—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 26,1978
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Freda Swarr wins Lancaster Co
By KENDACE BORRY
LANCASTER - Freda
Swarr, Manheim R 2, topped
the 37 other 4-H’ers par
ticipating in the Lancaster
County 4-H Roundup this
past Wednesday. Her 250
pound Hampshire crossbred
hog placed first in its class,
won the heavyweight
championship, and then was
named grand champion of
the show.
Hatfield Packing Co.,
Hatfield, represented by
Ezra H. Good, bought the
champion animal at the sale
held the smae afternoon. The
animal brought $3.01 per
pound, beating last year’s
price by one cent.
This was Freda’s first
championship, having
placed no higher than third
in her two previous years of
competition. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Swarr, who raise about
150 feeder pigs. The hog
came from the farm of Dale
Rohrer, also of the Manheim
area.
She is a member of the
Lititz-Manbeim 4-II Com
munity Club and attends
Mifflin Training Center,
Lancaster.
The reserve champion hog
was shown by Michelle
Dean, Strasburg Rl. This is
the young lady’s second year
of showing hogs in 4-H
competition and also her
second reserve champion.
Her animal, weighing 235
pounds, was also bought by
the Hatfield Packing
Company, for the price of
$1.70 per pound.
It was also Michelle’s
second year for being named
the best junior fitting and
showmanship member. Her
hog came from the
heavyweight class, the same
as the grand champion hog.
Miss Dean is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William
I Chambersburg, Pa. 17201
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Freda Swarr, Manheim R 2, showed the grand champion pig at the Lancaster
County 4-H Roundup. The 250 pound Hampshire crossbred was bought by
Hatfield Packing Company, H
Dean, and a member of the
Penn Manor 4-H Community
Club, Lancaster County 4-H
Beef and Sheep Club, and the
Lampeter-Strasburg Merr
imaids and Bashful Beaus.
Retiring from 4-H this
year, and still showing that
she knows what she is doing,
was Bernadine Gish,
Elizabethtown. This 18-year
old young lady was named
the senior showing and
fitting winner for the sixth
year in a row, and she will
retire from 4-H with her title
secure.
Then this Fall she will
enter St. Joseph’s School of
Nursing where she will study
to be a registered nurse.
Liz Chapman, Manheim
R 5, showed the champion
trio at the show and the
champion pen of ten was
shown by Judy Zimmerman,
Ephrata Rl.
Jg
Dean, Strasburg Rl. She also placed first in the
junior fitting and showmanship.
# Strong enough to support
4-H hog show
Judge for the event was The total grossed from the
Frank Feeser,Tennytown, sale was $21,385.34 for the
Md. There were 176 hogs hogs, bringing an average
entered in the show which price of $56.88 per hun
was held at the Lancaster dredweight.
Stockyards. Complete results of the
Total weight of the show follow,
animals present was 37,595 GrandLChampion
pounds, making the average Freda Swarr, Manheim R 2
animal weigh around 214
pounds
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