A32—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 16,1983 BYJOYCE BUPP Staff Correspondent WELLSVILLE York County category. First place junior team youth livestock judges took three was the trio of Kerri Kohr, Joanne out of the four top judging spots Rishel and Greg Bankert, during regional judging com- representing York, while York’s petition last week at Warrington senior team of Melissa Trostle, Green Farms, owned by the Drs. Bob Livingston and Bill Wise won George and Lois Kushner. their division. Top-placing junior judge overall Junior winner Susan Wenger, of was Susan Wenger, of Cumberland Cumberland County, also took top Senior team award at York Invitational went to York trio, from left, Bill Wise, Melissa Trostle and Bob Livingston. York County Junior Livestock Team, which topped run nerup Lancaster by two points, include, from left, Joann Rishel, Kerri Kohr and Greg Bankert. Both were Hamp-Duroc crossed BY JOYCE BUPP bogs from the home-bred Staff Correspondent bloodlines in the Ralph Burgard STEWARTSTOWN Mike family’s swine herd at East Berlin Burgard’s bank account has fat- rj tened even faster than his 4-H When his 250-pound grand market hogs. champion paraded around the sale Two of the East Berlin 4-H’ers rin g a t bost Sechnst’s Auction, the entries in the York hog roundup bidding took off slowly, but quickly show on Monday garnered the pair gamed momentum and grew into a of top ribbons for the 18-year-old in heated competition between two his final year of 4-H competition, determined buyers. went to Mike Burgard. Bob Sechrist of the host sales arena represented Hatfield PackmgCo. in the bidding. York youths among top livestock judges County, and York County’s Melissa Trostle topped the senior age Burgard ends 4-H hog career in style jur set /s . won top individual honors include, from left. Bill Wise. Seth Gruber, Lehigh; Rod Stoltzfus, Chester; and Bob Livingston, York. honors in the junior beef judging division. Scott Hazlet of Centre County was high individual in sheep placings, and York’s Joann Rishel topped the swine judging category. In the senior individual categories. Bob Livingston, of York, Chris Chapman, of Lan caster County, and Betsy Colket, of Chester County, tied for first in the oral reasons competition, with matching scores of 122 points. Just one point below was York’s Bill Wise, topping teammate Chris Shive with 120 points. High individual judge in beef placing was Chester County team member Rod Stoltzfus, with Bill Wise of York, earning top spot in sheep judging, and Seth Gruber, of Lehigh County, winning out in the swine judging division. This year’s turnout of junior judges surpassed any previous year in the 25-year history of the (Turn to Page A3SX When the gavel finally crashed down, Hatfield Packing had earned another purple rosette for its collection, plus a handshade of thanks to the buyer from Burgard for the $3.50 per pound price that had won the spirited bidding contest. Next across the sawdust was Burgard’s reserve champion, weighing in at 245 pounds and pen mate to the winner. Emerging victorious from a second round of rapidly climbing bids was buyer Rick Doyle of Ron Bradley Realtors, Shrewsbury, who firmly held out to the final bid of $2.05 per pound. Catchmg his breath back in the livestock pens after the successful sale, the youthful hog expert considered what it takes to pick and raise winning pigs. ■Look for overall length, and a good frame,” advises Burgard. ‘And be sure to pick the healthiest animals at weaning time.” His five entries, plus those of his younger brother, Gary, went into a market hog 4-H pen at weaning tune, where the brothers could monitor the progress of their projects. That, says Mike, was the only difference between raising those hogs and the others in the Burgard herd. Winner of the champion pair honors was 14-year-old Gus Parlett of R 2, Airville, exhibiting a mat ched duo of Purebred Spots averaging 220 pounds each. Bob Powl, of PowTs Feed Ser vice in Peach Bottom, was the successful bidder for the pair winners, paying 90 cents per pound for both. (Turn to Page A 36) * 1 **■s• {< * *•» % *~ Susan Wenger, left, topped the field of 45 juniors as top judge at York Invitational; while Melissa Trostle was first among 53 senior competitors. Gus Parlett topped the market pair class with a purebred Spotted duo, which sold to Bob Fowl, of Fowl’s Feed Service, Peach Bottr ft 90' ints r id. Kristine Miller’s reserve champion pair also went to Hatfield represented by Bob Sechrist. - Juir ' »"Sv 1