Brown and McKissick buy top Lazarus spotted gilts
HARRISBURG - Leslie
and Lazarus Brothers,
Germansville, took the
grand championship of the
Spotted Swine bred gilt
competition Monday af
ternoon. .The January gilt,
Standout Girl, was bred to
Grant Lazarus congratulates' Kevin Brown the
buyer of his grand champion Spotted bred gilt.
Brown bought the champ for $560.
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LLB Big Pistol on October 1.
The Lazarus Brothers also
exhibited the first place
March gilt.
The reserve champion
honors were awarded to the
February gilt, owned by
Gary N. Norman and
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1408 Marene Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17109
717-545-0231
Daughters of R 1 Centre Hall.
This gilt, sired by LLB
Pistol, was bred to HD Ban
dit on October 1.
Tuesday morning’s
Spotted Swine sale brought a
small surprise to Spotted
Swine exhibitors.
The champion, bought by
Kevin Brown of R 1
Klmgerstown, was over bid
by another Lazarus Brothers
gilt, a February gilt.
The high selling February
gilt. Big Pistol, was pur
chased by Wendell
McKissick of R 3 Slippery
Rock for $560. McKissick
was looking to buy a bred gilt
of a different blood line. He
is hopmg to get a boar from
the Big Pistol Utter for use in
the next years shows.
McKissick and his sons
show in 13 county fairs m the
Western region of the state.
He has shown at the State
Farm Show for the past 31
years.
“Many people have come
and - gone in that tune,”
commented McKissick.
The family maintains 35
herd sows in three different
breeds. They also milk a 35
cow dairy herd.
Kevin Brown, the new
owner of the *l9BO Grand
Champin bred gilt, bought
the champion because he
wants to bring a champ back
to next year’s show. He paid
$525.
Brown maintains a 30 sow,
6 boar breeding herd. He
sells a majority of his off
spring as feeders, and keeps
some purebreds.
Unlike McKissick, Kevin
Brown has been showing
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The top selling bred gilt was purchased by Wendell McKissick, right, of R 3
Slippery Rock. McKissick paid $560 for a February gilt consigned by Leslie and
Lazarus Brothers. Grant Lazarus is on the left
swme for only four years.
Whyte Acres Inc. of
Windham, Connecticut,
purchased seven of the
Spotted Swine, including the
reserve champion, paying
$4lO.
A total of 26 head were sold
for the average price of $272.
Following is a complete
Lancaster Co. shepherds
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Troy A Ness Rl Oallastown 3 Lynn 0
Burger R 2 Kunkletown
HAMPSHIRE
1 to 2 Yr Ram
1 Clyde t Mrs Brubaker Lancaster, 2
David G Lytle New London
14 3 Clyde & Mrs Brubaker Lan
caster. 2 4 5 Kenneth T Moore R 2
Nichols 4 LizMcFeely R 2 Grove City
1 Clyde & Mrs Brubaker Lancaster 2
Kenneth T Moore R 2 Nichols 3 David
G Lytle New London 4 Steward
Ebersole 4 Son R3York
Champion Ram
1 Clyde 4 Mrs Brubaker Lancaster
Reserve Champion Ram
1 Kenneth I Moore r-' • i.
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Under lYr Ram
2 Ram Lambs
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12,1980—A27
list of the Spotted Swine
showplacmgs.
JANUARY GILT
13 4 4 Leslie 4 Lazarus Bros Rl
Germansville, 2 Kevin H Brown Rl
Klmgerstown 5 Steve Trostle R 2 Red
Lion, 6 4 7 Denton L Gnest Rl Ab
bottstown 8 Wendell McKissick R 3
Slippery Rock
FEBRUARY GILT
1 Gary N Homan S Daughters Rl
Centre Hall 2 4 4 Leslie 4 Lazarus
Bros Rl Germansville 3 Hobart W
Muller R 2 New Oxford 5 7 8 4 9
ItoZYr Ewe
14 2 Clyde 4 Mrs Brubaker Lan
caster 3 Sarah Lynn Brubaker Lan
caster, 4 David G Lytle New London 5
Steward Ebersole 4 Son R3York
Under lYr Ewe
14 4 Clyde & Mrs Brubaker Lan
caster 2 Shober Farm R 1 Berlin 3
Steward Ebersole 4 Son R 3 York 5
David G Lytle New London
2 Ewe Lambs
1 Clyde & Mrs Brubaker Lancaster 2
David G Lytle New London, 3 Kenneth
T Moore R 2 Nichols 4 Liz McFeeley R 2
Grove City 5 Steward Ebersole 4 Son
R 3 York
Champion Ewe
1 Clyde & Mrs Brubaker Lsncsster
Wendell McKissick R 3 Slippery Rock 6 4
10 Kevin H Brown R 1 Klmgerstown
MARCH GILT
1 & 2 Leslie 4 Lazarus Bros R 1
Germansville 3 Steve Trostle R 2 Red
Lion 5 4 6 Wendell McKissick R 3
Slippery Rock
SPOTTED SWINE
GRAND CHAMPION
1 Leslie * Lazarus Bros -R1 Ger
mansville
SPOTTED SWINE
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
1 Gary N Homan 4 Daughters R 1
Centre Hall
Reserve Champion Ewe
1 Clyde 4 Mrs Brubaker Lancaster
Breeders Young Flock
1 Clyde S Mrs Brubaker, Lancaster. 2
Kenneth T Moore, R 2 Nichols. 3 David
G Lytle New London, A Steward
Ebersole 4 Son, R 3 York
Pen ol Lambs
I Clyde t Mrs Brubaker, Lancaster, 2
Kenneth T Moore R 2 Nichols 3 Oavio
G Lytle New London 4 Steward
EbersoletSon R3York
Get of Sire
1 Kenneth I Moore R 2 Nichols 2
David G Lytle New London, 3 Steward
EbersoleSSon R3York
Flock
1 Clyde t Mrs Brubaker Lancaster 2
David G Lytle New London 3 Steward
Ebersole t Son R 3 York