—-Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Jan. 11. 1975
8
farm
Show
Swine
Sales
Prices pqjg for purebred
gilts at Mwannual swine
sales at theroh Farm Show
were generally lower than
record prices paid a year
ago.
The grand champion
Yorkshire, “RTB4 Brooks
End Lady 41-2,” consigned
by Reno H. Thomas of
Beavertown, Snyder County,
was sold to Joe Monaskey, of
RD2, Marion Center for
$560.00. The reserve
champion Yorkshire, “RTB4
Brooks End Ester 34-1,”
consigned also by Reno
Thomas, was sold to Everett
FFA for $460.00. Number of
animals in sale 32, total
volume of sale $8400.00,
Average price per animal
$262.17, Average price last
year $317.87.
The grand champion
Spotted Swine, “Future
Jan,” consigned by Richard
Scholley of RD2, Jonestown,
Lebanon County, was sold to
Rex Heeter of RD2, Mar
tinsburg, for $260.00. The
reserve champion, “Scott
down Linda 2-9,” consigned
by Jeff McKissick, of RD3,
Slippery Rock, Butler
County, was sold to Marlin
Henninger, Jr., of RDI,
Elizabethville for $175.
Number of animals in sale
12, total volume of sale
$2055.00, average price per
animal $171.25, average
price last year $183.92.
The grand champion
Poland China, “Improvers
Select 7-3,” consigned by
William Sweigard'and Son.
of RD2, Halifax, Dauphin
County, was sold to Dale Nolt
of Manheim for $255. The
reserve grand champion,
“PTM Bell 2-6,” consigned
by James Parlett of Airville,
York County, was sold to
Kathy Gordon of Jefferson,
Md., for $lBO. Number of
animals in sale 14, total
volume of sale $2255.00,
average pnce per animal
$161.07, average price last
year $242.18.
The grand champion
Chester White “TM Pedal 6-
6,” consigned by James
Parlett of Airville, York
County, was sold to Robert
Livingston of Bainbndge,
N.Y. for $290. The reserve
champion, “High Starlett 5-
8,” consigned by Donna
McConaughey of
Snucksburg, was sold to
4 Top Com Prizes
Go To Lancaster
Lancaster County corn
producers captured four
championships m judging
competition at the 59th Farm
Show.
Donald Boshnaugle, of
RD2, Columbia, Lancaster
County, won first places in
10-ear hybrid dent and 30-ear
hybrid dent classes in
District I; Daniel Brubaker,
of RDI, Ephrata, exhibited
the 10-ear open pollinated
statewide sample; and
Kenneth Brubaker, of 2418
Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster,
showed the statewiHp 30-ear
Dale Kilgore, of RD2,
Airville, York County, won
two classes, 10-ear single
Area Men Receive
Honorary
Two Lancaster County
vocational agriculture in
structors and a Quarryville
businessman were made
Honorary Keystone Fanners
on Wednesday of Farm Show
Week. The award presen
tations were made during
the 46th Annual Penn
sylvania FFA Convention.
Receiving the awards
were E. Truman Ferguson,
201 S. Summit St.,
Quarryville; August S.
Birchler, head of the vo-ag
department at Penn Manor
High School, Millersville;
and James Kerr, hor-
Holstein Sets
Record for
Butterfat
An official production
record exceeding a half ton
of butterfat has been com
pleted by Blossomelle
Ivanhoe Jerry 6366596 (VG),
a Registered Holstein cow
owned by Herbert and
Rhelda E. Royer, Lancaster
This is the first time that
“Ivanhoe” has achieved the
1,000 lb. butterfat production
level m a single lactation
This record ranks among
4,478 similarly completed b}
Registered Holstein cows >r
official test
The Penns y I \ a r.. a
Holstein’s official record of
production totalled 3?.396
lbs. of milk and 1.067 !bs of
butterfat in 365 days She
started her lactation at the
age of 7-years 8 months and
was milked two times daily
Blossomelle Ivanhoe Jerry
was bred m the Royer herd.
She was sired by Tidy Burke
Jerry 1300014 (EX), a bull
that has earned Silver Medal
Production -Sire recognition.
Pennsylvania State
University supervised the
weighing and sample testing
of her production in
cooperation with the Dairy
Herd Improvement Registry
program,, of - the Holstein
Friesian Association of
America.
William Herring of
Schuylkill Haven for $245.
Number of animals in sale
29, Total volume of sale
$5285.00, average price per
animal $182.24, average
price last year $244.10.
Grand total number of
animals sold 203. Grand total
volume of sales $41,590.00.
Average price for all
animals $204.87.
cross and 30-ear single cross
in District II
4-H Corn
Glenn Growl, of RD2,
Airville, York County, for
the second straight \ear,
captured the championship
in 4-H Hybrid dent classes in
District I
Gregory Conner, of Mill
Hall, Clinton County, placed
first in hv bnd dent classes in
District 11.
Vocational Corn
Leonard Greek, of RD2,
Delta, York County, was
District I winner m 10-ear
hybrid dent classes, and Dan
Schuckers, of Reynoldsville,
Jefferson County, won
District II honors m hybrid
dent competition.
Keystones
ticulture instructor at
Brownstown and Willow
Street vo-tech schools.
Ferguson, co-owner of
Ferguson and Hassler
Shopping Center in
Quarryville, has purchased
the grand champion steer at
the Solanco Community Fair
for about the past 15 years.
He has also supported FFA
programs in various other
capacities.
Birchler and Kerr have
both been vo-ag instructors
and FFA chapter advisers in
Lancaster County for about
seven years. The awards are
given to recognize efforts of
those who have given
unusual support to the
program. Birchler has
produced many degree
winning students while Kerr
has worked with FFA
members at Brownstown
and was instrumental in
setting up the new Hans Herr
FFA Chapter at Willow
Street.
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