A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 17, 1998
Chester County 4-H Dairy Roundup
HONEYBROOK (Chester
Co.; The Chester County 4-H
Dairy Roundup was held at the
Romano 4-H Center on Rt. 322,
Honey Brook. Forty members,
including eight first year 4-Hers
participated with 131 animals
being shown.
Larry Swartz, Penn State
extension agent from Adams
County, judged for the Holstein,
Brown Swiss and Lineback
shows. The Holstein show was
the largest breed shown at
Roundup, with 60 animals being
exhibited. Rachel Gibian from
Kennett Square captured a
grand champion award when
y —, winners are from left, Patrick
Jenkins, grand champion; Robert Petrovich, reserve
champion; Kevin Nolan with the junior champion owned by
Patrick Jenkins; and Melissa Wertz with the reserve junior
champion.
The Lineback winners are from left, Meredith Baily, grand
champion; Eliza Walton, reserve champion; Rachel Gibian
with the junior champion owned by Meredith Baily; and
Becky Baily with the reserve Junior champion.
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The Ayrshire winners are, from left, Joe Stowe holding
grand champion owned by Becky Nolan; Erica Lloyd hold
ing the reserve champion owned by Becky Nolan; Kevin
Nolan with the junior champion and Becky Nolan with the
reserve junior champion.
her senior 3-year-old Walmoore
Kai Wind Dancer, was named
grand champion of the Holstein
show. Rebecca Nolan from
Cochranville was named reserve
grand champion with her senior
2-year-old, Sukavin Jed Donna.
Larry Swartz chose a fine senior
yearling, Windy Fox Jumpshot
Mara, exhibited by Elizabeth
Brown from Glenmoore, for the
junior champion of the Holstein
show. Brad Guest of Pottstown,
was selected as reserve junior
champion with his entry
Century-Oak Encore Gem.
Grand champion Brown
Swiss honors went to- Erica
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Lloyd of Pottstown with her
senior 2-year-old, Brownswitch
Con C Krystal. Erica was also
named reserve grand champion
with Brownswitch Concord
Rona. a Dry Jr. 3-year-old.
Becky Baily of West Chester
captured junior champion with
her summer yearling,
Brownswitch Commotion Rose.
Reserve junior champion went
to Kevin Nolan with his sr. calf,
Dreamnol Jetway Jo.
In the up-and-coming
Lineback breed, Meredith Baily
of West Chester took grand
champion with her Senior
Champion 4-year-old, Pocopson
Meadows Sugar. Pocopson
Meadow Speckles, a junior 3-
year-old owned by Eliza Walton
of Kennett Square, was awarded
reserve grand champion. Junior
champion honors went to
Meredith Baily with her Junior
Yearling, Pocopson Meadow
Jewel, while her sister, Rebecca
Baily captured reserve junior
champion with her junior calf,
Pocopson Meadow Rhythm.
Tom Smith from the
Pennsylvania Dairy Herd
Improvement Association
judged type for Guernseys,
Ayrshires, and Jerseys. In the
Guernsey breed. Julie
Sollenberger of Spring City won
grand champion with her Senior
2- French Creek
Diamond Ann. Todd Mast of
Elverson was awarded reserve
grand champion with Mastdale
Magic Cherokee, a junior 2-year
old Guernsey. Tom Smith also
selected Todd Mast’s junior year
ling, Mastdale Grand Henry
Chocolate, for junior champion.
Kevin Sollenberger took reserve
junior champion with his sr. calf,
French Creek Henry Raisin.
Grand champion Ayrshire
honors went to Rebecca Nolan of
Cochranville, with her 4 year
old, S & M Ayr IRS Opal. Becky
also captured reserve grand
champion Ayrshire awards with
her 3-year-old Dry Cow,
Dreamnol Trident’s Freckles,
Becky’s brother. Kevin, was
awarded junior champion with
summer yearling Dreamnol
Wandering Eye Snow Becky
was also awarded reserve junior
champion with her intermediate
calf, Dreamnol Rigil Olleva.
Leading an excellent quality
group of Jerseys was Patrick
Jenkins of Ibughkenamon with
the grand champion, WRF Noble
Sundance, Jr. 3-year-old. Robert
Petrovich of Cochiamdlle cap
tured the reserve grand champi
on Jersey award with his senior
3- WRF Toptin Sassy.
Patrick Jenkins was also named
junior champion with WRF
Terror Emma, a junior yearling
Jersey. The reserve junior cham
pion award went to Melissa J.
Wertz of Downingtown with her
summer yearling, Damview
Micah Ginger.
The showing and fitting con
test, always a closely contested
event, was judged by Miranda
Dum of New Bloomfield and
Chris Connelly of Pennsylvania
Furnace. Champion first year sr.
showmanship honors went to
David Sokso of Boyertown. Ron
Mussleman of Phoenixville was
the reserve champion first year
showman. For the first year sr.
fitting honors, the judges chose
Ron Mussleman and David
Sokso for champion and reserve
champion, respectively. In the
first year jr. showmanship divi
sion, champion honors went to
Drew Harrop of Kennett Square,
The Holstein winners are from left, Rachel Gibian, grand
champion: Becky Nolan, reserve grand champion; Eli
zabeth Brown, Junior champion; and Brad Guest, reserve
Junior champion.
icrnsey breed are from left are, Julie
Sollenberger, grand champion; Matt Stoltzfus with the
reserved champion owned by Todd Mast; Todd Mast with
the junjor champion and Kevin Sollenberger, reserve junior
The winners in the Brown Swiss breed are from left, Erica
Lloyd, with the grand and reserve grand champions; Kevin
Nolan with the reserve junior champion and Becky Bailv
with the Junior champion. y
and reserve champion to Mike
Hicks of Unionville. In the first
year jr. fitting contest, Brad
Guest was awarded champion
while Paul Harrop was selected
for reserve champion.
In the junior division, under
14 years old, Becky Nolan was
named junior champion show
man/fitter and Christy Guest of
Pottstown took the reserve rib
bon. The senior division saw
Robert Petrovich win the cham
pionship and Meredith Baily
was close by taking reserve.
A pre-4-H showing event for
youngsters under eight years old
/SllHlere-yotfiie earned
oup support
that was enjoyed by all. The 4-H
program received considerable
financial support from business
and individuals this year with
over $1,500 being raised
through the catalog. These
funds are used to support tfie
program for the year.
Penn State is an affirmative
action, equal opportunity uni
versity. 4-H is open to all young
people 8-18 years old. For more
information about the 4-H pro
gram in Chester County, contact
Penn State Cooperative
Extension at (610) 696-3500.