12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 28,1971 Gerald Wissler Shows Grand Champion Pig in 4-H Roundup Gerald Wissler exhibited the Grand Champion pig, a 235- pound heavyweight crossbred, at the Lancaster County 4-H Pig Kerry Boyd had the 4-H champion pen of 10 and re serve champion cross breed with his Hampshire-York crosses. Roundup Tuesday at Lancaster Stock Yards. The - animal was bought by Ezra W. Martin, Garden Spot Meat Products, for $1.14 a pound or $267.90 in the afternoon sale. The 12-year-old Wissler is the son of Mr and Mrs. Glenn Wissler, Ephrata RDI. The Grand Champion pig was a three-way cross involving Hampshire, York and Chester White breeds. Reserve Champion was a 205 pound Duroc shown by Frank Rouss, Ephrata RD2. The Duroc was purchased by Penn Packing for 50 cents a pound or $102.50 total. The Champion Pen of 10 was shown by Kerry Boyd, Ephrata RDI The entire lot of crossbreds was purchased by Penn Packing. The hogs totaled 2,100 pounds and sold for 24 cents a pound. The Berkshire Champion was shown by Dan Baum, Elizabeth town. The hog weighed 185 pounds and sold to McCoy Cattle Co for 22 cents a pound. Michael Hastings, Kirkwood RDI, showed the 215 pound Chester White breed champion which went to Penn Packing at 23 cents a pound. A 210 pound Hampshire shown by Mike Grube, Elm, took breed honors. -It went to Martm-Nolt at 23 cents a pound. Bill Glover’s hogs took breed champion ribbons in both Lan drace and Yorkshire. The 205 pound Landrace was bought by Ezra W. Martin for 22 5 cents a pound and the 200 pound Yorkshire by Penn Packing for 22 cents a pound. Henry Gruber, of A & B Pack ing Allentown, judged the 142 hogs entered in the show by 31 4-H members Jay W Irwin, associate Lan caster County agricultural agent, xeported the total live weight of the hogs was 28,715 pounds, an average of 202 pounds per animal. Total cash paid for the ani mals at the afternoon auction was $6,467.24, Irwin said, for an average of 22 5 cents per Gerald Wissler, Ephrata RDI, had the Tuesday with this three-way cross ol grand champion animal at the 4-H pig show shire-York-Chester White. pound. Clyde Wolgemuth was auctioneer. PENB Slates Meetings “The Poultry and Egg Nation al Board now has received cash and pledges in excess of $30,000 required to finance a six-month advertising campaign . directed at doctors, nurses, dietitians and nutritionists,” advises Mai Cle land, PENB chairman. The name “30-60” was de rived from the fact that a cam paign of paid advertising in just three professional journals would cost $60,000 for 12 months. The campaign has been car ried on through volunteer key men in each of seven areas of allied industry. Each key leader was asked to contribute $l,OOO and to pledge to raise not less than an additional $4,000. Due to travel, business com mitments and vacation sche dules, not all seven group lead ers have been equally active. As yet, no funds or pledges have been forthcoming from the very important feed and phar maceutical segments of allied industry. On the other hand, National Associations, State Associations, Boards and Com missions, and the Breeder seg ments have been quite active and reasonably successful. PENB directors authorized the campaign and fund drive but requested that no solicita tion be made directly among egg producers, because of the egg price, or among egg pack ers, because of the “Breakfast Shopper” solicitation. seen our new sign? It means we're a franchised New Idea dealer. New Idea equipment is now better than ever with bold new ideas... exclusive features to make your farming operations more profit able. Stop in soon and see for yourself... this is a sign that’s a sure sign of quality. N. G. HERSHEY & SON Manheim, Pa. Phone 665-2271 Barry Wissler, Ephrata RDI, won the Junior Pitting and Show ing competition with brother Gerald' in second and Stuart Heisey, Elizabethtown RDI, third. Junior fitters are ages 9 to 14. Senior fitting honors for ages 14 to 19, went to Dan Baum, with Mike Grube second and Frank Ruoss third. Reserve Champions in each Barry W; fitting honors. LANCASTER FARMING ADS PAY breed were: Bill Glover, Eliz abethtown, Berkshire; James Lefever, Manheim RD4, Chester White; Kerry Boyd, Crossbreds; Stuart Heisey, Duroc; Tim Grube, Elm, Hampshire; Dan Baum, Landrace, and Richard Keener, Elizabethtown RDI, Yorkshire. Scott Heisey was reserve .champion with his Pen of Ten Durocs. pig the sign $ Qooddeakt, Lamp-
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