Paul Kitzmiller
Jr. Breeding, Montadale Reserve
Champion Ewe Tisha Eblmg
Jr. Breeding, Columbia Fall Ewe Lamb 1
Dallassa Bowman. 2 Travis Crouse
Jr. Breeding, Columbia Spring Ewe Lamb
Travis Crouse
Jr. Breeding, Columbia Champion Ewe
Dallassa Brown
Jr. Breeding, Columbia Reserve Champion
The Goat Shows
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2 JAMIE RIPKA
:USS: 4514 RECORDED GRADES, DOES IN MILK 4 YRS AND OLDER
1 JUDITH JAXTHEIMER
2 JUDITH JAXTHEIMER
3 JANET SOWERS
4 JANET SOWERS
5 JANET SOWERS
CLASS: 4516 RECORDED GRADES, SENIOR CHAMPION DOE
1 JUDITH JAXTHEIMER
CLASS. 4517 RECORDED GRADES, YOUTH SENIOR CHAMPION DOE
1 JENNIE MARIE REAM WASHINGTON BORO LANCASTER
CLASS: 4518 RECORDED GRADES, RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION DOE
1 JANICE ANN KESSLER
CLASS: 4520 RECORDED GRADES, GRAND CHAMPION DOE
1 JUDITH JAXTHEIMER
CLASS: 4521 RECORDED GRADES, YOUTH GRAND CHAMPION DOE
WASHINGTON BORO LANCASTER
1 JENNIE MARIE REAM
CLASS; 4522 RECORDED GRADES, RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION DOE
1 JANICE ANN KESSLER
CLASS; 4523 RECORDED GRADES, .YOUTH GRAND CHAMPION DOE
1 NICOLE R EISENHOWER ELIZABETHTOWN LANCASTER
CLASS: 4524 RECORDED GRADES, CHAMPION CHALLENGE
1 ANN J (MILLER) WEIKEL BLAIR'S MILLS HUNTINGDON
2 JUDITH JAXTHEIMER
CLASS: 4532 RECORDED GRADES, BEST DOE BRED BY EXHIBITOR
1 ANN J (MILLER) WEIKEL BLAIR’S MILLS HUNTINGDON
2 JANICE ANN KESSLER DOVER YORK
3 JUDITH JAXTHEIMER NEELYTON HUNTINGDON
PENNA FURNACE CENTRE
5 REBECCA M JOHNSON BLOOMSBURG COLUMBIA
4 JAMIE RIPKA
1 ANN J (MILLER) WEIKEL BLAIR'S MILLS HUNTINGDON
the weaver, softness and dnp*
bility of the shawl, lack of pull-hu
in the selvage edges, color coor
dination between warp and weft,
and the quality of die finished
fringe.
The completed shawl was also
judged for evenness in weaving as
well as evenness and lack of pull
ins in the selvage edges. The rules
require the shawl to be at least 22
inches wide and 78 inches in
length. Teams were awarded
bonus points for how quickly they
finished the shawl.
Ewe Travis Crouse
Jr. Breeding, Oxford Yearling Ewe 1 Jacob
Garges 2 Laura Miller 3 Alyce Simons
Jr. Breeding, Oxford Champion Ewe t
Jacob Garges 2 Laura Miller
Jr. Breeding, Oxford Champion Ewe 1
Jacob Gargers
Jr. Breeding, Oxford Reserve Champion
Ewe Laura Miller
Jr. Sheep Showmanship I 1 Jode
Chapman 2 Heidi Svonavec 3 Adam Sellers
Jr. Sheep Showman II 1 Enc Cowden 2
Jessica Schmidt, 3 Joselte Fought
Jr. Sheep Showmanship 111 1 Callie
Chapman, 2 Jamie Fought 3 Lindsay Jones
Jr. Sheep Showmanship IV 1 David
Neagley 2 Tomi Leaure, 3 Ryan Donough
Jr. Shepherd's Contest, Jr. Oiv. 1 Cathiyn
Levan, 2 Lee Gauker, 3 Sheena Hines
Jr. Shephard's Contest, Sr. Div. 1 Pad
Kitzmiller, 2 Bart Gill, 3 Raymond Gigee
PENNAFURNACE CENTRE
NEELYTON
NEELYTON
MILLERSTOWN
MILLERSTOWN
MILLERSTOWN PERRY
NEELYTON
DOVER
NEELYTON
DOVER
NEELYTON
DAIRY GOATS - BEST DOE IN SHOW
CLASS: 4600 BEST DOE IN SHOW
HUNTINGDON
HUNTINGDON
PERRY
FERRY
HUNTINGDON
YORK
HUNTINGDON
YORK
HUNTINGDON