Farnring, Saturday, January 12,1980
HARRISBURG - Swine
gilt sales at the 64th Penn
sylvania State Farm Show
concluded on January 9 after
two days of sales.
Wednesday’s sales in
cluded the Duroc, Hamp
shire, Landrace, and
Yorkshire breeds. A total of
144 bred gilts were sold.
The grand champion
Duroc gilt, “Super M Reawrd
Miss, ” consigned by Clyde
McConaughey of
Smicksburg, Indiana County
was sold to Bruce and
Charles Smith of
Washington, Washington
County, for $l5OO.
According to Harry
Bachman, the auctioneer for
all the sales, this price tag
matched last year’s record
$l5OO price.
The reserve champion
Duroc gilt, “Prospectors MS
Smoke 18-3,” consigned by
Denise McConaughey, was
Todd Bennecoff displays the plaque the Bennecoff’s earned as the exhibitors of
the grand champion bred gilt. Whyte Acres Inc. of Windahm, Connecticut,
purchased the champion for $475.
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This bred gilt was the top selling Hampshire, selling at $5lO. The Bomgardner
family has been taking home championship ribbons since 1976.
Growers provide a variety of apples
HARRISBURG - The 64th
Pennsylvania Farm Show is
providing a forum for apple
lovers who have discovered
that variety is the spice of
Me. Pennsylvania apples
have such diversity that
choosing the right apple for
the intended use can provide
a better finished product and
could also save energy and
money, according to
Raymond W. Reiter,
marketing specialist with
the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Marshall Ritter, Penn
State Extension pomologist,
demonstrating fruit selec
tion and use at the Farm
sold to Kenneth Fetterolf of
Centre Hall for $7OO.
Terry Bennecoffs grand
champion Hampshire, “Mis
Tex 1-7,” was sold to Whyte
Acres Inc. of Windham,
Connecticut, for $475.
The reserve champion
Hampshire topped the
champion’s buying price by
$35. “Tabitha,” consigned by
Charles Bomgardner of
Annville, Lebanon County,
also was sold to Whyte Acres
Inc. of Windham, Con
necticut for $5lO.
A total of 19 Hampshires
were sold. The sale average
was $280.50.
Donald Lake of Big Cove
Tannery exhibited the
champion Landrace gilt on
Monday. It farrowed on
January 8 and was not sold.
The reserve chmapion
Landrace gilt, “HVF Miss,”
consigned by Bryan Blatt of
Annville, Lebanon County,
Show, told his Monday
morning audience that it’s a
waste of money to buy large
apples for kids - they rarely
finish them. Small sweet
apples are a better choice.
Older adults prefer the
large, tart apples.
Learning about the dif
ferent varieties of apples
will help use them ap
propriately.
The Red Delicious is the
most popular eating apple in
the nation, while Mclntosh
apples are excellent eating
apples and good for cooking.
Rome apples are excellent
for baking. Golden Delicious
and Cortland apples are slow
Bred gilt sale wrap-up
sold to William A. Brown of
Brodbecks, York County, for
$525.
Thirty - six Landrace gilts
were sold at the average
price of $230.14.
The grand champion
Yorkshire, “Arnolds Anna,”
consigned by Thomas M.
Arnold of Lebanon was sold
to David Glass of Birdsboro,
Berks County, for $6OO.
David 0. Thayer’s reserve
champion Yorkshire,
“Maplegien Molly,” was
sold to Norman Gundrum of
Northampton, Northampton
County, for $575.
The Yorkshire sale
average was $285.60 for the
44 head sold at the sale.
During the two day sale,
233 gilts were sold with a
total volume of $64,785. The
average price per, animal
was $277.88. This average is
considerably lower than last
year’s show.
oxidizers. That means they
stay white longer when
shced, making them ideal
for salads and cooking.
When it is important for
the apples to keep their
shape through the cooking
process, choose Jonathans
or York Imperials. All
purpose apples, excellent
fresh and m all culinary uses
are Staymans, Jonathans
and Cortlands.
All of these apple varieties
are grown in Pennsylvania.
Secretary of Agriculture
Bob Bergland predicts a |4O
billion agricultural export
market in 1960.
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The grand champion Duroc gilt, “Super M Record Miss", consigned by Clyde
McConaughey, right, of Smithsburg, Indiana County, was sold to J Bruce and
Charles Smith of Washington, Washington County. Pennsylvania Secretary of
Agriculture Penrose Hallowed congratulates Charles Smith, second from right,
while Bruce displays the first place plaque. The $1,500 paid by the Smiths tied
the record which was set last year.
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