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Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte takes the
first scoop from the giant ice cream sundae served on the
Capitol Lawn recently. Joining the celebration, from left,
Virginia Dairy Princess Sarah Leonard from Midland, Va.,
New Jersey Dairy Princess Brynn Kirby from Hills
borough, N.J., and Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Rachel
Kilgore from Airville.
Capitol Celebrates
National Ice Cream Month
WASHINGTON, D.C.
What hits the spot on a warm
summer day? Why ice cream of
course!
House Agriculture Committee
Chair Congressman Bob Good
latte, took that to the extreme re
cently serving up a giant ice
cream sundae on the front lawn
of the Capitol building.
In honor of National Ice
Cream Month, dairy princesses
from Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and Virginia built the tantalizing
dessert using 27 gallons of vanilla
bean ice cream donated by Tur
key Hill.
Congressman Goodlatte did
the honors of serving the official
New York Couple Receives
Young Jersey Breeder Award
COLUMBUS, Ohio Eric and
Janet Partridge, East Durham,
N.Y., were recently named by the
American Jersey Cattle Associa
tion (AJCA) as recipients of its
Young Jersey Breeder Award.
They were recognized for their
accomplishments during the re
cent annual meeting of the AJCA
and National All-Jersey Inc.
(NAJ) in Columbus, Ohio.
The Partridges are third
generation breeders of registered
Jersey cattle and the fifth
generation to raise a family on
the 220-acre farm. Hedges Home
stead. The herd is currently 48
registered Jerseys, with a rolling
herd average of 16,207 pounds of
milk, 712 pounds of fat, and 560
pounds of protein.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 2, 2003-A33
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cess Sarah Leonard of Midland,
Va. and Virginia Alternate Dairy
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Congressman scoop sundaes for
more than 500 passersby and
Capitol Hill staff members.
In addition to helping serve
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Eric was vice-president of the
Capital District Jersey Cattle
Club for three years.
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