DS— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 9,1980 Lin Martin ol Milton poses with 215-pound cross bred hog that was named Grand Champion m this year’s 4-H Feeder Pig Sale at the state fairgrounds in Harrington. Posing with Martin is Joe Valeri, buyer for Penn Packing Co of Philadelphia Animal was sold at auction for $1.45 a pound. Ask the VMD (Continued from Page D 6) has written several articles on tuberculosis in swine which are available from your local Extension Ser vice. A test you can do on your own to see if your herd is clean is to find out what the Top Del. feeder pig sells for $1.45 disposition of your animals are on slaughter, primarily your older breeding stock Go with the animals yourself or have your veterinarian go to the slaughter house and find out what, if any, lesions are being found that are suspicious of TB HARRINGTON, Del. - This year’s Delaware 4-H Feeder Pig Sale was bigger and better than ever, with nearly 50 contestants and half again as many hogs competing. The event took place last'Saturday, at the state fairgrounds in Harrington. The 1980 champion feeder pig was raised by Lin Martin, 14, of Milton, who also produced last year’s reserve champion. His 215- pound crossbred entry placed first in the mid dleweight class and was bought by Penn Packing Company of Philadelphia for $1.45 a pound. This year’s reserve champion, a 220-pound heavyweight hog, was raised by Sean Kelly, 10, of Wilmington. First place in showmanship was Chris Majchrzak, 14, of Seaford. Her 186-pound entry scored highest in the lightweight class. Other winners m the an nual competition were. Justin Reynolds, 16, of Smyrna (second place, lightweight class), Chris Majchrzak (second place, middleweight class—her second entry); and Scott Magargal, 17, of Lan denberg, Pa. (second place, heavyweight class). The feeder pig sale follows the Delaware State Fair each summer and marks the conclusion of a popular 4-H learning project which in volves young people from clubs all over the state. The event is sponsored jointly by 4-H and the Delaware Pork Producers Association, with generous support from fair officials. Auctioneer for the even was Jester Carroll o Carroll’s Sales Co., Felton. WANT SHOW WINNERS? USE MILESTONE! 29H2785 Poverty-Hollow MILESTONE VG 86-GM USDA 7-80 RPT 91% PD +s97 +1.204M -.20% +I3F + 1.16 PDT 89% RPT TALL, STYLISH and DAIRY. That describes MILESTONE Daughters. We believe MILESTONE will be a premier sire for many years to come. We think this is proven by the way MILESTONE Daughters have sold at the various sales around the country. Better yet we like the way Milestone Daughters are holding their own, and many times winning their classes at local, county and state shows. There is just something about a "milestone" that takes a dairyman’s eye. If you want to breed some Show winners, call your American Breeders Service Representative and ask for 29H2785 MILESTONE. Bangor, PA Baptistown, NJ Columbia, PA Ephrata, PA Holtwood, PA Lebanon, PA Leola, PA Port Murray, NJ jy Prospectville, PA 4P yfk Reading, PA H ' tf|Stewartstown, PA ■Thomasville, PA M- jBMg. a West Grove. PA ;J| E ,mer, NJ ■K Uffißlaneytown, MD '.4 Airy, MD (<v r J i,/i //* PA Carlisle, PA Coburn, PA Linden, PA Mansfield. PA McClure. PA Millville, PA Mifflmburg, PA L Mifflmtown PA w Reedsville, PA Sire: Roybrook Telstar EX-Extra Dam: Cochran Ivanhoe Shirley EX ..An Ivanhoe Daughter Eric Hemsohn Cindy Gordeuk James Charles Darvm Yoder Paul Herr Paul Martin Lynn Gardner Robert Kayhart William Tyner Robert Greider Tom Engle Ira Boyer Maurice Stump Cyndy Hetzell Jack L Klmg Allan Pickett George Showers Wayne Piper Wendel Musser Larry Bower Harold Robson, Jr Michael C Ewing Wilmer Hendricks JohnM Beachy Mervm Zendt Glenn Barr ''2ls-588-4704 201-996-2088 717-898-8694 717-733-0966 717-284-4592 717-949-2381 717-656-6509 201-689-2605 215-542-8479 215-378-1212 717-993-6836 717-225-3758 215-869-9187 609-455-8187 301-447-2742 301-663-4191 717-538-1812 717-249-8882 814-349-5310 717-323-9710 717-662-7731 717-658-7316 717-458-5949 717-966-1344 717-436-6386 717-667-2775 MS
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