BY LAURA ENGLAND
NEW HOLLAND - A Penn
Manor High School graduate was
named the recipient of the James
E. Martin Swine Achievement
Award during the Lancaster and
Chester County Swine Producers
Association annual banquet Feb. 3.
Jeff Geriach, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Geriach of Washington
Boro, received the honor. A 1983
graduate of Penn Manor High
School, Jeff purchased his first gilt
while in the eighth grade and has
since then improved his offspring.
A Keystone Farmer degree win
ner, he has competed in area swine
shows.
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Winners of the Lancaster-Chester Hog Carcass Show are,
from left, Ray Meyer of Mt. View Farm, highest percent
muscle award; Abe Hess, champion production barrow
award; and Mark Nestleroth of Dutch Valley Farm, reserve
champion production barrow and champion barrow on foot
awards.
Gerlach wins
field Corporation in the sow
operation, Jeff is interested in
getting into the swine business and
plans to someday rent a farm. In
addition to swine, he also raises
steers and grows tobacco.
The James E. Martin Award is
presented to a student who has
“excelled in the swine industry ”
The award is rotated among FFA
and 4-H members in Lancaster and
Chester counties. This year the
award was to go to a Lancaster
County FFA member.
Receiving the top award in the
Lancaster-Chester Hog Carcass
contest was swine producer Abe
Hess, R 1 Conestoga. Hess, who’s
(T- top
swine achievement award
jncaster and Chester County oducers Association are, from
left first row, Mark Nestleroth and Cheryl Fairbeirn; second row, Barry Halderman, Bill
Fisher. T. Kenneth Emery, Abe Fisher and Abe Hess; third row, John Groff, Gus Bir
chler, John Henkel. Bill Beam, Kevin Rohrer and Cliff Charles.
Name
Abe Hess 47 70 270 189 204 5 1 0 690
Dutch Valley Farm 50 68 264 185 1950 1 4 510 34 * to 1* In? a
Mt View Farm 36 60 210 142 155 0 1 1 595 348 393 46 1026
30 8 44 4 35 87 2
ADG - Average Daily Gain LEA - Loin Eye Area FBI - Production Barrow Index
PBI = (33xADG) + (.6 x% Muscle) + (.39 x On-Foot Score)
The results of the 1983 Lancaster-Chester Hog Carcass Show were ranked in order of
the overall production barrow index (PBI) determined from a 106-day test.
1983 LANCASTER-CHESTER HOG CARCASS SHOW RESULTS
Wt. Wt. Carcass
Tag In Out ADG Hot. Wt. Fat
% On-Foot
Length Muscle Score PBI
LEA