816-Lanca»ter Farming, Saturday, October 16, 1999
KILE Awards Junior Sheep Champions
Hampshire junior -breeding sheep grand champion
ram, Jaime Fought, Carlisle.
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Merino junior breeding grand champion ram, Randy
Frame, exhibitor, Blue Rock, Ohio.
Tunis junior breeding sheep champion ewe, Bobbi
Ellen Griffin, Wyalusing.
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with “Pine Ridge 9903,” reserve
champion ram honors with “Pine
Ridge 9909,” champion ewe hon
ors with “Pine Ridge 9815,” and
reserve champion ewe honors
with “Pine Ridge 9906.”
1999 CORRIEDALE
JUNIOR BREEDING SHEEP
Spring Ram Lamb 1 Windy Meadow Farm
Champion Ram, Windy Meadow Farm
Spring Ewe Lamb, 1 Brent Grice, 2 Bill
George Leib, 3 Margeaux Firestme
Champion & Reserve Ewe, 1 Brent Grice,
2 Bill George Leib
1999 HAMPSHIRE
JUNIOR BREEDING SHEEP
Fall Ram Lamb, 1 Sarah Ellen Clark
Spring Ram Lamb, 1 Sulfur Run Farm, 2
Sulfur Run Farm, 3 Chuck Phipps
Champion & Reserve Ram, 1, 2 Sulfur Run
Farm
Yearling Ewe, 1 Sulfur Run Farm, 2
Margeaux Firestme, 3 Kurt Fleener
Fall Ewe Lamb, 1 Rocky Meadows Farm
Spring Ewe Lamb 1 KurUtleener, 2 Sulfur
Run Farm, 3 Morris Pratt 111
Champion & Reserve Ewe, 1 Kurt Fleener,
2 Sulfur Run Farm
1999 OXFORD
JUNIOR BREEDING SHEEP
Spring Ram Lamb, 1 Bill George Leib , 2
Jacob Garges, 3 Emily Johnson
Champion & Reserve Ram, 1 Bill George
Leib 2 Jacob Garges
Yearling Ewe 1,2 Bill George Leib, 3 Emily
Johnson
Spring Ewe Lamb, 1 Jacob Garges, 2
Emily Johnson, 3 Jacob Garges
Champion & Reserve Ewe, 1 Bill George
Leib, 2 Jacob Garges
1999 SHROPSHIRE
JUNIOR BREEDING SHEEP
Fall Ram Lamb, 1 Mitchell Estock
Spring Ram Lamb, 1 Amanda Lynn Miller, 2
Sean Bryant, 3 Push Back Farm
Champion & Reserve Ram 1 Amanda Lynn
Miller, 2 Mitchell Estock
Yearling Ewe, 1 Amanda Lynn Miller, 2
Paula Jo Gevm , 3 Amy Lynn Gevm
Fall Ewe Lamb, 1,2 Mitchell Estock
Spring Ewe Lamb, 1 Amanda Lynn Miller, 2
Oakwood Crest, 3 Mitchell Estock
Champion & Reserve Ewe 1 Amanda Lynn
Miller, 2 Paula Jo Gevm
1999 TUNIS
JUNIOR BREEDING SHEEP
Fall Ram Lamb 1 Curtis Wray Clark, 2
Pine Ridge
Spring Ram Lamb, 1 2 Pine Ridge, 3
Curtis Wray Clark
Champion & Reserve Ram 1,2 Pine Ridge
Yearling Ewe, 1, 2 Pine Ridge, 3 Curtis
Wray Clark
Fall Ewe lamb, 1,2 Pine Ridge
Spring Ewe Lamb, 1 2 Pine Ridge, 3 Curtis
Wray Clark
Champion & Reserve Ewe, 1,2 Pine Ridge
Can I Leave Fallen Leaves On The
Ground Or Should I Dispose of Them?
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Autumn
is the time for fallen leaf removal
and disposal a task dreaded by
many. When fallen leaves are left
on the ground, they may accumu
late enough to smother turf, ivy, or
other ground covers.
Some leaves, such as locust and
maple, dry and decompose more
quickly. Others, such as poplar,
sycamore and oak, decay very
slowly and must be removed im
mediately before they have time to
suffocate your lawn or plants. Per
ennial plants and turf use the fall
season as a time of renewal. A
heavy blanket of fallen leaves
could prevent this process.
There are many methods to re
move fallen leaves raking is
probably the most common. It is
an effective removal method, and
also benefits turf by removing lay
ers of thatch that hinder new
growth in spring. Leaf sweepers,
blowers, and vacuums can be used
to remove fallen leaves in garden
beds and areas with ground cov
ers.
After you’ve removed the
leaves, you could bag them and set
them on the curb for the garbage
truck, or take the advice of an
Ohio State University Extension
agent Pete Lane, agriculture and
natural resources extension agent
in Montgomery County, recom
mends you turn your leaf “trash”
Shropshire junior breeding sheep grand champoin
ewe, Amanda Miller, Womelsdorf.
Hampshire junior breeding sheep grand champoin
ewe, Kurt Fleener, Robesonia.
into treasure.
Instead of throwing leaves
away, recycle them and use them
to benefit your gardens and lawn.
Composting is a great solution for
fallen leaves. Shredders and chip
pers can condense the bulk of col
lected leaves, making them easier
to handle and move. Shredding
also speeds up the decomposition
process by giving microbes more
surface area on which to feed.
By reusing leaves, homeowners
can reduce disposal fees, and the
cost of lawn bags. The nutrients
and organic matter contained in
composted leaves are assets to the
soil fertility when tilled into va
cant fall garden plots. Shredded
leaves can also be used as a mulch
around trees, shrubs or in garden
beds.
You could rake your leaves, bag
them and ship them off to the gar
bage dump—or you can use low
cost, environmentally friendly
methods like composting to im
prove your lawn and garden
For more information on com
posting to improve your lawn and
garden.
For more information on
composting, consult OSU Exten
sion fact sheet CDFS-110,
“Composting.” It is available at
extension offices throughout
Ohio and on the Internet (http://
ohioline.ag.ohio-state.edu/cd-fact/
0110.html).
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