30 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, SeptemberSO, 1978 Gratz Fair lists winners of sheep and goat shows GRATZ —Dauphin County agriculture, and con siderable representation from neighboring counties was the highlight here earlier this month during the annual Gratz Fair. Following are some of the Hog placings posted at Gratz GRATZ A represen tation of pigs from Dauphin County and neighboring areas accounted for a good turnout at the Gratz Fair’s hog shows. Following are highlights. Two names - Banker! and Miller - were heard over and over again as the judge called the placings of the Yorkshire contest. Larry and Minay Miller had the champion boar and a number of blue ribbon en tries in various classes. Bankert, a York Countian, had the champion and reserve champion sow, having exhibited the best individuals and pairs. BEACON GIVES YOU TWO WAYS TO WORM. 1. NUTRENA D & F WORMER MEDICATED A one-time feeding treatment of this wormer will effectively treat dairy cows just before they freshen It contains TBZ® (thiabendazole) a no-setback, no-side effects formula Each pound replaces one pound of regular dairy feed Only natural protein sources are used Whey is added to make it highly palatable And it’s easy to use 2. BAYMIX® CRUMBLES A feed supplement designed for use as a top-dress for worm control It allows you to treat an entire herd at the same time reducing the chance of reinfection Its active ingredient is coumaphos a highly effective wcming formula mixed with dehydrated alfalfa And feeding is simple ITS YOUR CriOICE Whichever treatment suits you Beacon can supply you with the benefit of decreasing worm infestation and increasing milk production Beacon—headquartered in Cayuga New York available throughout the northeast RICHARD B. KENDI6 CHESTER WIEST Special Accounts Sales & Distribution Representative Manager Phone 302-478-3058 Phone 717-741-2600 R. E. RUDISILL Sales & Distribution Manager Phone 717-854-2281 SCOn HOD6SON ISAAC K. LEFEVER Beacon Advisor Beacon Advisor Phone 717-292-1252 Phone 215-267-7042 BEACON York, PA Phone 717-843-9033 We’re employee owned. That’s why we shine. mam results of the goat and sheep shows. David Hartman, a Dauphin Countian, made it a show that was all his own when the goats were judged. He had Nubians and Saanens Among Spotted Swine exhibitors, Clair Hartman was the man to beat. But nobody did when it came to picking the champions. One of the contestants who came close to winning a share of the championship honors was Kevin Brown, who won two first places with his boar entries and had the best April sow. Brown had his moment of glory when the Durocs came into the ring. All of the championship places were filled by his entries. His closest com petitor was David Hartman, who earned first pices in one boar class and two sow classes. entered, receiving the championship nod for each. In the sheep contest, the Preston Bankert family of York County hauled in a major share of the ribbons in the Southdowns show. Shelley and Wayne Bankert Dennis Grumbme turned out to be the lone champion in the Berkshire and Chester White contests, winning each of the classes handily. In market hogs, Kurt Brown had the lightweight champion and Kevin Brown had the mediumweight champion. have a nice weekend... Speed ol Sound Sound waves travel one mile in appioximatelv live sec ends divided most of the honors between them in class after class, including the cham pionship awards for ewes. The best ram, however, was entered by Dianne Elbert, while the reserve champion belonged to Wayne Bankert. Wayne Bankert had the first-place pen of lambs, followed by Dianne Ebert and Shelley Bankert. The champion breeder of a young flock , was- Dianne Elbert,, with Wayne Bankert placing' second and Shelley Bankert coming in third. The Suffolk contest un folded with Dianne Elbert as the owner of the champion ram and ewe and Wayne Bankert having the reserve animals. E. Richard-Elbert placed with several of his entries, including a second place ewe under two years of age and another under a year of age. 'He also had the champion pen of lambs. But it was Dianne Ebert who bested all of the com petition in this breed. She never placed lower than first m any of the classes. Shropshires were another breed for which the cham pions belonged to Diane Elbert. The results had her m first place in every class.
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