A3B-L«nca»ter Farming, Saturday, September 11, 1999
Strong Turnout For Southeast District Youth Dai;
KUTZTOWN (Berks
Co.) A number of youth exhi
bited dairy cattle August 24 at the
second 1999 Southeast District
Dairy Show, referred to as the 4-H
show, held at the Kutztown
Fairgrounds.
The show bam was divided into
two rings. In one ring, Cteedin
Comman of Carlisle judged Hols
tein, Lineback and Milking Shor
thorn breeds. In the other, Steve
Neely of Tunkfaannock judged
Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey,
Jersey and Red & White Holsteins.
The state youth district shows
are held as qualifying events for
4-H and FFA youth to participate
in the state youth dairy breed
shows, set to be held Sept. 20 at the
state Farm Show Complex in
Harrisburg.
Actual show placings in district
shows matter not. Rather, the
awarding of blue ribbons by the
judge serves to qualify the animals
for the state show.
Further, showmanship and fit
ting ribbons are made at the same
time, qualifying youth for those
competitions during the state
contest.
In judge Comman’s ring, Lisa
Sonnen of Myerstown served as
showmanship judge, while Donald
Harwood served as fitting judge.
In judge Neely’s ring, Tom
Arrowsmith served as showman
ship and fitting judge.
Participating counties include
Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lebanon,
Monroe, Montgomery, Northamp
ton, Schuylkill and York.
A number of youth qualified for
the show, though the exact number
was not available by presstime.
Results reported are by show and
class placing results.
In the Holstein show, the senior
and grand champion was a senior
2-year-old Juniperdale Sky buck
Showing the grand champion Jerseys of the Southeast
District Dairy Show at Kutztown are, from the left, Judge
Steve Neely, Megan Phillips with the reserve grand champ
ion and Melissa Wertz with the grand champion.
Showing the grand champion Holateins of the Southeast
District Dairy Show at Kutztown are, from left, Bucks Coun
ty Dairy Maid Jenna Geissinger, Berks County Li’l Dairy
Miss Ashley Mohn, Douglas Sattazahn with his reserve
grand champion and Zah Fulmer with the grand champion.
Sybil, owned by Zach Fulmer of
Nazareth.
The reserve senior and reserve
grand champion was a 4-year-old,
Antrim-Spring Charles Reva,
owned by Douglas Sattazahn of
Womclsdorf.
The junior champion Holstein
was a winter calf, D-S-Pinc-Lawn
Encore Sweet, owned by Melissa
Schuler of Fleetwood.
The reserve junior champion
was a winter yearling, Cor-Phil
Tiger Cat Japonica, bred and own
ed by Jessica Luckenbill-
Dreibelbis of Bcmville.
In the Red & White Holstein
variety breed show, Brett Treichlcr
showed his bred and owned winter
calf, Fawnridge Lo-Nox
Harmony-Red, to win junior
champion and grand champion
honors, as well as a blue ribbon to
the state show.
There were five Lineback dairy
cattle exhibited. Sisters Meredith
and Becky Daily of West Chester
showed the grand and reserve
grand champions, respectively.
Meredith's grand champion was
a junior 2-year-old, Pocopson
Meadow-Jewel, bred and owned.
Becky’s reserve grand champ
ion was a dry cow, Pocopson Mea
dow Rosey-L145, also bred and
owned.
Junior champion of the show
was a winter calf, Jay-Lee View
Francine Buttercup, owned by
Michael Hicks of Unionville.
Reserve junior champion Line
back was a spring yearling, Pocop
son Meadow Rhythm, bred and
owned by Becky Bailey.
In the Milking Shorthorn breed,
Kevin McGinnis of Souderton
showed the lone entry, a dry cow,
Daffodil Theme B Bunny, named
senior and grand champion.
hi the Ayrshire breed, Jill Vail
of Myerstown showed the grand
•Showing the champion Guernsey of the Southeast District Dairy Show at Kutztown
am, from the left, Kelly Phillips with Elizabeth Skitter's reserve junior champion,
Nathan Phillips with his Junior champion, Julie Sollenberger with her reserve grand
champion, and Elizabeth Stutter with her grand champion.
_ Showing three of the four champion Ayrshire of the Southeast District Youth Dairy
Show at Kutztown, all owned by Jill Vail, are, from the left, Jennifer Neiman with the
junior champion for Jill, Andy Youse with Jill’s reserve grand champion, Jill with her
grand champion, and Berks County Alternate Dairy Princess Cindy Bray.
and reserve grand champions.
Vail’s bred and owned 5-year
old, Myline Trident’s Rcebok, was
named grand champion; her senior
3-year-old, Allmine Kelly’s
Acorn, was name reserve grand
champion.
The junior champion was a late
entry intermediate yearling owned
by Vail.
The reserve junior champion
Ayrshire was a winter calf, Ayron
do Reward Liza, owned by Abigail
Hedrick of Pottstown.
In the Brown Swiss breed,
Joshua Hushon of Airville showed
the grand champion, a senior
2-ycar-old, Top Acres Leverage
From the left, showing the champion Lineback dairy cattle of the Southeast District
Dairy Show at Kutztown are from the left, Bucks County Dairy Maid Jenna Geissinger,
Berks County Li’l Dairy Miss Ashley Mohn, Becky Baiiey with her reserve grand
champion, and Meredith Baiiey with her grand champion.
Erica Lloyd of Pottstown
showed the reserve grand champ
ion, a senior 3-ycar-old, Browns
witch Con C Krystal.
The junior champion Brown
Swiss was a fall yearling. Top
Acres Jetway Wisp, shown by
Jacob Hushon, who also exhibited
the reserve junior champion, a
summer yearling, Dublin-Hills
Prelude Pretzle.
The Guernsey show saw an
unusual turn of events, with Eli
zabeth Slutter of Blakeslee exhi
biting a spring yearling, Brightside
Jackpot Emma Lynn, that was
named the junior champion and
Show
then later went on to be named
grand champion.
The reserve grand champion
was a senior 3-year-old, French
Creek Diamond Ann, bred and
owned by Julie Sollenberger of
Spring City.
The reserve junior champion
was a winter calf, Nates Golden
Lord Christy, bred and owned by
Nathan Phillips of Mertztown.
The reserve senior champion
was a senior 3-year-old, Stone Mill
Jay Hope, also owned by Nathan
Phillips.
In the Jersey breed, the grand
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