D4-Lancaster Farming Saturday, Augusit 23, 1986 Bedford BY BETSY STITT Blair Co. Correspondent BEDFORD A successful junior livestock sale on Aug. 9 rounded out an eventful week at the Bed ford County Fair. Despite the current economic trends, prices were at a record high. Market steers, hogs and lambs were offered for bids by auctioneer Clayton Winebark of Indiana. Show champions and winners had been named earlier in the week. Cathy Furlong, a 4-H member from Clearville, exhibited the John Beamer (left) of A.J. Beamer Ford, paid $7.75 per pound for Ginger Kegg's grand champion hog, then donated the top porker to Alum Bank Fire Company, represented by Gerald Lippert. Miller Charolais Takes Reserve at Ohio State Fair COLUMBUS, Ohio - Thirty-two entries made up the 1986 Charolais Show at the Ohio State Fair held Aug. 8 in Columbus. Dr. Tom Turner of Columbus, Ohio, evaluated the cattle led out by 19 exhibitors. Adams Charolais Farms of Springfield, Ohio, teamed up with D and L Cattle Co. to present the grand champion bull, AS High Sierra 3425. This May 1985, son of High-Rise was also the in temerdiate champion. Following into the reserve slot of the bull show was GF Buddy B 522 ET, a September yearling sired by RCC Co. Fair Sells Champion Beef, Sheep, Swine grand champion steer. Her champion, a well-finished Angus, brought $7,072, when Hoss’ Steak House of Bedford offered the top bid of $5.75 per pound for the 1,230- pound entry. The young exhibitor plans to use the money to buy more steers and to attend college. An FFA member from Alum Bank, Dennis Hillegass, captured reserve champion honors with a 1,184-pound crossbred steer. The buyer, Stanley Claycomb of Cove Soft Ice Cream, paid $3.70 per pound, for a total of $4,381. Royal Jaguar. He’s owned by Grassy Forks Farm of Catawba, N.C., and was the day’s calf champion. Adams Charolais was back m the female show to take the top honor with ACF Apple Drop 4325 PD, the senior champion. Apple Drop is a March 1985 daughter of High-Rise. A Pennsylvania entry, Per fection’s Linda Sue, moved in and claimed the reserve senior and reserve grand honors. This April 1985 female, sired by Paramont Trademark 2137, was exhibited by Miller Charolais Co. and Paul Miller of Spring Grove, Pa. The sale’s 58 steers averaged 87 cents per pound, up from last year’s 75-cent average. In the market hog competition, Ginger Kegg of Bedford once again captured grand champion honors with her homebred Spotted gilt. This is the third consecutive year that Ginger has taken this title. High bidders A.J. Beamer Ford Company set a sale record by paying $7.75 per pound for the 236- pound grand champion, bringing the total tab to $1,829. Beamer Ford donated the hog, along with a steer and lamb, to the Alum Bank Volunteer Fire Company. Brad Conley of New Enterprise showed the reserve champion and sold the 244-pound hog to American Outfitters of Bedford for $1,159. Richie Emerick, Schellsburg, repeated last year’s performance by showing the grand champion carcass. Henry Miller bought the 142-pound entry for $3.50 per pound. The sale’s 47 market hogs and three carcasses averaged $1.28 per pound, which was 10 cents higher than last year’s average. Beamer Ford set still another sale record by paying $9.05 per pound for the grand champion market lamb exhibited by Scott Myers of Bedford. The reserve champion lamb was shown by Gwendolyn Grey of Schellsburg, who sold the lamb to Hartley National Bank. Grey also had the reserve champion carcass that sold to Seipts Locker Plant for $3.30 a pound. Spike Funston entered the grand champion lamb carcass. The 57- Yorkshire/Duroc Summer Show Champion Duroc bred gilt Champion Yorkshire bred gilt The Pennsylvania Yorkshire and Duroc Associations reported a successful Summer Show in Lebanon on July 17 and 18, with hogs selling into Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ohio and New Jersey. Auctioneer Harry Bachman garnered a sale total of $9,700 for the boars, open and bred gilts that sold. The champion York bred gilt was consigned by Wilson's Yorkshires of New Freedom, and sold to Calvin Lazarus and Sons, Whitehall, for $475. Wilson's Yorkshires also consigned the top York open gilt and sold it to Dennis Grumbine, Myerstown, for $220. Champion York Boar honors went to Mark and Charles Hall of Julian, who sold their winning boar to Lebanon's Leon Arnold for $335. The show's top Duroc boar was owned by Dave Holloway of Glen Rock, and sold to William Herring of Schuylkill for $275. Calvin Lazarus and Sons showed the champion Duroc bred gilt and sold her to William Herring of Schuylkill for $3OO. Dave Holloway's top open Duroc gilt went to John Corey of Scotland, Connecticut, for $2OO. pound entry sold to G.M. Eicher Packing Company for $3.80 per pound. The lamb sale averaged Cathy Furlong (at halter) sold her champion steer to Moss's Steak House represented here by (left) Len Hummel, Bill Campbell and Ferd Mazzel. Final bid was $5.75 per pound. Gwendolyn Grey sold her reserve champion lamb to Hartley National Bank. $l.BB per pound including pions, also up from last average. Champion Duroc boar Champion Yorkshire boar chain year’s
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