Folker Wins Lancaster 4-H Hog Show
BY J. EVAN REIFF
MANHEIM The Lancaster
County 4-H Champion Market
Hog title stayed in the same family
as Laura Folker, IS, replaced
younger brother, Chad, in the win
ner’s circle by capturing top hon
ors with her 232 lb. Hampshire
barrow Wednesday.
Miss Folker, daughter of Tony
and Edith Folker, topped a field of
92 with her heavyweight entry that
caught the attention of judge Ken
Winebark, an extension agent
from Lebanon County. Hatfield
Packing Co. paid $3.60 a pound for
Folker’s campion.
Producing champion market
hogs has become natural for the
Folkers. The brother-sister team
from New Holland have numerous
titles at the local and state level to
their credit. Like most of her other
champions, Miss Folker’s Hog
was bred by Lyle Binder of
Mahomet, 111.
Capping his ninth year in 4-H,
Sheldon Heisey, 17, received
$2.60 a pound for his reserve
champion market hog. Heisey, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Heisey,
Elizabethtown, bought his 216 lb.
Duroc-Spotted cross from Ken
Ketter, a Carlisle-area breeder.
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Hatfield Packing Co., represented by Ezra Good,
left, paid $3.50 a pound for Laura Folker’s grand
champion market hog at the Lancaster County 4-H
Hog Show.
According to Lancaster County grossed $17,873. Hughes attri
extension agent Chet Hughes, the buted the increase to a greater
4-H hog sale averaged 870 a pound ‘ number of buyers participating in
making this the best sale in five the sale,
years. The average was 130 higher Volume buyers included Hat
than last year’s average and field, 22 hogs; White Oak Mills,
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 15, 1987-Al9
Sheldon Helsey, right, received $2.60 a pound from
Leon Stoltzfus of Stoltzfus Feed Supply for his reserve
champion market hog.
18; Lancaster Farm Credit, nine;
Farm Boy Ag, seven; Farm Crest
Feeds, seven; Leidy Packing Co.,
six.
Lancaster County 4-H Markat Hog Show
LIGHTWEIGHT Class 1 • Brad Wagner,
2 Denise Haldeman, 3 Steven Hedisey
Class 2.1 Scott Wagner; 2 Gwen Myuer, 3
Steven Heisey. Class 3. 1. Laura Folker; 2
Doug Musser, 3 Gerald Boyd
Lightweight Champion - Soon Wagner
Reserve Laura Folker.
MIDDLEWEIGHT Class 4 1 Sheldon
Heisey, 2. Steve Wagner, 3. Brad Wagner
Class 5 1 Gerald Boyd, 2 Melissa Becker, 3
Kenton Good Class 6 1 Jason Cox; 2 Ger
ald Swanger, 3 Tyler Stumpf
Middleweight Champion - Sheldon Heisey
Reserve - Laura Folker
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT - Class 7 1
Karen Becker, 2. Brad Wagner, 3 Andrew
Groff. Class 8 1 Gwen Myer, 2 Kurils Good,
3 Duane Swanger Class 9 1 Laura Folker,
2. Melissa Becker. 3 Andrew Groff
Light-Heavyweight Champion
Folker Reserve - Melissa Becker.
HEAVYWEIGHT - Class 10-1 Jason Cox,
2. Beth Nestleroth, 3 Karen Becker Class
11'1 Kenton Good, 2 Jason Miller; 3 Heath
er Haldeman Class 12:1 Stacy Nestleroth,
2 Greg Shipe, 3. Shawn Haldeman
Heavyweight Champion - Stacy Nestler
oth Reserve - Kenton Good
Grand Champion- Laura Folker Reserve
Sheldon Heisey
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Folker, 2 Brad Wagner, 3 Diane Musser
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Reserve - Sheldon Heisey.
PA Seedmen
Change Summer
Meeting Date
The Pennsylvania Seedmen’s
Association announced a meet
ing date change from Friday,
August 21, to one day earlier;
Thursday, August 20. The meet
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Agronomy Farm at Rock
Springs during Ag Progress
Days. Members should check the
latest association communique
and plan to attend.
Laura
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