A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 16, 2002 Dr. Diamond Reviews Carbon County Fair Sheep Entries DEANNA CUNFER Carbon Co. Correspondent PALMERTON (Carbon Co.) The 4-H market lamb and 4-H and open breeding sheep shows were recently conducted at the Carbon County Fair, east of Palmerton. Dr. James Diamond, Dean of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at Delaware Valley Col lege, judged the event. A breeder of Suffolk sheep, Dr. Diamond served over 10 years on the facul ty of Penn State College of ag ed ucation, has done international work through Cooperative Ex tension in developing nations, and was a former vo-ag teacher at Upper Bucks Vo-Tech School. In judging the fitting and showmanship competition of the 4-H market lamb show Diamond, keeping with his educational background, occasionally stopped to give instruction and explanations to the exhibitors and spectators. Two points he stressed in showmanship were to always have the sheep between you and the judge and that the exhibitor must always know where the judge is. As his cham pion fitter, Diamond selected Ashley Barry from the senior di vision. Reserve fitter honors went to Christiana Graver, who first topped the intermediate division. Graver, 12, is the daughter of Paul and Diane Graver and is a seventh-grade student at Lehigh ton Middle School. She has started her own flock of breeding sheep and also completed the dairy beef and market swine projects this year. Although she does well with her other project animals she will readily admit that the swine she raises each year for competition at the local fair and the Pennsylvania Farm Show are her favorite. Graver is serving as the news reporter for the Carbon County 4-H Live stock Club. Barry was then selected as the champion showman of the mar ket lamb show followed by Laura Mazur, 13, daughter of Diane Fisher, as reserve champion showman. Barry, 16, a junior at Lehigh ton High School, is the daughter of Guy and Priscilla Barry and secretary-treasurer of the Carbon County 4-H Livestock Club where she also completed the market goat and dairy beef proj ects. Moving into the weight classes Diamond said, “In market lambs you want to find high quality car casses.” Diamond selected his grand champion market lamb from the heavy medium weight class. The champion exhibited by Barry weighed 117 pounds and was described as being more de sirable and firmer than the com petition. The reserve champion Luke Graver, 10, stands with his su preme champion ewe of the Carbon Coun ty Fair. The Jan. 2002 Dorset was first named the champion ewe of her breed. Graver is the son of Paul and Diane Graver, Lehighton, and this is his second year in 4-H. market lamb ribbon was then presented to Luke Graver, 10, a second-year member for his 125-pound first-place winner of the heavyweight class. Luke, brother of Christiana Graver, is in the fifth grade at Lehighton Middle School. Luke also com pleted the dairy beef and market swine projects this year and will be again competing in the market swine competition at the Pennsyl vania Farm Show this January. As his champion fitter in the 4-H breeding sheep competition Diamond selected Mazur follow ing with Christiana Graver as his choice for reserve champion fit ter. Champion showman honors went to Barry who was earlier se lected as the champion showman and fitter of the market lamb contest. Diamond then awarded the reserve champion showman honors to Mazur. In the 4-H and open breeding sheep show Diamond reviewed the approximately SO entries se lecting the Dorset ewe lamb, BUS 205 “Buttercup” of Luke Graver as the grand champion Dorset ewe. This animal of Graver then went on to be named the supreme champion ewe of the show being described as the animal that was most true to the breed character istics established by the breed as sociation. Christiana Graver then fol lowed as her Feb. 2002 bred and owned Hampshire ewe was se lected as the grand champion Hampshire ewe by Diamond. Re serve grand champion Hamp shire ewe honors went to the March 2001 ewe of Barry. Grand champion Hampshire ram hon ors were then awarded to Chris tiana Graver. The audience for the evening show was treated to a large sheep show having several breeds repre sented, at times with as many as six pairs in the ring at one time. As the evening progressed, avid sheep breeder and 4-H member Laura Mazur collected the fol lowing championships in the 4-H and open breeding sheep show: grand and reserve Shropshire ewes and rams; grand champion Suffolk ewe and ram; grand and reserve champion Montadale ewes and rams; and grand cham pion Karakul ewe and ram. Mazur is currently the youth ambassador for the Karakul breed, a rare and ancient bred of sheep. She will have several of her sheep representing rare breeds at the Small Farm and Rural Living Expo in September. More information on the Small Farm Expo schedule and location can be found on their Website; www.smallfarmexpo.org or in recent issues of Lancaster Farming. Shown is Laura Mazur, 13, Weatherly with her Montadale ram that was selected as the grand champion ram of the Carbon County Fair. The fair posted the following results: 4-H MARKET LAMB FITTING AND SHOWMANSHIP Senior fitting: 1. Ashley Barry. Intermediate fitting: 1. Chnstiana Graver. 2. Jacmta Maleski. 3. Laura Mazur Junior fitting; 1. Luke Graver Senior showmanship. 1 Ashley Barry. Intermediate showmanship: 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Jacmta Maleski. 3. Christiana Graver. Junior showmanship: 1. Luke Graver. Champion fitter: Ashley Barry. Reserve champion fitter: Christiana Graver. Champion showman: Ashley Barry. Reserve champion showman: Laura Mazur. 4-H MARKET LAMB WEIGHT CLASSES Lightweight: 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Ashley Barry. Light medium weight; 1. Chnstiana Graver. 2. Ashley Barry. Heavy medium weight: 1. Ashley Barry. 2. Laura Mazur. Heavyweight: 1. Luke Graver. 2. Ashley Barry. GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB Ashley Barry RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB Luke Graver 4*l BREEDING SHEEP FITTING AND SHOWMANSHIP Senior fitting; 2. Ashley Barry. Intermediate fitting: 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Chnstiana Graver. Junior fitting; 1. Luke Graver. Senior showmanship; 1. Ashley Barry. Intermediate Showmanship: 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Christiana Graver. Junior showmanship: 1. Luke Graver. Champion fitter LauraMazur. Reserve champion fitter: Christiana Graver. Champion showman: Ashley Barry. Reserve champion showman; Laura 'MaZUr. 4-H AND OPEN BREEDING SHEEP DORSET Ewe lamb under 1 year: 1. Luke Graver. GRAND CHAMPION DORSET EWE Luke Graver HAMPSHIRE Ewe 1 year and under 2:1. Ashley Barry. Ewe lamb under 1 year: 1. Christiana Graver. Bred and owned by exhibitor: 1. Chris- tiana Graver. GRAND CHAMPION HAMPSHIRE EWE Christiana Graver RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION HAMPSHIRE EWE Ashley Barry Ram lamb under 1 yean 1. Christiana Graver. GRAND CHAMPION HAMPSHIRE RAM Chnstiana Graver Pair of Hampshire lambs: 1. Christiana Qraver. MONTADALE Ewe, 2 years and oven 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laura Mazur. 3. Laura Mazur. Ewe, 1 year and under 2; 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laura Mazur. Ewe lamb under 1 yean 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laura Mazur. 3. Laura Mazur. GRAND CHAMPION MONTADALE EWE Laura Mazur Shown are the Carbon County Fair champion market lambs. From left is Luke Graver with the reserve grand champion market lamb and Ashley Barry with her grand champion. Dr. James Diamond, Delaware Valley College Dean of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, judged the event. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION MONTADALE EWE Laura Mazur Ram under 1 year. 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laura Mazur. Ram lamb 1 year and under 2: 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laura Mazur. GRAND CHAMPION MONTADALE RAM Laura Mazur RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION MONTADALE RAM Laura Mazur Pair of Montadale lambs: 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laura Mazur. 3. Laura Mazur. SHROPSHIRE Aged ewe, 2 years and over. 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laura Mazur. Yearling ewe, 1 year and under 2: 1. Laura Mazur. Ewe lamb under 1 year 1. Laura Mazur. GRAND CHAMPION SHROPSHIRE EWE Laura Mazur RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION SHROPSHIRE EWE Laura Mazur Bred and owned by exhibitor. 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laum,M4?u^ Ram lamb under 1 year: 1. LaiirtrMazut. Ram yearling, 1 year and under 2: 1. Laura Mazur. Drought Emergency Lifted In 16 Counties Cumberland, Chester, Delaware Counties Remain In Drought Emergency PHILADELPHIA Gov. Mark Schweiker recently lift ed the drought emergency for 16 counties, while continuing the drought emergency in Cumberland, Chester and Del aware counties. “We are thankful that Octo ber’s rainfall was above nor mal in some areas of south eastern and southcentral Pennsylvania,” Gov. Schweik er said. “What we have to re member now is that this drought was years in the mak ing, and we still need to prac tice water conservation, espe cially in the three counties where the drought emergency has been extended.” Northampton, Lehigh, Berks, Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Lancaster and York counties have been up graded to drought-warning status, which calls on residents to voluntarily conserve 10 per cent to IS percent of their daily water usage. Dauphin, Lebanon, Bed ford, Fulton, Franklin and Adams counties been upgrad ed to drought-watch status, which calls on residents to vol untarily conserve 5 percent of their daily water use. Perry and Schuylkill coun ties have been upgraded to normal status. GRAND CHAMPION SHROPSHIRE RAM Laura Mazur RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION SHROPSHIRE RAM Laura Mazur Pair of Shropshire lambs: 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laura Mazur. SUFFOLK Ewe, 2 years and over: 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laura Mazur. 3. Ashley Barry. Ewe, 1 year and under 2:1. Ashley Barry. Ewe lamb under 1 year: 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laura Mazur. 3. Laura Mazur. GRAND CHAMPION SUFFOLK EWE Laura Mazur RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION SUFFOLK EWE Ashley Barry Ram lamb 1 year and under 2:1. Ashley Barry. GRAND CHAMPION SUFFOLK RAM Ashley Barry Pair of Suffolk lambs; 1. Laura Mazur. 2. Laura Mazur. OPEN BREEDING SHEEP KARAKUL Fall yearling ewe: 1. Laura Mazur. GRAND CHAMPION KARAKUL EWE Laura Mazur Spring ram; 1. Laura Mazur. GRAND CHAMPKHt KABAKUL ram LauraMazur Because Cumberland, Chester and Delaware coun ties remain in drought-emer gency status, residents there continue to be under mandato ry water-use restrictions. Groundwater level remains a problem in these three coun ties and is the deciding factor in keeping them in drought emergency status. Gov. Schweiker first de clared a drought emergency on February 12, for 24 coun ties in southcentral and east ern Pennsylvania. He extend ed the emergency for 20 counties on May 8, extended the emergency for 14 counties on August 9, and then added five counties to drought emer gency status on September 5 after a long dry spell. “While our rainfall for the past few weeks has been excel lent, we’ll need several more months of above average rain fall to return all of our coun ties to normal status,” Gov. Schweiker said. For more information, in cluding a color-coded map to show the drought status of each Pennsylvania county, visit the PA Power Port at www.state.pa.us, PA Key word: “drought.”
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