A42-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1998 Mercer County Announces 4-H Roundup Dairy Winners MARSHA ANN CHESS Mercer Co. Correspondent MERCER (Mercer Co.) Sixty-one 4-H members proudly displayed approximately 170 head of dairy cattle at the recent Mercer County 4-H Roundup Dairy Show here at the Mercer County 4-H Park. The highlight of the show was the selection of the supreme best bred and owned animal of the show from the best bred owned animal of each breed. The honor went to Amoore Magnum Mickie, a dry junior 3-year-old Holstein cow bred and owned by Maggie Faye Moore of Mercer. Reserve honors went to David Chess's senior 2-year-old Ayrshire, DDC Heligo Moonshine. Moore also showed the grand champion Holstein, an aged cow named Amoore Algonquin Mad die Jo. Tom Über, Harrisville, earned reserve grand champion honors with his senior 3-year-old, Amoore Melvin Martina. Junior champion Holstein went to Lil bum Stardust Lilac, a winter year ling owned by Joseph Parker of Greenville. Miranda Moore, Mer cer, showed the reserve junior champion. Sally Oaks, Jackson Center, showed her 4-year-old Xanadu Toptin Apricot to grand champion honors in the Jersey breed. Re serve grand champion went to Tim Lackey of Clarks Mills with a senior 3-year-old named Bonnie Bum Ali Harmony. Oaks also showed the junior champion, Cass Ridge Lucky Leah, a fall yearling. Kim Yeager of Greenville showed the reserve junior champion, fall calf named 3 h farm Imperial No- National Championships To Be Decided At Horse Show HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Pennsylvania National Horse Show, Oct. 8-17 at the State Farm Show Complex is not only the country’s largest multibreed indoor horse show. It’s also the setting for the country’s fiercest equestrian competition, as seven coveted national titles will be de cided. One of only three USA Junior Olympics-Equestrian events, and the only to be held east of the Mis sissippi, is the American Horse Shows Association/Black Enter tainment Television National Junior Jumper Championship. Teams of the top four riders under age 18 from each zone, or region, of the U.S. compete over jumps for Junior Olympic gold, silver, and bronze medals on Saturday night, October 10. The rivalry is especially fierce between tradi tional contenders Zone 10, which includes California and Nevada, and the hometown favorite Zone 2 Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey the victors in 1997. The young riders compete for in dividual titles on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 8-9. The Junior Jumper champion ship precedes by one day the American Horse Shows Associa tion/Eisers and Pessoa National Hunt Sea Equitation Medal Championship, which will cele brate its golden anniversary in '998 More than 200 of the conn David Chess, Fredonia, showed the grand champion Milking Shorthorn, Honey Creek Kings Baby Doll, an aged cow. Reserve grand champion went to Donna Philson, Mercer, with her fall yearling, Honey Creek Milli, which was also junior champion Milking Shorthorn. Kimberly Voorhies, Stoneboro, showed her Ayrshire aged cow, Zil-Hil-Jilda’s Megan, to grand champion honors in the Ayrshire show. Reserve grand champion went to DDC Heligo Moonshine, David Chess’s' senior 2-year-old. Andrew Sturgin, Fredonia, won junior champion with Little Run Rose Nellie, a winter yearling. Voorhies also had the reserve junior champion with a spring calf named Be-Be-Kim O Gold Cora. A E Emoiys Golden Dawn, a dry cow, shown by David Chess, was named grand champion Brown Swiss. Vanessa Philson showed the junior champion, Par- Nic Minor Acres Suw, a spring yearling, to reserve grand champ ion. Philson’s fall calf. Minor Acres Troubadour Jean, was se lected reserve junior champion. Tim Lackey’s junior 2-year old, Vera’s Smokin Beauty, was selected as grand champion Guernsey. Reserve grand champ ion went to Mary’s Marlyn, a junior 3-year-old shown by David Chess. Terra Ferris, New Wil mington, showed her fall calf, Lebanon Valley Elevator Tab, to junior champion honors in the Guernsey breed. Reserve junior champion went to Ronnie White with his summer yearling. Willow Brook Hunters Jessica. try’s top young riders under age 18 endure a grueling day of com petition and advanced tests over fences as they are judged on their horsemanship and control. The field is slowly narrowed until a handful of finalists are given a fin al test, which may be as difficult as jumping a challenging course without coaching and on a horse they’ve never before ridden. The prize is the Medal that recognizes the best young rider in the country. The list of riders who have won over the past 50 years reads like a “who’s who” of American equestrian sports, many of whom have gone on to repre sent the U.S. internationally in Olympic and World Cup competi tion. Pennsylvania is home to more foxhunting clubs than any state except Virginia, so it’s only fitting that the North American Foxhunt ing Horn Blowing Championship be held at the Pennsylvania Na tional Created by the Master of Foxhounds Association in 1995, the championship will be held during Hunt Night, sponsored by Mellon Bank, on Monday, Oct. 12. The championship tests the ability of hunt staff to execute the four traditional melodics that communicate to hunters spread over a wide area the movement of the hounds in the hunt field. A new national title for profes sional jumper riders will be held Brown Swiss Breeders Recognize Outstanding Youth BELOIT, Wis. During the 1998 National Brown Swiss Con vention held in Salina, Kansas five finalists who interviewed for the title of 1998 National Brown Swiss ambassador, were recog nized. The National Brown Swiss Am bassador serves as a role model for Brown Swiss youth and as a spokesperson for the association and the dairy industry. Out of those five, Elizabeth An na Smith, the 19-year-old daugh ter of Tom and Dale Smith of Denver, Pennsylvania, was crowned as the 1998 National Ambassador. Elizabeth has been a Brown Swiss junior member for 11 years and resides on her fami ly’s dairy farm. King and Queen Ozark Empire Fair Names Winners SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Breed ers paraded 155 entries for judge Steven Schmalenberger at the 1998 Ozark Empire Fair Angus Show here recently. Taking supreme champion and grand champion female honors was Clearwater Eriskay I 227. This January 1997 daughter of Bon View Balance 834, is owned by James Pipkin, Republic, Mo. She first won junior champion heifer honors. K W C C Manila 7203 earned reserve grand champion female laurels for Kissee & Wallace Cat tle Co., ML Vernon, Mo. This February 1997 daughter of O C C Backstop 8888 earlier won re serve junior champion heifer honors. In the bull show, Clearwater Headliner won grand champion honors. This April 1996 son of Rito 9F83 of SHII Fullback was exhibited by Clearwater Farm, Springfield, Mo., and C K H An- for the first time on Friday eve ning, Oct. 16. The North Ameri can League Open Jumper Speed Series $25,000 Championship, presented by Baron Farms, show cases top professional riders on the true speedsters of the open jumper ranks those who jump high and go fast. Riders have qualified for the finals by compet ing successfully throughout 1998 over fences 4 feet 9 inches high at shows from Florida to Ontario and in the midwest Other national titles decided at ‘he show are the North American League Children’s Jumper Finals, Wednesday, Oct. 14, the North American League Adult Jumper Finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, the North American League Child ren’s Hunter Finals, Tuesday, Oct. 13, and the North American League Adult Hunter Finals, Fri day, Oct. 16. These champion ships arc for amateur adults and children, competing over fences no higher than 3 feet 6 inches. Other world class champion ships are held at the PNHS, among them the $50,000 Budweiser Grand Prix de Penn National, part of the Budweiser/American Grand Prix Series of Showjumping, held Saturday night, Oct 17, and the $25,000 Pennsylvania Big Jump, Thursday, Oct. 15. Both are used by the U.S. Equestrian Team to pick the horses and riders who will compete internationally under the American flag. For a free brochure or to order tickets, call (717) 975-3677. Farm. Elizabeth has held many 4-H offices. She was the distinguished county 4-H graduate and served as the 1997-98 Lancaster County Dairy Princess. She exhibited the 1993 Eastern National Junior Brown Swiss Show grand champ ion. Elizabeth was also recognized as the 1997 National District II Brown Swiss Youth Achievement winner. Majoring in communica tions with an agriculture minor at Penn State University, Elizabeth would like to pursue a career in milk marketing. National Youth Achievement Winner Youth Achievement winners for 1997 were also named at the National Brown Swiss Conven tion. gus, Jackson, Mo., and was first named senior champion bull. Kissee & Wallace Cattle Co., Ml Vernon, Mo.; Chandler Cattle Co., Augusta, Kan.; and Black Wave, Middletown, Md., led K W C C Crossbar 7059 to reserve grand champion bull award. He is a March 1997 son of Sedgwicks Rebar, which earlier took junior champion bull honors. (Continued from Page C 2) live and 94.00-95.00 dressed. Local Hols tein steers closed .50 to mostly 1.00 higher with attractive supplies late in the week. Slaughter heifer prices ended mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows fin ished the week uneven as the leaner cows traded JO-1.00 lower and the fleshier types ended steady to .50 higher. Slaughter bull prices were steady this past week. This week's supply was made up of around 40 percent slaughter steers, 6 percent slaugh ter heifers, 38 percent slaughter cows, 5 .percent bulls and the balance were feeder cattle. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice end Prime 2-4 1150-1450 lbs 60.00-63.75. ideal individual 1360 lbs 64.25. Choice 2-3 1030-1495 lbs 58.50-61.60, few high dressing 1-2 up to 62.75 and low dressing 3-4 down to 57.75; 1500-1725 lbs 55.25-58.50. Select and low Choice 2-3 960-1525 lbs 54.00-60.25. Select 1-3 1000-1520 lbs 52.00-57.75. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1225-1645 lbs 53.00-55.85, cou ple ideal individuals 1225-1485 lbs 57.00-57.50. Choice 2-3 1295-1615 lbs 51.50- 54.60. Select and low Choice 2-3 1220-1525 lbs 49.35-52.00. Select 1-2 990- 1540 lbs 46.25-50.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1140-1240 lbs 59.60-60.35. Choice 2-4 1100-1300 lbs 57.10-58.85; few 975-1045 IBs 55.00-56.00. Select and low Choice 2-3 1035-1405 lbs 50.25-56.75. Select 1-3 920-1425 lbs 47.75- 55.75. Hciferettes: Package Choice 3-4 1090 lbs 49.00. Com mercial and Standard 2-4 885-1395 lbs 36.75-45.75. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs 35.75- Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200 lbs 34.25-38.75 32.00-35.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 32.75-36.75 29.75- Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 30.25-34.50 27.75-32.00 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750-1000 lbs 28.75-33.50 25.00-30.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1015-2175 lbs 46.00-55.75, couple heavy muscled X-breds up to 57.00; few fancy grain-fed bulls 1220-1380 lbs 61.25- 64.00. Yield Grade 2 955-2290 lbs 39.50-47.00. Bullocks: Select 1-3 900-1335 lbs 48.00-56.75. CALVES: Compared to last week’s close, veal calves sold 1.00 lower with a larger percentage of calves going for slaughter than usual. Large slaughter calves closed mostly 10.00 lower. Demand for Holstein bull calves to return to feed turned light this week and prices ended up 20.00-25.00 lower. Holstein heifer calves, on the other hand, continue to trade active and prices closed firm to 20.00 higher. VEALERS: Individual Prime 140 lbs 72.00. Good and Choice 70-110 lbs 16.00- 28.00, late mostly 16.00-24.00. Standard and low Good 60-90 lbs 10.00-20.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 200-350 lbs 55.00-65.00; 350-500 lbs 48.00-75.00, late 48.00-55.00. Stan- The winners represented seven districts from all across the United States. Jeremy McDonald of Ste phens City, Virginia, took home top honors as he was named the 1997 National Youth Achieve ment Winner, as well as the Dis trict 111 Achievement Winner. Jeremy and his parents, Gaty and Sharon McDonald, own Shen-Val Farm which consists of registered Brown Swiss and Holstein cattle. Jeremy owns 41 head of Brown Swiss, including 23 cows, eight yearlings and 10 calves. He has had a Brown Swiss project for the last 16 years and is an active na tional and junior member of the Brown Swiss Association. Jeremy has been the proud owner of numerous state, national and reserve national bell-ringers. He has also been participating in county, district, state and national shows since 1988. Jeremy’s goals for the future include owning a herd of 30 Brown Swiss and 30 Holsteins which will allow him to combine type and high quantities of milk production. The Brown Swiss Cattle Breed ers’ Association, headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, was founded to serve as the national organization for the registration and promotion of Brown Swiss cattle. dard 200-350 lbs 45.00-68.00; 350-600 lbs 40.00-62.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 95-125 lbs 40.00-88.00, late mostly 40.00- 65.00. Plainer bulls 80-115 lbs 22.00-55.00. Holstein heifers 80115 lbs 120.00190.00, few up to 215.00. Plaina heifers 70100 lbs 55.00140.00. Westminster Livestock Auction Hagerstown, Md. September 15, 1998 Report nipplied by auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 84 HEAD. UTILITY 34.00-39.00; HIGH DRESSING 40.00-41.50, CANNERS 30.00-34.00, SHELLY 30.00-DOWN. BULLS; 8 HEAD YG#2 1200-2000 LBS. 40.50-43.50, ONE SEL BULLOCK 1090 LBS. 44.00. FED STEERS: 25 HEAD. CHOICE 1200-1350 LBS. 56.00-58.00, CHOIE 1050-1150 LBS. 54.00-57.25, CHOICE HOLSTEIN S 1 100-1400 LBS. 48.00-51.25, SELECT 42.00-46.00. FED HEIFERS: 10 HEAD CHOICE 1100-1300 LBS. 55.00-59.00, 900-1050 LBS. 50.00-54.00. VEAL CALVES: 122 HEAD LOW CHOICE 260 LBS. 60.00, CULLS 85.-110 LBS. 22.00-27.00, 60-85 LBS. 16.00-24.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS WEAK DEMAND 20.00 LOWER, #1 94-120 LBS. 48.00-66.00, #2 30.00-45.00 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: #1 85-100 LBS 100,00-145.00. BEEF X BULLS: 38.00-87.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 20 HEAD. 2 LOTS 275 LBS. TO 27.25, ONE LOT 210 LBS. 28.75, FEW 330 LBS. 21.00. SOWS: 13 HEAD 400-600 LBS. 12.50-17.00. BOARS: ONE 752 LBS. 8.00. STOCK CATTLE: 122 HEAD BUY ERS VERY SELECTIVE. STEERS: SCARCE 400-650 LBS. FEW GOOD 68.00,700-900 LBS. 54.00-57.50. HEIFERS: M&L FRAME 400-600 LBS. GOOD 54.00-64.00, 600-900 LBS. 45.00-50.00, SMALL FRAME 300-500 LBS. 40.00-48.00. BULLS: M&L FRAME 300-500 LBS 60.00- 500-700 LBS. 55.00-67.00. SHEEP: 10 HEAD 27.00-36.00. FEW 40.00- LAMBS: 98 HEAD CHOICE 90-120 LBS. 61.00-67.00, ONE PRIME 100 LBS. 73.00, 60-90 LBS. 63.00-71.00, 30-55 LBS. 68.00-77.00, MED—GOOD ALL WEIGHTS 50.00-60.00, YEARLINGS 130-150 LBS. 50.00-67.00. GOATS: 40 HEAD. TWO LRGE BILL lES 125.00-131.00, LG NANNIES 50.00-70.00, MED 40.00-62.00, SMALL FLESHY 30.00-40.00. PIGS & SHOATS: 126 HEAD. BY THE HEAD 10-20 LBS. 5.00-13.00; BY THE LB. #1 & 2 PIGS 54 HD 15-28 LBS 33.0046.00, 13 HD 30 LBS. 41.00 44 00, 12 HD 45-58 LBS. 39.00-58.00, 24 HD 65072 LBS. 50.00-51.00. NEXTTUESDAY, SEPT. 22, SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE AT 7:30 P.M-
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