Gratz Fair open class
swine results posted
GRATZ - The swine
competition at the Gratz
Fair took place the Wed
nesday of fair week. Six
breeds of animals were
shown in the open show with
the following results:
SPOTTED SWINE
The Spotted Swine open
show competition at the
Gratz Fair was dominated
by Claire Hartman, Gratz,
Pa. Hartman took the first
place January boar pig
division, the February boar
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pig, March boar pig, and the
champion boar honors.
In Spotted Swine sow
competition, Hartman also
had first placings in the
January sow, February sow,
and April sow categories.
The Dauphin County breeder
then took grand champion
sow of this breed, as well as
young herd, get of sire, and
produce of dam.
Giving Hartman com
petition was Kevin Brown,
Leckkill, Pa. Brown had the
reserve champion boar, first
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place March sow,
reserve champion sow.
YORKSHIRE
In Yorkshire competition,
the Preston Banker! family,
Red Lion, kept it “all in the
family” at the Gratz fair.
In boar competition,
Wayne Bankert had the first
place January, March, and
champion boar pigs. Michael
Bankert won the first
placings m the February and
April boar pigs, taking the
reserve championship title,
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With sows, Wayne Bankert
had the first place January,
March, and reserve
champion sows, as well as
first place get of sire.
Michael came out on top
with the grand champion
sow as well as produce of
dam, February sow, and
April sow.
and
HAMPSHIRE
The Bankerts also swept
all Hampshire classes.
Preston and Michele
alternated wins in all sow
and boar classes with
Preston taking the champion
boar and reserve champion
sow and Michele winning the
reserve champion boar and
champion sow titles.
LANDRACE
The Landrace competition
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to hold two cattle auctions
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Nearly 600 head of Hereford,
Angus and crossbred
slaughter and feeder cattle
and cows with calves are
expected to be auctioned to
the highest bidder at the
Hackettstown and Cowtown
Auction Markets by the New
had only one exhibitor.
Michele Bankert took all
placings.
BERKSHIRE
The open class Berkshire
competition had one
exhibitor - Dennis Grum
bine, Myerstown, Pa.
CHESTER WHITE
Dennis Grumbine was
also the only exhibitor in the
Chester White competition.
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Association on October 15
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Market at 7 p.m.
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Cook College, P.O. Box 231,
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