Bl6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 31,1982 BY PATTY GROSS Staff Correspondent MARTINSBURG - FFA members from Blair, Bedford and Fulton county chapters sold 95 hogs at their thirty-fifth annual Tri-County FFA Market Swine Show and Sale on July 12. The 26 exhibitors took in a total of $16,717.95. The average price paid was (77.94. The average weight of the hogs was 226 pounds. Including the champions, the total sale weight was 21,450 pounds. Sheila Biddle, R 1 Williamsburg, owned the grand champion hog. The 230 pound light-heavyweight was purchased for (3.20 a pound by Larry Weyandt and Sons, of the Morrison Cove Livestock Market. The reserve grand champion hog, owned by Scott Hileman, R 2 Williamsburg, was bought by Hatfield Packing. The 230-pound light-heavyweight sold for $2.30 a pound. Rhodes Meat Market purchased a light-heavyweight 235 pounder for $1.85 a pound. The hog, owned by Kevin Rhodes, of R 2 Mar tinsburg, captured third place in the show. The fourth-place hog was owned by Robert Bishop, R 2 William sburg. Hatfield Packing bought the 240-pound medium-heavyweight for $l.OO a pound. A dozen buyers participated in the sale. Firms that bought other than the top sellers were Shaw Brothers Packing Co., Russell Kegg, Cunyville Agway, A.J. Peachey Meat Market, Shen Valley Meat Packers, Inc., Louis Kline, Inc., and Gamer’s Meats. The show placmgs in order of finish were as follows: Heavyweights (250-285 Area FFA’ers attend leadership conference <p in Washington, D.C. is Brenda Werner, of the Twin Valley Chapter. Presenting plaque to her is John Pope, National FFA secretary. Brenda is the daughter of Jack and Ruth Werner, of Elverson. Greetings to FFA Leadership Conference are extended to Mervin Keagy, left, of the Manor Chapter, Penn Manor High School, Millersville, by John Pope. National FFA secretary. Keagy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keagy, of Washington pounds)— David Bishop, Williamsburg FFA; Terry Morral, Everett FFA; Brian Sipes, Everett FFA: Rohm Wareham, Bedford FFA; Charles Dinger, Hollidaysburg FFA. Light Heavyweights (240-245 pounds) Robert Bishop, Williamsburg FFA; Henry Hall 111, Northern Bedford FFA; Jeff Koontz, Bedford FFA; Don Leidig, Tyrone FFA; Gary Eshelman, Central Cove FFA. Medium Weights (225-235 pounds) - Sheila Biddle, Williamsburg FFA; Scott Hileman, Williamsburg FFA; Kevin Rhodes, Central Cove FFA; Ken Rhodes, Williamsburg FFA; Todd Hall, Northern Bedford FFA. Lightweights (165-220 pounds) Kevin Hampson, Bedford FFA; Melvin Leach, Northern Bedford FFA; Dwight Brumbaugh, Williamsburg FFA; Brian Koontz, Bedford FFA; Dave McCreedy, Hollidaysburg FFA. Nine FFA chapters participated in the annual event. They were Bedford, Central Cove, Chestnut Ridge, Everett, Hollidaysburg, Northern Bedford, Tyrone, Southern Fulton and William sburg. Trophies were presented by Agway Feed in Curryville and Ron Bookhammer of Keystone Flour and Feed. Ezra Good, buyer for Hatfield Packing Co., was the judge. The sale at the Morrison Cove Livestock Market was auc tioneered by Dale Broadwater of Grantsville, MD. The 1982 show and sale was sponsored by the Morrison Cove Livestock Market, Martinsburg Boosters Association and the area FFA chapters. Brenda Wemer Mervin Keagy Tri-County FFA picks swine winners K _ f' Buyer of the grand champion hog of the Tri- County FFA Swine Show was Larry Weyandt, of the Morrison Cove Livestock Market shown Ezra Good, Tri-County FFA Swine show judge, left, purchased reserve grand champion for Hatfield Packing Co. Also in photo are, from Berks FFA attends institute SHIPPENSBURG - Four Berks County FFA members attended the recent Pennsylvania Association of Farmer Cooperative Summer Institute at Shippensburg. The Berks delegates included Mary McMullen, of the Twin Valley FFA Chapter; David Rice and Mark Latshaw, of the Kutz- ' *>* Altoona Mirror Photo V > .*4 «3 V K Altoona Mirror Photo town Chapter; and Jan Adam, of the Hamburg Chapter. The program included organization of a mini-cooperative by the students, plus lectures, films, discussions and presen tations on the operation of cooperative organizations. "W. f r C*s M ’ * holding son. The champ, owned by Sheila Biddle, not shown, of Williamsburg FFA, was shown by Steve Hern, left. Holding trophy is Robert Bechtel, of Curryville. 5 T ** T,i '< * ~\k' left, Scott Hileman, Williamsburg FFA, exhibitor of the reserve champ; Ron Bookhammer, of Keystone Feed and Flour; and Betsy Stitt, regional FFA vice president. business *4 d>- HK-V tBST' 1* - ***- X ' \ i IMMUNE OF Hf ©2? | BUIlDIN6? I | READ LANCASTER FARMING'S I I ADVERTISING TO FIND ALL I \ YOURNEEDSI |
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