Ridge Hill Sisters Take Home Top Honors At Quarryville Holstein Show MICHELLE RANCK The Holstein show was down Farm in Red Lion. Farming Staff in numbers from previous years. This year’s grand champion QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster “I’m sorry there aren’t more placing went to a 4-year old Hol- Co.) Lower numbers did not cows in the classes,” said Knut- stein who, according to Knutsen, seem to take a toll on the quality sen, “because these cows could is “milking well and still holds it of Holsteins shown at the recent stand some more competition.” all together.” Quarryville fair. A pair of sisters gathered dou- “Ridge-Hill Charles Laura,” a Robert Knutsen of Loudale ble prizes as they took home homebred animal, moved from Farms judged the event. Knut- grand and reserve grand champi- the top of the 4-year-old class to sen, a longtime 4-H leader, milks on in the open classes. The girls, grand champion Holstein for approximately 80 Holsteins on Stormi and Stevie Anna Greek, Stormi. his farm in Rising Sun, Md., and are the daughters of Leonard and Stormi, a senior at Red Lion judges 2-3 dairy shows per year. Bonnie Jo Greek of Ridge Hill High School, also won first place Average Farm Feed will need to adjust your figures up or Costs for Handy down according to your location and the Reference quality of your crop, -r /* elcrcuc Corn,No.2y —2 01 bu, 3.60 cwt. To help farmers acioss the state to ’ , 3 , , . , , . Wheat, No 2 2 0 bu, 334 cwt have handy reference of commodity ’ , . . . . , Barley, N 0.3 —1.35 bu, 2 89cwt input costs m their feeding operations , r -.„. . , . . ■ , Oats,No.2 —1.30bu.,4.0cwt for DHIA record sheets or to develop ’ ’ . u>i. Soybeans, No.l —436bu,728cwt livestock feed cost data, heres last 3 ’ Ridge Hill Farms, Red Lion, took home several awards at the recent fair. Parents week’s average costs of various mgred- or " ' *° n ’ ’ 5' vt- Leonard and Bonnie Jo Greek Join daughters Storml, left, who won grand champion ients as compiled from regional reports Mixed^aT—lo7 so ton ssscwt placing, and Stevie, Who tOOk home the reserve grand Champion Spot. across the state of Pennsylvania. Timothy Hav -112 50 ton 563 cwt Remember, these are averages, so you 13 ’ [ Farmer Boy Ag Systems Inc. This unit features. for choosing Farmer Boy Ag Systems to construct his New 2200 Head Feed ans'& “1® Wean thru Finish Unit. ll ° s/ % We Congratulate its Farmer Boy Ag Systems ££ ¥1” j KoSward^o 410 East Lincoln Avenue, Myerstown, PA 17067 sat.7:3o w Noon working with him 9/30/00 717-866-7565 • 1-800-845-3374 " ' mme ruture. Thanks to Delbert Swartz Contact Lee Witmer For New Swine Finishing Contrac of McAUstervUle, PA in the senior division of the showmanship classes, with sister Stevie taking home a second place in the junior division. Stormi is currently looking at colleges to attend next fall, where she is planning to study elemen tary education. A 2-year-old took home re serve champion. Stevie, 9, in the fourth grade at Red Lion School District, took home reserve grand champion honors with her homebred, “Ridge-Hill Sky Buck Molly.” Ridge Hill farm also took home a first in the best three fe male class, along with premier exhibitor and premier breeder honors. Nicole Welk of Welk-Shade Holsteins won Junior champion honors with her homebred heifer, “Welk Shade Astre Destiny.” Welk, 10, in the fifth grade at So lanco School District, also took home grand champion Jersey honors with one of her animals and a class winner with another Jersey. She is the daughter of Mark and Kris Welk. Welk picked the heifer out of four of her own ani mals at home. Brian Mull, 18, of Mar-Mul- Idale Farms, took home reserve junior champion in the Holstein classes with his homebred “Mar- <***■ « V , id Existin Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 30, 2000-A29 Buildin Renovations Muldale Mandel Dana.” Mull, a graduate of Solanco High School, is the son of Scott and Sheila Mull. Mull works on the home farm which hosts 125 cows. A complete list of Holstein Dairy Show results follows: SOLANCO FAIR HOLSTEIN DAIRY SHOW RESULTS Spring Calf 1 Zachary Akers 2 Joshua Akers 3 Justin Hershberger Winter Calf 1 Stevie Anne Greek 2 Matt Groff 3 Amber Kiser Fall Calf 1 Nicole Welk 2 Kevin Groff 3 Ellis Kreider Summer Yearling 1 Charles Groff 2 Ellis Kreider Spnng Yearling 1 Joshua Hershberger 2 Bnan Mull 3 Ellis Kreider Winter Yearling 1 Brian Mull 2 Kyle Miller Junior Champion Nicole Welk Reserve Junior Champion Brian Mull Dry Cow Michael Mellott Senior 2-Year-Old 1 Stevie Anne Greek 2 Bnan Mull 4-Year-Old 1 Stormi Greek 2 James Findley Senior Champion. Stormi Greek Reserve Senior Champion Stevie Greek Grand Champion Stormi Greek Reserve Grand Champion Stevie Greek Premier Exhibitor Greek family Premier Breeder Greek family Junior Division Champion Stormi Greek Reserve Junior Division Champion Ste vie Greek Best Three Females 1 Stormi and Ste vie Greek 2 Matt Groff SHOWMANSHIP 8-10 Years Old 1 Nicole Welk 2 Stevie Greek. 3 Kyle Miller 11-14 Years Old 1 Zach Akers 2 Matt Groff. 3 Kevin Groff 15 Years and Older. 1 Stormi Greek 2 Brian Mull 3 Josh Akers