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longed for a heifer to continue
the cow’s bloodline in his herd.
Young Ben was delighted when
Suzanne produced a March heif
er this year.
Representing the New Jersey
Angus Breeders was President
Come’ Vogelaar, manager of
River Bend Farm, Far Hills, N.J.
Vogelaar and son Jay brought
two Angus to the expo. Chef Ro
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N.J., served samples of beef reci
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Returning to the expo with his
7-year-old ox, Tom, was Tom
Mulea of Oxford, N.J. Mulea
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throughout the event giving
pointers on training cattle to har
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the ox wore the basket-type muz
zle. Mulea said Tom knows it is
time to work and not eat when
the basket muzzle is worn. He
said if the muzzle were not worn,
Tom, at more than 2,200 pounds,
would eat his way through what-
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Carbon County Fair Posts Dairy Results
DEANNA CUNFER
Carbon Co. Correspondent
PALMERTON (Carbon Co.)
Friday at the Carbon County
Fair saw the 4-H and open dairy
shows start the day with Mike
Swartley, herdsman of the pro
duction facility for Select Sires
and graduate of Delaware Valley
College returning to judge the
event.
Although Carbon is not known
as a large dairy county, it is how
ever surrounded by counties with
large dairy herds and 4-H clubs.
Most of the members of the Car
bon County 4-H Livestock Club
complete market projects with a
few managing their own sheep,
goat, or beef breeding projects.
For the first time in several
years, Carbon County had a 4-H
member complete the dairy proj
ect which has increased interest
and the possibility of more for fu
ture years.
Starting with the 4-H fitting
and showmanship competitions,
Swartley selected Rebecca Conf
er as champion fitter and cham
pion showman. Cunfer,
15-year-old daughter of Bart
and Margie Cunfer, is in the
10th grade at Lehighton
High School. This year she
completed the market goat,
dairy, and dairy beef projects
and was secretary of the Car
bon County 4-H Livestock
Club. Cunfer also exhibited
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Breed champions of the open dairy show at the Carbon
County Fair were, from left, Robert Dunn with his Brown
Swiss, Dunn’s Pride Cam Beautiful; James Dunn with his
Holstein, Lyiehaven Crissy ET; and Mike Swartley,
judge. The Holstein of James Dunn went on to be named
the supreme female of the open show.
her heifer at the dairy district
show.
For his 4-H supreme dairy
heifer, Swartley selected the April
2003 entry of Confer, Paulin
Garter Rylee, a daughter of Wel
come Garter ET, from the
spring heifer class describing the
champion as having fairly good
openness of rib for a young heif
er.
In the open dairy show’s
Brown Swiss division, Swartley
selected the June 2002 daughter
of Gearing’s Patrick Camelot,
Dunn’s-Pride
Cam Beauti
ful, exhibited
by Robert
Dunn as the
junior and
grand cham
pion. Swart
ley described
the champion
as being a
sound calf
and well
grown for her
age.
Moving to
the Holstein
portion of the
open dairy
show, Swart
ley went with
the winner of
the winter
yearling heif
er class as his
junior and
grand cham
pion. Lyleha
ven Crissy
ET, the Dec. 2001 entry of James
Dunn was described as being
long-bodied and having a good
set of feet and legs as well as hav
ing good size for her age.
David Dunn then saw his sum
mer yearling heifer, the June
2002 Dunn’s-Pride Allen Cheryl,
tapped for the reserve junior and
reserve champion rosette. Swart
ley described the reserve champi
on as having a lot of dairyness,
sharpness over the shoulders, and
good depth.
Dunn’s Pride Holsteins then
swept the group classes, captur
ing the top spot in the exhibitor’s
herd, produce of dam, and get of
sire classes.
Supreme champion honors
went to James Dunn and his Hol
stein grand champion with
Swartley saying the heifer was a
tremendous individual.
The fair posted the following
results:
4-H DAIRY SHOW
FITTING AND SHOWMANSHIP
Senior Fitting: 1. Rebecca Confer.
Senior Showmanship: 1 Rebecca Conf-
Champion Fitter; Rebecca Confer.
Champion Showman: Rebecca Confer.
BREEDING CLASSES
HOLSTEIN
Spnng heifer calf: 1. Rebecca Confer.
Jomor Champion: Rebecca Confer.
Grand Champion 4-H Holstein: Rebecca
Confer.
OPEN DAIRY SHOW
BREEDING CLASSES
BROWN SWISS
Sommer yearling heifer; 1. Robert Donn.
Jomor Champion: Robert Donn.
Grand Champion Brown Swiss; Robert
Donn.
HOLSTEIN
Spnng heifer calf: 1. Rodney Wehr. 2.
James Donn. 3. Joshoa Donn.
Winter heifer calf; 1. James Dunn 2.
Dvid Dunn.
Fall heifer calf; 1. Joshua Dunn.
Summer yearling heifer: 1.
David Dunn.
Winter yearling heifer; 1.
James Dunn.
Fall yearling heifer. 1. James
Dunn
Junior Champion; James
Dunn.
Reserve Junior Champion:
David Dunn.
Grand Champion Holstein:
James Dunn
Reserve Grand Champion
Holstein: David Dunn.
Exhibitor’s Herd; 1 Dunn's
Pride Holstems.
Produce of dam: 1 Dunn's
Pnde Holstems.
Get of sire; 1 Dunn’s Pride
Holstems.
SUPREME CHAMPION
James Dunn
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