Seventh Mid-Atlantic Brown Swiss Futurity At Maryland The 2000 Maryland State Fair will be held in Timonium, Mary land, August 25 through Sep tember 4, and will be celebrating its 119th year. Highlighting the dairy cattle division will be the seventh annual Mid Atlantic Brown Swiss Futurity. “Brown Swiss breeders in Maryland and surrounding states are highly motivated and are looking forward with great anticipation to this event as it was very successful when prem iered at the 1994 State Fair,” said Cindy Warner, Chairper son of the Futurity Committee. “Because there are breeders from Maryland, as well as neigh boring states showing Brown Swiss, we have named this POURED SOLID CONCRETES' . 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Participation continues to be strong, and by all indications of entries for future year’s looks to be an event that will grow and develop, according to Warner. The Brown Swiss Show is slated for Sunday, September 3, 2000 beginning at 12:30 in the Cow Palace with Judge Bob Griggs, Seminole, Okla. The Mid Atlantic Brown Swiss Futu rity will be a show featuring two year-olds. This is a project of the Mary 17 Years Experience In Pouring Concrete Manure Pits! ] l,l Take the questions out of your new construction. Call Balmer Bros, for quality engineered walls. Invest in Quality - CONCRETE WORK, INC. FALL IS THE BEST TIME TO RE-SEED PASTURES Let us answer your questions on grazing. We graze dairy cows here, and try out nearly all the varieties we sell with BG 34 Ryegrass being one of our favorites. Manheim John Glick 717-665-2010 E. Drumore Seeds Henry King 717-548-3376 Lots of Seed In Stock tWtti-W Ti^rnll ll M 11 ! n ! 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We look for this event to grow and get better each year.” Three nominations (pay ments) are required for each animal that competes in the Fu- It will last a lifetime. Economics turity. The first entry is made as a calf, then the second as a year ling, and final nomination as of June 1 prior to the Maryland State Fair to be entered in the Futurity. The accumulated monies will make-up the purse for any one year and be directed as prize money among the ex hibitors. Schuylkill County Posts Results SUMM I TST A T ION(S ch u yI - Kill Co.) Following are the re- Junior English pleasure; 1. Allison Greco suits from the recent Schuylkill 2. Katie Dogger. 3. Kelliyn Greco. County Fair. Ladies pleasure: 1. Greta Dreisbach. 2 ini 1 AAiiUTv Allison Greco. 3. Gayle Zanders. aunuiLMLL uuun I T open walk-trot pleasure: 1. Greta Dreis- FAIR RESULTS bach. 2. Gayle Zanders. 3. Emily Waston. OPEN HORSE COLORED BREED SHOW RESULTS QHOW RESULTS Rag race: 1. Lynn Metzmger. 2. 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Jill Vail 3. Karen Vail. Spnng yearling heifer 1. Jill Vail. 2. Jill Vail. Senior 2-year-old; 1. Jill Vail. 4- 1. Jill Vail. 5- 1. Jill Vail. Exhibitor's herd; 1. Jill Vail. Produce of dam: 1. Lindsay Kurtz. Best udder 1. Jill Vail. BROWN SWISS Spnng heifer calf; 1. Andrew Daubert. 2. Michael Kunkle. 3. Michael Kunkle. Winter heifer calf: 1. Andrew Daubert. 2. Adam Moyer. 3 Little Hill Farm. Fall heifer calf: 1. Michael Kunkle. 2. Art Sweinhart. 3 Dennis Daubert. Summer yearling heifer 1. Little Hill Farm. 2. Brad Kurtz 3. Dennis Daubert. Spnng yearling heifer 1. Dennis Daubert. 2. Little Hill Farm. Winter yearling: 1. Dennis Daubert. 2 Dennis Daubert 3. Joshua Hartranft. Fall yearling heifer- 1. Michael Kunkle 2 David Satta zahn. 3. Joshua Daubert. Senior 2-year-old; 1. Andrew Daubert. 2 Dennis Dau bert 3. Victona Daubert. 3- 1. Art Sweinhart 2 Andrew Daubert 4- 1. Michael Kunkle 5- 1. Dennis Daubert. 6- and older; 1. Dennis Daubert 2. Jill Vail Exhibitor's herd: 1. Michael Kunkle. 2. Dennis Daubert. 3. Andrew Daubert. Dam and daughter. 1. Dennis Daubert 2 Jill Vail 3 Art Sweinhart. Produce of dam: 1. Michael Kunkle. 2. Andrew Daubert. Get-of-sire: 1. Michael Kunkle. 2. Dennis Daubert 3 Andrew Daubert. Best udder: 1. Michael Kunkle. GUERNSEY Spnng heifer calf: 1. Amy Hollenbach. Junior yearling heifer: 1. Amy Hollenbach. Winter yearling heifer 1. Cheryl Kutz. Junior 2-year-old: 1. Amy Hollenbach. 2. Amy Hollen bach. Senior 2-year-old. 1. Amy Hollenbach. 4-year-old: 1. Amy Hollenbach. 2. Amy Hollenbach. 6-years and older 1. Amy Hollenbach. 2. Amy Hollen bach. 3. Cheryl Kutz. Exhibitor’s herd: 1. Amy Hollenbach. Dam and daughter; 1. Amy Hollenbach. Produce of dam: 1. Amy Hollenbach. Best udder 1 1. Amy Hollenbach. mV' ,• Also Available: Blends for Intensive Grazing Mega Green Sudangrass Brown Mid-Rib Sorghum Hi Protein Corn Brassicas Early Order Fair JERSEY Spnng heifer calf. 1 Chery Kutz. 3. Jennifer Miller. Winter heifer calf: 1 Jen mfer Miller 2 Cheryl Kutz 3 Cindy Bray Fall heifer calf- 1. Terry and Craig Rhein. Summer yearling heifer 1 1 Cheryl Kutz 2. Joshua Har tranft. 3 Jennifer Miller. Spring yearling heifer 1 Jennifer Miller 2 Cindy Bray 3. Jennifer Miller. Fall yearling heifer. 1. Jen nifer Miller. Dry cow 3- and 4-year-old: 1. Mansa Koinski. Dry cow 5-years and olden 1. Jennifer Miller. 2. Cindy Bray 3. Joshua Hartranft. Junior 2-year-old: 1. Jill Neiman. 2. Terry and Craig Rhein. 3. Cindy Bray. Senior 2-year-old: 1 Jen nifer Miller. Junior 3-year-old: 1. Cindy Bray. 2 Terry and Craig Rhein. 3. Jennifer Miller. 4-year-old: 1. Jennifer Miller. 2. Jennifer Miller 5-year-old: 1. Jennifer Miller 6-years and older: 1. Cheryl Kutz. 2. Cindy Bray. 2. Jen nifer Miller Exhibitor's herd- 1. Cindy Bray. 2. Jennifer Miller. 3. Cheryl Kutz. Dam and daughter 1. Jen nifer Miller. 2. Cheryl Kutz. 3. Cindy Bray. Produce of dam: 1. Jennifer Miller. 2. Cheryl Kutz. 3 Cindy Bray. Get-of-sire: 1. Jennifer Miller. 2. Jill Neiman. Best udder: 1. Cindy Bray.
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