York Fair Hosts Open Breeding Sheep Show
MICHELLE
RANCK-KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
YORK (York Co.) “It was a
super show. There was the quali
ty you’d expect for this show,”
said Dr. Robert Herr, judge of
York Fair’s Open Breeding
Sheep Show.
“We have represented some of
the best of the best. Some of the
animals could compete any place
in the East,” he said.
“I feel that we’ve had a really
good show,” said Jose Flory,
York Fair sheep superintendent.
“The quality of the animals was
super, and the juniors did a won
derful job.”
The Cheviot ram was “the
right kind,” according to Herr, “a
long muscular buck that will pro
duce the kind of lambs as far
as size, scale, and balance that
the market wants.”
The ram is owned by John
Eaton, Windsor.
Beginning with 4-H involve
ment, Eaton, has now been in the
sheep business for 15 years. An
ag lender for a bank in York
County, Eaton has 90 sheep,
mostly Cheviots and Dorsets, at
his home and sells breeding
stock.
He exhibits his animals at Key
stone, and the Farm Show and
goes to Louisville, Kentucky for
breed shows.
His homebred Cheviot yearling
caught the eye of Dr. Herr, who
gave it the nod for grand champi
on ram placing. The ram is sold
to a producer in New Hampshire
and will move at the end of the
month.
“The Southdown ewe is a great
pattern for the breed with a lot of
muscle, breed character, and
length of body,” said Herr, an
order buyer and Dorset breeder.
Bill Leib, Mechanicsburg, pur
chased his grand champion
Southdown ewe at a national sale
in Oklahoma in May.
“I felt the character qualities
like length, size, thickness, cor
rectness, breed character, the ewe
was a total package,” said Leib,
who worked at the operation in
Oklahoma where the ewe origi
nated.
“I knew the genetic back
ground, and I knew I wanted
that in my flock,” he said.
With 20 years of experience,
Leib is no stranger to the show
ring. “Mom and Dad had sheep
ever since I was born,” he said,
adding that he not only enjoys
the competition but also meeting
and making lifetime friends with
other exhibitors on the show ring
circuit.
Leib houses his 15 brood ewes
and 20 brood does on eight acres
at home. The fair season is a
whirlwind of activity for Leib,
who exhibits all four species of
market animals at fairs in Penn
sylvania.
Showing sheep at the national
junior show, North American In
ternational Livestock Exhibition
(NAILE), and other shows which
takes him to lowa, Ohio, and In
diana for other shows.
“I believe that, to have the best
animals, you have to compete
against the best,” he said. Tough
competition, he said, allows him
to “see how my animals com
pare” to other top animals.
Leib, a culinary arts major at
Johnson and Wales University,
Providence, Rhode Island, cur
rently has an internship at Hotel
Hershey.
Also during the sheep show
Samuel Hayes, Pennsylvania sec
retary of agriculture, helped to
present two checks to the York
Fair from the state fair fund. The
first check, $25,000, will be used
for improvement on the physical
infrastructure at the fair. A new
roof on the arts and crafts build
ing is on the fair’s “to do” list.
The second check, $49,600,
will go toward operating ex
penses, which include premium
money and the cost of running
the fair.
Full results follow:
YORK FAIR OPEN SHEEP
BREEDING SHOW
RESULTS
CHEVIOT
Ram 1 year and under 2:1 John Eaton.
Ram, fall lamb: 1. Amy Bennecoff.
Ram, spring lamb; 1. John Eaton. 2. Me
lissa Trostle. 3. John Eaton.
Two ram lambs: 1. John Eaton.
Ewe, 1 year and under 2; 1. Melissa
Trestle, 2. John Eaton. 3. John Eaton.
Ewe, fall lamb: Amy Bennecoff.
Ewe, spnng lamb; Melissa Trostle. 2.
Melissa Trostle. 3. Tony Haugh.
Pair of yearling ewes: 1. John Eaton. 2.
Melissa Trostle. 3. Tony Haugh.
Pair of ewe lambs: 1. Melissa Trestle. 2.
John Eaton. 3. Tony Haugh.
Pen of lambs: 1. John Eaton. 2. Tony
Haugh.
Breeder's young flock: 1. John Eaton. 2.
Tony Haugh.
Get of sire: 1. John Eaton. 2. Tony
Haugh.
Flock: 1. Melissa Trestle. 2. John Eaton.
3. Tony Haugh.
Champion Cheviot ram/supreme cham
pion meat breeds ram: John Eaton.
Reserve champion Cheviot ram;
Champion Cheviot ewe. Melissa Trestle.
Reserve champion Cheviot ewe- Melissa
Trestle.
DORSET
Ram 1 year and under 2: 1. Katie Pow
ers.
Ram, fall lamb: 1. Barry and Bruce Snyd
er. 2. Katie Powers.
Ram, spnng lamb: 1. Matthew Banker!
2. John Eaton. 3. John Eaton.
Two ram lambs: 1. John Eaton.
Ewe, 1 year and under 2: John Eaton. 2.
John Eaton. 3. Andrew Bankert.
Ewe, fall lamb: 1. Barry and Bruce Snyd
er. 2. Mark Brown. 3. John Eaton.
Ewe, spring lamb: 1. John Eaton. 2. John
Eaton. 3. Matthew Bankert.
Pair of yearling ewes: 1. John Eaton. 2.
Katie Powers.
Pair of ewe lambs: 1. John Eaton. 2.
Katie Powers.
Pen of lambs: 1. John Eaton.
Breeder’s young flock: 1. John Eaton.
Get of sire: 1. John Eaton. 2. Katie Pow
ers.
Flock: 1. John Eaton. 2. Katie Powers.
Champion Dorset ram: Katie Powers.
Reserve champion Dorset ram: Matthew
Bankert.
Champion Dorset ewe: John Eaton.
Reserve champion Dorset ewe: Barry
and Bruce Snyder.
HAMPSHIRE
Ram, spnng lamb: 1. RJR Hampshires 2.
Matt Trostle. 3. RJR Hampshires
Two ram lambs: 1. Matt Trostle. 2. RJR
Hampshires.
Ewe, 1 year and under 2: 1 RJR Hamp
shires. 2. RJR Hampshires.
Ewe, fall lamb: RJR Hampshires.
Ewe, spnng lamb; 1. RJR Hampshires. 2.
RJR Hampshires. 3 Matt Trostle.
Pair of yearling ewes; 1. RJR Hamp
shires. 2. Matt Trostle.
Pair of ewe lambs. 1. RJR Hampshires.
2. Matt Trostle. 3 Katie Powers.
Pen of lambs' 1 RJR Hampshires. 2
Matt Trostle.-^
Breeder's young flock. 1 Matt Trostle
Get of sire. 1. Matt Trostle.
Flock- 1 RJR Hampshires. 2. Matt
Trostle.
Champion Hampshire ram RJR Hamp
shires
Reserve champion Hampshire ram: Matt
Trostle
Champion Hampshire ewe RJR Hamp
shires
Reserve champion Hampshire ewe RJR
Hampshires
MONTADALE
Ram 1 year and under 2. 1 Rachel Chil
las.
Ewe, 1 year and under 2 1. Tony Haugh
Ewe, spnng lamb; 1. Tony Haugh
GRAND CHAMPION MONTADALE RAM
Rachel Chlllas
GRAND CHAMPION MONTADALE EWE
Tony Haugh
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
MONTADALE EWE
Tony Haugh
SHROPSHIRE
Ram 1 year and under 2:1. Tim Stem.
Ram, fall lamb: 1. Amanda Miller. 2.
Amanda Miller.
Ram, spnng lamb: 1. Amanda Miller. 2.
Amanda Miller. 3. Wendy Whitman.
Two ram lambs: 1. Amanda Miller. 2.
Wendy Whitman.
Ewe, 1 year and under 2:1. Amanda Mill
er. 2. Amanda Miller. 3. Wendy Whitman.
Ewe, fall lamb: 1. Amanda Miller. 2.
Amanda Miller.
Ewe, spring lamb: 1. Amanda Miller. 2.
Michele Whitman. 3. Amanda Miller.
Pair of yearling ewe; 1. Amanda Miller.
Pair of ewe lambs: 1. Amanda Miller.
Pen of lambs; 1. Amanda Miller.
Breeder's young flock: 1. Amanda Miller.
Get of sire; 1. Amanda Miller.
Flock: 1. Amanda Miller.
GRAND CHAMPION SHROPSHIRE RAM
Amanda Miller
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
SHROPSHIRE RAM
Amanda Miller
GRAND CHAMPION SHROPSHIRE
EWE
Amanda Miller
RESERVE CHAMPION
SHROPSHIRE EWE
Amanda Miller
SOUTHDOWN
Ram 1 year and under 2: 1. Bill
Lelb. 2. Bill Lelb.
Ram, fall lamb; 1. Bruce Snyder.
2. Bill Lelb. 3. Amanda Millar.
Ram, spring lamb; 1. Bruce Snyd
er. 2. Bill Lelb. 3. Matt Trestle.
Two ram lambs: 1. Bill Leib. 2.
Bruce Snyder.
Ewe, 1 year and under 2- 1. Bill
Leib. 2. Matt Trestle. 3. Bruce Snyd
er. Champion Southdown ram;
Bruce Snyder.
Ewe, fall lamb. 1. Matt Trestle. 2
Amanda Miller. 3. Bill Leib.
Ewe, spnng lamb: 1. Bill Leib. 2.
Bruce Snyder. 3. Amanda Miller.
Pair of yearling ewes: 1. Bill Lelb.
2. Amanda Miller 3 Matt Trostel.
Pair of ewe lambs: 1. Bill Leib. 2.
Bruce Snyder. 3. Amanda Miller.
Pen of lambs. 1. Bill Leib. 2 Bruce
Snyder. 3. Matt Trestle.
Breeder's young flock; 1. Bruce
Snyder. 2. Bill Leib 3 Matt Trestle.
Get of sire. 1. Bill Leib 2 Bruce
Snyder. 3. Matt Trestle.
Flock- 1 Bill Leib 2 Bruce Snyd
er 3. Amanda Miller.
Reserve champion Southdown
ram. Bruce Snyder
Champion Southdown ewe/
supreme champion meat breeds
ewe Bill Leib.
Reserve champion Southdown
ewe. Matt Trestle
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SUFFOLK
Ram 1 year and under 2' 1 Travis Flory
Ram, spring lamb. 1. Travis Flory.
Two ram lambs: 1. Travis Flory. 2. Denny
Haugh. 3. Rebecca Butt.
Ewe, fall lamb; 1. Denny Haugh.
Ewe, spring lamb; 1. Travis Flory. 2.
Denny Haugh. 3. Travis Flory.
Pair of yearling ewes-1. Denny Haugh. 2.
Travis Flory.
Pair of ewe lambs: 1. Travis Flory. 2.
Denny Haugh. 3. Rebecca Butt.
Pen of lambs: 1 Travis Flory. 2. Rebecca
Butt.
Breeder’s young flock: 1. Travis Flory. 2.
Denny Haugh. 3. Rebecca Butt.
Get of sire: 1. Travis Flory. 2. Denny
Haugh. 3. Rebecca Butt.
Flock: 1. Travis Flory 2. Denny Haugh.
Champion Suffolk ram: Travis Flory.
Reserve champion Suffolk ram- Travis
Flory.
NATURAL COLOR SHEEP
Ram 1 year and under 2: 1 Greta Dise
2. Enc Bankert.
Ram, spnng lamb: 1. Randy Irwin. 2. Enc
Bankert. 3. Greta Dise.
Two ram lambs: 1. Enc Bankert. 2.
Shane Butt 3. Greta Dise.
Ewe, 1 year and under 2:1. Randy Irwin
2. Greta Dise. 3. Greta Dise.
Ewe, spring lamb. 1. Bill Leib 2. Greta
Dise. 3. Ryan Wilson
Pair of yearling ewes 1. Greta Dise. 2
Emily Butt. 3. Shane Butt
Pair of ewe lambs: 1. Greta Dise 2 Enc
Bankert. 3. Emily Butt.
Pen of lambs; 1 Enc Bankert. 2. Greta
Dise.
Breeder's young flock 1. Greta Dise 2
Enc Bankert
Get of sire-1. Erie Bankert
Flock 1. Greta Dise. 2 Shane Butt 3
Emily Butt
Champion Natural Color ram/supreme
champion Wool. Randy Irwin
Reserve champion Natural Color ram
Greta Dise
Champion Natural Color ewe Bill Leib
Reserve champion Natural Color ewe
Randy Irwin
COLUMBIA
Ram, spring lamb: 1 Butch Carpenter 2
Butch Carpenter.
Two ram lambs; 1 Butch Carpenter.
Ewe, fall lamb. 1. Butch Carpenter.
Ewe, spnng lamb' 1. Butch Carpenter
Pair of ewe lambs' 1. Butch Carpenter
Pen of lambs 1 Butch Carpenter
Breeder’s young flock- 1. Butch Carpen
ter.
Get of sire; 1 Butch Carpenter
Champion Columbia ram: Butch Carpen
ter.
Reserve champion Columbia ram: Butch
Carpenter.
Champion Columbia ewe. Butch Carpen
ter.
Reserve champion Columbia ewe: Butch
Carpenter.
CORRIEDALE
Ram 1 year and under 2:1. Enc Banker!.
Ram, spnng lamb; 1. Megan Heath. 2
Megan Heath. 3. Enc Bankert.
Two ram lambs: 1. Megan Heath. 2. Eric
Bankert.
Ewe, 1 year and under 2; 1. Bruce Snyd
er. 2. Bruce Snyder. 3. Megan Heath.
Ewe, spnng lamb: 1. Bruce Snyder. 2.
Enc Bankert.
Pair of yearling: 1 Bruce Snyder. 2. Eric
Bankert.
Champion Comedale ram: Megan Heath
Reserve champion Comedale ram:
Megan Heath.
Champion Comedale ewe. Bruce Snyd
er.
Reserve champion Comedale ewe-
Bruce Snyder.
RAMBOUILLET
Ram 1 year and under 2: 1. Bnan and
Doris Snyder.
Ram, spring lamb 1. Brian and Dons
Snyder. 2. Brian and Dons Snyder
Sec. Hayes Meets Wilkes-Barre Seniors,
Growers At Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE (Luzerne Co.) Agriculture Secretary
Sam Hayes recently met with Pennsylvania seniors and produce
growers last week at the Wilkes-Barre Farmers Market to en
courage participation in the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition
Program.
“The program is a ‘win-win’ situation for both produce grow
ers and nutritionally at-risk older Pennsylvanians,” Secretary
Hayes said. “Thanks to the participation of hundreds of produce
growers across the state, we are getting Pennsylvania-grown
fruits and vegetables from the fields to the tables of people who
need them the most.”
The program provides $2O in coupons to nutritionally at-risk
seniors to purchase produce from participating farmers markets.
It receives nearly $2 million in state funding each year.
Older Pennsylvanians should contact their local Area Agency
on Aging to determine their eligibility. Wilkes-Barre is one of 11
areas added this year to the program, expanding the total num
ber of pilot areas to 19.
More than 450 produce growers participate in the Seniors and
WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Programs.
To find a local farmers market, the “Consumer’s Guide to
Pennsylvania Farm Markets” is available through the Depart
ment of Agriculture’s Bureau of Market Development. For a
copy of the guide, call (717) 787-4210 or visit www.state.pa.us or
directly at www.pda.state.pa.us.
Farmers interested in participating in either of the Farmers
Market Nutrition Programs should call the Department of Agri
culture’s Bureau of Food Distribution at 1-800-468-2433.
Two ram lambs. 1. Brian and Dons Snyd-
Ewe, 1 year and under 2• 1. Brian and
Dons Snyder. 2. Bnan and Dons Snyder
Ewe, spnng lamb: 1 Bnan and Dons
Snyder. 2. Bnan and Dons Snyder.
Pair of yearling ewes: 1. Bnan and Dons
Snyder.
Pair of ewe lambs: 1. Bnan and Dons
Snyder.
Pen of lambs-1. Brian and Dons Snyder.
Breeder’s young flock: 1. Bnan and Dons
Snyder.
Get of sire: 1. Bnan and Doris Snyder
Flock; 1. Bnan and Dons Snyder.
Champion Rambouillet ram; Bnan and
Doris Snyder.
Reserve champion Rambouillet ram
Bnan and Dons Snyder.
Champion Rambouillet ewe/supreme
champion Wool Breeds ewe- Bnan and
Dons Snyder
Reserve champion Rambouillet ewe.
Bnan and Dons Snyder.
OTHER WOOL BREEDS
Ram 1 year and under 2. 1 Denny
Haugh 2. Mary Zeigler. 3. Mary Zeigler.
Ram, spnng lamb- 1 Rebecca Butt 2.
Denny Haugh. 3 Emily Butt.
Two ram lambs- 1 Rebecca Butt 2
Denny Haugh.
Ewe, 1 year and under 2:1. Randy Irwin
2. Megan Heath. 3. Randy Irwin
Ewe, fall lamb-1. Bnan Snyder
Ewe, spnng lamb- 1 Rebecca Butt 2.
Emily Butt. 3. Denny Haugh.
Pair of yearling ewes. 1. Randy Irwin 2
Denny Haugh. 3. Rebecca Butt.
Pair of ewe lambs. 1 Rebecca Butt 2
Denny Haugh 3 Rebecca Butt.
Pair of ewe lambs 1 Rebecca Butt 2
Denny Haugh 3. Emily Butt
Pen of lambs 1 Rebecca butt 2 Denny
Haugh
Breeder's young flock 1 Denny Haugh
Get of sire 1 Denny Haugh
Flock 1 Denny Haugh 2 Rebecca Butt
Champion Other Wool Breeds ram Re
becca Butt
Reserve champion Other Wool Breeds
ram Denny Haugh
Champion Other Wool Breeds ewe
Bnan Snyder
Reserve champion Other Wool Breeds
ewe. Randy Irwin
YORK FAIR
OPEN WOOL RESULTS
Fine wool ram 1 Sharon Kelly 2
Wayne Beare. 3. Sheepberry Farm
Fine wool ewe. 1 Sharon Kelly 2
Briana Kelly 3 Sharon Kelly
Medium wool ram-1 Wayne Beare 2
Thelma Middleton. 3. T Flanagan
Medium wool ewe. 1 Sheepberry
Farm. 2. Enc Banker!. 3. RJR Hampshires
Coarse (long) wool ram: 1 Rebecca
Butt. 2. Sheepberry Farm. 3 T Flanagan
Coarse (long) wool ewe 1. Randy
Irwin. 2. Wayne Beare. 3. Sheepberry Farm
Champion fleece- Sharon Kelly.
Reserve champion fleece- Sharon Kelly
Natural Colored fine wool ram- 1
Bnana Kelly.
Matured Colored fine wool ewe 1
Briana Kelly. 2. Sharon Kelly. 3 Sheepberry
Farm.
Natural Colored medium wool ram. 1
Sheepberry Farm
Natural Colored medium wool ewe 1
Sheepberry Farm. 2. Wayne Beare
Natural Colored coarse (long) wool
ram. 1. T Flanagan. 2 Sheepberry Farm.
Natural Colored coarse (long) wool
ewe; 1. Shane Butt. 2. Randy Irwin 3 Emily
Butt.
Champion Natural Colored fleece Shane
Butt.
Reserve champion Natural Colored
fleece; Bnana Kelly.
GRAND CHAMPION FLEECE
Sharon Kelly
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FLEECE
Sharon Kelly