—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 12,1978
136
Sale of Champions
(Continued from P?ge 103)
Miss Hukill and her brother
James, 16, also won
champion pen honors.
The Hukill sheep en
terprise, although quite
successful, involves only a
few sheep and a very small
space. The family lives m a
rural development,
Pinewater F' ' which was
Sarah Hukill, an 18-year-old 4-H member from
Harbeson showed this 98-pound Polled Dorset
lamb as the champion market lamb. It was pur
chased in the Sale of Champions by Acme Markets,
Inc., represented here by George McMillan,
director of Meat Procurement. The selling price
was $4.00 per pound. Miss Hukill is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Hukill. She has been a 4-H
member for eight years and has raised and
exhibited sher for six ■
a commercial farm until its
owner decided to grow
houses instead of crops. The
original bam and some open
space still remain in the
development so the HukiUs
rent bam space and Vh
acres of pasture for their
flock.
Miss Hukill, who has
enrolled in a wide range of 4-
H projects including
woodworking and
automotive safety,
graduated from St. Andrews
School new Middletown, Del.
and plans to attend Clemson
University in South Carolina
this Fall.
The reserve champion
lamb, 126 pound Hampshire,
also grew up in a rented
barn. Schubert, who is in his
first year of 4-H, is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. James
Schubert and lives in a
suburban area in New Castle
County. His lamb was kept
at the 4-H barn-a site made
available to nonfarm 4-H
members in the county who
want to raise livestock. The
project, supervised by the
New Castle County
Cooperative Extension
Service involved 26 4-H
members members and 14
lambs and 20 pigs this year.
Schubert’s lamb brought a
total of $309. The buyer,
Robert F. Rider, who is
president of the Delaware
The reserve champion market lamb in the Junior
Sheep Show at the Delaware State Fair was shown
by Eddie Schubert, a 10-year-old Wilmington, Del.
4-H member. The'l26-pound Hampshire lamb sold
for $2.45 per pound and was ourchased by Robert
F. Rider of Bridgeville, Del., president of The
Delaware State Fair, Inc. The first year 4-H
member is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Schubert.
PUBLIC SALE
DAIRY HERD DISPERSAL
THUR. EVE., AUGUST 17
6:30 Prompt
Located in York County, Pa. 4 miles North of
York on Route #74 thence at Nellie's
Restaurant turn West Davisburg Road, go 2
miles. Sale sign posted.
34 HIGH GRADE HOLSTEINS 34
T.B. BANGS CERTIFIED ACCREDITED
30 DAY HEALTH TESTS, PREGNANCY CHECK
23 cows two due in July, 3 due in August, a number
were fresh late March and April others in various lacta
tion, 2 first calf heifers due in July. 6 recently bred
heifers, 5-12 to 14 month old open heifers, herd raised
from ABC Service Sires, a young herd mostly first, 2nd
and 3rd calf, they have type and good udders.
DAIRY EQUIPMENT
Universal 300 gal S S. bulk tank remote control hav
ii>, " compressor, Universal milk dumping sta
tion 1 r.-in wash vats, elec. 36 gal. water heater, two
Hina milker units, 10-85 lb. milk cans, S.S.
Stewart clipper.
FRANK P. &
GLENN P. MYERS,
Owners
4220 Davidsburg Road
Dover, Pa. Phone 292-2687
Clair R. Slaybaugh, Auctioneer
Phone 677-7479
State Fair, Inc., said he
wasn’t sure what he would
do with the lamb but that he
had no plans to slaughter it.
Schubert is a member of the
Hill and Dale 4-H Club.
The champion market hog
was raised by another
nonfarm 4-H member
enrolled in his first year of
livestock projects. Skaggs’
only other livestock ex
perience was in this year's
Junior Broiler competition
where he finished 23rd. He
raised two Yorkshire gilts.
One was the Junior Market
Champion and the other
placed fifth in the 4-H feeder
hog round-up, also held
during the State Fair. The
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Skaggs, Jr., he is a member
of the Friendship 4-H Club.
The exhibitor of the
reserve champion market
hog was the only participant
in the Sale of Champions who
can claim a farm
background. Her parents
operate a commercial swine
business in Sussex County.
Miss Majchrzak, a five-year
member of the Sandy Fields
4-H Club is enrolled in
several 4-H projects in ad
dition to her swine en
terprise, including clothing,
money management, rab
bits, and horses. Her gilt sold
for $519.
A highlight of the Sale of
Champions was the ap
pearance of the 1978
National Pork Queen
Tammy Moerer. The 20-
year-old Johnson, Nebraska
farm girl has been traveling
throughout the country
touting the merits of pork.
FARMERSVIUE AUCTION
IUESOAT. AUGUST 15.1971
6:00 P.M.
In Farmersville, 3 mi. East of Brownstown,
Lane. Co., PA.
Cedar Imed wardrobe; modem walnut bedroom
suite; upright freezer; Queen Anne server; breakfast
set; single Hollywood bed; platform rocker w/mat
chmg hassock; chests of drawers; kneehole desk; Mer
cury outboard boat motor & tank; lots of dishes & small
items, etc. etc.
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD GOODS SALE
We Sell on Commission.
can: JOHN!. MITT
717-354-5095
WILLIAM BROWN
DISPERSAL
THURS., AUGUST 17
12:00 NOON
MIFFLINTOWN, PA
Turn east in Mifflintown at the American
Legion Bldg, and follow on that road for 7 miles
to farm. Watch for Holstein Auction sign.
90 HOLSTEINS SELL
(50 Milking Age - 12 Bred Hfrs. - 28
Yrlgs. & Calves - 55 Registered - 35
Grades)
All tested for immediate interstate
shipment - Exam for Preg.
TOP RECORD COWS SELLING!!
3 with over 800-lbs. fat
4 from 700 to 800-lbs. fat
15 from 600 to 700-lbs. fat
3 with over 20,000-lbs. milk
3 from 18 to 19,000-lbs. milk
DAUGHTERS OF TOP SIRES SELL!!
16 by El Minuteman - 13 by
Westmoreland Brigadier - 12 by Star
Man - 4 by Black Eagle - 7 by Astro Gem
- Kingpin - Moonshot and others.
TOP SERVICE SIRES USED!!
21 bred to Redwood Ramona Moon
shot - 8 to Brigadier - Betty Chief and
others.
MILKING EQUIPMENT SELLS!!
Alamo “30”+ milking pump and
motor - 6 Surge milking units (2.-55 lb. --
4 - 45 lb. pail), 2 stainless steel milk
strainers - 2 stainless buckets.
SEMEN & SEMEN TANK SELLS!!
Linde “21” semen tank sells -- 20
units Redwood Ramona Moonshot - 6
Westmorland Brigadier - 6 West
morland Colonel.
Farm has been sold - Everything goes
MAKE YOUR PUNS NOW TO ATTEND & BUY!!
WILLIAM BROWN
R. AUSTIN
BACKUS INC.
Sale Mgr. & Auctioneers.
Mexico, NrY.
Whenever she can, she talks
about the variety of pork
cuts available to the con
sumer and the variety of
ways to prepare pork.
Miss Moerer’s travel
expenses were paid by the
National Pork Producers
Council, sponsor of the Pork
Queen Contest. This
organization is the official
voice of the nation’s hog
producers.
Owner,
Miffiintown, PA
DONALD Q.
ADAMS
Local Rep.
Port Royal, PA