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High School Sophomores Again Take Home
Team Ribbon At Meats Judging Contest
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
INTERCOURSE (Lancaster
Co.) On Wednesday, 4-H’ers
from two counties listened to
simple advice that could help them
when they compete at this year's
state contests.
When judging meats, according
to Penn State's meat specialist,
keep in mind three things: mus
cling, trimness, and quality.
“Those are the three things you
have to worry about,” said Dr. Bill
Henning, Penn State Extension
meat specialist, during the South
east 4-H Pennsylvania Meats
Judging Contest at Stoltzfus
Meats, Intercourse.
Henning provided some judging
tips on fteshhams, a little harder to
quantify compared to what they’re
used to, the carcass.
In the end, the Lancaster meats
judging team again took home the
championship ribbon at the con
test. High individual was Derick
Bollinger, also from the winning
team.
About 114-H’crs, including six
from York and five from Lancas
ter, competed in the prelude event
to 4-H Achievement Days, sche
duled July 27-29 at Penn State.
Wednesday’s practice contest,
according to Chet Hughes, Lan
caster livestock agent, “gives kids
a feel for how the contest runs and
what to expect at State Days,” he
said. The contest is more struc
tured and demanding of their
knowledge and skills than a simple
practice session.
A strong focus of the contest,
Hughes noted, was the retail cuts
identification portion of several
species, including beef, pork, and
lamb. The cuts included whole
sale, retail, and type of cut (steak,
chop, or slice).
There were 35 cuts, worth 10
points each, for a total of 3SO as
best score in the retail cuts portion.
There were three lamb cuts in the
contest
In the judging portion, there
were several classes, including
beef carcass, pork carcass, and
fresh hams.
For beef cuts, the emphasis is cm
muscling, trimness, and quality.
For pork, muscling and trimness
and leanness were emphasized.
Step by step, Henning, meats
specialist, provided extensive rea
sons on how and why he placed the
four types of fresh hams.
The one ranked last looked pale,
two-toned, watery, with low meat
quality, Henning noted. The one at
the top was the beefiest, in a way,
with the largest center section,
plumpest center cushion, and high
est lean-to-fat ratio of any of them.
It was more uniform in muscling,
trimmest over collar, with less
seam fat, and boasted a wider cen
ter section.
The fresh ham would easily
qualify as the hardest class,
because some of the contestants,
Henning noted, don’t realize the
value of lean to fat, because many
don’t purchase meats for the
household. One of the easier clas
ses, however, is the pork carcass,
because they resemble the live
counterparts, where it is relatively
HVUTH KICK
easy to determine fat and muscling
in the show ring.
The first place meats judging
team is comprised of Radell
Peters, 16, Elizabethtown; Jimmy
Zimmerman, IS, Reinholds; Ryan
Donough, 15, Manheim; and
Derick Bollinger, IS, Manheim.
All are high school sophomores.
Team coach was Jeff Craig,
Little Britain, Stoltzfus meat tech
nician, who has coached the team
three years in a row. Craig has
coached meats judging teams for
about seven years. The team also
won first last year, the second time
Stoltzfus Meats hosted the contest
If the Lancaster team places first
dining State 4-H Achievement
Days, they will advance to national
competition at the Americanßoyal
National 4-H Meats Judging Con
test at Kansas State University in
Manhattan, Kan. the first week of
November.
Winning high individual, beat
ing team co-member Radell Peters
by one point, at 516 points overall
was Derick Bollinger.
Derick is the son of Eugene and
Carol Bollinger, Manheim.
Bollinger, a sophomore at Man
heim Central High School, said he
bested Peters because his meats
judging, especially in beef carcass
and fresh hams scores, were better.
Practice at livestock judging,
mostly hogs and sheep at major
county fairs, also helped. Derick
said that he also judges livestock
for FFA and 4- H and competed
this week at the livestock judging
contest at Lebanon Fairgrounds.
Derick will be showing hogs
and sheep at various upcoming
fairs, including 4-H roundup, Eli
zabethtown, Ephrata, New Hol
land, and Manheim, and the state
Fann Show.
Another team member, Radell
Peters, is the son of Raymond and
Becky Peters, Elizabethtown, a
sophomore at Elizabethtown High
School.
Team member Jimmy Zimmer
man, IS, is the son of Jay and
JoAnn Zimmerman, Reinholds.
Zimmerman is a sophomore at
Ephrata High School.
Ryan Donough, team member,
IS, is the son of Ed and Laßuc
Donough, Manheim. Ryan is also a
sophomore, at Manheim Central
High School.
According to Bollinger, there
were a total of six team practices
before the com test The team will
meet mid-week next week for
another practice session before
going on to state competition.
Following is a list of show
placings.
SOUTHEAST PA.
4-H MEATS
JUDGING CONTEST
RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL
Total Judging Placing: 1. Darick Bolingar. 2.
Ryan Donough. 3. Radall Polar*.
Raul Cut*: 1. Radall Palaf*. 2. Ryan
Donough. 3. Darick Bollingar.
Total Ovaralh 1. Darick Bollingar. 2. Radall
Patar*. 3. Ryan Donough.
TEAMS
First ptaca: Lancaatar Darick Bolingar,
Radal Palais, Ryan Donough, and Jimmy
Zimmarman.
Sacond placa: York Qrag Daugharty, Rus
sall Wilson, and Matt Hoovar.
Third placa: York Jaramy Wlson, Amanda
Hoovar, and Randy Wlson.
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About 114-H’ers, including six from York and live from Lancaster, competed in the
prelude event to 4-H Achievement Days, scheduled July 27-29 at Penn State. At Wed
nesday’s practice contest, in front is the winning team from Lancaster County, from
left, Radell Peters, Jimmy Zimmerman, Ryan Donough, and Derick Bollinger. In back,
standing, from left, Amanda Hoover, Matt Hoover, Greg Daugherty, Andrew Gerhart,
Jeremy Wilson, Russell Wilson, and Randy Wilson.
When Judging meats, according to Penn State’s meat specialist, keep in mind three
things: muscling, trimness, and quality, according to Dr. Bill Henning, Penn State
Extension meat specialist, at left in white lab coat, during the Southeast 4-H Pennsyl
vania Meats Judging Contest at Stoltzfus Meats, Intercourse.
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