Champions Win Again At This Year's Beef Show
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
For one exhibitor, it was a
repeat For another, it was a ‘‘three
peat” winning the open beef
show contest at the Farm Show
three years in a tow.
The second time was nothing
but sweet for Carl Detwilcr, Roar
ing Spring, who exhibited an early
senior heifer calf, Bolsens Golden
Sapphire (S: Femvale Eurloch, D:
Bolsens Cattleman 9151), to
supreme champion heifer.
“It’s the most exciting thing,”
Detwilcr said. “I can’t describe
how exciting this is.”
Detwilcr attributes a lot of hard
work, “a lot of time, and a lot of
hours,” he said, to winning a
supreme champion. He also said
genetics and “luck” go into it.
The year-old calf, at 1,400
pounds, was purchased from Bol
sen’s Angus Farm, Loving too, m.
Detwilcr is a freshman studying
agriculture business management
at the Penn State Altoona Campus.
He is the 19-year-old son of Allen
and Joy Detwilcr, Roaring
Springs.
For supreme champion bull, it
Maine-Anjou grand champion bull was shown by
Mikesell and Mid-Slats Maines, Port Royal, the first time the
Maine-Anjous were part of the supreme champion drive at
the Farm Show.
Supremechampion heifer aft thia year’a Farm Show waa the Angua early aenior heif
er caif, Bolaena Golden Sapphire, shown by Carl Detwiler, Roaring Spring, left. This
waa Carles second year in a row as champion at the Farm Show open beef show. At
right, with banner, is Sam Hayes Jr., state secretary of agriculture. Photo by Andy
Andrew*.
was a “threepeat” for Mount Joy
exhibitor CJ. Furlong, who exhi
bited the grand champion Hereford
bull at the show, he said, three
years straight.
Furlong’s champion was the
early junior yearling bull, Dun
walkc Cash 72F (S: NTW Charlie
Russell 72F, D: Dunwalke Cameo
F 37).
CJ. Furlong once worked as
herd manager for Salunga Acres,
Mount Joy. Now he works for his
own company, CJ. Cattle Com
pany, Mount Joy. (Last year Salun
ga Acres ceased operation and dis
bursed the herd after the death of
its founder.) Furlong noted the bull
is used on three operations—Dur
ham Farms, RiegelsviUe; Storm
Valley Acres Farms, Frenchtown,
NJ.; and Dunwalke Farms, Far
Hills, N.J.
Claudia Macik of Durham
Farms spoke about the partnership
over the bull. The bull is used for
natural service and for AI. As a
young calf, noted Bob Macik, the
bull was worth at least $5,000
now, the value of the bull con
tinues to rise.
Other division winners were
announced.
In the Angus division, reserve
C. J. Furlong, at halter, showing for Storm Acres, Durham, a consortium owning this
Hereford bull, picked up supreme champion bull honors at this year’s Farm Show.
From left, Furlong, at halter; April Daley; Fran Daley; Sam Hayes Jr., state secretary of
agriculture; Bob Macik; and Claudia Macik. Photo by Andy Andrews
champion heifer went to the early
summer heifer calf, Weaverland
Erica Cassidy (S: Gdar Executive
727, D: KJC Ericas Jillian), exhi
bited by Heather Puts, Richland.
Grand champion Angus bull
was the April junior yearling bull.
Cedar Hill Ct Keystone (S: JDH
Keystone Ext, D: Koolspring Bar
bara 438), exhibited by Cory R.
Thompson, Wcllsvillc. Reserve
was the junior bull calf, LVA
Saughatchee Sonic 901 (S: Leach
man Saughatchee 3000, D: Twin
Oaks Regina 2177), exhibited by
Kimberly A. Long, Airville.
hi the Charolais division, grand
champion heifer was the late
spring heifer calf, BCF Nellie
2128-P (S: BCF New Trend 992 P,
D: BCF High Lady 802 P), exhi
bited by Raymond A. Bratton,
McVeytown. Reserve Charolais
heifer was also shown by Bratton.
Grand champion Charolais bull
was exhibited by Cliff and Lynn
Oricy, Lebanon, with their senior
bull calf, SMR Heyday 718 Polled
(Si Baldridge Fast Track, D: GF/
WW Dot 5071). Bratton of
McVeytown showed reserve Char
olais bull.
In the Hereford division, grand
champion heifer was shown by
RTF Cattle Company, Midland,
HJF Cheyenne (S: HJF Slick 4D,
D: HJF Rockic Ruby 2E), a late
spring heifer calf. Reserve went to
Maple Springs Farm, Mount Joy,
for the junior heifer calf, MSF 698
Vcsty 9903 (S: RB Victor Dom
F 242 698, D: Salunga MS Vcster
55D).
Grand champion Hereford bull
was the supreme overall champ
ion, Dunwalke Cash 72F, shown
by Storm Acres, Durham. Reserve
bull was the late spring bull calf,
MSF 30F Frontier 9915 (S: Sailin
gs 751 W Vic 30F, D: MSF Lady
Bond 9301), shown by Maple
Springs Farm, Mount Joy.
In the Simmcntal division,
grand champion heifer went to the
late junioryearling heifer, STF I’m
The One (S: LRS Preferred Stock,
Polled Hereford grand champion heifer was shown by
John Vidovlch of HJF Cattle Company, Midland.
D: h&J Promise), exhibited by
Cassandra Schaeffer, Myerstown.
Reserve heifer went to the late
spring heifer calf, WF Vicki,
shown by Jcny and Ginger Wool
cock, Orangeville.
The Simmental champion bull
went to Maple Cove Breeders,
.Bedford, for the late junior year
ling bull. Shoemaker's Top Gun
(S: Bums Bull X339U, D: Shoe
’ maker’s Miss Pride). Reserve bull
went to the summer yearling bull,
TIT. BLK Hunk (S: LLL BLK
Chunk, D: Deer Button), exhibited
by Larry Hughes, New Oxford.
In the Limousin show, one exhi
bitor swept the classes. Grand
champion heifer was awarded to
the late junior yearling heifer.
Quail Run Stacey (S: Orion, D:
Exlr Stevie 31 IB), exhibited by Ed
Nicol of Maple Lane Farms, Enon
Valley. Reserve went to the heifer
in the same class, Nico Fuzzy
Navel (S: Cole First Down 46D,
Nico Polled Porsha), also exhi
bited by Nicol.
Grand champion Limousin bull
went to Nicol for his early spring
bull calf, Nico Polled Bia Time (S:
(Turn to Pago D 4)