YORK Ten-year-old Kristine Miller wrapped up her first year of the York Fair with two purple champion rosettes, winning both the 4-H’s grand and reserve placings with her purebred Yorkshire market hogs. Kristine is the son of Gary and Linda Miller, RIO York, and a member of the county’s Swine club and the Jefferson Community club. In addition to her two top winners, she also exhibited two other first place hogs. A list of 4-H market hog winners follows: , Miller champion fitter YORK First year exhibitor Kristine Miller took the champion fitting honors over all entries in the York Fair’s 4-H hog exhibitor competition. She out-cleaned, out scrubbed, and out-polished close runner-up Todd Mununert, also a junior division entrant. Other junior winners in' the fitting competition were Dana Holloway and Greg Bankert. Brian Bankert won the in termediate division, placing over Melissa Trostle,, Gus Parlette and Kristine Miller sweeps 4-H 4-H MARKET HOGS" Class 1 1 Michele Bankert. 2 Brian Bankert. 3 4,5 Shelly Bankert Class 3 I Kristine Miller res grand, 2 Melissa Trestle. 3 Gus Parlett Class 4 I Knstme Miller. 2 Dana Holloway 3 Gus Parlett,4 Brian Bankert, 5 Michele Bankert Class 5 1.4 Gus Parlett; 2 5 Dana Holloway. 4 Melissa Trostle Class 6 1 Brian Bankert. 2 Dana Holloway 3 Michele Bankert. 4 Greg Bankert Class? 1.2 Knstme Miller, grand champion. 2 Melissa Trostle. 4 Greg Bankert Class 8 1,3 Brian Bankert. 2 Michele Bankert. 4 Greg Bankert. 5 Harold-Mummert is first-year exhibitor Shelley Bankert. Semor fitting was won by Michele Bankert, topping Harold Mununert and Ron Wilson. Brian Bankert then edged out all other contenders for the showmanship trophy, after first taking the. honors in the in termediate division. Reserve champion showman was the semor category winner, Harold Mum mert. Greg Bankert topped the junior division showman, over Krishna Miller, Todd Mununert and Dana championships with Yorkshire entries Class 2 1 Melissa Trestle 2 ToddMummert is* V * »< V* \ * r - S\ * * < First-year 4-H exhibitor Kristine Miller, 10, proudly hugs her two Yorkshire partners who took the grand and reserve grand cham pionships at the York Market Hog show and Holloway. Other intermediate showmen were Shelley Banker!, Melissa Trestle and Gus Parlett, while Michele Banker! and Ron Wilson also finished in the senior category. The Mummert family of Seven *~SOLLENBERGEITI Silo & Equipment 5790 Sunset Pike Chambersburg, PA 17201 717-264-9588 Oxygen Controlled Structure Laidig Bottom Unloader for Haylage - Corn Silage High Moisture Corn The Laidig automatically unloads all types of silage The Laidig unloads whole plant silage of gases, legumes and mixtures as well as shelled corn ground ear corn and other whole or ground _ grains from oxygen controlled structures The heavy-duty sweep arm pivots from the center of the silo and is- driven by a positive sprocket wheel drive It conveys silage rapidly to a hopper at the center of the silo where.it falls into the exit auger and is carried outside Unloader operates independent of the silo wall Forage is under-cut smoothly--and ef ficiently allowing the silage to exit evenly j— ii ii —iiMiiMPn —napixi v, i ■ X. Valleys took four first places in the 4-H Landrace breeding category, with Harold winning two classes and the grand and reserve champion rosettes, and Todd taking an equal number of blues. Also taking first in two classes was Shelley Bankert. Gus Parlett’s winning 4-H Chester Whites took all the blues in 'that division, as well as the champion and reserve honors. Other Chester exhibitors include Michele and Brian Bankert, Hanover. Capturing the 4-H Duroc championship was Dana Holloway, while the reserve spot went to Rn(*n Rankert. Bankert exhibited Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 26,1981—C5S * , v"'- - - . 'i. «* t J$ sS helped Kristine take champion honors in the fitting'and showmanship contest. The champs came from her uncle’s Yorkshire farm in Spring Grove. f * >** “■» 2. - the winning January and March classes and the junior yearling sow class, with Dana Holloway winning the April class, and Greg Bankert topping the senior sow pig category. Shelley Bankert was uncontested m the Hampshire division, taking all the champions and the blues, while Ron Wilson took the Yorkshire division classes. Gus Parlett and Melissa Trostle battled through the Spotted Hog division, with Gus emerging as the grand champion exhibitor, with three blue ribbons, and Melissa taking the reserve honors, along with two blues.
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