ClS—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Octobw 11,1980
HARRISBURG - The
champion anct reserve
champion pen of feeder pigs,
at last week’s Keystone
International Exposition
Feeder Pig Show went to
entries from Indiana County
and Lebanon County
respectively.
Ken Wetzel of R 1 Rossiter
captured the championship
trophy with his pen of
Chester White x Duroc
crossbreds. His pigs were
the first place entry in the
heavyweight division, 56-70
pounds. They sold to Thomas
Beam, Elverson for $42 a
piece.
Wetzel got some help on
the way to the top from his
two children, Renee who is
12 years old and Kenny who
is 10. Both children are
members of their local 4-H
dub.
Back home in Indiana
County, Wetzels have both a
commercial and purebred
hog operation. They keep
about 60 purebred Chester
White sows along with 60
sows in their farrow to finish
setup.
Wetzel explained bis
champion pen of pigs was all
from one litter. Altogether,
there were 14 pigs in the
litter. The pigs that were
entered m the KILE com
petition were the remaining
Uttermates the others had
previously taken the
champion and reserve
champion pen honors at the
Ohio State Fair, said Wetzel.
The litter was sired by a
Chester White boar,
Ultrawave.
The reserve champion pen
of feeder pigs at KILE was
shown by Christian S.
Seaman, Grantville. The
Yorkshire x Duroc
crossbreds placed first in
their lightweight class, 35-45
pounds. They, too, were
from the same litter the
sow had farrowed a total of
11 pigs. The pen sold to Abe
Diffenbach, New Holland for
$27 each.
Ten-year-old Hazlett has grand
HARRISBURG - Ten
year-old Scott Hazlett
exhibited a barrow for the
first time at the Keystone
International Livestock
Exposition. By the end of the
competition Monday af
ternoon. Scott and bis
heavyweight Duroc barrow
had defeated close to 100
other exhibitors and their
Ten-year-old Scott Hazlett showed his heavyweight Duroc barrow to the grand
championship in the Barrow-On-Foot Division during the 24th Keystone In
ternational Livestock Exposition. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Chet Heim
was on hand for the award presentation.
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The reserve champion pen of feeder pigs was
exhibited by Christian Seaman, Grantville,
Lebanon. Pictured with the pen is Daniel Seaman,
17.
This was Seaman’s first
championship at KILE. At
home in Lebanon County,
Seaman has a total con
finement farrowing house
where he keeps about 90
sows.
The first place medium
weight pen was exhibited by
Kim Brackbill, of
Mechanicsburg, Cum
berland County. They also
sold to Diffenbach for $36 a
head.
The high selling feeder pig
was consigned by Rodger
Bankert, E 3 Hanover, This
Duroc pig, sired by HP Red
Horse, sold for $llO to
Kenneth Yearick, Mill Hall.
The First Annual Feeder
entries and received the title
of grand champion.
The young hog showman
hails from State College,
Centre - County. He was
coached and supported on
his way to exhibiting the
grand champion barrow at
KILE by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Hazlett.
Scott’s father is currently
in spotlight at KILE
Pig Show and Sale was
- judged by Henry A. W.
Gruber, Allentown.
Show results are as
follows:
U*htwei*ht 35-45 Hs.
1 ChnstianS Seasman, R 1 Grantville,
2 Robert McClure, R 2 Eighty Four, 3
Doug Hancock, R 1 Honey Grove 4 Clair
Hartman, Grata, 5 Lawrence W Mullen,
Jr, R 1 Bambndge
Mediumweigtt. 44-55 lbs
1 Kim Brackbill, R 2 Mechamcsburg, 2
Daryl Sheiss, Chambersburg; 3 Rodger
Banker! R 3, Hanover 4 Robert Pearce
R 1 Rossiter, 5 Rocky Acres Farm. R 2,
New Tripoli
Heavyweight 56-70 lbs
16 5 Ken Wetzel & Family, R 1
Rossiter; 2 Robert McClure, 3 Christian
S Seaman, 4 Clair Hartman
Champion Pen
Ken Wetzel t Family
Reserve Champion Pan
1 Christians Seaman
the swine herdsman at Penn
State.
Not only was Scott’s
barrow , the overall grand
champion of the Barrow On-
Foot competition, it was also
the champion in the Junior
Division Barrow Show,
defeating 29 other entries for
the top award.
The reserve grand
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The high selling pen of feeder pigs was the mediumweight pen of Durocs
cor »r $llO a head.
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Ken Wetzel of Rossiter,
pigs at last Friday's show
and daughter Renee, 12.
champion barrow at KILE
was the champion crossbred
and the champion of the
Open Show. The 208 pound
Yorkshire x Duroc crossbred
was exhibited by Lavem and
Marilyn Weller, Dwight,
Illinois,
Pennsylvania swine
producers swept most of the
championships in the Open
Barrow On-Foot com
petition.
Penn State took both the
champion and reserve
champion trophies m the
Duroc division. Their
champion was tagged the
reserve champion of the
Open Show.
In the Berkshire classes,
the lightweight barrow
shown by Gregory Innerst of
R 2 Red Lion was tagged
champion by Judge Henry
Gruber. TJhe reserve
kslure champion was the
second place lightweight
barrow exhibited by Dennis
Grumbme, Myerstown.
Rocky Acres Farm of R 2
New Tripoli took both the
champion and reserve
champion honors in the
Poland China competition.
Calvin Lazarus of White
Hall had the champion
Spotted Swine, while Keith
Bard of Lewistown showed
the reserve champion
Spotted.
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Indiana County, exhibited the champion pen of feeder
during KILE. Helping their father were son Kenny, 10,
champ barrow
Greg Innerst, R 3 Red Lion, exhibited the
champion Berkshire barrow at KILE.
John Strawbridge, Stewartstown, exhibited the
champion Hampshire barrow.
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