A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 25, 1998
Lancaster
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
INTERCOURSE (Lancaster
Co.) “Here,” said Radell Peters
as he handed the ribbon to his
coach, . Jeff Craig, Little Britain.
“Hang this on your office bulletin
board. You did the work to help
us.”
Moments before, Radell, along
with team members Ryan
Donough, Jimmy Zimmerman,
and Derick Bollinger, captured
first place team at the Southeast
4-H Pennsylvania Meats Judging
Contest at Stoltzfus Meats,
Intercourse.
Craig, a processing technician at
Stoltzfus Meats, has been coach
ing the county teams since 1990.
Lancaster County itself captured
state championship in meats judg
ing during 4-H Achievement Days
at Penn State in 1985, when Craig
was a member.
Craig noted that the ribbon will
be on display, eventually, in the
Farm and Home Center.
This was the first time that Stolt
zfus Meats hosted the contest held
in previous years at Godfrey
Brothers in York.
Since April, the team has met 10
times for a total of 30 hours of
practice time at the meat process
ing plant
If Lancaster County wins the
state competition in early August
at University Park, they go onto
the national competition held in
conjunction with the American
Rr
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from left, Radell Peters, first; Ben Weist, second; and Ryan
Donough, third.
Lebanon County Announces
Holstein Field Night
FREDERICKSBURG (Leba
non Co.) The Lebanon County
Holstein Association has
announced that its annual field
night is to be held 7 p.m., August 7,
at JIMANDOT Holsteins, owned
by James and Dot Bennetch of
Millbach Springs.
The Bennetch family farm is
located along Rt. 419, between
Schaefferstown and Womelsdorf.
James and Dot have two teenage
children, Jessica and Christopher,
who own and show Holsteins. The
family also enjoys bicycle riding.
The mouth of the farm lane is
located between two residential
properties on the north side of the
roadway, and can be difficult to
spot by motorists and first-time
guests.
Signs arc to be eirected to direct
attention to the lane.
The Bennetches milk 67 regis
tered Holsteins that have a June
rolling herd average of 28,886
pounds of milk, 953 pounds of fat
and 905 pounds of protein without
the use of bovine somatotropin
injections.
Included among some of the
production highlights of the herd
arc a 2-year-old Encore daughter
that this year lopped* “4T,000
County Captures Regional 4-H Meats Competition
caster livestock agent, who helped
coordinate the meats judging con
test The National 4-H Meats Judg
ing Contest is held in the Kansas
City in the fall.
Radell, who also won champion
overall individual, was only 20
points away from scoring a perfect
300. The next place individual
scored a 179.
According to Hughes, the
4-H’ers are judged individually on
meat retail cuts. They are also
scored on their ability to judge car
casses and wholesale and retail
classes. They must also give oral
reasons.
Helping with the carcass quality
contest was Bill Henning, Penn
State extension meats specialist
He noted that the 4-H members
“have to understand what beef
quality ratings are and what is
acceptable to the industry.”
Many of the 4-H’ers can learn
more about meats quality, iden
tifying exterior and interior fat
and yield grading by participating
in practice contests.
There were 13 4-H participants
in the contest Following is a list of
show placings.
SOUTHEAST PA.
4-H MEATS
JUDGING CONTEST
RESULTS
Overall Individual; 1. Radell Pater*. 2. Ban
Welit 3. Ryan Donough.
10 Scora: 1. Radell Peter*. 2. Ben WeisL 3.
Ryan Donough.
Taam Scora; 1. Lancaster. 2. Bark*. 3.
York.
pounds of milk in a first lactation,
again without the use of any milk
production stimulants.
Also in the herd is a 6-year-old
Leadman daughter that this year
made a 365-day record of more
than 57,000 pounds of milk.
The Bennetches use an older
bank bam that has been retrofitted
with tunnel ventilation, and have
been one of the first in the area to
construct a greenhouse-style facil
ity (actually designed for lives
tock, not plants) to raise calves.
Included in the field night activ
ities are a judging contest with
prizes for the top three places in
each catagoty, and door prizes
have been provided by local
businesses.
The evening meal is to be spon
sored by Nutrena Feeds.
Guest speaker is to be Donald
Seipt, owner of Keystone Farms,
and past national Holstein
president
According to Tcny Shuey of
Little Hill Farm, Fredericksburg
area, one of the event’s organizers,
“Everyone is invited to come out
and enjoy an evening of good
cows, good people, good food and
good fellowship."
■- For more information,. call -
Helping with the carcass quality contest was Bill Henning, Penn State extension
meats specialist, left.
Lancaster County captured first place team at the meats Judging contest. Team
members are, from left, Ryan Donough, Jimmy Zimmerman, Radell Peters, and Derick
Bollinger.
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RESERVE JR CHAMP: Andrew Smith.
GRAND CHAMPION; Brian Smith.
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: Andrew
Smith.
BEST BRED AND OWNED; Brian Smith.
JERSEY
SPRING CALF; 1 .Tiffany Donough; 2.Janina
Lsaman.
WINTER CALF. I.Stephanie Donough;
2.James Mullen.
SUMMER YEARLING: I.Marc Waltemyer.
WINTER YEALRINQ; I.Morgan Thomas.
JR CHAMPION: Tittnay Donough.
RESERVE JR CHAMP: Stephanie Donough.
JR 2-YR-OLD: Timothy Donough.
SR 2-YR-OLD: Morgan Thomas.
SR 3-YR-OLD; Stephanie Donough.
5-YR-OLD: Stephanie Donough.
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Showing the Jersey breed champions of the Lancaster County 4-H Dairy Show are,
from the left, Morgan Thomas with her grand champion, Stephanie Donough with the
reserve grand champion, Tiffany Donough vyith the junior champion, and Timothy
4-H Dairy Show
SENIOR CHAMPION: Morgan Thomas
RESERVE SR CHAMP: Stephanie Donough.
GRAND CHAMPION: Morgan Thomas.
RESERVE GRAND CHAMP: Stephanie
Donough.
CHAMPION BRED ANDOWNED; Stephanie
Donough.
RESERVE CHAMPION BRED, OWNED;
Stephanie Donough.
DAM, DAUGHTER: Stephanie Donough.
HOLSTEIN
SPRING CALF; I.Morgan Thomas;
2.Zachary Morrow: 3.Zach Akers.
WINTER CALF: 1 .Jacob Brown; 2.Neal Her
shey; 3 Cheryl Hershey.
FALL CALF: I.Nioole Welk; 2.Marc Walte
myer; S.Joshua Akers.
SUMMER YEARLING; I.Marc Waltemyer;
2. Ellis Kreider.
SPRING YEARLING: I.Ashley Frey; 2.Blake
Brubaker; 3. Ellis Kreider.
WINTER YEARUNG; 1 Justin Wlvell; 2.PWI-
Ip Weller; 3. Matthew Groff.
FALL YEARLING: I.UndMy Howard; 2.Phil
ip Waller; S.Thomas Spring.
JUNIOR CHAMPION: Lindsey Howard
RESERVE JR CHAMPION- Morgan
Thomas.
DRY COW 2-YR-OLD- f.Mary Zeng.
SR 2-YR-OLD: I.Benjamin Walk; 2 Justin
Wlvell.
JR 3-YR-OLD: I.Crystal Brubaker.
SR 3-YR-OLD; I.Crystal Brubaker.
4-YR-OLD; I.Heather Brubaker.
SENIOR CHAMPION: Benjamin Welk.
RESERVE SR CHAMP; Crystal Brubaker
GRAND CHAMPION; Benjamin Welk.
RESERVE GRAND CHAMP: Crystal
Brubaker.
BEST BRED, OWNED: Benjamin Welk.
RESERVE BRED. OWNED: Delmar
Obarholtzer.
DAM, DAUGHTER; 1. Benjamin Welk.