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tips about clipping and fitting,
she said.
In addition, “I like the people
that I see there at the show,” said
Eliza. “And I get to catch up on
what everyone is doing, because I
only get to see them a couple of
times a year.”
Besides working for other ex
hibitors, “I want to participate in
the Skillathon and maybe the
Quiz Bowl,” she said.
“I just help them on show day
or help them with their cattle
when they’re washing and blow
ing,” said Eliza. “I have shown
before for other people in the
past, but this would be more be
hind the scenes, because this is
more of a youth show, so they
(the exhibitors) will be showing
their own animals.”
Leah’s weekend plans include
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lathon, handing out ribbons, and
maybe the Quiz Bowl if I get a
team together,” she said.
This year Leah is practicing for
Quiz Bowl as a 4-H group.
Last year she tested her beef
knowledge at the Skillathon and
won her age group.
The Skillathon includes a vari
ety of stations that challenge par
ticipants to identify beef breeds,
retail cuts, feed ingredients, and
feed safety, besides general
knowledge and management
questions.
The Quiz Bowl covers topics
that include nutrition, genetics,
reproduction, animal health,
marketing and promotion, and
cattle breeds.
To prepare for the competi
tion, “I’m going to try to look up
some of them, and the types of
grain, too,” said Leah.
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“I like going to the shows
it’s a great opportunity to learn
more about fitting. Watching the
people you can learn more about
judging cattle and it’s just
fun,” said Leah.
The Waltons exhibit cattle at
4-H Roundup, the Pennsylvania
Angus Breeders Show, Atlantic
National, and local shows.
In addition, Eliza has also
shown at KILE and Farm Show.
For Eliza, exhibiting cattle ac
tually had its beginnings in the
dairy ring, as she has also exhibi
ted dairy cattle.
She began exhibiting dairy cat
tle because her grandparents had
a dairy farm, however her uncle
(who used to show Angus), intro
duced her to the beef cattle ring.
Eliza has been showing cattle
since 1995, and Leah, who has
three cattle in her own show
string, has exhibited cattle for
four years.
For Leah, other 4-H par
ticipation includes sewing
club in the past. However she
is considering joining the
equine activities this year in
4-H.
Farm Show Posts Limousin Winners
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) David and Linda Miller
had a stellar day at the Farm
Show’s Limousin show, taking
home both grand champion bull
and premier exhibitor honors.
The Millers are from Clay
Acres Limousin Farm, Bedford.
The operation consists of a
100-head cow-calf herd and two
farms equaling 140 acres.
It has been a family operation
since the 19705. The Millers
brought eight head of cattle to
the Farm Show, where they
have been exhibiting for 20
years.
The Mosher family took
home the premier breeder
honor.
The grand champion Limou
sin female was owned by An
nette and Jim Delaplaine, Get
tysburg, who are joined by
children Kelsey, 11, and Kyle, 8,
on their operation. Kelsey and
Kyle also exhibited cattle in the
junior shows of this year’s Farm
Show competition. This year’s
competition, in fact, was Kyle's
first time in the ring by himself.
The family farm, HeartSelt
Farms, includes two farms total
ing 250 acres and more than 300
head of cow-calf and feedlot
cattle.
They have been exhibiting
three years at the Farm Show,
where they exhibited Shorthorn
and Limousin cattle.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22, 2003-A3
In spite of the fact that their cattle are staying home,
4-H’ers Leah, left, and Eliza Walton are planning to go to
the Beef Expo to participate in the Skillathon and Quiz
Bowl, among other cattle-related activities.
David and Linda Miller, Clay Acres Limousin Farm,
Bedford, exhibited the grand champion Limousin bull
during the Farm Show.
The Delaplaine family Kelsey, Kyle, Annette, and
Jim exhibited the grand champion Limousin female.
At halter is Eric Fleming.
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