A2B-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1987
Open And 4-H Dairy Show Held At York Fair
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went to Sue Elsenhartand reserve to Tim Warner.
Offering congratulations were Judge Jim Burdette and
York County dairy princess Suzanne Hash
Accepting Brown Si
(center) with her jun
Shaffer.
BY JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
YORK FFA members
wrapped up an afternoon of swine
showing competition at the York
Fair with a market hog class that
ended in something of sibling
rivalry and chapter pride.
When the sawdust finally settled
after eight weight classes of
entries, a pair of littermates had
Veteran youth hog exhibitor Gus Parlett snagged the champion FFA market York Fair FFA market hog runoffs. His crossbred entry
i IC ? no i r with a crossed homebred. Ken Wlnebark made th® took reserve champion, while Eaton was named
official placlngs. champion showman of the hog showring contest.
York Fair FFA Swine Show Results
snagged the top two prizes.
Gus Parlett, Airvillc, tfcon the
nod for champion market hog with
a homebred entry. He had sold a
littermate after weaning to John
Eaton, Jr., a fellow member of the
Red Lion FFA chapter. Eaton not
only followed breeder Parlett into
the reserve champion spot, but
then handled his entry well enough
in the ring to earn champion show
Senior and grand champion York Fair Holstein 4-H award went to Rich Bupp
with Brldgette Boyer claiming the reserve spot. Presenting awards were Dairy
Maid Diane Lang and Judge Peter Wltmer.
. cla * med the Junior champion and reserve awards In the York Fair
Lan<?°Yn?iI n rS teS M ry l^ th Patty Bupp hand,,n 9 the reserve winner. Diane
Lang, York Dairy Maid, presented ribbons.
man title from judge Ken
Winebark.
The crossbred champion and
reserve hogs were from a litter by a
Duroc boar and a Hampshire-
Yorkshire sow. Both weighed in at
entry in the 240-246 pound class.
Weight class winners were as
follows: 174-196 pound, Gus Par
lett, Red Lion; 198-206 pound. Bill
Griffith, Kennard-Dale; 210-214
pound, Mike Stermer, Dover;
218-222 pound, Dave Stine,
Northern; 224-228 pound, Jeff
Stem, Dover; 230-234 pound, Gus
Parlett, Red Lion; 240-246, Gus
Parlett, Red Lion; 252-262, Paul
Breaud, Kennard-Dale.
In the FFA swine breeding divi
sions, Mike Warner of Kennard
Berkshire sows. Chester White
and Duroc honors were a clean
sweep for Red Lion’s Gus ParletL
Paul Breaud, Kennard Dale,
claimed champion and reserve
awards in both Spots and Landrace
categories. Breaud also earned the
Yorkshire champion award, with
Tom Robinson, Red Lion, winning