810-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 1, 1998
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Rabbits, Even A Hedgehog, Are Part Of Lebanon Fair
Josh Seaman, 9, left, watches as white mice crawl up his
arm. Colton Reitz, 9, shows off some Dalmatian mice at the
Lebanon Fair.
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
NORTH CORNWALL (Leba- daughter of Linda and Jim
non Co.) Josh Seaman, 9, care- Richards, Annville, showed off
fully held up the hedgehog. “Herman,” a Russia rabbit Along
“You gotta be careful how you with her was Julie Funck, 6,
pet it,” said Josh, smoothing out its daughter of Cliff and Lori Funck,
light brown and white, porcupine- Annville.
like coat
Josh said that if you pet it the
wrong way, “the coat can hurt a
little.” Like pine needles, the
hedgehog’s protective coat keeps
predators out of the way.
Alex Seaman, Josh’s cousin,
said the hedgehog won’t attack
you. “But it could bite you if you
throw it around,” he said.
The Seamans were busy check
ing out the different petting zoo
displays, in addition to a huge corn
tepee, Monday morning at the
Lebanon Area Fair.
Alex, 10, a Lebanon County 4-H
livestock club member, showed
about 18 rabbits in the fair contest
Alex said he brought a lot of diffe
rent breeds to the fair, including
Flemish Giants, Red Rex, White
New Zealands, and Red New
Zealands.
Alex held up a yearling Red Rex
doe, which won best variety and
first place.
At the busy petting zoo, on dis
play was a huge rabbit that looked
like a big Chinchilla, said Alex,
along with a Vietnamese pot
bellied pig. Josh and Alex also
showed off Dalmatian and white
mice, hermit crabs, a guinea pig,
and other animals.
The petting zoo featured a
Alex Seaman holds up a
Red Rex doe, about a year
old, which won best variety
and first place at the Lebanon
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young donkey, pygmy goats,
lambs, and other animals.
Also, Olivia Richards, 7,
All photos by
Andy Andrews
Olivia Richards, 7, left, shows off “Herman,” a Russia rab
bit, at the Lebanon Fair. With Olivia is Julie Funck, 6.
Alex Seaman holds up a hedgehog at the fair. Behind him
Is cousin Josh.
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North Mountain 4-H members take Tuffy, a lour-month old donkey, and a pygmy
goat for a walk at the fair.
From left, Colton Reitz, Josh Seaman, and Alex Seaman
enjoy the-huge corn “tepee” at the Lebanon Fair.
A Vietnamese pot-belfled pig shares pen space with a
huge rabbit, according to Alex Seaman, a 4-H member.
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