This Solanco
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster
Co.) Allison Hughes knew she
had to return a favor to her brother
Andy.
After all, Andy had shown her
hog at the county 4-H swine round
up a month ago. And since they
both work on each other’s hog, it
was only expected that the favor
would come during the Solanco
market hog show.
Little did Allison expect her
brother’s heavyweight champion
hog, which she paraded in the
show ring, to become grand
champion market hog Thursday
evening at the Solanco Fair.
Andy, 10, is the son of Chet and
Marie Hughes, Lancaster. The
Hans Herr fourth grader also
showed the light heavyweight
champion hog, “Miss Imac,”
named in honor of the hog’s sire,
Imax, and also after the new Apple
computer.
But as for the champion, Andy
said, “I bought the pig from my
uncle,” he said Keith Bard,
Portage.
Andy also won champion begin
ner showman at the fair.
The 266-pound Hampshire
crossbred gilt was named grand
champion in tough competition
with gilts from three other classes.
This was Andy's first grand
champion at Solanco.
Allison, 12, is in the 7th grade at
Martin Mcylin Middle School.
Allison, who plans to attend West
Lampeter Community Farm Show
and the state Farm Show, said the
hog is one of 13 the family lakes
care of.
Negotiations on how, exactly,
the brother-sister duo will handle
the award honors were still under
way as of presstime.
The judge, Dave Hartman, Col-
Market steer champions at the Solanco Fair. From left, grand champion Jessica
Schmidt and reserve shown by Jim Mullen.
Jessica Shows ‘Oliver’ To Champion
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster
Co.) An Angus/Simmental calf
that “looks like an Oliver” was
named grand champion of the
market steer show at the Solanco
Fair Thursday night.
Exhibitor Jessica Schmidt, who
nicknamed the 1,300-pound steer,
walked away with the champion
heavyweight and grand champion
overall steer at the show.
This was the first grand champ
ion steer at Solanco for Jessica, 16,
daughter of Laurie and Peter
Champion Hog Should’ve Bee
umbia County livestock agent
from Bloomsburg, said he liked
the “overall value, dimension and
width," of the Hughes’ hog.
Reserve overall was the heavy
weight reserve, a 260-pound York/
Landrace/Hampshire/Duroc
shown by Rachel Ranck. Judge
Dave Hartman said he “liked the
gray hog right from the start,” cit
ing the hog as a powerful one, with
“wide-appearing shoulders” and
width “from front to rear.”
Rachel, 10, is the daughter of
Jim and Joan Ranck, Christiana.
This is her first Solanco champion.
She is in the fifth grade at West
Fallowfield Christian School. The
260-pound barrow was homebred,
boar-sired.
Rachel’s father, Jim, said that he
and Rachel’s brothers, Jeremy and
Alex, helped select the hog for
show. Rachel placed high in the
county roundup this year.
There were a total of 94 hogs
and about 46 exhibitors at the
market swine show. Following is a
list of show placings.
SOLANCO FAIR
SWINE SHOW
RESULTS
MARKET SWINE
Lightweight Class 1 (220-232 lb*.): 1
Showmanship champions at Solanco were, from left,
Andy Hughes, beginner; Tiffany Dean, juniors; and Allan
Herr Jr., seniors.
Schmidt, Drumorc. Jessica, a
junior at Solanco High School,
purchased the steer from Tim Fitz
gerald, Aldie, Va.
Jessica, a champion fitter at Sol
anco, said the champion was the
result of feeding and exercise. Her
feeding program is simple bar
ley and com and oats.
The judge, Zcb O'Boyle, mana
ger of Jackson Hole Farm, Upper
co, Md., said the steer was “really
deep in lower quarters, thick the
whole way through, a real long calf
thick through the front end "Mth
a super shoulder.”
Jarsmy Ranck. 2. Ryan Stauffer. 3. Audra
Wood.
Class 2 (234-236 lbs.): 1. Ryan Stauffer. 2.
Matt Kreidar. 3. Mike Bollinger.
Class 3 (238-240 lbs.); 1. Kristy Garrett. 2.
Jessica Schmidt. 3. Tiffany Dean.
Lightweight Champion: Ryan Stauffer.
Reserve. Jeremy Ranck.
Middleweight Class 1 (242-245 lbs.): 1.
Allan Herr. 2. Thomas Delong. 3. Matt
Kreidcr.
Class 2 (246-248 lbs.); 1. Jessica Schmidt
2. Jackie Bleacher. 3. Adam Nissley.
Class 3 (250 lbs.); 1. Rachel Ranck. 2
Allan Hen. 3. Megan Hen.
Middleweight Champion: Jessica Schmidt.
Reserve: Rachel Ranck.
Light Heavyweight Class 1 (252-254 lbs.).
1 Andy Hughes. 2. Robert Garrett. 3. Allison
Hughes.
Class 2 (255-256 lbs.): 1. Brad Byers. 2
Chad Hanis. 3. Kristy Garrett
Class 3 (258 lbs.). 1 Megan Herr. 2 Nicole
Welle 3. Paul Hostetler.
Light Heavyweight Champion: Andy Hugh
es. Reserve: Megan Hen.
Heavyweight Class 1 (260-262 lbs): t
Rachel Ranck. 2. Tiffany Dean. 3. Adam
Enteiilne. Class 2 (264-265 lbs.); 1. Allison
Hughes. 2. Andy Burkholder. 3. Brian Mull
Class 3 (266-270 lbs.); 1. Andy Hughes 2.
Anna Mary Henry 3. Alex Ranck.
Heavyweight Champion; Andy Hughes
Reserve: Rachel Ranck.
GRAND CHAMPION
MARKET SWINE
Andy Hughes
RESERVE
Rachel Ranck
SHOWMANSHIP
Seniors (16 And Over): 1. Allan Herr Jr 2
Adam Enterlme. 3. Andy Burkholder.
Juniors (11-15 Years); 1. Tiffany Dean. 2
Andy Herr. 3. Jackie Bleacher.
Beginners (10 And Under); 1. Andy Hugh
es. 2. Nicole Welk. 3. Rachel Ranck.
O’Boyle said the finish on the
steer was enough, not overdone, a
“really nice calf."
Jessica, who won reserve
champion at the fair last year, took
Oliver to the Pennsylvania Beef
Expo, the county 4-H fair, and to
Solanco. She said she would sell
the calf at Solanco. She plans to
take two purebred Angus heifers to
the Farm Show.
Reserve went to Jim Mullen,
who won champion of the middle
weight division with a
1,220-pound Angus/Hcrcford
crossbred. The steer, nicknamed
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1998-A4l
Grand champion hog at the Solanco Fair was owned by
Andy Hughes, center, and show by his sister, Allison, left.
At right is show judge Dave Hartman.
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Rachel Ranch, right. Dave Hartman judged the show.
A special award at the Solanco Fair went to the top plac
ing purebred Angus, shown by Katrina Frey, 8, Quarryville.
Katrina Is the daughter of Nancy and Fritz Frey. Katrina is
flanked by award sponsors Bobbi and Joe McMullen, Wake
field Angus.
“Baldie,” was purchased from
Donny Walters, York County.
Judge O’Boyle said the reserve
was “deep and decent across the
top.”
Jim, 17, is the son of James and
Elaine Mullen, Wakefield. The
Solanco High School senior said
this was the first time he had ever
shown steers. .
There were a total of nine exhi
bitors and nine steers. Following is
a list of show placings.
SOLANCO FAIR
BEEF SHOW
RESULTS
MARKET STEERS
Ughtwaight 'l. Mayan
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Uttls. 2. Katrina Fray 3 Unlord Hershey
Middleweight (1220-1275 lbs,) 1 Jim Mul
tan. 2 Loren Hershey
Heavyweight (1295-1335 lbs) 1 Jessica
Schmidt 2 Ban Flahart 3. Justin Winter
GRAND CHAMPION
Jessica Schmidt
RESERVE
Jim Mullen
Juniors 1. Jim Mullen 2 Katrina Frey 3
Megan Little.
Seniors' 1 Loren Hershey 2 Jessica
Schmidt 3 Justin Winter
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SHOWMANSHIP