A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 2, 2000
Michael Hicks, 13, Unionville, had reserve junior cham
pion Lineback while Becky Nolan, 15, Cochranville holds
the halter of Becky Baily’s Lineback. Meredith Baily, 17,
showed the homebred “Pocopson Meadow Jewel,” to win
reserve grand champion.
Her sister Becky Bailey, 13, also had a good day in the
ring with her homebred animals, as she took home junior
champion and grand champion Lineback honors. The girls
are the daughters of Janet and Barnard Baily of West
Chester. Although they used to be more competitive, the
girls say they now work together well. The sisters picked
their animals from the various breeds represented on their
210-head home farm.
Dairy ambassador Kellie Phillips, 15, Mertztown, stands
beside Holly Moyer, 16, holding “Ruch Jolt Cassidy,”
Aaron Ruch’s reserve grand champion. Ruch, 17, of An
dreas, holds grand champion ‘‘Ruch Jolt Corry-ET,” At far
right stands dairy ambassador Pam Werley, 16, Hamburg.
A combination of dairyness and strength plus a chiseled
mammary system and deepness in the cleft put Ruch’s
Holstein at the top of the classes. Ruch, a senior at Tama
qua, is the son of Brian and Brenda Ruch of Ruch Farms.
According to Ruch, who owns six cows, these two seemed
to be the best show animals and have the best type of the
herd. Ruch is a nine-year 4-H participant and show ring
veteran.
Sisters Rosie Moyer, 14, and Holly Moyer, 15, took home
reserve and grand champion placings, respectively, in the
Red and White classes. They are the daughters of Paul and
Lucinda Moyer of Peek-A-View Farm, Bernville.
55th Southeast Dairy Show Held At Kutztown
MICHELLE RANCK
Lancaster Farming Staff
Kutztown Fairgrounds hosted
a large gathering of both colored
and Holstein breeds as 4-H’ers
from ten Pennsylvania counties
gathered to exhibit not only
their animals but their experi
ence in fitting and showing.
Michael Kunkle, owner of a
dairy replacement farm in
Jonestown, judged the Holstein
show. Besides participating on
the state 4-H judging team,
Kunkle went to a one-year judg
ing school. This show is the fifth
Kunkle has judged this season.
Sue Beshore, New Cumber
land, and Meranda Sellers, Ann
ville, judged the fitting and
showmanship talents of 4-H’ers
in the Holstein show. Both have
had prior 4-H and judging expe
rience. Beshore, a former show
ring participant herself, has chil
dren who are currently in 4-H.
She is also a 4-H leader.
According to Sellers, who par
ticipated on a collegiate judging
team, cleanliness, well-trimmed
hair, and clean ears were tip-offs
for the judges.
In the colored breeds ring Jeff
Myers of Westminster, Md.
judged the animals. Myers, who
judges 8 to 10 shows a year has
judged in 22 different states and
South America. He has judged
since he was nine years old in
the 4-H program before he
moved on to compete on Univer
sity of Maryland’s collegiate
team, where he won high indi
vidual in the national intercolle
giate dairy judging contest. He
also coached the Michigan State
judging team while he pursued
his masters degree at the univer
sity, a team which went on to
win the intercollegiate dairy
judging contest.
“As a whole, for a district
show, this show was definitely
above average in quality of ani
mals,” said Myers. “While the
quantity was not high, the qual
ity is, and from a judge’s stand
point that is very pleasing.”
Patty Huff of Nottingham
judged fitting and showmanship
the colored breeds show. Huff,
who has shown animals for 30
years, showed at Kutztown
when she was in 4-H, besides
showing on the national level.
She recently served as the Dela-
A family affair: from left, Candice Knight, 13, Trisha Knight, 12, Christ! Knight, 14,
Justin Hall, 14, Cameron Knight, 7, and Shane Hall, 12, all from Woodbine Farms in Alr
ville, participated in the recent dairy show. Woodbine farms took home champion and
reserve champion spots in the Holstein show, with Justin Hall’s “Woodbine Durham Ma
cadamia” winning the champion spot in the Holstein show and “Woodbine Elton Candy”
taking reserve champion placing.
Trisha and Christ! are tho daughters of Paul and Jeann Knight, Candice and Cameron
are the children of George and Naomi Knight, and Justin and Shane are the sons of
Cindy and Mark Hall.
Winners in the Milking Shorthorn class, from left to
right: Aaron Heiser, Royersford, for Kevin McGinnis; Me
lissa Harper, 12, Fleetwood, reserve grand champion; and
Kevin McGinnis, 14, Souderton, who had both senior and
grand champion placlngs with his five year old and spring
yearling.
In the Jersey classes, David Harwick of Kempton took a
homebred to reserve junior champion honors while Jill
Neiman, Fleetwood, won junior champion with her home
bred “JMJ Centurion Crunchberry.” Megan Phillips, Bern
ville, showed her homebred “Phil-J Berretta Hickory
Hershey” for reserve grand champion while Travis Mast,
Oley, and “Limekiln Lester Oley” came home the with
grand champion Jersey placing.
ware State Fair conformation important,” said Huff.
judge. Huff focused on overall I* l the showmanship division,
appearance but also made sure Huff made sure the 4-H’ers paid
that the details were taken care . attention not only to the judge
of on the animals. hut also to the animal they were
“The overall impressions is showing.