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just did for the showmanship
class.”
To aid 4-H and FFA partici
pants, Brubaker hosted a short
showmanship clinic during the
afternoon beef shows.
“Your show stick should be
pointed down and you should be
at a brisk walk,” began Bru
baker. This “walking out” he
said, is in contrast to the dairy
ring, where exhibitors walk
slowly and backward. “Walking
Showmanship winners included Cheryl Cinder, Mount
Joy; Matt Quenzer, Manheim; Jason Hollinger, Manheim;
and overall champion showman Todd Zurin, Manheim.
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aggressively shows off the ani
mal’s stifle muscle,” he said.
Brubaker emphasized control
of the steer’s head. He compared
the strap to a gear shift. The
animal should respond to the
pulling up of the strap and the
front feet should be placed on
the stop.
The show stick should be a
consistent motion, not a choppy
sawing. “Don’t overpower with
the show stick to get their legs
set,” he said. The hook of the
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show stick, said Brubaker, can
be used to bring the loin down to
set hips into the body to make
the animal look thicker.
He also encouraged the taller
participants to bend over and
look less conspicuous behind
their animals.
When the judge walks in front
of an animal, recommended
Brubaker, exhibitors should not
switch their hands and lose that
little bit of control. Instead, he
suggested, simply step back to
let the judge see the front view.
Brubaker also had tips con
cerning fitting. To flatten calves
over the loin, clip the hair
shorter to make them look
thicker, he said. Also, pulling up
the hair on the poll and tail head
may accent a swaybacked
animal.
Brubaker, a 40-head cow calf
operator, is a resident of Berks
County. Raised in Lancaster
County, Brubaker competed at
the Manheim Farm Show for 10
years. He has judged sheep and
beef competitions at the New
York State Fair and various
community fairs.
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Pa. Agriculture Secretary
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HARRISBURG (Dauphin
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ture Secretary Samuel E. Hayes
Jr. recently urged Pennsylvania
farmers and agribusinesses to
help Montana farmers and
ranchers affected by the forest
and range fires earlier this year
by contributing to the “I Care a
Ton” emergency hay and forage
program.
“Last year, Pennsylvania
farmers faced similar circum
stances as a result of the drought
of 1999,” Hayes said. “When
our farmers suffered through
one of the worst droughts of the
century, we received assistance
from other states, and now we
should return the favor to help
those who are in need in Mon
tana.”
The Montana Department of
Agriculture, the Montana Farm
Bureau Federation, and the
Montana Department of Live
stock are working together to
coordinate the relief effort. They
seek donations of hay, pasture,
fencing supplies, transportation,
or monetary contributions. More
than 1,200 tons of hay were do
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