PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
V 01.44 No. 46
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Gov. Tom Ridge has
offered a $5.3 million interim
plan to help Pennsylvania’s
farmers recover from the
drought.
“Help is on the way for
Pennsylvania’s farmers,” Gov.
Ridge said. “We’ll reimburse our
farmers to help buy the hay they
The 43rd Annual Pennsylvania Dairy Princess coronation is scheduled tonight
at the Sheraton Inn, Harrisburg at 6:30 p.m. These county dairy princesses will
compete for the state crown. From left, front are Stacey Agnew, Crawford;
Christina Steyer, Allegany-Garrett, Md.; Stacy McCaslin, Jefferson; Michelle
McMichael, Berks; Rebecca Kilgore, York; Lauren Daubert, Clinton; Jennifer
Dotterer, PA Dairy Princess; Amanda Grossman, Chester; Susanne Thomas,
Somerset; Jeena Rinehart, Carroll Co., Md.; Stephanie Long, Tioga; Jennifer
McWilliams, SUN; and Tamara HUmich, Delaware dairy princess. Second row,
from left are Karen Hubbard, Susquehanna; Ashley Carper, Huntingdon; Janelfe
Hearn, Lycoming; Melissa Olson, Indiana; Melinda Martin, Franklin; Kathryn
The 36* Annual Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show Opens
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Beginning today, the
36th Annual Pennsylvania All-
American Dairy Show will be
bustling with activity with
antiques displays, a dairy pageant
tonight, and other activities as
this granddaddy of all dairy cat
tle shows opens for business
here at the Farm
Show Complex.
The All-Dairy Antiques and
Collectibles Show is two years
old and will be housed in the
Dairy Activities Center. The
show will open today at noon.
More than 20 exhibitors from as
far away as Michigan and
Minnesota will be displaying
items ranging from milk bottles,
cream separators, butter chums,
Four Sections
Gov. Ridge Announces $5.3 Million In Interim Drought
Assistance For Pennsylvania’s Farmers
need to recover from the devas
tating drought. If they have to
go far to get that hay, we’ll help
them pay to bring it home. Well
transport in donated hay from
the Midwest. And well elimi
nate the fees that many farmers
have to pay the state. These
interim steps will give our farm
ers a helping hand while we
and ice cream paraphernalia to
small farm implements and
more. This all-dairy antique and
collectibles show will be open
Saturday through Thursday
under the supervision of Dr.
Darwin G. Braund of the Paste
Museum at Penn State
University.
The Country Craft Market
will be open again this year
Sunday through Thursday.
Vendors will be selling cow
wearables, floral creations,
painted items, and more. Bonnie
Mohr, a dairy farmer turned
painter, will have a display of
her latest rural American art
prints and notecards.
Sunday, Sept. 19 will be a full
day for visitors and exhibitors.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 18, 1999
await help from Washington.
“Pennsylvanians have sent
millions of their hard-earned
federal tax dollars to fund disas
ter grants’ for the states across
the nation. Now, unfortunately,
we need that same help for our
farmers. I urge all Pennsylvan
ians to join me in calling on
Congress to do the right thing
The Country Craft Market will
open at noon in the Dairy
Activities Center. The Youth
Showmanship Contest allows
young dairy showman to test
their showmanship skills.
In the evening, the
Pennsylvania Junior Guernsey
Breeders Meeting and Social,
Pennsylvania Ayrshire Youth
Meeting and Social, and
Pennsylvania Junior Jersey
Meeting will update young
breeders. At 7 p.m. the Careers
and Opportunities Night ice
cream social will bring youth
and college representatives
together. Later, the Junior Dairy
Show Olympics will fill the
Small Arena.
Monday, Sept. 20, is Youth
for Pennsylvania’s farmers.”
Gov. Ridge signed a letter
this week with 11 other
Northeastern governors, urging
Congress to enact grants for
drought-stricken farmers.
“We will begin to implement
this interim assistance while we
await congressional action,” Gov.
Ridge said. “When Congress
Hanna, Mercer; Lori Connelly, Centre; Jackie Schriner, Bradford; Amy Liggett,
Beaver-Lawrence; Jane Ansell, Fayette; Amanda Reed, Clearfield; Lindsay Potts,
Va. Dairy Princess; Lisa Haas, Perry; Heather Hoover, Blair; Katherine Little,
Warren; and Amanda Gilkinson, Erie. Back row, fron left are Andrea Hood,
Frederick Co., Maryland Alternate; Noreen Rouse, Sullivan; Trisha Malone, South
Central Md.; Jimmie Chyle, Wayne; Amanda Martin, Lebanon; Lindsay Baker,
Delaware Alternate; Elisa Ranck, Lancaster; Laura Kramer, Upperchesapeake,
Md.; Angela Adams, Wyoming-Lackawanna; Erin Shank, Washington Co., Md.;
Sadah Bentz, Frederick Co., Md.; Gayle Stine, Mifflin; and Amber Ripley,
Washington.
Day. The Pennsylvania Junior
Dairy Show participants will
tread the tanbark in the Large
Arena. This show features dis
trict show winners, allowing the
cream of the crop to compete for
first-place honors. The
Invitational Youth Dairy Cattle
Judging Contest draws teams
from as far away as California,
Wisconsin, and Florida to com
pete in this collegiate-level com
petition.
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the
national and regional breed
shows commence. The All-
American Ayrshire Show will
start at 9 a.m., officiated by
Brian Garrison of Tiffon, Ohio.
The Pennsylvania Fall
Championship Holstein Show
$31.00 Per Year
acts, we will reassess to deter
mine if additional state assis
tance is necessary.”
Gov. Ridge’s interim plan;
• Creates a rebate plan to
reimburse Pennsylvania farm
ers for hay purchases and long
distance hay transportation
officiated by Norman Nabholtz
at 9 a.m. will be conducted as
well. The Junior Dairy
Management Contest will test
the skills and knowledge of
about 100 young dairy enthusi
asts on Tuesday morning. The
Pennsylvania 4-H and FFA
Dairy Judging Forum will also
start this morning at 10 a.m.
Later in the day, the All-
American Milking Shorthorn
Show will commence in the
Large Arena, officiated by Mary
Shank Creek.
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, the
Large Arena of the Farm Show
Complex will be bustling with
cattle as the National Guernsey
Show, officiated by Murray
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