@ FFA swine champions chosen at Lam By DEBRA STRICKLER LAMPETER-The Lam peter Fair’s FFA swine show was held Wednesday with FFA members from Lampeter-Strasburg, Penn Manor and S-olanco exhibiting a total of 75 hogs in the competition. The reserve champion honors went to Gordon Long, a senior at Penn Manor High School. Charles Brown won the grand championship m the individual competition with his lightweight Duroc-cross hog. Shawn is the the 16 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brown of Miller sville and is a member of the Penn Manor FFA chapter. The reserve honors went to Gordon Long, a senior at Penn Manor* High School who exhibited the champion heavyweight hog. In the pair competition, Wayne Hess, Conestoga, Rl, showed the grand champion pair. He is the son of Abram and Mary Jane Hess. His pair had placed first in the mediumweight competition. Jim Meek, a Lampeter- Strasburg FFA member exhibited the reserve champion pair. This was his first year in the swine competition. A showman competition was held in two classes. Jim Hamish, Lancaster, R 6, won the senior showmanship honors. As a junior at Penn Manor, he has shown pigs for the past three years and is the son of Lloyd and Flossie Hamish. Jim has 25 hogs at home and enjoys bringing the hogs to the farm show. The junior showman championship was awared to Tun Hess of Lancaster, R 2. He is the son of Martha and Gerald Hess and is a sophomore at Penn Manor High School. Joe Strittmatter, the manager of PPAB, a feeder pig co-op, judged the com petition. 1* Tylan Premix cuts feed costs in a big way. while boosting daily gams You get more pork from less feed m less time 2a Tylan requires no withdrawal No delays No residue worries Grow with Tylan Finish with Tylan It's smart business when you figure the cost of gam Thats why Tylan is the number-one fimsher/antibiotic today NOW floor stocked in Agway s complete feed program. 16% Pig Feed CTY), Hog Feed (JY) and Pork Finisher (TY). See your Agway Store, Representative or Service- person for elanco (agway) * n * ♦ r .I"* ** **~4r i *'/ "■ ir ' y K ‘■■■Mm * * * ■*,* The grand champion individual hog competition went to Charles Brown of Millersville. He displays his trophy for the light-heavyweight hog.-Joe Stritt matter judged the competition. A complete list of show placmgs follows: LIGHTWEIGHT Class 1 1. Gordon Long, Colum bia; 2. Shawn Charles, Lancaster; 3. Don Brubaker, (Turn to Page 22) incastcr Farming, Saturday, Sapttmbar 29,1979 - y'— showmanship honors in the senior competition. ter Fair 19
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