A3O-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, January IS, 2000 Youth Show 176 Breeding Sheep To Compete For State Wins LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Fanning Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) At the Pennsylvania Farm Show, most of the 176 breeding sheep arc long term projects for the youth exhibitors. Years of selec tive breeding have perfected the bloodlines. Many of the exhibitors ate con sistent winners but every year a few new names pop up. This year was no exception. Cheviot Champion and reserve Cheviot were shown by Tony Haugh. This was the second year in a row that Tony won in this breed. The Meredith Ruezowizz from Delaware County shows the champion Dorset. Jaime Fought, 15, shows the grand champion South down. She also showed the reserve champion Southdown and the grand champion and reserve Hampshire. Ten-year-old Katrina Frey shows the Suffolk grand champion. champion was purchased from John Eaton, and the reserve was home bred. Tony and his dad Den ny have 19 head on their Red Lion farm. Corriedale Champion and reserve were shown by Morgan Schrock. The IS-year-old raises 10 homebred ewes on her grandpa’s farm in Bloomsburg, Columbia County. The daughter of Roger and Janice reported that she won in her first year of competition at the state event Dorset Champion was shown by Mere dith Ruzowicz of Delaware Coun- ty and the reserve by Bethany Tuhacck, Harlcysvillc. The 17-ycar-old Meredith said that she had purchased the champion to add to the 25 head of Dorsets she raises. This was Meredith’s first win as the grand champion but her brother Ben has won numerous times. Hampshire Jaimi Fought showed the champion and reserve in this large frame breed and in the Southdown breed. Jaimi is carrying on her family's tradition of winning at the Farm Show. Her dad John. (Speedy) Fought is well known in sheep cir cles. The family raises 80 head on their Sulfur Run Farm in Carlisle. Merino Darren Crouse, 13, showed the champion and reserve Merinos. He and his brother Travis, 12, have won this distinction every year for the last four. The brothers and their parents. Lew and Debbie, have 120-head on their Sycomore farm in Green County. Rambouillct Billy Lcib showed the champion and Christina Gardner the reserve. Leib with his parents Bob and Suzie raise many champion ewes under the name Shepherd’s Crook in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. Shropshire Amanda Lynn Miller, Bcmvillc, Berks County, showed the grand champion. The reserve was shown s by Jessica McMurtrie of Pleasant Gap, Centre County. Southdown Jaime Fought, who also showed the grand champion and reserve in the Hampshire breed, showed the champion and reserve Southdown. Jaime is from Carlise, Cumberland County. Suffolk Katrina Frey showed the champion Suffolk. The Suffolk ewe is the same one that clinched the Suffolk championship last year as a lamb. In fact, it is the first lamb Katrina was given to start her flock. In the past, Katrina’s mother, Nancy, and grandparents have been well known winners with their breeding flock from Breczevicw Farm. The judge said the Suffolk champion was the most put together. The same ewe had won the Lancaster County 4-H supreme champion. “I’m going to take her home to have more lambs,” Katrina said. Shane Conaway showed the reserve Suffolk. Montadale In his last year of showing, Paul Kitzmiller did it again. He showed the champion and reserve in the Montadale breed. Paul with the help of his mother Thelma raise 20 head of Montadale and Dorsets on their York County farm. Columbia Travis Crouse showed champ ion and reserve. His brother Darren had won the Merino breed champ ion trophies. The brothers and their parents, Lew and Debbie, have 120-head on their Syoomore farm in Green County. Oxford Jacob Garges, Montgomery County, showed the champion and Billy Leib, Cumberland County, the reserve. Hereis a partial listing of junior breeding sheep results JR. SHEEP BREEDING DIVISION Cheviot Yearling Ewe 1,2 Tony Haugh, 3 Gesila Allegretti Cheviot Spring Ewe Lamb 1 Tony Haugh 2 Kenneth Terry, 3 Tony Haugh Cheviot Champion Ewe 1 Tony Haugh Reserve Champion Ewe 1 Tony Haugh Corrledale Yearling Ewe 1 Morgan Schrock 2 3 Aaron Claycomb Corrledale Fall Ewe Lamb 1 Morgan Schrock The Cheviot grand champion and reserve are shown by Tony Haught, right. Helping him is Matthew Bankett holding the reserve. Morgan Schrock, 15, shows her homebred champion Corriedale. Holding the plaque is Sara Stackhouse. . . | 10} gi -.mm pi .jnta dale. KKzmiller homebred Montadale* also took the reserve title. Corriedale Spring Ewe Lamb 1 Morgan Hampshire Fall Ewe Lamb 1 Dana Schrock, 2 Bill George Leib, 3 Morgan Schrock Hardisky Corriedale Champion Ewe 1 Morgan Hampahlre Spring Ewe Lamb 1 Jaime Schrook Fought, 2 Kurt Fleener, 3 Morgan Fireslme Corriedale Reserve Champion Ewe 1 Hampshire Champion Ewe 1 Jaime Morgan Schrock Fought Dorset Yearlllng Ewe 1 Bethany Tuhacek, Hampshire Reserve Champion Ewe 1 2 Meredith Ruzowicz, 3 Melana Lovell Jaime Fou 9 ht Dorset Fall Ewe Lamb 1 Ann Leed, 2 Merino Yearling Ewe 1 Darren Crouse Jennifer Zimmerman, 3 Kelsey Faith Binkley Merino Fall Ewe Lamb 1 Megan Gutekursl Dorset Spring Ewe Lamb 1,2 Meredith - Meri "° Spri "9 Ewe Lamb 1 Darren Ruzowicz, 3 Jessica Schmidt Crouse, 2 Travis Crouse Dorset Champion Ewe 1 Meredith Merino Champion Ewe 1 Darren Crouse Ruzowicz Merino Reserve Champion Ewe 1 Darren Dorset Reserve Champion Ewe 1 Crouse Bethany Tuhacek , Rembouillet Yearling Ewe 1 Bill George Hampshire Yearling Ewe 1 Jaime Fought 81 en Crouse 2 Margeaux Fireslme, 3 Erin Willard (Turn to Page A3l)
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