Lebanon Co. Roundup (Continued from Page B 12) the grand champion and bought the steer for a whopping $1.40 per pound, beating their 1979 bid of $1.20 per pound and earning Kelly Heisey $lBO6. Contending bidder on the steer was Wenger’s Farm Machinery, Myerstown The reserve grand champion steer went to Glenn Kilmer of Kilmer’s Country Meats, Myerstown, for $9O a hundredweight. The twenty-two steers auctioned at Saturday af ternoon’s sale averaged $82.70 a hundredweight and averaged 1335 pounds. In the market hog show, Tom Arnold guided his Yorkshire x Duroc crossbred to grand champion honors tor the hog and himself. The hog was selected as grand champion by Lancaster County’s Mark Nestleroth, Jodi Kreider exhibited the champion buddy hog. JANUARY SPECIALS firming irn'M.&mj ipSSSr ' L.B. WHITE HEATERS 20% OFF During January /S? Swine Systems my^o^aT™ II II F" FAKMtK dUY Avx 7,7566 - 5692 while Tom was chosen champion showman. Keeping it m the family, Tom’s sister Bonnie showed the reserve grand champion market hog. Her entry was a Yorkshire x Duroc cross whose mother was also the dam ot the top-indexing bos’- at the Delaware Test Station this past year, according to Arnold The champion fitter honors went to Mark Deaven of Fredericksburg He also exhibited the reserve champion buddy hog The champion buddy hog ribbon went to fifteen-year old Jodi Kreider and her Duroc x Yorkshire crossbred. This year’s hog sale was a record breaker in both price and numbers. There were over sixty hogs sold tor an average price of $BO per cwt Last year, only 19 hogs were sold, with then sale price averaging $79.56 per cwt The grand champion’s price tag was no exception to the record-breaking trend. Auctioneer Harry Bach man’s gavel rapped down on the stand when bidding stopped at a new high for the winter sale of $4OO per cwt. Contending bidder on the champion was Hatfield Packing who purchased the 1979 champ for $2lO per cwt. Hatfield then settled for the reserve champion hog and purchased it for $240 per cwt. Other buyers contributing to the success of the sale included LeAnn Yorkshires, Henry Arnold and John AnsbaSi, Wenger Farm Machinery, Lebanon Agway Farm & Home Center, Evergreen Tractor Co , Keller Brothers (Turn to Page B 14) CREEP FEEDER includes: • large open feed pan to simulate floor feeding. • sturdy alum inum bracket for quick feeder in-and-out • generous IV* gallon hopper capacity Not just another creep feeder! A farm tested natural way to start two and three nay-old pigs on solid feed. Pigs learn to eat creep feed before weaning. So you wean faster and pigs do better under less stress HEAT PADS^d" BCrates With Stanfield Surface, Draft Barrier Cleats, Twin Cords Last year's champion steer exhibitor was this year's champion hog exhibitor and showman Tom Arnold. -ig igt— gri The hog was exhibited by Bonnie Arnold, Lebanon 2!S!a ßafc~ssf* ~ v *j- <* -V „ }f « StSmSd Put Your Pigs On A Blanket Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 3,1931—113 Illpdl * i-atm- f^\/jEDIC>a^tON*PROPO^ioNER < ] NEW IMPROVED UNIT ts'S.T • The most trouble free Medi-Cator available • Simple fingertip value adjustment, no more guess work • No pistons to worry about getting clogged • No electricity needed, operates solely from water pressure ranging from 3 lbs. to 60 lbs. (Dealer Inquiries Invited) ZIMMERMAN’S ANIMAL HEALTH SUPPLY RD #4 Box 140 Lititz. Pa. 17543 Phone 717-738-4241
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