M-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 23, 2000
HONEY BROOK (Chester
Co.) The Chester County 4-H
Dairy Roundup was held at the
Romano 4-H Center. Forty-two
members, including seven first
year 4-Hers, showed 129 ani
mals.
Ray Seidel from Kutztojvn
judged type for the Holstein and
Guernsey shows. The Holstein
show was the largest breed
shown at Roundup, with 63 ani
mals exhibited. Christy Guest
from Pottstown captured a
grand champion award when
her 4-year-old, Century-Oak
Tesk Joanie, was named senior
and grand champion of the Hol
stein show. Ben Brown of Glen
moore was named reserve senior
and reserve grand champion
with his senior 3-year-old, Win
dy-Fox Prince Dan Dallas. The
Chester County 4-H Dairy Roundup Holstein, from left to
right, grand champion, Christy Guest; reserve grand
champion, Ben Brown; junior champion, Christy Guest
(held by Elizabeth Brown); and reserve junior champion,
Emily Neilson.
Chester County 4-H Dairy Roundup Jersey, from left to
right, reserve grand champion, Pat Jenkins, and grand
champion, Meredith Daily.
Chester County 4-H Dairy Roundup Brown Swiss, from
left to right, grand champion, Erica Lloyd (held by Christy
Guest), and reserve grand champion, Erica Lloyd.
Chester County 4-H Dairy Roundup
judge chose a fine senior calf,
Century-Oak Encore Jessi, ex
hibited by Christy Guest of
Pottstown, for the Junior Cham
pion of the Holstein show. Emily
Neilson of Chatham was se
lected as reserve junior cham
pion with her intermediate calf
entry, Walmoore Zebo 4067.
In the Guernsey breed, Kevin
Sollenberger of Spring City won
senior and grand champion with
his senior 2-year-old, French
Creek Henry Raisin. Katie Bates
of Gradyville was awarded re
serve senior and reserve grand
champion with Liseter Farm
Marks Danielle, a 5-year-old dry
cow. The judge selected Bates’
senior calf, Morning Star PB Jay
for junior champion and her
senior yearling entry, Arasapha
Ginger Snap, for reserve junior
champion.
Charles Seidel from Lenharts
ville judged type for Ayrshires,
Brown Swiss, Jerseys, and Line
backs. Senior and grand cham
pion Ayrshire honors went to
Rebecca Nolan of Cochranville
with her 5-year-old, Dreamnol
Trident Freckles. Hannah
Wentworth of Quarryville cap
tured reserve senior and reserve
grand champion Ayrshire
awards with her Jr. 3-year-old,
Wentworth Farm Nampa Skye.
Hannah was also awarded
junior champion with her inter
mediate yearling, Wentworth
Farm Rigil Velvet. Hannah’s
brother, Ethan, was awarded re
serve junior champion with his
winter yearling, Wentworth
Farms Retake Lydia.
Erica Lloyd of Pottstown, had
a sweep of all the championship
ribbons in the Brown Swiss
show. Senior and grand cham
pion Brown Swiss awards went
to her 5-year-old, Brownswitch
Concord Rona. Her 4-year-old
entry, Brownswitch Con C
Krystal was the reserve senior
and reserve grand champion.
Erica’s intermediate calf,
EL’s Brook Ronas Snow, was
picked as junior champion
Brown Swiss and her intermedi
ate yearling, EL’s Brook Kaitlyn
was chosen as reserve junior
champion.
Leading an excellent group of
Linebacks was Meredith Baily of
West Chester, who took grand
champion with her senior cham
pion junior 3-year-old entry, Po
copson Meadow Jewel.
Pocopson Meadow Rosey, a 4-
year-old owned by Meredith’s
sister, Becky Baily, was awarded
reserve grand champion and re
serve senior champion.
Junior champion honors went
to Meredith with her junior
yearling, Pocopson Meadow
Josh’s Maybelline. Eliza Walton
of Kennett Square captured re
serve junior champion honors
with EJW Salsa-Red, a Line
back junior calf.
Meredith Baily also took top
honors in the Jersey breed when
her 5-year-old, Top-O-Hill
Imperial Pansey was named
senior and grand champion. Pa
trick Jenkins of Toughkenamon
captured the reserve senior and
reserve grand champion Jersey
award with his junior 3-year
old, WRF Jake Sunflower.
Meredith Baily was also
named junior champion with
Pocopson Meadow Junction
Pilar, a senior calf Jersey. The
reserve junior champion award
went to Colin Sollenberger of
Spring City with his junior calf,
French Creek Topkick Twinkle.
The showing and fitting con
test, always a closely contested
event, was judged by Charles
Houp of Honey Brook and
Christine Williams of Lebanon.
' In the first year junior division
(ages 8-13), champion show
manship honors went to Emily
Neilson of Chatham.
Kaitlyn Kulp of Pottstown
was the reserve champion first
year showman. For the first year
fitting honors, the judges chose
Robert Hershey of Cochranville
for champion and Emily Neilson
for reserve champion. In the
first year senior division (ages
14-18), Tiffany Kissell received
both champion fitting and show
manship awards.
In the junior division, 8-11
years of age, Chris Steindel of
Kennett Square won both cham
pion fitting and champion show
manship honors. Reserve
champion fitting went to Brad
Guest of Pottstown, and reserve
champion showmanship went to
Hannah Wentworth of Quarry-
Chester County 4-H Dairy Roundup Ayrshire, from left to
right, grand champion, Becky Nolan; reserve grand cham
pion, Hannah Wentworth (held by Kevin Harrop); junior
champion, Hannah Wentworth; and reserve junior cham
pion, Ethan Wentworth.
Chester County 4-H Dairy Roundup Guernsey, from left
to right, grand champion Kevin Sollenberger; reserve
grand champion, Katie Bates (held by Jen Batchelder);
junior champion, Katie Bates (held by Jen Bathchelder);
and reserve Junior champion, Katie Bates.
viU e- Pottstown taking reserve.
The intermediate division, The senior division, ages 15-
ages 12-14 years, was by far the 18, saw Meredith Baily of West
largest class of the day. Eliza Chester win both championship
Walton of Kennett Square was fitting and showmanship
named champion showman awards. Erica Lloyd of Putts
while Patrick Jenkins of town took reserve champion
Toughkenamon took the reserve showman, and Elizabeth Brown
ribbon. °f Glenmoore earned reserve
Patrick was awarded cham- The show also included a pre
pion honors in the fitting com- 4-H showing event for young
petition, with Christy Guest of sters under 8-years-old.
DEP, Penn State
Extension Team Up
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Department of Environ
mental Protection (DEP) Secre
tary James M. Seif announced
that DEP and Penn State Coop
erative Extension are teaming
up to offer composting work
shops and free backyard com
posting bins to Franklin County
residents.
“It is vital for all Pennsylva
nians to recycle more of the
waste we produce so the com
monwealth can meet its goal of
recycling 35 percent of all waste
generated,’’ Seif said.
Penn State Cooperative Ex
tension of Franklin County is
conducting three workshops on
backyard composting this fall.
“We must continue to find more
efficient and economical ways to
recycle our resources if we are to
become a truly sustainable soci
ety,” said Bob Steele, dean of the
College of Agricultural Sciences
at Penn State University. “We
are committed to helping Penn
sylvania’s citizens meet these
through our research and exten
sion programs.”
Each person who preregisters
for a workshop and attends will
receive a free composting bin, as
long as supplies last, and with
the limitation that only one bin
champion fitting.
will be given per household.
The workshops are scheduled
as follows:
• Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000,
from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.;
• Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000,
from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.;
• Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000,
from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
All three workshops will be
conducted at the Penn State Co
operative Extension Office, lo
cated at 191 Franklin Farm
Lane in Chambersburg. To
receive a bin, you must preregis
ter by calling your Penn State
Cooperative Extension Office at
(717) 263-9226. The workshops
are being sponsored by DEP, the
Franklin County Recycling Pro
gram, and Penn State Coopera
tive Extension.
“I strongly encourage every
one to attend one of these work
shops to learn about
composting,” Seif said. “Biode
gradable waste, such as banana
peels, grass clippings, leaves,
and even coffee grounds, will
beak down into compost. You
can spread compost over gar
dens, lawns, and flowerbeds to
add nutrients to the soil. This is
literally recycling in its purest
form.”