A2t—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19,1950 Hatfield Packing also bought the reserve grand champion Junior Market swine from Lancaster County's Steve Strauss. Pictured with Steve, from left, are Jerry Clemens and Ezra Good, Hatfield Packing Co.; and J. Luther Snyder, Pa. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. crnie Frey, Quarryville, sold his gram. jmpion Junior Market steer, Roadrunner, to Danny George, Bethlehem, for a record-breaking price. The half ton steer was a Lancaster County-grown Angus x Chianina crossbred. Need a farm loan? Bob Badger is the friend to see! There are no two ways about it everybody feels more comfortable borrowing from a friend That's why so many area farmers take their needs to Bob Badger head of the Agricultural Loan Division of the First National Bank of Strasburg Bob is a true friend to farmers. An area native, he grew up among them and still lives among them today, in southern Lancaster County He's vitally interested in helping them solve their complex money problems He's always ready to provide experienced, financial counsel And he's more than happy to use the Friendly First's flexible payment schedules to tailor each loan to the farmer's specific requirements So whatever your needs may be operating capital, livestock, machinery, construction, farm mortgages or estate planning make it a point to talk with Bob Badger Because when it comes to a farm loan, he's the best friend you could ask for l THE AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION OF ‘Thje c Friei)dly ‘•First THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF STRASBURG Lancaster County’s Oldest National Bank gif / MFMBER f- l) i C Sale (Continued from Page A 27) steer for $3.35 a pound. Once again, this price beat last year’s record by a dime. The bidding, which started at 2 p.m., went on until all of the 125 head of market steers had been sold. The average price paid for the animals came to slightly over 91 cents a pound, with the average weight of the steers equalling 1172 pounds. The grand champion market hog that started the 'V*," % Moto-Ski® ULTRA SONIC* It’s one flat-out power machine with 436 6 cm 3 liquid-cooled engine and more B & B SALES & SERVICE 285 S. Reading Road Ephrata, PA 17522 '•Trademarks of Bombardier Inc All rights reserved i ; motoski i Unlimited Pre-engineered Structural Design Steel Buildings ''**' «... < AUTHORIZED DEALER: day’s sales went to Hatfield Packing Co., Hatfield. Donald Sheiss’ full blooded Duroc brought $l7 per pound, $2 short of last year’s record. Following Donald’s grand champion through the sale ring was the reserve grand champion hog owned by Steve Strauss, Lancaster. Steve’s crossbred Spotted x Duroc, also sold to Hatfield Packing Co. for $8 50 a pound. There were 91 swine auctioned off on Friday morning, with an average ZINN BUILDERS, INC. 1408 Marene Drive Harrisburg, PA 17109 717-545-0231 price of |1.14 a pound. Then average weight was 213 pounds. Farm Show’s Charles pointed out the 91 aninmf sold through the sale nng were only half of the 180 hogs in the junior show. He said each child nominated one of their animals to be sold at the auction. The other animals that were either un-, derweight, overweight, or placed low in the show, were sold directly to a slaughter plant. Its all new—and it’s Packed with power to^ 717-733-4864 • FARM BUILDINGS • COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS • INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (TurntoPageA29) V
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