\' 1 ‘ DOVER, Del. - Twenty six boars sold for an average of $451 at the recent third Annual Delaware per formance tested boar sale, with the highest selling boar going for $2OOO, reports Richard Fowler, University of Delaware extension livestock specialist. The highest selling animal was a Duroc consigned by Edwards and Edwards Farm, Rich Square, N.C. He was purchased by Gabel Yorkshires and Durocs at Tarboro,N.C. The highest indexing in dividual Duroc was con . signed by Kenneth Ketterer of Newville, Pa., and pur chased by Park Thomas of Beavertown, Pa., for $6lO. The eleven Durocs in the gsale averagedss4s apiece. 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Instructors included “In addition to a number Pr , Dave owe f> of sessions on basic and manager for advanced sales training, the Portowestern states, and program will have special D< l n McCormick, regional emphasis on customer f « r «“ sennces programs” he "SSf'dWHc, 3 .,„ District sales rngmanr. managers in attendance was California dairies to lookat I? 0 , c ° vers . Del ™are, SSSSJ “ “ sMXS 1 -S J 5& sSS manager, also participated. Recirculatii in Delaware The sale was held at the state fairgrounds in Harrington. Auctioneer was Chester Carroll. The event was sponsored jointly by the Delaware Extension Service Let Us Help You Plan A Farrowing or Finishing Unit That is Right For You. 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