A44-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11, 2001
Beef, Swine, Lamb Competition Highlights Chester Roundup Week
ANDY ANDREWS
Editor
HONEY BROOK (Chester
Co.) “Jeffrey” and “Electric”
stood out strongly in market beef
competition during Chester
County 4-H Roundup Week.
“Jeffrey,” a 1,279-pound pure
bred Angus out of the light
heavyweight division, won grand
champion. Wednesday evening,
Ryan, 12, son of Cheryl and BUI
Fairbairn, CoatesvUle, sold the
steer to Hoss’s Steak and Seafood
House, represented by Craig
Campbell, corporate director of
Ryan Fairbairn, right, sold his grand champion market
steer Wednesday evening to Moss’s Steak and Seafood,
represented by Craig Campbell, corporate director of de
velopment, Altoona, for $1.90 a pound.
Eliza Walton, right, sold her reserve champion market
steer Wednesday at the Chester County 4-H Roundup
Livestock Sale to Tom Borrell, Borrell Mulch Hay and
Straw, Cochranville, for $1.90 a pound.
Grand champion market hog, shown by Hanna Mast,
went for $3.75 a pound to Thrifty Pallet, represented by
Bill Fairbairn.
development, Altoona, for $1.90
per pound.
Ryan, in the seventh grade at
CoatesviUe Catholic, said he
nicknamed the steer Jeffrey “be
cause it looked like a Jeffrey,”
and is well behaved. This was
Ryan’s first champion at the
roundup. He said he simply fed
the steer more, and exercised the
homebred champion twice week
ly-
Ryan plans to exhibit at the
Keystone International Livestock
Expo (KILE) and Farm Show.
Reserve, nicknamed “Electric”
by exhibitor Eliza Walton (‘be
cause I ran out of nicknames,”
she said), sold for $1.90 a pound
to Tom Borrell, Borrell Mulch
Hay and Straw, Cochranville.
Eliza, 16, is the daughter of
Margaret and David Walton,
Kennett Square. The Unionville
High School junior said the mid
dleweight champion steer was re
ally nice and calm, and is home
bred. Eliza won before at the
roundup, and plans to show at
Allentown, KILE, and Farm
Show.
In the market hog competition,
grand champion was the
258-pound heavyweight champi
on, a Yorkshire crossbred, exhibi
ted by Hanna Mast.
Hanna, 14, daughter of David
and Janet Mast, Elverson, nick
named the hog “Rudy” because it
“roots around a lot,” said David.
Hanna, Twin Valley High School
sophomore, said this is the first
time she has won champion, her
second year in 4-H. The hog was
purchased from Nelson Beam,
Elverson.
Reserve was exhibited by Lau
rell Stoltzfus, 11, daughter of
Scott and Bert Stoltzfiis, Gei
gertown. The Twin Valley Mid
dle School sixth grader, who was
grand champion last year, she
said, exhibited “Charlie,” a Blue
Butt that weighed 266 pounds,
the heavyweight reserve. She
named it Charlie because she
liked the name. The hog was pur
chased from Nelson Beam, Elver
son.
In market lamb competition,
the grand champion was exhibi
ted by Sara Howe, 19, daughter
of Lamar and Mary Howe,
Downingtown. Her brother,
Doug, purchased the 120-pound
heavyweight champion, a heavy
weight crossbred ewe, for $8 per
pound, representing Aery Labs
Protective Coatings, Honey
Brook.
Sara, who graduated in 2000
(homeschooled), said this was her
first champion at roundup, her
last year in 4-H. She purchased
the lamb at New Holland Sales
Stables with help from Ken
Smoker. She said her family gets
to choose between the best lambs,
but it was her sisters Laura and
Julia who allowed her to keep the
best.
Rhoda Smoker, 15, daughter
of Clair and Nancy Smoker,
Honey Brook, exhibited the re
serve champion, the reserve
heavyweight at 142 pounds. Ken
Smoker purchased the reserve
champion for $5.25 per pound.
The Suffolk crossbred ewe was
nicknamed “Fran” because
Rhoda said she liked the name.
After six years of showing lambs
at roundup, this homebied ewe
was her first champion.
In the beef show, there were 15
animals and the same number of
exhibitors. In the hog show, there
were 111 animals and 42 exhibi
tors. The lamb show had 29
lambs and 20 exhibitors.
Following is a list of show
placings.
CHESTER COUNTY 4-H
ROUNDUP RESULTS
MARKET BEEF
Farm Show Steers Class 1.1 Leah Wal
ton.
Lightweight Class 2 (1,103-1,122 Lbs.). 1
Caitlin Mane Fairbatm 2 Ryan Fairbaim. 3.
Laura Howe.
Lightweight Champion Caitlin Fairbaim
Reserve. Ryan Fairbaim.
Middleweight Class 3 (1,152-1,209 Lbs).
1. Eliza Walton. 2. Caitlin Mane Fairbaim 3.
Tommy Travelmo.
Middleweight Champion: Eliza Walton.
Reserve: Caitlin Fairbaim.
Light Heavyweight Class 4 (1,224-1,251
Lbs.): 1. Eliza Walton. 2. Phillip McAllister.
3. Chns Stemdl
Class 5 (1,263-1,279 Lbs.): 1. Ryan Fair
baim. 2. Leah Walton. 3. Sara Howe
Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Fair
baim Reserve- Leah Walton.
Heavyweight Class 6 (1,283-1,341 Lbs)
1. Phillip McAllister 2 Julia Howe 3. Aus
tin Howe
Heavyweight Champion. Phillip McAllis
ter Reserve Julia Howe.
GRAND CHAMPION
Ryan Fairbaim
RESERVE
Eliza Walton
Reserve champion market hog at the Chester County
4-H Roundup, exhibited by Laurell Stoitzfus, went for $2
per pound to Moss’s Steak and Seafood House, repre
sented by Craig Campbell.
Grand champion market lamb, exhibited by Sara Howe,
was purchased for $8 per pound by Doug Howe, her
brother, representing AcryLabs Protective Coatings,
Honey Brook.
HEIFERS
ANOUS
Class 1; Eliza Walton.
Class 2: Eliza Walton.
Class 3: Eliza Walton.
Class 4:1. Ryan Falrbaim. 2. Caitlin Fair
balm. 3. Ryan Falrbaim.
Champion; Ryan Falrbaim. Reserve;
Eliza Walton.
HEREFORDS
Class 1:1. Austin Howe
Class 2:1 Kyle Newlln.
Class 3:1. George Ley. 2. Bnan Ley
Class 4:1. Danielle Newhn.
Champion; Kyle Newhn. Reserve: Dan
ielle Newlin.
SIMMENTALS
Class 1:1. Eliza Walton.
Class 2-1. Tommy Travelmo.
Champion- Eliza Walton. Reserve-
Tommy Travelmo.
SHOWMANSHIP
Seniors 14 And Over; 1 Eliza Walton. 2.
Phillip McAllister. 3. Sara Howe.
Juniors 8 To 13 Years; 1. Danielle IMew
lin. 2. Ryan Fairbaim. 3 Leah Walton.
First Year: 1. C.J. Stemdle. 2. George
Ley 3 Austin Howe.
MARKET SWINE
Super Lightweight Class 1 (198-205
Lbs.): 1 Caitlin Mane Fairbaim. 2. Michael
Miller 3 Austin Howe.
Super Lightweight Champion: Caitlin
Mane Fairbaim. Reserve- Michael Miller.
Lightweight Class 2 (212-218 Lbs.): 1.
Caitlin Mane Fairbaim. 2. Denise Beam. 3.
Ryan Fairbaim.
Class 3 (220-226 Lbs.)-1. Phillip McAllis
ter 2. Laura Howe. 3. Lisa Maguire.
Class 4 (227-231 Lbs.); 1. Matthew
Stoltzfus. 2. Denise Beam 3. Shawn Beam.
Lightweight Champion; Phillip McAllister.
Reserve: Matt Stoltzfus.
Middleweight Class 5 (232-235 Lbs.): 1
Amanda Stoltzfus. 2. Sara Howe. 3. Julia
Howe.
Class 6 (236-237 Lbs.); 1. Sara Howe. 2
Enc Yoder. 3. Jennifer Stoltzfus.
Class 7 (238-241 Lbs): 1 Emily Hodge
2 Laura Maguire. 3. Denise Beam.
Middleweight Champion. Sara Howe
Reserve. Enc Yoder.
Light Heavyweight Class 8 (242-244
Lbs). 1. Matthew Stoltzfus 2. Laurell
Stoltzfus. 3. Matt Ventrella.
Class 9 (245-246 Lbs.): 1 Joshua Bow
man 2. Hanna Mast 3 Bnan Ley
Class 10 (247-251 Lbs.): 1. Andre Howe
2. Angela Stoltzfus. 3. Julia Howe.
Light Heavyweight Champion: Joshua
Bowman. Reserve: Matthew Stoltzfus.
Heavyweight Class 11 (252-257 Lbs.): 1.
Matthew Beam. 2. Angela Stoltzfus. 3. Jo
seph Cornelius.
Class 12 (258-262 Lbs.): 1. Hanna Mast.
2. Jennifer Stoltzfus. 3. Eric Yoder.
Class 13 (264-269 Lbs.); 1. Laurel! Stottz
fus. 2 Matthew Stoltzfus. 3. Laura Howe.
Heavyweight Champion; Hanna Mast.
Reserve: Laurel) Stoltzfus.
Super Heavyweight Class 14 (275-300
Lbs.): 1. Ashley Fntz. 2. Joseph Cornelius.
3. Kevin Mast.
Super Heavyweight Champion: Ashley
Fritz Reserve: Joseph Cornelius.
GRAND CHAMPION SWINE
Hanna Mast
RESERVE
Laurel! Stoltzfus
SWINE SHOWMANSHIP
Seniors 14 And Over Class V 1. Julia
Howe. 2. Tom Marsh. 3 Angela Stoltzfus.
Class 2: 1. Caitlin Fairbairn. 2. Amanda
Stoltzfus. 3. Matthew Beam.
Seniors Champion: Caitlin Fairbairn. Re
serve. Julia Howe
Juniors B-13 Class 3; 1 Lisa Maguire. 2
Hanna Mast.
Class 4: 1. Jeremy Stoltzfus. 2. Laurel!
Stoltzfus. 3 Ryan Fairbairn
Juniors Champion: Lisa Maguire. Re
serve: Jeremy Stoltzfus.
First Year Class 5' 1 Kevin Mast. 2.
Emily Hodge. 3. Ashley Fntz
First Year Champion. Kevin Mast. Re
serve: Emily Hodge
MARKET LAMBS
Lightweight Class 1 (59-66 Lbs.): 1.
Thomas McCaffrey. 2. Taryn McCaffrey.
Class 2 (74-83 Lbs.): 1. Matt Ventrella. 2.
Matt Ventrella. 3. Thomas McCaffrey.
Lightweight Champion: Matt Ventrella.
Reserve; Matt Ventrella.
Middleweight Class 3 (88-93 Lbs.); 1.
Caleb Smoker. 2. Leah Wensel. 3. Rosa
Smoker
Class 4 (100-106 Lbs.): 1. Katie Bates. 2
Megan Navarro. 3. Ruth Smoker.
Middleweight Champion: Katie Bates.
Reserve. Caleb Smoker
Light Heavyweight Class 5 (109 Lbs.): 1.
Sara Howe 2 Rhoda Smoker 3. Carter M.
Lmdborg
Class 6 (112-116 Lbs.); 1. Megan Navar
ro. 2. Rosa Smoker 3 Leah Wensel.
Light Heavyweight Champion; Sara
Howe. Reserve; Megan Navarro.
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