Gail Snyder (right), a Lehigh
County 4-H member, had the
champion pen of lambs at the 36th
Eastern Pennsylvania 4-H Beef and
Lamb Show and Sale held at Allen
town. Her animals sold for $1.35 per
pound to George's Foodliner,
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Bethlehem. In this picture, Marlyn
Stroh II and Keith Breininger, both
Lehigh County 4-H members, hold
Miss Snyder’s animals for her while
Paul Hoffman of Arbogast and
Bastian, Inc., represents George's
Foodliner.
H show and sale
Fairgrounds, on November
20. The champion beef of that
show was exhibited by Blair
Hower, Northampton
County. The animal weighed
1088 pounds, and sold for
$1.40 per pound to George’s
Foodliner, Westgate
Shopping Center,
Bethlehem. The total was
$1523.20.
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The grand champion steer of the
36th Eastern Pennsylvania 4-H Beef
and Lamb Show and Sale weighed
1088 pounds and sold for $1.40 per
pound. The animal belonged to Blair
Hower, Northampton County (right)
thampton County showed the
reserve grand champion
steer weighing 1098 pounds
which was sold for $l.Ol per
pound for a total of $1108.98.
The buyer was Haftl Meats,
948 N. Front St., Allentown,
Pa.
George’s Foodliner pur
chased the champion light
weight steer weighing 1028
pounds for 63 cents per
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Pec. 4,1976
and was sold to Danny George, (left)
owner of George’s Foodliner,
Bethlehem. Northampton County
Extension agent, Ernest Wrecsics,
holding the ribbons, stands between
the two.
brings $ 1.40/lb.
pound. This steer was
exhibited by Sarah Fretz,
Lehigh County.
The champion heavy
weight was purchased by
Ontelaunee Lions Club, New
Tripoli, Pa. The beef was
exhibited by Diane Krause,
Lehigh County, and weighed
1193 pounds. It sold for 72
cents per pound.
The reserve champion
light weight steer weighing
1015 pounds sold for 54 cents
per pound and was bought by
George’s Foodliner. This
steer was exhibited by Dale
Guest, Northampton County.
Carol Krause, Lehigh
County, showed the reserve
champion heavy weight
steer weighing 1291 pound.
The animal was purchased
by Schoeneck International,
Schnecksville, for 60 cents
per pound.
The grand champion in
dividual lamb, weighing 107
pounds was sold at $1.75 per
pound to George’s Foodliner.
It was owned by Sarah Fretz,
Lehigh County.
The grand champion pen
of lambs, exhibited by Gail
Snyder, Lehigh County, was
purchased by George’s
Foodliner. The pen of lambs
weighed 275 pounds and was
sold at $1.35 per pound.
Haftl Meats, purchased
the reserve grand champion
lamb for 95 cents per pound.
This lamb was exhibited by
Beth Ann Nehoda, Bucks
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County. It weighed 105
pounds. The Reserve Grand
Champion Pen of Lambs
shown by Sarah Fretz,
Lehigh County weighed 229
pounds and was purchased
by George’s Foodliner for 96
cents per pound.
The total weight of the 46
steers in the sale was 50,523
pounds and the total sale was
$25,728.46.
The lambs weighed a total
of 3386 pounds and grossed
$2,921.30.
The average price per
pound of the steers with the
grand champion included
was $50.92. Without the
champions the average was
78.66 cents per pound. Last
year’s averages were 84.20
and 83.20 cents, respectively.
The auctioneer was Ralph
Zettlemoyer.
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