Congratulations to Craig Walton, Emily Thornburg, Gene Iager, Shelby and Harold Rader, Jr., and Amy, Scott, Skip and Steve Lackey of Pleasant Plain, Ohio. Together, the Registered Jersey cow they own, Frederick 2783 Adventure, was named Supreme Champion of the 2011 All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa.
Cargill Animal Feed and Nutrition, Inc., sponsored the $3,000 cash award for the supreme champion.
Adventure was chosen from among the top seven breed champions by the judges who placed 1,183 head of cattle in the open shows.
The judges are Eric Topp, Botkins, Ohio; Lee Barber, DeWitt, Iowa; Daniel Sivesind, Waukon, Iowa; Ronald Heffner, Middletown, Md.; Larry Schirm, Laurelville, Ohio, who judged ‘Adventure’ in the Open show; Ted DeMent, Kenney, Ill.; and Matthew Lawrence, Mercer, Pa.
The six other All-American Grand Champions were:
Ayrshire: Sunny Acres Harmon’s Kennedy, Doug Evans and Family, Georgetown, N.Y.
Brown Swiss: Dublin Hill Treats, Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
Guernsey: Millborne Tiller Blair-ET, P. Morey Miller, Granby, Conn.
Holstein: Windy-Knoll-View Pledge-ET, James and Nina Burdette, Mercersburg, Pa., Franklin Co.
Milking Shorthorn:Tex-Star Othello Peri, Keith and Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, Pa., Bedford Co.
Red & White: Sweet Peas Felicity-red-ET, Lloyd and Denise Pease, Susquehanna, Pa., Susquehanna Co.
Source: All-American Dairy Show