Lazarus Takes Market Show, Miller Wins Breeds At Kutztown MICHELLE honors in the breed show. Aman- RANCK-KUNJAPPU da Miller’s animals earned the Lancaster Farming Sfaff top prize for both ewe and ram KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.) A classes, variety of breeds turned out for In the ring during champion exhibition during this week’s ram selection, judge Lee Wagner, Kutztown Fair’s sheep show. Easton, noted the quality of the Eight rams and 12 ewes com- eight rams that topped their re peted for supreme champion spective breed classes. Three of Winners of each breed classes were, left to right: (top row) Lorissa Lazarus, Breinigsvllle; John Strawbridge, Whitehall; Andrew Reinert, New Tripoli; Mallory Ketterer, Bernville; Carrie Hartman, Bernville; Kellie Graeff, Robe sonia; Jill Neiman, Fleetwood; Emily Hannon, Limekiln; (bottom row) Amanda Miller, Bernville, and Cathy Levan, Hamburg. Lancaster Poured Waits • Agriculture •Commercial • Residential t Call for Prices On: • NRCS approved Manure Storage Pits • Basements • Retaining Walls • Footers • Foundation Walls Customer Satisfaction Is Our Goal Lancaster Poured Walls, Inc. 2001 Jarvis Rd. • Lancaster. PA 17601 • (717) 299-3974 the rams, said Wagner, were in “serious contention,” for supreme champion honors. “When I select a supreme champion I look for the animal that is closest to the ideal for each breed,” said Wagner. Amanda’s winning ram com bined soundness, style, and bal ance, according to the judge. Twelve ewes won their classes to move on to compete for the grand champion honor. Miller’s Shropshire ewe won the supreme champion ewe title. The daughter of Ronald and Joan Miller, Bemville, Amanda has been around sheep all of her life at the family’s 50-sheep farm. A 4-H and FFA participant, she has nine years of experience in the show ring. This fall Aman da will be a sophomore .at Tulpe hocken High School. Also during Kutztown Fair Miller earned grand champion fitter and grand champion show manship honors, besides a second place in her class in the blocking and grooming competition. Addi tionally she exhibited the cham pion lightweight market sheep. Cathy Levan, new Berks County Sheep and Wool Queen, earned the reserve champion showman placing. Levan, Ham burg, was crowned at the recent Reading Fair. Lorissa Lazarus, Breinigsville, took home grand champion mar- ket lamb placing. The lamb was first named champion middleweight. “This is an honest kind of lamb that combines balance and thick ness,” said Wagner. Also during the fair, in the swine show Lorissa gathered the supreme champion gilt placing with her Yorkshire February gilt. Meat, muscle condition, and extension marked the reserve champion market sheep exhibited by Shelby Rarick, 9, Fleetwood. She also exhibited the grand champion pair of market lambs. Although she has exhibited animals since she was three years old, this year is Shel by’s first year of 4-H. Her experience paid off in the showman ship classes, where she earned a first place. She was also first in her class in the sheep fitting competition and reserve champion fit ter. Full results follow: (Turn to Page A 32) Need i onMim non equipment ‘ U*>k in the (Insufieds in i« non D' Miller Reviews Beef Show At Plainfield Farmers’ Fair DEANNA CUNFER steer of the show. Reserve cham lL^o^,r.res^}o.enJi „ pion market steer honors went to BANGOR (Northampton Co.) j enn jf er Hower with “Sunrise Judge Ron Miller, Bemville, s „ . . , . Fair Fund Administrator for “ e second place winner Pennsylvania Department of Ag- of the medlum we, « ht class riculture (PDA) recently review- 1° the Angus breeding beef ed the entries of the open steer competition Miller selected the show at the Plainfield Farmers’ early junior yearling entry of Fair. Hower as the champion Angus Miller selected the medium heifer. Hower’s entry is JEA Spe weight class winner named dal Agent Roxy a Feb. 2000 heif- Sprocket exhibited by Gwen _ Wagner as the champion market Tu ° afle Champion steer in the open steer show at Plainfield Farmers’ Fair was Sprocket owner by Gwen Wagner. Shown are, from left, Ron Miller judge; Blair Hoover and Gwen Wagner. •Transport Augers We Install Total Package. * Parts & Mo,ors Or We Provide Free Bin-Jack Use With Your New Bin Purchase. Now is the time to have your grain dryer serviced. We service all makes of dryers p <■ • 9} #*•« • * •»v Ml -M • • * •«> Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 18, 2001-A27 ring Sys. • Utility Augers (js§|) Mon.-Fri. 6:30 am-8:00 pm Sat. EQUIPMENT, INC. 7:30 ™_ 6:00p,n FARM & HOME CENTER 464-3321 or 800-732-0053 Km www.acehardware.com/emherr vjr J Herrville Rd & Rt 272 South 2 1/2 Miles South of Willow Valley Square UPS Drop Not Responsible For Typographical Errors Pplflt Grain Bins • Gram Dryers C BATCH OR OUS FLOW DRYERS The Competitive Edge “Smart system” eliminates guesswork. Us iys wl \ GALVANIZED BUCKET ELEVATOR 75 Years of Elevator Manufacturing Expertise T \
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