A4O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 15, 1998
Travis Donough Exhibits Grand Champion Market Swine
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
MANHEIM (Lancaster
Co.) Travis Donough of Man
heim on Wednesday showed the
grand champion market hog of the
Lancaster County 4-H market
swine club roundup and sale, held
at the Manheim Farm Show
grounds.
According to Chester Hughes,
county livestock agent, there were
a record number of entries in this
year’s swine roundup with 151
exhibited on foot and 49 entered in
the carcass competition.
However, there may well have
been some extra market swine
exhibited at the roundup that were
initially intended to be entered in
the annual 4-H Southeast Region
Market Hog Derby. Unfortunately,
the hog derby was allowed to slip
through the cracks tills year by
some of the county agents, through
a lack of promotion and communi
cation to potential participants.
Auctioneer for the sale was John
Stauffer.
Donough, son of Edward and
Laßue Donough, has been featured
in past years for showing champion
hogs and steer.
His 247-pound animal sold for
$1.60 per pound to Hatfield Qual
ity Meats.
The reserve grand champion of
the roundup was exhibited by first
year participant Lisa Hcrshey,
daughter of Les and Lois Hershey
of Kirkwood.
Her 227-pound animal sold for
90 cents per pound to Hatfield
Quality Meals.
According to Hughes, the sale
average was 55 cents per pound.
In showmanship competition,
Sheldon Hoover, son of Lloyd and
Elaine Hoover of Lcola was the
grand champion. It was his first
time to win the championship, and
his last year to participate. He said
he was grateful! to have won in
during his last year. As a 10-year
old he had showed the reserve
champion of the show, and was
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
MILLBACH SPRINGS (Leba
non Co.) About 300 people
attended the Lebanon County
Holstein Club’s annual field night
held at the farm of James and Dot
Bcnnctch in Millbach Springs.
The Bcnnelchcs and their two
children Christopher and Jessica,
and James' mother Martha Ben
nclch, served as hosts for the event.
Three classes of animals from
the JIMANDOT Holsleins herd
were used in a judging contest with
Donald Scipl serving as official
judge.
In the men's division, the top
three were winner Carl Weile, fol
lowed by Ken Sellers and Scott
Noll.
In the women’s division, the top
three were winner Cheryl Horst,
followed by Kynel Himmclberger
and Linda Miller.
In the youth competition, the
winner of the senior division was
Jared Zimmerman followed by
Daniel Eberly and Dustin Homing.
In the youth junior-age division,
the winner was Laurie Zimmer
man, followed by Kristen Moyer
and Joel Bomgardner.
The evening event also featured
presentations by the county daily
royalty, and David Lentz, a locally
bom and raised representatives for
Holstein USA.
James Bennetch introduced
reserve twice before in
showmanship.
Nathan Kreider, son of Richard
and Peg Kreider of Elizabethtown,
was the reserve champion
showman.
LANCASTER 4-H
Market Swine
Roundup
SHOWMANSHIP
CLASS 1 1 Sheldon Hoover, 2 Andy Nolt,
3 Usa Pfautz.
CLASS 2 I.Nathan Kreider, 2 Kevin
Pfautz, 3 John Stauffer.
CLASS 3-1. Nathan Hoover: 2.Ryan Hoov
er; 3 Miranda Zeiset
CLASS 4. 1 Alexander Ranck; 2 Todd
Zunn, 3 Holly Hoover.
CLASS 5 1 Tiffany Dean, 2 Joshua Hoov
er; 3 Brian Geib
CLASS 6.1 Kyle Parker, 2 Julene Hoover.
3 Usa Hershey
CHAMPION. Sheldon Hoover.
RESERVE CHAMP’ Nathan Kreider.
LIVE SHOW
LIGHTWEIGHT I:l.Wayne Powell II; 2.Way
ne Powell II: 3 Julene Hoover.
LIGHTWEIGHT ll' I.Lisa Hershey,
2 Nicole Eisenhower; 3.John Lentz.
LIGHTWEIGHT lII' I.Matthew Hornung;
2 Brian Geib, 3 Lori Hass.
LIGHTWEIGHT IV; I.Miranda Zaiset;
2 Ryan Hoover, 3. Dean Livengood.
MEDIUM I’ I.P,Jacob Brubaker; 2 Chad
From the left, Travis Donough kneels behind his grand
champion market hog of the Lancaster County 4-H Market
Swine Roundup and Sale, and is joined by Kenton Good,
representing buyer Hatfield Quality Meats Inc.
Lebanon Holstein Holds Field Night
himself, his family and gave a brief
history of the family farm, which is
operated by him, his wife, his
mother, and two children.
He said he relies heavily upon
the advice and professionalism of
consultants, and he doesn’t spend
much lime away from the farm,
taking a break from milking about
one day a year..
He doesn’t use milk production
stimulants, but occaisionally,
under tire advice of a veterinarian,
uses oxytocin, but not as an off
lable milk production enhancer.
However, he said he really
doesn’t have anything specific
against the use of bovine somatot
ropin, except that he feels that if
someone is looking to buy a high
producing animal from him, or
from a herd that uses BST as part
of its producton program, and both
herds produce about the same, he
feels the buyer may be more com
fortable purchasing an animal with
a production record based on non-
BST use.
The herd features a number of
quality animals, including one that
has been featured on a calendar of
an artificial insemination com
pany; a 2-year-old that has recently
made more than 40,000 pounds of
milk in a first lactation; and a cow
that has made almost 60,000
pounds in a 365-day laction.
The more than 100-acre farm
resulted from a partnership
between his father and uncle that
Hippensteel, 3 John Hess.
MEDIUM II 1 Jimmy Zimmerman, 2 Dar
ren Charles, 3 Allison Hughes
MEDIUM 111 1 RodneyGroff, 2 John Stab
ler, 3 John Lentz.
MEDIUM IV 1 Travis Donough, 2 Philip
Charles, 3 Brandon Martin.
MEDIUM V 1 Travis Donough; 2. Ryan
Hoover, 3 Patrick Good
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT. I.Sarah Boyd,
2 Andy Hughes; 3 Kyle Parker
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT: 1 Alexander
Ranck, 2 Duane Charles; 3 Jonathan Good
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT- I.Angela Hoov
er; 2 Nathan Hoover, 3 Ashley Kreider
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT. 1 Chns Good,
2 Anne Mary Henry, 3 Rachel Brubaker
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 1 Nathan Kreid
er. 2 TiHany Dean, 3 Rebecca Graybill
HEAVYWEIGHT 1 Joelynn Donough,
2 Crystal Charles, 3 John Stautter
HEAVYWEIGHT: I.Sheldon Hoover,
2 Amy Becker; S.Sarah Boyd
HEAVYWEIGHT 1 Ryan Donough; 2 Dar
ren Charles; 3 Joelynn Donough.
HEAVYWEIGHT: I.Trllany Dean; 2 Derick
Bollinger, 3 Loren Hershey
HEAVYWEIGHT I.Usa Hershey. 2 Pat
rick Good; 3 Ryan Donough.
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION: 1-Lisa
Hershey.
RESERVE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMP.
Nicole Eisenhower
MEDIUM WEIGHT CHAMPION; Travis
Donough.
RESERVE MEDIUM WEIGHT CHAMP:
Jimmy Zimmerman.
LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION. Ale
xander Ranck
RESERVE LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT
CHAMPION. Angela Hoover.
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP. Usa Hershey.
his mother continued after his cousin farm the other. games for the children, and a meal
father died when James was 11. Crops are primarily com and featuring roast beef sandwiches
The operation was essentially alfalfa, and there is some perma- and smoke-flavored chicken legs,
divided and James, Dot and Marth- nent pasture. and ice cream rounded out the
a farm one, while James’ uncle and Several commercial exhibits. activities.
From the left, Dot, Jessica, Christopher and James Bennetch, owners of JIMANDOT
Holsteins, stand along a fence in the yard of their farmhouse, while behind them a
small portion of a crowd of about 300 Holsteins enthusiasts sit on straw bales to eat,
while others talk to each other and commercial exhibitors, children play and .others
Judge cows and tour the facilities.
From the left, Lisa Hershey kneels down behind her
reserve grand champion marekt swine of the Lancaster
County 4-H Market Swine Roundup and Sale, and is joined
by Kenton Good, who represents guyer Hatfield Quality
Meats Inc.
From the left, reserve champion of the Lancaster County
4-H Market Swine Roundup and Sale showmanship com
petition Npthan Kreider, and champion Sheldon Hoover
receive theirtrophies, and kneel in front of the county club’s
banner.