■i ■■■■i \ |ij >■» ■ ■*.A vy Vol. 48 No. 39 Livestock Exhibitors In The Spotlight At Delaware State Fair DAVE LEFEVER Lancaster Farming Staff HARRINGTON, Del. Junior exhibitors found themselves in the spotlight, literally, at the Delaware State Fair Tuesday night. Class winners from the beef, goat, lamb, and swine shows were introduced under bright lights for the choosing of champions. Emcee for the event was Dennis Hazzard, general manager of the fair. It was the third annual Livestock Extravaganza, where the best out of a total of 450 animals exhibi ted by 300 youth were on display. Grand champion exhibi tors were Josh Hastings of Townsend, Del., beef; Cole (Turn to Page A2O) Longtime Youth Showman Exhibits Champion Lamb At Cecil County Fair DAVE LEFEVER Lancaster Farming Staff FAIR HILL, Md. Kyle King got his first experi ence in the show ring when he was 4 years old, han dling his older brother’s market lamb. Now 14, Kyle King has marked another big mile stone exhibiting his first Kyle King, right, exhibits the grand champion market lamb at the Cecil County Fair this week. Chelsea Davis, front, has reserve champion. Join ing the winners are Kimberly Underwood, Cecil County farm queen, and Bob Heiytlujdgf!. mppJb.Ofntidimir www.lancasterfarming.com Cole Garey, right, exhibits the grand champi on market goat at the Delaware State Fair this week. His cousin Stephen Melling helps out. The fair’s “Livestock Extravaganza” features the top picks out off a field of more than 450 total head of beef cattle, goats, iambs, swine shown by about 300 youth exhibitors. grand champion market lamb at the Cecil County Fair here this week. “I’m really proud of my self,” King said of his ac complishment leading the 111-pound Suffolk light weight to the title. This was his fifth year as an “offi cial” 4-H exhibitor. He’s shown a reserve champion Five Sections lamb before, but never the top one. King’s lamb demonstrat ed “ideal finish and very good conformation,” said Robert who traveled from Lancaster County to judge the event in which 12 exhibitors showed a total of (Turn to Page A2l) Saturday, July 26,2003 Sixteen dairy farms across Pennsylvania have been chosen as Dairy of Distinction winners this year for their positive image of milk production in the state. Lancaster Farming honors these farms in the Dairy of Distinction section included this issue. Jerseys Compete At Kimberton LOU ANN GOOD Food And Family Features Editor KIMBERTON (Chester Co.) Interspersed among the thousands of people who jammed Kimberton Community Fairgrounds Thursday evening, were cat tle enthusiasts with 200 head of Jerseys. “From start to finish, this (Turn to Page A 34) hiMcir 7hr $ f* i 1 t* if ** ■> Tie. * ✓ Cecil County Ag Showcase page A 22. ✓ FFA Livestock Sale page A 32. ✓ Cattlemen’s Field Day A 32. $37.00 Per Year At Kimberton Community Fair, 9-year-old Melissa Huff shows the grand champion Jersey, a 2-year-old named Cotton. Turn to page A 34 for more about Kimberton’s 75th fair, July 21-25. Photo by, Lou Ann <Jood $l.OO Per Copy
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