Strauss takes hog show Continued from Page 1' Farm, Manheim R 5, and while it was an “eyecatcher” when young, Strauss and his two brothers Richard, 18, and Steven, 17, whcare in a three-way partnership, didn’t expect the animal to “go anywhere.” Never theless, they took the animal off the self-feeder and hand fed him two times a day on regular hog grower pellets in small amounts. This, ac cording to the brothers, “trimmed him down and made his frame grow long.” They also exercised the animal every day for a month for a half hour at a time. This extra care turned out an animal that was really firm in muscling with a lot of length. Since the eldest Strauss picked the* animal at the feeder pig sale, he showed the animal on Tuesday, which became a fitting ending for Strauss’ last year in FFA. A Cloister FFA member, be graduated from Ephrata High School in 1974 and will be unable to show animals through FFA from this year on. *He said he was going to put S3A Commonwealth National wants to lend $B4 million by the end of this year. Our loan officers will stand on their heads to say yes to you. Commonwealth National Bank A m 00$^ WINCHESTER 94 .30-30 RIFLE 2nd RGBS HANDLOAOER W/.3(M)6 DIES 3rd OUTERS "BUZER” COMPOUND BOW PLUS MANY MORE \M m note mfl GUN & AMMO WINNERS ■£ MUST MEET MINIMUM AGE ' as required by federal firearms law SEND FOR 26 PAGE eueßlfre HUNTING AND CATALOG OF MIHK 9 TRAPPING SUPPLIES MAIL ORDER RD 5, EPHRATA, PA. 17522 PH: 717-733-3407 Tpini mr ippi ICQ LOCATED 4 MILES W.OF EPHRATA ON RT, 322 NEAR CLAY I KArurac aurrucd. uniipQ- 6 PM -9 pm weekdays ONLY 25C. nuuilo. 9AM- 5 PM SATURDAYS his whole heart into it this year,” said Robert Strauss, Sr., the father of the three boys. The partnership also had the reserve heavyweight champion, as well as several class champions and reserve chamions. For 13 animals entered, they earned 17 ribbons in a rainbow of colors. This is not the first time the brothers took top swine honors. In 1976 they took grand champion at the State Farm Show and in last year’s Lancaster County fair competition, they took the champion and reserve champion titles at the Manheim Fair and the reserve grand champion title at the Ephrata Fair. This year they will be taking their animals to county shows, as well. Herr’s animal was bred by Wheary Brothers, Domsife, and was one of five animals entered by the 15-year-old on Tuesday. All five took either firsts or seconds in their respective classes. Herr, who up to this lime, has been most noted for his 4- H and FFA sheep projects, Happy to help you Ist explained ■ that he just “wanted to try .hogs out for experience,” and that the most he’d hoped for was to “break even.” In sheep showmanship, Herr had the honor of being the first FFA member to have a champion pen of lambs at the Keystone Livestock Exposition, Harrisburg, He also had the grand champion pen of lambs at the Ephrata and Manheim fair last year. He was president of the Grassland FFA ninth-grade chapter and was the recipient of the Star Greenband degree. He was the chapter’s top livestock judge and placed second in county competition. He went on to earn a bronze medal during FFA week at Penn State University in June. Henry Gruber, judge for the event, and head of livestock procurement for Arbogast and Bastian, Inc., Allentown, Pa., remarked on the quality of animals shown at the Lancaster Show. “I’ve judged this Lan caster FFA show for several years,and you won’t find better qulaity anywhere in the United States,” he said. Gruber estimates he judges 20 to 25 show, nationally, per year, “This year the quantity was down, but the quality ran just as deep as other years,” he pointed out. One hundred and 89 animals entered by 45 students from seven schools were in- Tuesday’s show and sale. In fitting and showman ship competiton, Jerry Myer of Lampeter Strasburg took top honors in the junior SI in Hi ipecial REMINGTON 876 PUMP PLAIN BARREL REMINGTON 1100 AUTO W/VENT. RIB 7 WINCHESTER 1200 PUMP W/WINCHOKE AND VENT RIB *l49* Plus dozens of new and used guns at low prices • Buy - Sell - Trade. * Box of 25 REMINGTON MOHAWK 12 GA. FIELD LOAD *3.* Box 2^ REMINGTON RXP 12 GA. 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July 30. 1977 very little difference from pounds. reminding the two the 15th to the first placed , champions, the average individual,” Gruber pr ice was $46.39 per hun remarked, noting that the dredweigbt, according to top showman probably had a Arba Henry, show and sale little more experience and coordinator, knew some finer points. He The total amount, grossed attributed the high degree of { or the afternoon sale was expertise in the showing ring $18,643.72 with the to participitation in fairs, / champions and $17,866.64 and encouragement by without leaders, agriculture On Wednesday, the show teachers, and parents. concluded with a hog carcass In the sale on Tuesday show at Stonebridge Farms afternoon which followed the Butcher Shops, Mount Joy. morning show, 170 market Seven animals were entered hogs averaged $48.29 per . hundredweight and 227 (Continued on Page 24] AUGUST 1-6, 1977 SHERKSHLURES No. 100 BUCK LURE (For Bow Hunters) No. 200 BUCK LURE (For Winter Season) ALSO FOX • MUSKRAT • RACCOON ’5“ 4oz.size $0 00. L, loz.size VICTOR No. 1 LS *l2***. | VICTOR No. 1 JUMP. *2s.*<te, ' No. 110 CONIBEAR ’26.“te. \ MONTGOMERY No. 1H COIL *27*4.. 1 VICTOR No. 1% COIL *31“*... ’ VICTOR No. 2 COIL s 3B.“dn j MASTER KILLER *23.V , Other sizes of traps also available at low prices. 15
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