A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 18, 1998
Pa. Sheep, Wool Growers Hold 50th Keystone Show, Sale
(Continued from Pago At)
The date of the 1999 Keystone is
to be announced, though it can be
expected to be held about the same
time as this year’s show and sale. It
is to be held again at the Farm
Show Complex in Harrisburg.
There were 12 breeds exhibited
and sold during the 50th
Keystone Hampshire, Suffolk,
Southdown, Finnsheep, Polypay,
Oxford, Shropshire, Tunis, Che
viot, Horned Dorset, Polled
Dorset, and Wether Sheep.
Exhibitors and buyers came
from Canada and a number of
states, including Maiyland, Illi
nois, Ohio, West Virginia, Ver
mont, Virginia, and Michigan.
The Keystone show is designed
so that a champion ewe and ram
are selected from each breed and
then a supreme champion ewe and
ram are selected from those.
The supreme champion ram of
the show was an all-black
crossbred spring ram lamb Wether
sire exhibited by Lyn Lee Farms,
owned by Dr. Gerald and Sue Clair
of State College.
According to Steve Taylor,
manager of Lyn Lee, the farming
operation includes 900 acres of
cropland, with about 350 Suffolk
and crossbred Wether sheep, 100
Saler beef cattle brood cows, and
they have about 50 sows to pro
duce crossbred market swine for
club pigs.
Taylor said he has been coming
to the Keystone for about seven
years, three as manager of Lyn
Lee. The supreme ram champion
ship is the second supreme title
won by an enliy from Lyn Lee,
Taylor said. In 1996 they showed
the supreme champion ewe, a
Suffolk.
The supreme champion ram was
purchased for $575 by Donald
Bullock of Harrington, Delaware.
The supreme champion ewe of
the show was a Suffolk yearling
ewe exhibited by ECM SufTolks,
owned by Eddie and Lisa Miller of
Waynesboro, Virginia.
The Millets farm about 350
acres raising hay, wheat, com, and
the rest in pasture. They keep
about 135 brood Suffolk ewes, and
raise about 50 steers on grass for
feedlots.
Eddie said he has been showing
and selling at the Keystone from
1986 to 1994, and returned this
year after a three-year hiatus. In
past years, they showed at least a
half dozen sheep.
John Tracey of Elizabethtown
purchased the supreme champion
ewe for $4OO.
Suffolk
In the Suffolk breed competi
tion, the reserve champion ewe
was the top-selling Suffolk. A late
spring ewe lamb, it was exhibited
by Hilltop Haven Farm of Wood
bine, Maryland, and sold for $575
to Lyn Lee Farm.
The champion Suffolk ram was
a late spring lamb consigned by Ln
Lee Farm and was purchased for
$4OO by Steve Walmer of
Reinholds.
The reserve champion Suffolk
ram was a yearling exhibited by
ECM Suffolks that sold for $ 175 to
Jeff Hunter of Cambridge Springs,
Pa.
Tunis
In the Tunis breed, the champ
ion and reserve champion ewes
were both exhibited by Royal and
Susan Unzicker.
The champion ewe was a yearling
that sold for $ 175 to Gary Wolcott
of Brooklyn, Michigan. The
reserve champion ewe was an ear
ly spring lamb that sold for $ 175 to
Karen Carter of Dillsburg.
Shropshire
In the Shropshire breed, the
champion ram was a yearling exhi
bited by Lane’s End Farm in Jersey
Shore. It was purchased for $lOO
by Carlin Catchcart of Dry Run.
The champion Shropshire ewe
was an early spring lamb exhibited
by Wcy Farms of Womelsdorf,
that wasn’t offered for sale.
Polypay
In the Polypay breed, Lane’s
End showed the three
champions two ewes and a
ram.
The champion ram was a year
ling that was purchased by Phillip
Kidney of Gainesville, Pa.
Tames Swigart of McVeytown,
Pa., purchased both ewe champ
ions, both yearling animals.
Oxford
In the Oxford breed, Everett
Oxfords of Upper Black Eddy, Pa.,
exhibited the champion and
reserve ewes, both purchased by
David Harpster.
Hampshire
In the Hampshire breed, the
champion ram was a late spring
lamb exhibited by Wilson Hamp
shires of Rural Retreat, Virginia. It
was purchased for $325 by Wil
liam Stoner of Mifflintown, Pa.
The reserve champion Hamp
shire ram was an early spring lamb
exhibited by John and Judy Moore,
of Eagle, Michigan. It was pur
chased by Gary Wolcott .
The champion Hampshire ewe
was a late spring lamb exhibited by
the Moores, and it was purchased
for $3OO by Jamie Fought of
Carlisle.
The reserve champion Hamp
shire ewe also was shown by Wil
son Hampshires. The fall lamb was
purchased for $325 by Peter Heath
of Columbia,' Pa.
The highest selling Hampshire
was a yearling ewe exhibited by
Wilson Hampshires that sold for
$375 to Wolcott
Cheviot
In the Cheviot breed, the
champion ram was an early spring
lamb exhibited by John and Jud|y
Moore, and that sold for $4OO to
Jack Snyder of Parker, Pa.
The reserve champion Cheviot
ram was a late spring lamb exhi
bited by Triple J Acres of Windsor,
Pa., that sold for $175 to John and
Judy Moore.
The champion ewe was a late
spring lamb exhibited by the
Wilerton family of Danvers Illi
nois, that was purchased for $450
by Jack Snyder of Parker, Pa. It
was the highest selling Cheviot.
The reserve champion Cheviot
ewe was a yearling exhibited by
Erdenheim Farm of Lafayette, Pa.,
that sold for $425 to Betty Koehler
of Allentown.
The highest-selling Cheviot was
a late spring ram lamb consigned
by Erdenheim Farms that sold for
$550 to Circle K Farms in
Bedford.
Southdown
In the Southdown breed, the
champion ram was a yearling exhi
bited by Bruce Snyder of Kutz
town, that was purchased for $125
by Joy Shreck of Bunker Hill,
West Virginia.
The reserve champion South
down ram was a late spring lamb
exhibited by Jennifer Flinchbaugh
of York. It was not sold.
The champion ewe was a late
spring lamb exhibited by Flin
chbaugh that sold for $2OO to C.W.
Bass of Stony Creek, Virginia.
The reserve champion South-
down ewe was exhibited by Scenic
View Farm of Clarksburg, Virgini
a. It was purchased for $2OO by
Larry Welsh of Sarnia, Canada.
The top-selling Southdown was
exhibited by Matt Trostle and sold
for $325 to SR Farm in Arlington,
Virginia.
Dorset
In the Polled Dorset breed, the
champion ram was an early fall
lamb exhibited by Wagner Dorsets
of Easton, Pa., that sold for $525 to
Sunrise Dorset Farm in
Harrisburg.
The reserve champion Polled
Doreset ram was a late fall lamb
exhibited by Treaty Line Farm of
Prospect, Ohio, that sold for $450
to Sunrise Dorset Farm.
The champion ewe was an early
fall lamb exhibited by Penn State
University that sold for $525 to
Sunrise Dorset Farm.
The reserve champion ewe was
an early spring lamb exhibited by
St ' C— k F ' Mertztr
From the left, Steve Taylor, manager of-Lyn Lee Farms,
the exhibitor of this supreme champion ram of the 50th Key
stone Stud Ram and Ewe Show, kneels down, and is joined
by children of buyer Donald Bullock—from the left,
Rachel, Cara and Amber Bullock while Stacy Suffel, an
employee of Lyn Lee Farms, shows the crossbred Wether
sheep ram.
Eddie C. Miller of ECM Suffolk#, Waynesboro, Virginia,
shows his supreme champion ewe of the 50th Keystone
Stud Ram and Ewe Show.
that sold for $6OO to Matthew
Bankert of Hanover, Pa.
Horned Dorset
In the Homed Dorset show, the
champion ram was an early fall
lamb exhibited by Cassell Homed
Dorsets of Wytheville, Virginia.
Cassell also exhibited the
champion ewe, an early fall lamb,
and the reserve champion ewe, a
yearling.
Wether Sheep
A new addition to the Keystone
this year was Wether Sheep, most
ly exhibited by Lyn Lee Farm.
The champion ram, of course,
was the supreme champion, while
the reserve champion sire was a
Suffolk spring lamb.
The champion ewe was a Suf
folk yearling, while the reserve
ewe was a crossbred yearling.
The champion ewe was pur
chased for $350 tty Mac Magee of
Shippcnsburg, Pa.
In addition to the supreme and
breed championships, the Pa.
Sheep and Wool Growers present a
special award in recognition of the
quality of animal offered by an
exhibitor for sale. Called the
Townsend Best Consignement
Award, it was presented to Lyn
Lee Farm, of State College.
50TH KEYSTONE
Stud Ram & Ewe
Show Results
(As listed in the sale catalog.)
HAMPSHIRE
YEARLING RAM: I.Wilson
EARLY SPRING RAM LAMB: I.Wilson;
2. Lytle; 3. Moore.
LATE SPRING RAM LAMB. I.Fought.
CHAMPION RAM: Wilson.
RESERVE CHAMPION RAM: Moore.
YEARLING EWE: I.Wilson.
EARLY PSRING EWE LAMB: I.Wilson;
2. Lytle; 3. Everett.
CHAMPION EWE: Moore.
RESERVE CHAMPION; Wilson.
SUFFOLK
LATE SPRING RAM LAMB: 1 ECM.
EARLY SPRING RAM LAMB: I.Lyn Lee;
2. Windy Acres.
YEARLING RAM' I.ECM; Z.Circle K,
S.Howard.
CHAMPION RAM: 1-Lynn Lea.
RESERVE CHAMPION RAM; ECM.
LATE SPRING EWE LAMB; I.Windy Acres;
2.Lyn Lae; 3.ECM.
EARLY SPRING EWE LAMB; 1 Lyn Lee.
YEARLING EWE: I.ECM; 2.Lyn Lea; 3 Win
dy Acres.
CHAMPION EWE: ECM.
RESERVE CHAMPION EWE' Hilltop Haven.
SOUTHDOWN
LATE SPRING RAM LAMB: 1 .Scenic View,
2.oebokJ: 3.Scenic View.
FALL RAM LAMB: 1 .Chorea.
YEARLING RAM: Flinchbaugh.
CHAMPION RAM- Snyder.
RESERVE CHAMPION RAM: Flinchbaugh.
LATE SPRING EWE LAMB: 1 .Chorea; 2 Flin
chbaugh; 3-Debold.
EARLY SPRING EWE LAMB: I.Chorea;
2.Snydar; 3.Trestle.
FALL EWE LAMB; Chorea.
YEARLING EWE' I.Scenic View; Z.Trostle;
3-Snydar.
CHAMPION EWE Ftinchbaugh.
RESERVE CHAMPION EWE: Scenic View.
FINNSHEEP
CHAMPION RAM: Circle W Farm.
POLYPAY
CHAMPION RAM; Lana’s End.
CHAMPION EWE: Lana’s End.
RESERVE CHAMPION EWE: Lana's End.
OXFORD
CHAMPION EWE: EvaratL
RESERVE CHAMPION EWE; EvaratL
SHROPSHIRE
CHAMPION RAM; Lana’s End.
CHAMPION EWE; Way.
TUNIS
CHAMPION EWE: Unzickar.
RESERVE CHAMPION EWE: Unzickar.
CHEVIOT
LATE SPRING RAM LAMB: I.Willerton.
2. Erdanheim.
EARLY SPRING RAM LAMB: I.Moore
YEARUNG RAM; I.Moora; 2.Circle K;
S.Erdenhaim.
CHAMPION RAM: Moore.
RESERVE CHAMPION RAM: Triple J.
LATE SPRING EWE LAMB; I.Moora;
2. Moore; 3. Erdanheim.
YEARLING EWE; I.Moora; 2.Willerton;
S.Cirda K.
CHAMPION EWE; Wdleiton.
RESERVE CHAMPION EWE: Erdanheim.
HORNED DORSET
CHAMPION RAM: Cassell Homed Dorsals
CHAMPION EWE’ Cassell.
RESERVE CHAMPION EWE' Erdanheim
POLLED DORSET
LATE SPRING RAM LAMB: I.Nix Basser
EARLY SPRING RAM LAMB; I.Van Bair,
2.Ricdoni, S.Fought.
EARLY FALL RAM LAMB: I.Penn Stats;
2.Treaty Lins; 3.Psnn Stats.
YEARUNG RAM; I.Rislng Sun; 2 Psnn
Stats: 3.Psnn Stats.
CHAMPION RAM: Wagnsr.
RESERVE CHAMPION RAM. Trsaty Lins
LATE SPRING EWE LAMB; I.Nix Bssssr;
ZNutty Acts*; S.Hollystons.
EARLY SPRING EWE LAMB; I.Rwdoni;
2.Nuttry Acres; 3.Psnn Stats.
LATE FALL EWE LAMB: I.Treaty Uns.
2.Treaty Lins.
EARLY FALL EWE LAMB; I.Nix Bssssr,
2.Psnn Stats; 3.Trttty Lins.
YEARUNG EWE; i.Psnn Stats; 2.Rising
Sun; 3.Rising Sun.
CHAMPION EWE; Psnn Stats.
RESERVE CHAMPION EWE; Spring Omsk.
WETHER SHEEP
POLLED DORSET WETHER SIRE'
Voortman.
CHAMPION SIRE; Lyn Las (cressbrsd spring
m iamb).
RESERVE CHAMPION SIRE; Lyn Lss (Suf
folk spring rant lamb)
CHAMPION WETHER DAM; Lyn Lss (Suf
tok ysaiUng sws)
RESERVE CHAMPION DAM; Lyn Us
(cressbrsd ysariing sws)