A44-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 12, 2000
Lamb, Found In Field, Rises To Grand Champion At Chester 4-H Sale
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
HONEY BROOK (Chester
Co.) Chester County Lamb
Club 4-H’er Joann Bachrach
may not know the age-old story
about the return of the king. But
she knows about a lamb who
would be champion.
Joann’s friend, Jeremy, 17,
found a lamb in a field and nick
named the wether after himself.
That same lamb, nurtured by
Joann and family, became grand
champion market lamb Monday
at the Chester County 4-H
Roundup.
The grand champion, the 119-
pound light heavyweight lamb,
was sold for $3.25 a pound to
Ken Smoker of Parkesburg.
The Chester County 4-H
Livestock Sale was conducted
Wednesday evening at the
Romano 4-H Center near Honey
Brook.
Joann, 11, in the sixth grade
at Renaissance Academy, swept
the lamb show. With parents
Joanna and Chris, Pottstown,
Joann watched in awe as 100
percent of the price paid for the
reserve champion lamb ($5 per
pound) was donated to the
Romano 4-H Center. The lamb
was purchased by a consortium
of buyers, including George Ley,
Bill Beam, Bill and Betsy Mac-
Cauley, Dale Pfeifer, Nelson
Beam, Don Cairns, Carl Lind
borg, and Ken Walker.
The lamb, donated back, was
then purchased by Karen Mar
tynick, chair of the Chester
County Commissioners, for
$3.50 per pound, making the
total donated to the 4-H center
of $969.
The 102-pound reserve light
heavyweight champion, a
Reserve champion market steer was exhibited by Eliza
Walton, Kennett Square. The steer was purchased by Don
Beidler, Hoober Inc., Intercourse, for $1.61 per pound.
Angela Stoltzfus, 15, far right, exhibited the reserve
champion, a 240-pound gilt that won champion medium
weight at the roundup. Angela sold the hog to Hoss’s Steak
and Seafood House for $2.85 per pound. Representing
Hoss’s were Sarah Smith, assistant manager, and Rick
Kinderman, general manager.
wether, was nicknamed “Rico.”
This is Joann’s first roundup
grand champion.
Phillip McAllister, 16, exhib
ited the grand champion steer at
the roundup.
The 1,273-pound grand
champion, light heavyweight di
vision winner, was purchased by
Hoss’s Steak and Seafood House
of Lionville for $2 per pound.
Representing Hoss’s were Sarah
Smith, assistant manager, and
Rick Kinderman, general mana
ger.
Phillip, son of Bill and Karen
McAllister, Spring City, is a
senior at Owen J. Roberts High
School. The Chester County 4-H
Beef Club member exhibited
“Black Jack,” purchased from
Ken Walker, Honey Brook.
Phillip said he exhibited reserve
champion at the roundup last
year.
Phillip said the calf was good
to work with. He said his father,
a former 4-H’er, chose it. “He
saw its potential,” said Phillip.
Reserve champion market
steer was exhibited by Eliza
Walton, Kennett Square.
Eliza, IS, is the daughter of
Margaret and David Walton,
Kennett Square. The Unionville
High School 10th grader exhib
ited “Rocky,” weighing 1,305
pounds.
The homebred steer, pasture
raised, from the family farm bull
“Sleepeasy,” is walked about
two miles daily, Eliza noted.
The steer was purchased by
Don Beidler from Hoober Inc.,
Intercourse, for $1.61 per
pound.
Eliza, who said she won grand
champion last year, plans to
show at Allentown Fair, Key
stone International Livestock
Joann Bachrach swept the lamb show. The reserve champion lamb was purchased by
a consortium of buyers, including, back from left, George Ley, Bill Beam, Bill and Betsy
MacCauley, Dale Pfeifer, Nelson Beam, Don Calms (holding daughter Lauren, 2), Carl
Lindborg, and Ken Walker, for $5 per pound. Donated back, the lamb was then pur
chased by Chester County Commissioner Karen Martynick for $3.50 per pound. In front
are Megan Navarro and at right, Joann.
Expo, Mid-Atlantic Junior
Angus Show, and Farm Show.
Cheryl Fairbairn, livestock
agent, said the steer show was a
record sale. She said steers are
usually the most expensive 4-H
projects and usually, “kids don’t
make any money on steers.” But
the great sale Wednesday eve
ning disproved all that.
Laurell Stoltzfus, 10, daugh
ter of Bertha and Scott Stoltzfus,
Geigertown, exhibited the grand
champion hog.
The 250-pound light heavy
weight champion gilt was sold to
Bill Fairbairn for $3.25 per
pound.
Laurell, in the fifth grade at
Twin Valley Elementary School,
said she picked the hog from a
group of three that her dad
helped select. She chose the last
one, named “Marcy” after the
Snoopy cartoon character. She
plans to attend Farm Show.
Laurell’s sister Angela, 15, ex
hibited the reserve champion, a
240-pound gilt that won cham
pion medium weight at the
roundup.
Angela, in the 11th grade at
Twin Valley High School, sold
the hog to Hoss’s Steak and
Seafood House for $2.85 per
pound.
Angela said she obtained the
hog from Nelson Beam, Elver
son. Angela said she plans to
attend Farm Show.
Cheryl Fairbairn of the exten
*■ sion office said the hog sale was
another record-setter.
Bill MacCauley, president of
John Rock, Inc., Downingtown,
was auctioneer.
At the sale, steers sold for an
average of $1.74 per ound with
champions and $1.73 without
champions.
Hogs sold for an average of
1.2 S per pound with champions
and 1.23 per pound without
champions.
Lambs sold for an average of
2.82 per pound with champions
and 2.71 without champions.
Following is a list of show
placings.
CHESTER COUNTY
4-H ROUNDUP
RESULTS
MARKETSTEERS
Lightweight (1036-1096 lbs.): 1. Caitlm
Marie Fairbaim. 2. Laura Howe.
Medium Weight (1156-1209 lbs.); 1. Eliza
Walton. 2. Leah Walton. 3. Caitlm Mane
Fairbaim.
Light Heavyweight (1249-1273 lbs.): 1.
Phillip McAllister. 2. Ryan Fairbaim. 3. Julia
Howe.
Heavyweight (1304-1305 lbs.); 1. Eliza
Walton. 2. Ryan Fairbaim.
Grand Champion: Phillip McAllister.
Reserve: Eliza Walton.
■REEDS
ANGUS
May Heifers: 1. Eliza Walton.
April Heifers: Ryan Fairbairn. 2. Phillip
McAllister.
January Heifers: 1. Caitlin Fairbairn.
Champion Heifer: Eliza Walton. Reserve:
Caitlin Fairbairn.
HEREFORD
December Heifers: 1. Danielle Newlin.
June Heifer 1. Tommy Travelino.
April Heifer 1. Kyle Newlin.
Champion Heifer Kyle Newlin. Reserve:
Danielle Newlin.
SIMMENTAL
May Heifer 1. Eliza Walton.
April Heifer 1. Eliza Walton.
Champion Heifer Eliza Walton. Reserve:
Eliza Walton.
SHOWMANSHIP
Seniors; 1. Sara Howe. 2. Julia Howe. 3.
Eliza Walton.
Grand champion market lamb was exhibited by Joann
Bachrach, right. The 119-pound light heavyweight division
winner was sold for $3.25 a pound to Ken Smoker of Park
esburg.
Juniors: 1. Caitlin Fairbairn. 2. Ryan Fair
baim. 3. Leah Walton.
First Year 1. Tommy Travelino. 2. Dan
ielle Newlin. 3. Kyle Newlin.
SWINE
SHOWMANSHIP
Seniors Class 1 (15-16 Years): 1. Phillip
McAllister. 2. Angela Stoltzfus. 3. Julia
Howe.
Seniors Class 2 (13-15 Years Old): 1.
Amanda Stoltzfus. 2. John Stratton. 3. Tom
Marsh.
Senior Champion: Phillip McAllister. Re
serve: Amanda Stoltzfus. Honorary;
Amanda Stoltzfus.
Juniors Class 3 (11-13 Years Old): 1.
Caitlin Fairbairn. 2. Lisa Maguire. 3; Joshua
Bowman.
Juniors Class 4 (10-11 Years Old): 1.
Ryan Fairbairn. 2. Shawn Beam. 3. Megan
(Turn to Pag* A 45)