ClS—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 12,1991
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - At
least three new record price levels
were established at the annual 4-H
and FFA livestock sale, held
September 2 at the Maryland State
Fair in Timonium.
Market hogs led the way with a
new state fair record price of $5.50
per pound for the grand champion,
a 230-pound purebred Duroc gilt
shown by Kelly Martin, 13. of
Hampstead. This far surpassed the
previous record, according to
William A. Curry, Extension
livestock specialist at the
University of Maryland in College
Park.
There were 57 market pigs sold—
a record number—and they set a
record average price of 98 cents
per pound, not counting the
champion pig. This was 10 cents
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Tracy ~ had to move fast to stay
out of the way as Domino, her Angus-Hereford crossbred
steer, made a rush to get in the holding chute during weigh
ins for 4-H and FFA market animals.
And some are stubborn
P‘ ig pl jngtogetthis Angus-
Hereford steer into the holding chute during weigh-ins for 4-H
and FFA market animals.
Maryland bolds 100th State fair
per pound above last year’s sale
average.
Another Baltimore County 4-H
member, Bud Strohmer, 18, of
Woodstock, had the reserve
champion pig, a 240-pound
purebred Hampshire barrow. It
sold for $3 per pound.
A new state fair livestock sale
record was also set in the sheep
division where Bradley W. Ahalt,
14, of Jefferson sold his 120-pound
grand .champion market lamb for
$5.10 per pound. This eclipsed the
previous record of $5 per pound,
set in 1976.
Another Frederick County 4-H
member, Gregory N. Hevner, 11,
of Keymar, had the reserve
champion market lamb. It also
weighed 120 pounds, and it brought
$2.35 per pound. Greg’s brother.
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QUEEN’S COURT-The new Maryland Farm County), first runnerup, and A. Carla Eck
Queen is Vickie Beckley (center) of Washington (Queen. Annes County), fourth runnerup.
County. She was selected during' the Farm Karen Holloway is a well-known participa’nt in
Queen contest in August at the 100th 4-H livestock competition and livestock
Maryland State Fair in Timonium. Members of judging at the state fair. She placed first for
her court are (left to right): Donna L. Cole three consecutive years of junior and senior 4-
(Baltimore County), third runnerup; Karen H livestock judging competition from 1976
Clark (Howard County), second runnerup; through 1978.
Karen E. Holloway, of Darlington (Harford
Jeffrey S. Hevner, 15, had shown
the grand champion market lamb
in four previous years—l97s, 1978,
1979 and 1980.
- The 40 market lambs in this
year’s state fair livestock sale
brought an average price of $1.20
per pound, not counting the grand
champion. This was exactly the
same as last year’s average. The
number of sale animals was also
exactly in line with previous years."
No-price records were set for
either beef or dairy steers in the 4-
H and FFA livestock sale, and
prices averaged 2 and 3 cents'per
pound, respectively, below last
On successive days in August
Becky Sue Lynch, 15, of Linwi
sheep fitting and showing conte:
Her showmanship trophy in fori
silver platter presented by Mr
Acres farm at Clarksville.
jigianjs recently joined the animal science faculty at
he University of Maryland in College Park as Extension beef
ittle specialist. One of his first official duties was to act as
iperintendent for the 4-H and FFA beef cattle show, August
. and September 1 at the Maryland Fair. Here he mouths a
Hereford steer in the holding chute to check on its age.
Katsigianis came to Maryland from the University of
“ York state.
year’s levels. There were 40 beef
steers and five dairy steers sold.
This compared with 31 beef steers
and eight dairy steers in last year’s
sale.
The grand champion beef steer,
a 1,260-pound crossbred, was
exhibited by Beth Mullinix, 15, of
Lisbon. It brought $3 per pound
from Esskay, a major meat packer
in east Baltimore.
The record price for 4-H and
FFA beef steer champions at the
Maryland State Fair was |3.80 per
pound paid in 1975 for a Chianina-
Angus crossbred shown by Pam
Miller of Woodsboro.
This year’s reserve champion 4-
H and FFA beef steer, a 1,200-
pound Hereford, was shown by
Keith Bennett, 16, of Daisy,"
another Howard County 4-H
member. It brought $1.40 per
pound.
This year’s champion dairy steer
. was 1,290-pound Holstein shown by
Harry Sellers, 15, of New Windsor.
It brought 95 cents per pound.
Average price for the five dairy
steers sold was 64 cents per pound,
not including the champion.
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