Darren Grumbine’s Grand Champion hog went for $4.70 a pound to Butch Bucher of Martin’s Farm Market. The Grand Champion lamb of Malenie Bow, of Annville, at the Lebanon Fair was bought for $6.40 a pound by People's National Bank of Lebanon, represented by Joseph Kreider, left, and Harold Bucher. i/jfirnep cFle/Flo BULK FEED BINS AND AUTOMATIC FEED SYSTEMS Custom Engineered For Your Specific Set-Up Record prices at Lebanon livestock sales BY DONNA McCONAUGHEY Staff Correspondent LEBANON Lebanon Fair’s Junior Livestock Sales again showed strong support by area businesses. The sales, held at the Lebanon Area Fairgrounds last Saturday afternoon grossed $41,935.75 for Lebanon county 4-H and FFA members. Records were broken in the lamb sale by both Champion and Reserve Champion Market Lambs. The Champion Market Lamb, shown by Melanie Bow of Annville sold for $6.40 a pound to People’s National Bank of Lebanon. People’s has been a long time supporter of the Junior Livestock Program. Melanie plans to use the proceeds of the sale of her lamb to improve the Suffolk flock she owns which produced the Champion. Darren Grumbine of Myerstown received $3.75 a pound for this Reserve Champion Lamb which sold to Lebanon Valley National Bank. This price broke the record of $3.50 a pound previously set by LVNB when they bought the Reserve Champion Lamb in the 1982 sale. The average paid for 23 lambs was $1.36 a pound. Hog prices also held strong. The Champion Market Hog was exhibited by Darren Grumbine, also. Martin’s Farm Market of Myerstown was the top bidder in this sale. They paid $4.70 a pound for the Champion. The Reserve Champion Hog, shown by Jeff Bomgardner of Annvile, sold to Swope and Bashore of Myerstown. The top bid on this animal was $3.95 a pound. The average on 118 head of hogs was 1.05 a pound. In the steer sale, Eric Hamish’s Grand Champion Steer com manded a price of $1.20 a pound. The buyer was Laudermilcfa Meats of Annville. The Reserve Champion Steer shown by Kelly Heisey of Lebanon, sold for $l.lO, a pound to Dutchway Farm Market of Myerstown. The averge on 11 head of steers was $.92 a pound. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 2S, 1984—05 Eric Harnish, of Campbelltown, sold his Grand Champion steer of the Lebanon Fair to Laudermikh Meats, of Annville, for $1.20 a pound. Forestry conference on Sept. 15 BREEZEWOOD - Forest landowners, families, and friends are invited to attend the South central Pennsylvania Forest Landowners Conference to be held on Sept. 15, at the Ramada Inn in Breeze wood. This conference is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Forestry Association and the following conservation districts: Adams, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Bedford, Franklin, Somerset, Cumberland, and Huntingdon Counties. The purpose of the event is to make landowners aware of the management opportunities which exist for their woodlands. Con sulting, state, industry and university foresters will speak on a variety of topics concerned with improving the wildlife, timber, and ■ IMffl Mactiiw Work ft, 1 ■OT Farm Supplies ■ Hardware ■ CUSTOM BUILT WOOD & Z ! COAL STOVES Z ■ • Welders & cutting torches - I • Custom made farm gates, etc. " | • Custom built high pressure washers B ■ • Stainless steel, aluminum and spot ■ - welding. • UPS Service ■ = HIGH TENSILE WIRE FENCING i ■ PLATE SHEARING AND ■ D.S. MACHINE SHOP | DAVID E. STOLTZFUS B 3816 E. Newport Road ■ Gordonville, PA 17529 > if Intr -• on R( ■ 1 Mile East 0) :ercourse on Rt.. jKfitSlC CO* recreational opportunities on private woodland. Registration forms for this conference are available from the Franklin County Conservation District office at 550 Cleveland Avenue, Chambersburg, or by calling 717-264-8074. Registration deadline is Sept. 13. PRESS BRAKE WORK • 2 Bulk Nurse Trucks • 2 Crop Spraying Trucks ME PONT SELL SERVICE... IT COMES FREE WITH THE SALE ; Baxm EwtPotoafc*ni f PAJ79» 772
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