82-uncast«r tommy to, i9Bi _ National Chester White director BY JOYCE BUPP Staff Correspondent AIRVILLE - Hogs kind of go through fads,” says Jim Parlett, a slow grim creasing his face ‘ Sort of like politics ” Parlett, a top purebred hog breeder, should know From the family’s Twin- Maples farm at Airville R 2 have come some of the nation’s champion Chester Whites over the past several years In December, fellow J< * 1 ♦* N t * A - V, "«•- ' V ,-JL ,*■ ■ r„. *.-j3r~v •* * i. f r - ‘ *■>■*: *.-.. Sitting atop a knoll in the rolling hills south of farm includes 300 hogs, 30 steers, and more than Airville, the James Parlett family’s Twin Maples a dozen sheep m their variety of livestock SEE THE ZERO EQUIPMENT DISPLAY PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW - Booths I * Regional Sales Manager Ray Kuhns 67 Roland Ave Chambersburg PA 17201 717 264-3814 Distributors PENNSYLVANIA Byers Construction 0. Ray Byers Chambersburg 717 369-4861 Donald Everitt Mifflinfown 717 436 2561 York County hog breeder prepares purebred enthusiasts recognized Jim's knowlege and devotion to the pork mductry by electing him a national director of the Chester White Association. By one of those strange quirks of fate, Parlett didn’t even make it to the session in Springfield, Missouri, where he was initially to serve on the nominating committee Hurrying to catch a flight to the Midwest, Parlett got as far as Marietta and developed car trouble W.F. Caring Co Honesdale 717 253 0187 Marvin J. Horst Lebanon 717 272 0871 Simpson’s Cooling Service New Oxford 717 624-8568 W & J Dairy Sales Oxford 717 529 2569 NEW JERSEY Hockenbury Electric Ringoes 201 782 5950 another Farm Show for During the caucausing, the Chester White breeders phoned Parlett for consent to run him for the three-year term on the nine-member board Most ot the breed business is conducted at the three Chester White Spotlight events, type-conferences, with shows and sales that are held at various locations throughout the country. A participant tor over a decade in these breed showcases, one of Parlett’s t >»■ r* - * . *** r -o > f K-' DELAWARE Hiott Refrigeration Wyoming 302 697 3050 MARYLAND Laurel Run Farm Supply Grantsville 301 895 5567 Roop & Sons Limvood 301 775 2127 Warfield’s Refrigeration Frederick 301 663 0088 y *** more memorable years was in 197 b, when he took the champion boar honors and reserve champion gilt placings at the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, nation show Some ot the show winnings happened closer to home At the 1979 Keystone In ternational Livestock Exhibition in Harrisburg, he garnered the award tor grand champion carcass, a repeat of the carcass honor won back in 1968 Although the Parlett s can t be sure, Zvuf BETA-Z™ Feed Manager AUTO-SCAN COMPUTER they’re possibly the only exhibitors to take that top honor twice On the heels of the Faun Show competition, where Parlett will show and sell eight market Chesters and three Spots, comes the up coming national Spotlight at North Carolina Other breed show-sales for the year will include those in Lubbock, Texas, and Frankford, In diana None ot the Chester White breed showcases* has ever been scheduled in the Northeast Parlett hopes he can be instrumental in changing that in his term ot board membership and would like to see Penn sylvania host the first such event in the region Headquartered in Rochester, Illinois, the Chester White Association maintains a staff ot nine aB-BaSGCR i Zero Manufacturing Company Washington, Missouri 63090 U.S.A TEL (314)239-6721 Telex 44-2476 office and field personnel, with a variety of programs aimed at further improving the big white hogs and promoting pork products The board 13 responsible for keeping the association operating in the black' Parlett explains 'Funds are raised through registration tecs, advertising in the breed publication and 15 percent sales fees charged at the type conference sales Everything exhibited at the shows is then offered through these sales as breeding stock " Chester White breeders, along with other purebred hog organizations, are af filiated with the National Association of Swine Records, or NASH Financial support forJ'JASR comes from a tee on each DESIGNED FOR THE 80’s See Page B-20 AT THE 126 & 133 THE NEW CONCORD MILKER Softer, Faster Milking Inflations IMPROVE HERD HEALTH SAVE TIME AND LABOR PRODUCE CLEANER BETTER TASTING MILK AND MAKE MORE MONEY /RESPONDER \\ FOR % POSITIVE i IDENTI FICATION hJ (Turn to Page B 4) g