Solanco market hogs
(Continued from Page A2B) bargain-basement hog the top
Byers, remarked that the pig was middleweight and grand champion
one of the best he’dseen. So ai ' co s market h °B
Show judge Keith Bard ap- show featuring 95 entries
parently agreed with Byer's Though Byers paid $245 for
assessment naming Jeff's another P™ <* show Prospects
Hoover Farms
(Continued from Page A 26)
producers are top-dressed in the
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dairy feed, they use anhydrous
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soybeans, for instance, to up the
protein.
Dean explained that they’ve
used anhydrous ammonia in the
steer operation for five or six years
because it’s a cheap source of
protein. Some think it’s not the
best form of protein for dairy
animals and may consequently
cause health problems.
Although their thoughts can’t be
proven, -the Hoovers have
speculated about the connection
between this protein source and a
problem they had with twisted
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problem by feeding a good source
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earlier this year, the best either
one could muster was a reserve
champion weightclass win,
prompting the second-year FFA’er
to question the wisdom of forking
over substantial sums for a “pig in
a poke”.
Not content to stop with the
grand championship, Byers went
on to take top honors in senior
showmanship, as well. Gaining
this honor will enable him to once
again test his free pig theory, as
the top showsman was the
recipient of two feeder pigs
courtesy of Quarryville Farm
Credit.
A second lucky hog showman
was Tiffany Rohrer who will also
receive a pair of feeder pigs,
donated by the Solanco FFA
Alumni, for being named cham
pion junior showman.
The show’s reserve champion
pig was exhibited by Cindy
Trimble, filling in for her brother
Scott, who was running a cross
country race at the time of the
show. Scott’s 240-pound Chester-
Duroc cross was bred by Jim
Parlette.
The 14-year-old son of Don and
Carol Trimble lives in Peach
bottom and is a veteran of 4-H
competition, having exhibited
animals for the past seven years.
Though he was awarded a reserve
championship during his first year
of competition, other major titles
have eluded him since that time.
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the heavyweight class.
This was the first show of the
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Whitman’s son, who bought his
steer from Ken Walker in Chester
County.
Other top contenders for the
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Frey and Jeff Craig who were
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Marjean Smith was named the
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January Jr Yearling
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Middleweight A (210-219 lbs )
Middleweight B (220-229 lbs)
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Solanco beef
(Continued from Page A2B)
HEIFER ROUNDUP
Senior Calf
March Jr Yearling
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