A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday. September 2, 2000 Pennsylvania DHIA Presents These Awards. Putnam award from left, Shane Henry, with George Cashell. ’a. Jttft Herb Gilmore superior tech award, from left, Terry Willow, and Dean Emick. Putnam award from left, Diane Mcllwain, region 6 manager, with Jo Ann Moser. Putman award from left, Diane Mcllwain, and Ray Yaggie. At Mifflin County Youth Fair GAIL STROCK Mifflin Co. Correspondent REEDSVILLE (Mifflin Co.) A new livestock club helped fill a newly built building at the constantly growing Mifflin County Youth Fair, conducted at the Mifflin County Youth Park in Reedsville. Volunteers worked fast and furious to finish the new live stock barn designated to both house livestock and provide shelter for animals and partici pants waiting to enter the show ring. This year, the building housed dairy animals and steers from the newly formed Dairy Feeder Steer Club. Dale Gro, one of the club’s leaders, ex plained the purpose of the club. “We started it for the smaller kids who didn’t want to handle a 1,200-pound steer. What we’re trying to do is to be a stepping stone into the dairy or beef clubs. There’s a real challenge in staring a new club. Things went smoothly up until three weeks ago (before the fair), but we got most of the problems ironed out. We’re going to change some rules come September.” Gro started researching the idea for a feeder steer club well in advance by talking to leaders of similar clubs in Huntingdon and Dauphin counties. He also petitioned county youth to determine the level of interest. Gro and co-leader John Sheaffer formed the club with 39 new members 30 as 4-H members and nine from FFA. When fair week arrived, club members showed 34 feeder steers. “We didn’t turn any steers away because of weight,” Gro said, “although one did weigh 598-pounds.” The calves, born between Jan uary 1 and March 31, must weigh between 300 and 600- pounds at fair time. The animals must be 50 percent dairy. Mem bers learn showmanship and fit ting and must also deal with some unique problems. Dean Amick award of excellence, from left, Lois Anne Risser, Jay Risser, and Dean Amick. Rookie of the year from left Jo Ann Lucabaugh, with presenter George Cashel), region 4 manager. Kristen Stufft, left, sold her grand champion market lamb to Leslie Cline and Scott Myers of Myers View Farm in Bedford. Mike Watson of Mike’s Landscaping and Excavating pur chased Brittney Stauffer’s grand champion dairy feeder steer. Brittney, left, is joined by Brittany Watson, Jordan Better, and T. J. Watson. “There’s a lot of work getting a calf to the feeder stage. Mem bers learn a lot of responsibility when dealing with pneumonia, scours, dehorning, and castra tion, especially when starting these calves in the winter.” The hard work paid off. Matt Sellers of Thomasville judged the show. “This was definitely a well-run show. For the first year, they did a good job. I was im pressed,” Sellers said. “The kids were prepared. As for quality, there were more purebred Hol stein here. I’d like to see more beef represented.” Thirty-three feeders were sold at the livestock auction that Friday night. Gro said buyers could look forward to purchas ing calm, preconditioned feed ers. Brittney Stauffer’s grand champion 538-pound feeder sold for $645.60 to Mike’s Landscaping and Excavating, Reedsville. Ryan Sheaffer’s 460- pound reserve champion animal sold for $561.20 to Michael Felmlee General Contracting in McClure. The 33 animals sold for a total of $14,189.81. The livestock sale began with Bill Wagner of CT Farm and Country placing the highest bid for Heidi Shaffer’s grand cham pion rabbit. It sold for $l4O. Shaffer’s reserve champion rabbit sold for $lOO to Mark Bonson of Orrstown. Twenty nine rabbits sold for a total of $1,835. Wagner also brought Amy Filson’s grand champion 79- pound goat for $632. Tim Houser of J-Box and Lumber bought the reserve champion animal for $l5B. Twenty-two goats sold for $2,960.75. Kristen Stufft’s 108-pound grand champion market lamb sold for $378 to Myers View Farm of Bedford. Salinda Speicher’s 117-pound reserve (Turn to Pago A 37)
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