—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 20,1979 20 Champion steer sells for record price of $6.50 HARRISBURG - Prices steer, “Mooose”, an Angus- Danny George, owner of soared last Friday at the Chianina crossbred George’s Foodliner Market Farm Show as the auctions weighing 1,210 pounds, sold in Bethlehem. George has of champions got underway, for a new record of $6.50 per been attenduig the Farm Steve Long’s champion pound and was bought by Show auctions for 17 years, and Mrs. Joseph Groff, Elizabethtown, stand with Janice Kaylor, and her lightweight champion steer which they purchased at the Pa. Farm Show sale last Friday. Groff, owner of Groffs Meats, Inc., is the third generation in his family to be involved in the butchering business. I P. E. HESS, BOILER ME6. CO. 1 Box 337, Oxford. PA 19363 Dealer Inquiries Available in* Pennsylvania Counties Clearfield, Venango, Mercer, Lawrence, Beaver Butler, Clarion, Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson, New Jersey Coun ties - Sussex, Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren, Morris, Passaic Name Address County Cfty FARMSTED I AGRI-BUILDER State. BUILDINGS FOR THE FARMER WHO’S IN BUSINESS TO STAY CAM SALES INC. R.D.#l Honesdale, Pa. 18431 Phone 717-253-1612 A. E. ENGEL, INC P.O Box 216 Marlton, N J. 08053 Phone 609-983-4404 Acme Markets, Inc., represented by Trainer Wilson, Jr., vice president of meat procurement and merchandising, purchased the reserve champion steer at the Farm Show last Friday. buying over $500,000 worth of at $6.40 in 1976. Steve finds owned by Robert Livingston top animals. himself $7,865 richer as a of Davidsburg Road, Dover, At $6.50, “Moose” sold for result. York County, was sold to 35 cents more than last The reserve grand Acme Markets of year’s grand champion and champion steer, a 1,160 Philadelphia for $3.25 per ten cents per pound higher pound Red Limousin pound, or a total of $3,770. than the old record price set crossbred named “Fire,” (Turn to Page 21) GLOSSNER’S CONCRETE RD#l Beech Creek, PA 16822 Phone 717-962-2564 KAFFERLIN SALES & SERVICE R.D.«2 Union City, Pa. 16438 Phone 814-438-3180 > * **v* v KNOXVILLE CONSTRUCTION Knoxville, Pa. 16928 Phone 814-326-4188 ORVILLE MACK P.O. Box 47 Nazareth, Pa. 18064 Phone 215-759-1331 SPECIAL PI NOW IN EFPI ALL-STEEL BU BEATTY & NELSON LEROY E. MYERS, INC CONTRACTOR Route #l, Box 163 Biglerville, Pa. 17303 Clear Spring. Md. 21722 Phone 717-677-9310 Phone 301-582-1552 AL MAURER GREENSIDE O %Nf'TON P.O. Box 78 CONTRACTING Parkton. MD21120 Bridgeville. Delaware 199 Phone 717-864-3135 Phone 301-472-9161, Phone3o2-337-8211 FARMS' \ I Thi bid gra W. R. MOOC CONTRACT 113 Walnut La West Newton, Pa. Phone 412-872 M
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