A32-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11, 2000
Berks County 4-H Beef
Take Home Honors
KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.)
Members of the Berks County
4-H Beef Club recently competed
for top honors at the Kutztown
Fair in August and the county
roundup in September.
Judges for the two events were
John Hausner, York County,
and Robert Mikesell, State Col
lege.
Kelly Dietrich, Hamburg,
showed her steer “Lucas” to
champion honors in fitting and
reserve champion heavyweight at
Kutztown Fair and was selected
champion market steer at round
up. During the fitting contest,
4-H beef club members use 30
minutes to prepare their animals
for the show. The animals enter
the ring clean, dry, and clipped
and are then fitted in the ring.
The first and second place indi
viduals in each age division re
turn for five minutes to put the
finishing touches on their ani
mals for champion honors. Re
serve champion fitter and show
man was Cathryn Levan, also of
Hamburg.
Champion honors in show
manship at the Kutztown Fair
went to Emilie Miller, Womels
dorf, with her bred-and-owned
Hereford steer, “K-Ci.” In this
event, contestants are judged on
their ability to present their ani
mal and also themselves in the
showring. Miller placed fourth in
the overall champion showman
ship contest. In this competition,
champion showmen in dairy,
sheep, goats, beef, hogs and dairy
beef compete for top showman-
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cies.
In the market steer competi
tion at Kutztown Fair, grand
champion honors went to Clay
Brubaker, Womelsdorf. Brubak
er, a first-year 4-H member, ex
hibited his crossbred steer “Tex.”
Matthew Manbeck, also of Wo
melsdorf, showed the reserve
champion market steer at both
Kutztown Fair and roundup,
after winning champion light
weight steer honors at both
events with “Scottie.”
The final beef competition at
Kutztown Fair was the breeding
classes. Five breeds of cattle were
represented. Champion female of
all breeds went to Matthew Man
beck, with his Simmental cham
pion, “Matts Sable.” Champion
Angus went to Michael Hol
combe, Mohrsville. Champion
Hereford female went to Emilie
Miller with her junior yearling.
Champion Limousin honors
went to Kelly Dietrich with her
junior yearling. The outstanding
beef club project members for
2000 were announced at round-
up. The Outstanding Beef Club
Member was a tie this year be
tween Emilie Miller and Clay
Brubaker. The tie was broken on
an interview. Miller’s steer
brought $1,600 from Moyer
Packing Company and Alderfer
Auction Company. Brubaker’s
steer brought $1,500 from Select
Collissions Center, Empire Serv
ice, and Bunnell Farms.
Reserve Outstanding Project
Member was also a tie between
Matthew Manbeck and Cassan
dra Spatz. This tie was also bro
ken on an interview and Man
beck sold his steer to Miles
Angstadt Livestock Hauling for
$1,050 and Spatz sold to Rich
Brandt Farm and Land for
$1,250. The Outstanding Project
Member is determined by how
well members place in showman
ship and market classes at Read
ing and Kutztown fairs and
roundup, and how they score in a
skill-a-thon, which tests beef in
dustry knowledge.
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ROUNDUP RESULTS
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The Berks County 4-H Beef Club’s outstanding mem
bers were announced during the recent livestock round
up. Top 4-H member was Emilie Miller, Womelsdorf, back
row, left, and Clay Brubaker, Womelsdorf, front row left.
Reserve champion project honors went to Matt Manbeck,
back row, right, and Cassandra Spatz, Mohrsville, front
row right. Standing with them is judge Robert Mikesell,
far right.
beck, Womelsdorf, lightweight champion
and reserve champion. 2 Jason Levan,
Hamburg 3. John Hartman, Bernville.
Heavy lightweight steer 1. Clay Brubak
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Middleweight steer 1. Cassandra Spatz,
Mohrsville, reserve middleweight champi
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