Endless Mountains Poultry Association

Serving the Endless Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania and Beyond

 

EMPA Meeting November 13

 

There will be a general membership meeting of the EMPA on Saturday, November 13, beginning at 11 A.M. at the Mountain View Restaurant in Clifford.

 

The meeting will take place in the large meeting room towards the back of the restaurant.

 

Congratulations Jessica Sartell and Beth Page!

 

EMPA members Jessica Sartell and Beth Page had MAJOR wins at the 2004 APA annual show in Syracuse, October 23-24, 2004.

 

Jessica Sartell

A Quail Antwerp Belgian hen that Jessica showed was chosen as Champion Rose Comb Clean Legged, Champion Bantam and Grand Champion of the youth show. A Black Ameraucana cockerel that Jessica showed was chosen as Champion Standard of the youth show.

 

In addition, Jessica had Champion Featherlegged of the youth show on a White Silkie hen (with 20 Silkies in the class) and Reserve Champion RCCL (with 35 birds in the class) of the youth show on a Quail Antwerp Belgian pullet.

 

In addition to the beautiful plaques and trophies that she was awarded, Jessica also won $220 in specials for her wins.

 

Beth Page

In the 2004 APA artist competition, 38 different artists showed a total of 54 works of art, which were judged by Norma Padgett (Lake Butler, FL), Carol Rebhahn (Syracuse, NY), and Mary Learn (Bath, NY).

 

In Division II (ages 14-18), Beth Page won second place with a painting of a Speckled Sussex (vertical oval panel) titled Judy's SOS. 

 

The APA will award a total of $1200 in cash prizes to the first, second, and third place winners in the three divisions in the artist competition.

 

Congratulations Jessica and Beth on these very impressive wins.

 

EMPA 4-H Meeting

 

Judi Sartell reports that the EMPA 4-H meetings will start up in January 2005. EMPA junior and 4-H members are cordially invited to the EMPA meeting on November 13 and to all EMPA general membership meetings.

 

 

 

Silver Rooster Trophies

 

EMPA show secretary Judi Sartell is now ordering more of the silver rooster trophies (like those that were awarded at the EMPA show on June 12, 2004) for our summer show next year.

 

In that regard, Judi reports that on November 2^nd, EMPA member Ben Bensinger phoned her about the silver rooster trophies that were awarded at our June 2004 show.

 

Judi reports: "He [Ben Bensinger] said he really wanted to win one.  He said in all the years he has been showing he has not seen as nice awards as we had [at our June 2004 show].  Well anyhow they are having a show in Maryland for game birds in memory of Bruno Bortner* and he wanted to get them. I told him I would.  He needs them for Feb."

 

* The Bruno Bortner Memorial All Game Show, to be held in Rising Sun, MD, in February 2005. For additional information about this show, contact Ben Bensinger at 717-865-3080 or Todd McWilliams: toddmcwilliams@webtv.net.

 

4-H State Dairy Show

Harrisburg, PA

 

In the Holstein (black and white) division of the 4-H State Dairy Show, Jessica Sartell won first place with her Spring Yearling and Best Owner /Breeder and Master Showman. In the champion class, Jessica was in the top 5. "She was hopping happy," reported Judi Sartell. Judi also added: "There were 4,400 cows there. . . The buildings were flooded on Friday night and the rest of the week was canceled. They had to move cattle out of 3 barns and the main arena was flooded with about 2 feet of water. . . We were only about 15 miles from where a tornado touched down."

 

Congratulations Jessica!

 

(Reported in the November 2004 issue of the Susquehanna County Extension Newsline)

 

Welcome New Members

 

We are pleased to welcome the following new members:

 

Eric (age 12) and Alex (age 8) Polovitch, Nicholson, PA 18446

 

John and Sue Christensen, South Gibson, PA 18842

 

Don Drewett, Eldred, NY 12732

 

John Koppenaal, Cresco, PA 18326

 

Jerry Scott, Dallas, PA 18612

 

Article and Photos of EMPA 2004 Summer Show

 

A detailed write-up by S. R. Powell on the June 12, 2004 EMPA show and three photographs taken at the show were published in the September 2004 issue of Poultry Press (p. 24). If you would like a copy of the article, contact the EMPA secretary at srp18407@yahoo.com or 570-282-0385.

 

Some Comparative Data

 

At the 2002 Harford Fair, 779 poultry were shown and awarded $2,573.50 in premiums; 68 pigeons, $286.50.

 

In 2003, 731 poultry were shown and awarded $2,022.00 in premiums; 61 pigeons, $242.

 

In 2004, 690 poultry were shown and awarded $2,634.00 in premiums; 130 pigeons, $451.00.

 

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EMPA at APA Annual Show

The EMPA underwrote the cost of the seven Youth Show plaques that were awarded at the 2004 APA annual show: Grand Champion, Champion Large Fowl, Reserve Champion Large Fowl, Champion Bantam, Reserve Champion Bantam, Champion Waterfowl, and Reserve Champion Waterfowl.

 

Engraved directly on each of the plaques was the following: "Sponsored by the Endless Mountains Poultry Association." This is excellent publicity for the EMPA and a clear demonstration of its support for youth poultry shows on the local and national levels.

 

EMPA Breeders' List

Three recent additions to the Breeders' List:

 

Lewis Becker, 216 East King Street, East Berlin, PA 17316. Old English Games, Racing Homers, Show Kings.

 

Colonel T. L. Hertz, 2403 East Berlin Road, East Berlin, PA 17316. 717-259-0297. redneckpilgrim@yahoo.com  Old English Bantams: Crele, Brown Red, Quail.  

 

Tom Richardson, 418 Schoolhouse Road, Tunkhannock, PA 18657. 570- 333-4445.  Plymouth Rocks (Standard Large fowl):  Whites, Buffs, Columbian, Partridge, Silver Penciled.

 

To be included in this breeders' list, contact Ron Stiles at lstiles@nep.net.

 

EMPA Officers and Directors

 

The EMPA was organized on Saturday, November 22, 2003.

The following officers and directors were elected at that time:

 

David Stiles, President

Rev. Roland Romig, First Vice-President

Tom Lipiec, Second Vice President

S. Robert Powell, Secretary/Treasurer and Editor of the EMPA Newsletter

Bob Simons and Harold Alesky, Directors

Beth Page and Jessica Sartell, Youth Coordinators

 

Poultry History Now Available on Microfilm

Seven hundred and twenty-one issues of Poultry Press, from the period 1943-2000, are now available on microfilm. These issues of Poultry Press were collected and saved by George H. Schroeder (Prompton, PA) who, following his retirement from raising, showing, and judging exhibition poultry, presented his collection of Poultry Press to S. Robert Powell, Carbondale, PA.

 

In an effort to preserve this astonishing archive of exhibition poultry history, Powell prepared for microfilming and arranged to have these papers professionally microfilmed by Microfilm Data Management Consultants, Wilkes-Barre, PA.

 

The microfilm edition of these 721 issues of Poultry Press (16,918 pages) consists of 14 rolls of 35 millimeter microfilm. Duplicate copies of the complete set (14 silver rolls) are now available for purchase from S. Robert Powell for $400.

 

EMPA Spring 2005 Auction

April 30, 2005

Harford Fairgrounds, Susquehanna County, PA

Exit 217 off of Interstate 81

Rev. Roland Romig, Auctioneer

All types of poultry, fancy pheasants, pigeons, peafowl, rabbits, cage birds, wire, equipment

 

Harford Fair, Susquehanna County, PA, August 16-21, 2004

 

 What a Wonderful Week for Exhibition Poultry and for the

Endless Mountains Poultry Association

 

·        Eight hundred and fourteen birds entered by 30 exhibitors in the poultry and pigeon show at the 147^th annual Harford Fair, with no in-house or externally-generated poultry health or management problems all week long

·        New Waterfowl - Turkey - Pigeon building, completed on schedule (thanks to the leadership of Ron, Lynn, and David Stiles, and hundreds of volunteer hours of hard work put in by the Stiles family and others) and filled to capacity for the Fair; building a great success on all accounts

·        4-H Fancy Feathers' Club activities during the Fair  very successful, with the club winning the blue ribbon on the 4-H garden by the poultry building; in the course of the Fair, ten new families expressed an interest in becoming involved with the 4-H Fancy Feathers Poultry Club

·        Turkey calling contest in the Shade Pavilion on August 21^st a great success

 

Details Given Below

 

Harford Fair Poultry Show

            The 147^th annual fair sponsored by the Harford Agricultural Society, Susquehanna County, PA took place August 16-21, 2004.

          Eight hundred and fourteen birds were entered in the show by the following exhibitors: Chuck Campfield, William Goff, Jr., Beverly Frisbie, Leroy Frisbie, Brenda Gibbon, Gary Gibbon, Jack Kiska, Janet Kiska, Merl Rynearson, Ron Stiles, David Stiles, Lynn Stiles, Brian Pifer, Brett Pifer, Aaron Pifer, Amanda Boman, Ashley Boman, Makayla Kingston, Bethany Page, Joan Lewis, H. J. Lewis, Tommie Lewis, Vanessa Koedatich, Jackie Koedatich, Robert Simons, Jennifer Sartell, Jessica Sartell, Philip Hartman, and S. Robert Powell.

          On Sunday, August 15, the 130 pigeons in the show were judged by David Stiles. Here are the champions of the pigeon show: Best Pigeon, Best Pair, Best Old Pair, all Thai Laughers, shown by Merl Rynearson; Reserve Pair, Non-Flown Homers, shown by Lynn Stiles; Best Young Bird, Parlor Roller male, shown by Lynn Stiles; Reserve of Show, Blue Lahore, shown by Jessica Sartell.

          On Monday, August 16, the poultry (229 standard chickens, 280 bantam chickens, 71 ducks and geese, 39 turkeys, 65 guinea fowl) were judged by Elton Minnich, Rick Porr, and the Rev. Roland Romig, with S. Robert Powell judging the Fancy Feathers 4-H poultry club show and the junior showmanship contest.

          The Grand Champion of the Show was the Silver Laced Wyandotte hen that was shown by Vanessa Koedatich, who was awarded the annual trophy in memory of the late Cecil E. Rose of Montrose, PA.  

          The Reserve Champion of the Show was the Gray Call old duck that was shown by Merl Rynearson, who was awarded the annual trophy in honor of Anson Tiffany of Kingsley, PA.

          Here is the complete list of the champions of the junior and open poultry shows:

 

JUNIOR SHOW CHAMPIONS

            Champion Bantam, Quail Antwerp Belgian cock, shown by Jessica Sartell; Reserve Champion Bantam, White Silkie cockerel, shown by Jessica Sartell.

          Champion Standard, Black Aus-tralorp cock, shown by Philip Hartman; Reserve Champion Standard, White-Faced Black Spanish hen, shown by Jessica Sartell.

 

OPEN SHOW CHAMPIONS

 

STANDARD CHICKENS

Champion Clear Colored, Buff Rock cock, shown by Chuck Campfield; Reserve Champion Clear Colored, Australorp hen, shown by Lynn Stiles; Champion Particolored Standard, Brown Leghorn hen, shown by Chuck Campfield; Reserve Champion Particolored, Partridge Rock cock, shown by S. Robert Powell; Champion Featherlegged, Black Langshan cock, shown by Bob Simons; Reserve Champion Featherlegged, Buff Brahma hen, shown by Lynn Stiles.

BANTAM CHICKENS

Champion Clear Colored, Black Wyandotte cock, shown by Chuck Campfield; Reserve Champion Clear Colored, White Rock hen, shown by Chuck Campfield; Champion Particolored, Silver Wyandotte hen, shown by Vanessa Koedatich; Reserve Champion Particolored, Quail Antwerp Belgian cock, shown by Jessica Sartell; Champion Featherlegged, Buff Brahma hen, shown by Vanessa Koedatich; Reserve Champion Feather Legged, White Silkie cockerel, shown by Jessica Sartell.

WATERFOWL

Champion Waterfowl, Gray Call old duck, shown by Merl Rynearson; Reserve Champion Waterfowl, White Crested old drake, shown by Ron Stiles.

TURKEYS, GUINEA FOWL

Champion Turkey, Bourbon Red, old tom, shown by David Stiles; Reserve Champion Turkey, Bourbon Red old hen, shown by Lynn Stiles. Champion and Reserve Champion Guinea Fowl, Pearl old cock and old hen, respectively, shown by S. Robert Powell.

New Waterfowl Building

            The new waterfowl - turkey - pigeon building on the Harford Fairgrounds was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 P.M. on Monday, August 16, 2004. The master of ceremonies for the occasion was S. Robert Powell, one of the poultry superintendents and vice-president of the Harford Fair.

          The ceremonies began with a welcome by S. R. Powell to the large group of poultry exhibitors and their families and friends, 4-H members, EMPA members, Harford Fair visitors, and Fair officials, including Jeff Page, president of the Harford Fair, and Rich Carpenetti, a member of the Fair's executive committee.

          Dave Stiles, who designed the building and its interior layout, spoke about the design and construction of the building, which was erected at a cost of $27,000 ($13,500 from the Harford Fair; $13,500 in matching funds from the Pennsylvania State Fair Fund capital improvements program).

          The Reverend Roland Romig, one of the leading waterfowl and turkey judges in North America and the judge chosen to judge the first show in the new building, congratulated the Fair on the new building and said that the building was not only an ideal set-up in which to show and to judge waterfowl, turkeys, and pigeons, but also a visitor-friendly building that would be a remarkable asset to exhibition poultry in Susquehanna County and a credit to the Harford Fair for generations to come.

          Jeff Page congratulated David Stiles on the design of the new building and offered a thank you to all who had made the building possible.

          With that, David Stiles was asked to come forward and to cut the ribbon across the entrance to the building. He did so, and the building was officially declared open to the public.

 

Posted inside the Waterfowl / Turkey Building was the following notice:

 

Welcome to Our New Waterfowl / Turkey / Pigeon Facility

 

We thank the following for their help in this project:

Our Friends in Harrisburg

The Harford Fair Board

Dr. and Mrs. Davenport

Very's Building Construction

Dave Stiles for building design and interior layout

 

Estabrook Excavating (original lot excavation)

Benedict Construction (concrete work)

Susquehanna Home Center (lumber and hardware supplies)

New Milford Hardware (lumber and hardware supplies)

Wilcox General Services (electric work)

Larry Mack (power supply)

Ted Hirsch . . . New Milford Agway; and "Bob" . . Tunkhannock Agway (feed, bedding, supplies)

 

The interior construction crew: Ron Stiles, Lynn Stiles, Dave Stiles, Jim Stiles, Bill Goff, Cliff Lavell, Deanna Danski

 

4-H Fancy Feathers Poultry Club

By Judi Sartell

            This year was a great success for the Fancy Feathers 4-H Poultry Club.  Every year, the Harford Fair has a contest for the 4-H clubs in Susquehanna country to do a garden on the grounds for the Fair. Every year the gardens are to have a specific theme. This year's theme was "the history of agriculture."

          Thousands of visitors to the Harford Fair stopped and admired the Fancy Feathers 4-H garden along the side of the poultry building. In the garden were displayed live birds: Silkies and Sweetgrass turkeys, made available by the Sartell family.

          Posted at the back of the garden on the flipped-up covers to the former dog-coops on the outside of the poultry building (in which 65 Helmeted Guinea Fowl were displayed this year) were signs and posters about the history of exhibition poultry in America. A wide range of annual and perennial flowers in blossom were also featured in the garden. 

          As always, the club did a very good job, and won the blue ribbon (1st place, $60 prize) for the best 4-H Garden at the 147th Harford Fair.

 

Showmanship Competition

            A poultry showmanship competition, judged by S. Robert Powell, was conducted. The Grand Champion in the senior division was   Jessica Sartell; the Reserve Champion was Philip Hartman. The Grand Champion in the junior division was Tomi Lewis; the Reserve Champion was Makayla Kingston.

 

Pet Chicken Contest

            The pet chicken contest was judged by Jessica Sartell and Beth Page. Tomi Lewis was the Grand Champion winner and Makayla Kingston as the Reserve Champion winner.  The grand champion winner of type was a White Silkie cock shown by Tomi Lewis; Reserve Champion was an Antwerp Belgian hen shown by Jessica Sartell.

Turkey Calling Contest

            A highly successful turkey calling contest, sponsored by the Poultry Department of the Harford Fair, took place in the Shade Pavilion on the Harford Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 21, 2004, from noon to 2 P.M.

          The event was organized by EMPA member Judi Sartell and Pro Staffer Jim Gilbert from Quaker Boy Turkey Calls.

          In spite of the wind and heavy rain, the Shade Pavilion was filled with an enthusiastic and appreciative assembly of enthusiasts and spectators for this first-ever turkey calling contest at the Harford Fair.

          Nineteen callers entered the competition (more than entered the turkey calling competition at the New York State Fair, so we are told), in which trophies were awarded to the first place caller in each of the three different age divisions.  Turkey calls were awarded to second, third, and fourth place in each division.

          Special thanks to Judi Sartell and Jim Gilbert for all that they did to make this contest the great success that it was.

 

EMPA Inaugural Poultry Show, June 12, 2004

 

Sean McKee from Cincinnatus, NY showed standard Ameraucanas as well as bantam Modern Games, Helmeted Guinea Fowl, and Turkeys at the Endless Mountains show on Saturday, June 12.

 

On the same day as the show, Sean's mom, Rita, posted on the Internet, at the ABC Shareing Place.com, these comments on the show: "I have to say we have been to one extraordinary poultry show today!! It was the Endless Mountains Poultry Association show in Harford, PA.

 

"Now this was a unique experience, as it was their first ever show! But it doesn't stop there. They had some of the finest awards and trophies, plaques and ribbons I have ever seen. . . This was a well planned event, with tons of hard work put into it. All are to be congratulated on a job well done."

 

Thank you, Rita. We are very pleased that you and Sean enjoyed the day. We look forward to welcoming you back next year.

 

The show secretary for this first-ever EMPA show was Judi Sartell, who repeatedly went the extra mile to make sure that every detail was attended to and that everything took place as planned.

 

Paul Kroll (with Vanessa Koedatich as clerk), Rick Porr (with Bill Ziehm as clerk), and the Rev. Roland Romig (with Dave Stiles as clerk) judged the open and junior shows, and Jamie Matts judged the junior showmanship.

 

Kathie and Cliff Lavell, Angie Kingston, and Joan Lewis organized the activities in the dining hall: Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle (won by Kenny Merrill), awards tables and display.

 

The raffle for the Little Giant Still Air incubator was won by Bob Simons.  More than 20 bags of poultry feed were donated to the Chinese auction by feed mills in Pennsylvania and New York. Also in the auction was a beautiful poultry carrying case that was designed, built, and donated to the club by EMPA member Dick Waldau of Constantia, NY.

 

Miriam Page, Bess Rynearson, Lynn Stiles, and Beverly Romig worked all day long, with good cheer and enthusiasm, at the food stand, where Miriam Page's cherry cheesecake cupcakes and Beverly Romig's chili were big hits with hungry poultry fanciers.

 

A wide variety of interesting "specials" were sponsored by Elton Minnich, the Stiles family, the Sartell family, Chuck Campfield, Ben Bensinger, Jackie and Vanessa Koedatich, Jennifer Sartell, Paul F. Kroll, Harold and Myrtle Passmore, Westwind Stables, Fancy Feathers 4-H Poultry Club, Merl Rynearson, the Lavell family, and S. Robert Powell.

 

One of those specials was a Male Bird Derby for standard chickens. This special was in honor of George Schroeder (Cochin bantams), a long-time friend of many members of the EMPA. During his long and distinguished career as a poultry judge, George Schroeder judged at most of the leading poultry shows in North America.

 

The Derby at the EMPA show was won by Ron Stiles, with four standard Buff Brahma cocks.  Ken Merrill and S. Robert Powell also entered the Derby, with Black Langshans and Partridge Rocks, respectively.

 

In the course of the day, which many people described as the most beautiful day of the year, to date (full sun, no humidity, 50-75 degrees all day), the EMPA was pleased to receive memberships from Mark F. Burns (Archbald, PA) and Mark D. Whitebread (Shickshinny, PA).

 

Thirteen percent of the birds shown at the EMPA show on June 12 were out-of-state birds, which is remarkable, especially when you consider the unreasonable health testing regulations imposed on out-of-state birds by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

 

Under those regulations, out-of-state birds have to be blood tested for avian influenza within 10 days of their arrival in Pennsylvania.

 

That being the case, at the Finger Lakes show on June 6 at Syracuse, S. R. Powell and Tom Lipiec set up a blood-testing table outside the poultry building on the New York State fairgrounds.  With the help of Karen Brouillette of Madison, NY, they drew blood from birds owned by New York exhibitors who expressed an interest in showing at the EMPA show on June 12.

 

The blood samples were then delivered to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) by the EMPA, with the results of the tests to be faxed to the EMPA show secretary.

 

A clean bill of health was received on all of the flocks tested, although the results on two flocks were not received until after the EMPA show, which meant that two potential exhibitors from New York at the EMPA show were prevented from showing in Pennsylvania because the PDA could not complete their tests on the blood within the10-day window prescribed by their own regulations.

 

The EMPA show turned out to be a good day for out-of-state exhibitors. The Reserve Champion of the open show was a Black Rosecomb pullet that was shown by Rick Hare of Springville, NY. In the youth show, the Reserve Champion standard was a Blue Ameraucana cock that was shown by Sean McKee of Cincinnatus, NY. Sean also had youth Champion Turkey with a Narragansett old hen, and youth Champion Guinea with a Pearl old cock.

 

When the judges had completed their assignments, the show halls were closed and locked and everyone convened in the dining hall, where EMPA president Dave Stiles and show secretary Judi Sartell announced the winners and distributed the trophies, awards, ribbons, and specials.

 

Here are the champions of the open show: Best of Show: Standard Speckled Sussex hen, Sugar Hill Poultry; Reserve of Show: Black Rosecomb pullet, Rick Hare; Champion Standard: Speckled Sussex hen, Sugar Hill Poultry; Reserve Champion Standard: Partridge Rock hen, S. Robert Powell; Champion Bantam: Black Rosecomb pullet, Rick Hare; Reserve Champion Bantam: Speckled Sussex hen, Jackie-Vanessa Koedatich.

 

Champion Waterfowl: Brown Chinese old gander, Ron Stiles; Reserve Champion Waterfowl: Silver Appleyard old drake, Ken Merrill; Champion Turkey: Bourbon Red old hen, Ron Stiles; Reserve Champion Turkey: Bourbon Red old hen, Ron Stiles; Champion Guinea Fowl: Pearl old cock, S. Robert Powell; Reserve Champion Guinea Fowl: Pearl old hen, S. Robert Powell.

 

Here are the class champions of the open show:

 

American, Partridge Rock hen, S. Robert Powell

Reserve American: White Rock hen, Ken Merrill

Asiatic: Black Langshan hen, Bob Simons

Reserve Asiatic: Black Langshan old cock, Ken Merrill

English: Speckled Sussex hen, Sugar Hill Poultry

Reserve English: Speckled Sussex hen, Sugar Hill Poultry

Mediterranean: White Leghorn cock, Ken Merrill

Reserve Mediterranean: White Faced Black Spanish hen, Jessica Sartell

Continental: Buff-Laced Polish hen, Jackie and Vanessa Koedatich

Reserve Continental: White Crested Black Polish, Bill Bacon

AOSB: Blue Sumatra hen, Ken Merrill

Reserve AOSB: White Ameraucana cock, Larry Clionsky

 

Old English: Black pullet, Ben Bensinger

Reserve Old English: Brown Red hen, Thomas Hertz

SCCL: Speckled Sussex pullet, Jackie and Vanessa Koedatich

Reserve SCCL: New Hampshire hen, Jackie and Vanessa Koedatich

RCCL: Black Rosecomb pullet, Rich Hare

Reserve RCCL: Silver-Laced Wyandotte hen, Sugar Hill Poultry

Featherlegged: Light Brahma pullet, Jackie and Vanessa Koedatich

Reserve Featherlegged: White Cochin hen, Bob Simons

AOCCL: Buckeye cockerel, Jackie and Vanessa Koedatich

Reserve AOCCL: Black Sumatra hen, Jessica Sartell

 

Duck: Silver Appleyard old drake, Ken Merrill

Reserve: Gray Call old drake, Merl Rynearson

 

Goose: Brown China old gander, Ron Stiles

Reserve: Brown African old goose, Beth Page

 

Guinea: Pearl old cock, S. Robert Powell

Reserve: Pearl old hen, S. Robert Powell

 

Turkey: Bourbon Red old hen, Ron Stiles

Reserve: Bourbon Red old hen, Ron Stiles

 

Here are the champions of the youth show: Best of Show: Quail Antwerp Belgian pullet, Jessica Sartell; Reserve of Show: Quail Antwerp Belgian hen, Jessica Sartell; Champion Standard: White Faced Black Spanish hen, Jessica Sartell; Reserve Champion Standard: Blue Ameraucana cock, Sean McKee; Champion Bantam: Quail Antwerp Belgian pullet, Jessica Sartell; Reserve Champion Bantam: Quail Antwerp Belgian hen, Jessica Sartell.

 

Champion Waterfowl: Brown African old goose, Beth Page; Reserve Champion Waterfowl, Brown African old goose, Beth Page; Champion Turkey: Narragansett old hen, Sean McKee; Reserve Champion Turkey: Lilac old tom, Beth Page; Champion Guinea Fowl: Pearl old cock, Sean McKee.

 

Here are the class champions of the youth show:

 

Mediterranean: White Faced Black Spanish hen, Jessica Sartell

Reserve Mediterranean: White Faced Black Spanish cockerel, Jessica Sartell

AOSB: Blue Ameraucana cock, Sean McKee

Reserve AOSB: Blue Ameraucana hen, Sean McKee

 

Modern Game: Fawn cock, Sean McKee

Reserve Modern: Fawn hen, Sean McKee

RCCL: Quail Antwerp Belgian pullet, Jessica Sartell

Reserve RCCL: Quail Antwerp Belgian hen, Jessica Sartell

Featherlegged: Bearded Black Silkie, Jessica Sartell

Reserve Featherlegged: Bearded White Silkie pullet, Jessica Sartell

AOCCL: Black Sumatra hen, Jessica Sartell

Reserve AOCCL: Black Sumatra cock, Jessica Sartell

 

Duck: Muscovy old drake, Beth Page

Reserve: Muscovy old duck, Beth Page

 

Goose: Brown African old goose, Beth Page

Reserve Goose: Brown African old goose, Beth Page

 

Guinea: Pearl old cock, Sean McKee

 

Turkey: Narragansett old hen, Sean McKee

Reserve: Lilac old hen, Beth Page

 

The junior showmanship class was judged by Jamie Matts. Here are the winners: Juniors, age 10 and under: First: Megan Matts; Second: Kayla Kingston; Third: Tomi Lewis. Intermediate, age 11-13: First: Sean McKee, Second: H. J. Lewis. Seniors, age 14-18: First: Jessica Sartell; Second: Brett Pifer, Third: Beth Page. Coloring Contest, age 10 and under: First: Tomi Lewis, Second: Maykala Kingston, Runners-Up: Megan Matts and H. J. Lewis.

 

The main poultry building on the Harford Fairgrounds is the Cecil E. Rose Memorial Poultry Barn. At the present time, a 40 x 40 waterfowl-turkey-pigeon exhibition building, designed by Dave and Ron Stiles, is being constructed on the Harford Fairgrounds. The building will be completed this summer.

 

This coming fall, on September 25, and next spring, on April 30, the EMPA will host live-bird auctions (poultry, rabbits, small animals, poultry supplies, cage birds) at the Harford Fairgrounds, Susquehanna County, PA.

 

For additional information about either of those events or about the EMPA, contact the show secretary, Judi Sartell, at 570-756-2447 or buckwheat@epix.net; or visit the EMPA's webpage at www.geocities.com/srp18407/EMPA.html.

 

 

 

EMPA Breeders' Directory

If you would like to be included in the next edition of the EMPA Breeders'  Directory, send your name, address, phone number, and/or e-mail address, the breeds you raise, and any other information that you would like, to: Ron Stiles, RR2, Box 2208, Hallstead, PA 18822. dstiles@epix.net.

 

Endless Mountains Poultry Association Established

 

The Endless Mountains Poultry Association was formed on November 22, 2003 at a meeting of poultry fanciers and 4-H leaders in Hallstead, PA.

 

The following officers and directors for 2004 were elected: David Stiles (Hallstead, PA), president; Rev. Roland Romig (Sayre, PA), first vice president; Tom Lipiec (West Edmeston, NY), second vice president; S. Robert Powell (Carbondale, PA), secretary/treasurer and editor of the club's newsletter; Bob Simons (Harford, PA) and Harold Alesky (New Milford, PA), directors; Beth Page (Susquehanna, PA) and Jessica Sartell (Thompson, PA), youth coordinators; Judith Sartell, show secretary.

 

On Saturday, April 10, 2004, the EMPA hosted a highly successful poultry auction on the Harford Fairgrounds, Susquehanna County.

 

On Saturday, June 12, 2004, the club hosted a highly successful APA- and ABA-sanctioned poultry show, also on the Harford Fairgrounds.

 

The EMPA is very interested in promoting exhibition poultry among the 4-H and junior exhibitors of the Endless Mountains region of Northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond. At the same time, the EMPA is committed to promoting exhibition poultry throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the northeastern region of the United States.

 

Membership in the association is free for members under 18. Individual adult and/or family membership is $10 per year, payable for the year by the end of January.

 

Members in the association will receive ten newsletters a year.  Membership in the EMPA is open to all persons interested in exhibition poultry. For a sample copy of the association's newsletter, contact the secretary, S. Robert Powell: R. D. 1, Box 40, Carbondale, PA 18407-9706.