A4O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 6, 2003
Blake Brubaker Wins Supreme At E-town Fair Dairy Show
CHARLENE M. SHUPP
Special Correspondent
ELIZABETHTOWN (Lancas
ter Co.) After judging about 75
head of dairy cattle, judge Lisa
Shaw gave the nod to Blake Bru
baker of Elizabethtown, as the
winner of the supreme champion
of the Elizabethtown Fair Youth
Dairy Show with his grand
champion Holstein.
Also competing for the youth
supreme banner were the grand
champion Ayrshire owned by
Amber Kiser, grand champion
Brown Swiss owned by Angela
Swendson, grand champion Jer
sey owned by Angela Swendson,
and grand champion Lineback
owned by Marie Deaven.
Show results are as follows:
ELIZABETHTOWN FAIR
OPEN SHOW RESULTS
AYRSHIRE
Spring Calf: 1. James Findley, 2. Amber
Kiser, 3. Sandra Swendson.
Winter Calf. 1. Mark Deaven, 2. Laken
Hotter, 3. Mark Deaven.
Fall Calf; 1. James Findley, 2. Mark Dea
ven.
Summer Yearling: 1. Mark Deaven, 2.
James Findley.
Spnng Yearling: 1. James Findley, 2.
James Findley.
Winter Yearling: 1. Amber Kiser, 2. Sand
ra Swendson.
Junior Champion: James Findley
Reserve Junior Champion: James Find
ley.
2-year-old cow. 1. James Findley, 2
Mark Deaven, 3. Mark Deaven.
Cow 5-year-old and over 1. Amber
Kiser
Dry Cow James Findley
Senior Champion; Amber Kiser.
Reserve Senior Champion. James Find
ley.
Produce of Dam-1. Amber Kiser
Best Udder of Show James Findley
Dam and Daughter. Amber Kiser.
Best 3 Females. 1 Mark Deaven, 2
James Findley.
GRAND CHAMPION
Amber Kiser
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Amber Kiser
BROWN SWISS
Spnng Calf; 1. Angela Swendson
Winter Calf- 1. Jeremy Daubert, 2. Sand
ra Swedson
Fall Calf; 1. Laura Holtzmger.
Summer Yearling; 1. Angela Swendson.
Junior Yearling; 1. Sandra Swendson.
Junior Champion Laura Holtzmger.
Reserve Junior Champion: Jeremy Dau
bert.
DFA Meetings Sept. 11-12
SYRACUSE, N.Y. In an ef
fort to provide insight into mar
ket conditions, industry trends,
and what cooperatives are doing
to help producers, the Northeast
Council of Dairy Farmers of
America (DFA) is hosting two in
formational meetings Thursday,
Sept. 11 in Pennsylvania, and
two meetings Sept. 12 in New
York state.
Gary Hanman, DFA president
and CEO, will be the featured
speaker. The meetings are open
to all dairy producers.
The first meeting is 10:30 a.m.
in Greencastle at the Kauffman
Ruritan Building off of Rt. 11.
The second meeting is 7:30
p.m. at Yoder’s Restaurant,
along Rt. 23 in New Holland.
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2003 Elizabethtown Fair Queen Kate Sweigart congrat
ulates Blake Brubaker on his supreme champion win at
the Elizabethtown Fair.
2- 1. Angela Swendson.
3- 1. Jeremy Daubert, 2. Angela
Swendson.
4-year-old: 1. Jeremy Daubert, 2. Angela
Swendson.
5-year-old and over: 1. Angela Swend
son, 2. Angela Swendson.
Dry Cow: 1. Angela Swendson, 2. Angela
Swendson.
Senior Champion: Jeremy Daubert.
Reserve Senior Champion; Jeremy Dau
bert.
Best Udder: Jeremy Daubert.
Dam and Daughter Angela Swendson.
Produce of Dam: Angela Swendson.
Best 3 Females: Angela Swendson.
' GRAND CHAMPION
Jeremy Daubert
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Jeremy Daubert
JERSEY
Winter Calf; 1. Emily Sullivan, 2 Megan
Gutekunst.
Fall Calf. 1. Amber Kiser.
Junior Champion: Amber Kiser
Reserve Junior Champion Emily Sulli
van.
2-year-old' 1. Sandra Swendson
Senior Champion: Sandra Swendson.
Best Udder: Sandra Swendson.
GRAND CHAMPION
Sandra Swendson
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Amber Kiser
HOLSTEIN
Spring Calf: 1. Laura Holtzmger, 2. Joe
Wivel, 3. Amber Kiser.
Winter Calf: 1. Crystal Brubaker, 2. Blake
“Because the dairy industry
continues to experience a great
deal of change and DFA has been
actively dealing with this change
on many fronts, Gary wanted to
take the opportunity to talk with
all interested dairy producers,”
said Lewis Gardner, chairman of
DFA’s Northeast Council.
The first Sept. 12 meeting in
New York state will begin at 9
a.m. in Mayville, N.Y., at Webb’s
Restaurant on Rt. 394.
The final meeting will take
place at 12:30 p.m. in Chaffee,
N.Y., at the Hearth Banquet Fa
cility on Rt. 16.
Brubaker, 3. Mark Kennedy.
Fall Calf; 1. Tiffany Donough.
Summer Yearling: 1. Joe Wivell, 2. Timo
thy Donough, 3. Stephanie Donough.
Spring Yearling: 1. Deidra Bollinger, 2.
Seven-Gen Farm.
Winter Yearling: Joe Wivell.
Fall Yearling: 1. Mark Kennedy.
Junior Champion; Joe Wivell.
Reserve Junior Champion: Laura Holt
zmger.
2- 1. Vision Genetics, 2. Joe Wi
vell, 3. Blake Brubaker.
3- 1. Lowell and Debra Brubak
er, 2. Joe Wivell, 3. Seven-Gen Farm.
4- 1. Blake Brubaker, 2. Corby
Ziegler, 3. Joe Wivel.
5- and over; 1. Seven Gen Farm,
2 Lowell and Debra Brubaker, 3 Joe Wi
vell.
Senior Champion- Vision Genetics.
Reserve Senior Champion; Blake Bru-
baker.
Best Udder; Blake Brubaker.
Com Silage Drydown, Quality Clinics Set
Farmers: Bring Samples For
MIFFLINBURG (Union Co.)
and PAXTONVILLE (Snyder
Co.) This year may be a con
fusing one for determining ap
propriate time for harvesting
com silage. Inventories are run
ning short and the decision to
chop early is tempting. Due to
strange weather, crop was plant
ed late and maturity rate is slow
er this year compared to recent
history.
To assist in answering your
com and sorghum silage maturi
ty and nutritional questions,
Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion and dairy nutritionists and
crop consultants in the Central
Susquehanna Valley have set
aside several dates, locations, and
times to assist in answering com
and sorghum silage maturity
questions. Whole com silage
samples will be tested for mois
ture level at each of these sites.
Chopped samples will be tested
for moisture level, particle length,
and quality of processing (if
Dam and Daughter Lowell and Debra
Brubaker.
Produce of Dam: Seven Gen Farm.
Best 3 Females; 1. Seven Gen Farm, 2.
Lowell and Debra Brubaker, 3. Joe Wivell.
GRAND CHAMPION
Vision Genetics
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Blake Brubaker
MILKING SHORTHORN
Spring Yearling: 1. James Findley.
Junior Champion: James Findley.
2-year-old: 1. James Findley.
5-year-old and oven 1. James Findley.
Senior Champion: James Findley.
Reserve Senior Champion: James Find
ley.
Best Udder James Findley.
Dam and Daughter James Fmdley-
GRAND CHAMPION
James Findley
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
James Findley
LINEBACK
Fall Calf: 1. Mark Deaven.
Summer Yearling; 1. Jesse Stump.
Spnng Yearling: 1. Marie Deaven.
Fall Yearling: Leon Stump.
Junior Champion: Leon Stump.
Reserve Junior Champion: Jessie
Stump.
GRAND CHAMPION
Marie Stump
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Leon Stump
YOUTH SHOW RESULTS
AYRSHIRE
Spnng Calf: 1. Amber Kiser, 2. Sandra
Swendsen.
Winter Calf: 1. Laken Hotter.
Winter Yearling: 1. Amber Kiser, 2. Sand
ra Swendsen.
Junior Champion: Amber Kiser.
5-year-old and oven 1. Amber Kiser.
Senior Champion: Amber Kiser.
GRAND CHAMPION
Amber Kiser.
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Amber Kiser
BROWN SWISS
Spnng Calf: 1. Angela Swendson.
Winter Calf; 1. Saundra Swendson.
Fall Calf; Laura Holtzmger.
Summer Yearling; Angela Swendson.
Spring Yearling: Sandra Swendson.
Junior Champion: Laura Holtzmger.
Reserve Junior Champion; Sandra
Swendson.
2-year-old. 1 Angela Swendson
using kernel processor). Bring
your com silage (or sorghum si
lage) samples (drop off or wait
for results) to the following loca
tions between the hours of 10
a.m. and 2 p.m.
• Sept. 10 at Ritter’s Feed Mill,
Paxtonville (Snyder County). 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Sept. 12 at Union County
Extension Office in Mifflinburg
(Former Bank Building) 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
• Sept. 17 at Ritter’s Feed Mill,
Paxtonville (Snyder County). 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Sept. 24 at Union County
Extension Office in Mifflinburg
(former bank building) 10 a.m. to
2 p.m.
Information to bring with you
and recommendations for sam
pling; Bring bagged or tied whole
com silage plant samples (cut
from ground at normal chop
level) from several locations in a
field. Include both the com grain
and forage portions. We will run
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4- 1. Angela Swendson.
5- and over: 1. Angela Swend
son, 2. Angela Swendson.
Dry Cow: 1. Angela Swendson, 2. Angela
Swendson.
Senior Champion; Angela Swendson.
Reserve Senior Champion: Angela
Swendson.
GRAND CHAMPION
Angela Swendson
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Angela Swendson
JERSEY
Winter Calf: 1. Emily Sullivan, 2. Megan
Gutekunst.
Fall Calf: 1. Amber Kiser.
Junior Champion; Amber Kiser.
Reserve Junior Champion: Emily Sulli
van.
2-year-old; Sandra Swendson.
Senior Champion: Sandra Swendson.
GRAND CHAMPION
Sandra Swendson
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Amber Kiser
HOLSTEIN
Spring Calf: 1. Laura Holtzmger, 2.
Amber Kiser.
Winter Calf: 1. Crystal Brubaker, 2. Blake
Brubaker, 3. Mark Kennedy.
Fall Calf: 1. Tiffany Donough.
Summer Yearling: 1. Timothy Donough,
2. Stephanie Donough.
Spring Yearling: 1. Deidra Bollinger.
Junior Champion; Laura Holtzmger.
Reserve Junior Champion: Crystal Bru
baker.
2-year-old: 1. Blake Brubaker, 2. Blake
Brubaker.
4-year-old: 1. Blake Brubaker, 2. Corby
Ziegler, 3. Corby Ziegler.
Senior Champion; Blake Brubaker.
Reserve Senior Champion; Corby Zieg
ler.
GRAND CHAMPION
Blake Brubaker
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Corby Ziegler
LINEBACK
Summer Yearling: 1. Jesse Stump
Fall Yearling: Leon Stump.
Junior Champion: Leon Stump.
Reserve Junior Champion. Jessie
Stump
GRAND CHAMPION
Leon Stump
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Jesse Stump
Testing
them through a bedding mulcher
to reduce to a suitable size for
Koster tester or microwave.
Bring a separate sample for
each hybrid variety (note differ
ent hybrids mature at different
rates) and for different maturity
groups and planting dates.
As you start chopping, collect
samples from chopped silage. We
will check particle length (effec
tive fiber), quality of processing
(if using kernel processor), as
well as moisture level.
Bring as much information
with you about the following:
planting date, hybrid type, ma
turity days, soil type, growing
conditions, and topography
(south slope, north slope, valley,
etc.). We will summarize data
with moistures and appearance
and recommend estimated best
harvest time range.
Please note there is no registra
tion fee or producer cost associat
ed with this program.