Perspectives On The Manheim Farm Show Livestock $a \i Willie The Butcher As a buyer Willie the Butcher from Stauffers of Kissel Hill believes the sale is a good time to support young people In agriculture. Willie said, “As a youngster I was an FFA’er and Manhelm Central Is my alma mater.” Willie bought 11 hogs, 14 lambs and 3 steers at the Fri day night sale. Record-Breaking BY LOU ANN GOOD prices for steers, pigs and sheep at MANHEIM—The grand finale the Manheim Farm Show Lives of the Manheim Community Farm lock Sale. Show happened last Friday, Country Table Family Restaur- October 9, when bidders paid top ant edged out competition again The grand champion hog owned by David Cassel of Man helm, center, sold to Bomberger’s Store. Cassel Is flanked by Manhelm Farm Show queen Christine Rohrer and Clif ford Moyer, Bomberger’s meat manager. Mark Tracy shows his grand champion lamb purchased by Willie the Butcher. Farm Show queen, Christine Rohreris Carolyn Nestleroth As a 4-H’er Carolyn Nest leroth, Manheim, likes to come to the sale. This was the second year she sold a hog at the sale. “It’s kind of fun,” she said. “I like It.” FFA’er Jon Summy of Manheim, said, “It’s a very good experience and lots of fun.” He was pleased with winning first place in his class during the steer show. He said, “I’d like to encour age more buyers to come. It’s good advertising for them.” Manheim this year by giving a record breaking bid of $5 a pound for the grand champion steer. The 1280-pound steer, owned by David Cassel of Manheim, totaled a hefty $6,400. Penway Construction of Man heim purchased the reserve champion for $2.10 a pound. The 1280-pound steer was owned by Andy Allen, Manheim R 4. The twelve steers sold at the auction brought an average of $1.36 a pound. Other buyers included Willie the Butcher, G & G Feeds, White Oak Mills, Moyer Packing, Royers Construction, Maheim Auto Auction apd Steigel Construction. The sale’s 80 hogs averaged 84.91 cents a pound. Top bidder Bombergers’ Store in Elm pur chased the grand champion for $4.00 a pound. David Cassel also owned the champion hog which weighed 226-pounds and brought $904. Hatfield Packing purchased Blue Ball resident Scott Bailey’s reserve champion for $3.35 a pound. Other volume buyers included Farm Crest, Lititz; Willie the Butcher, Lititz; Evergreen Packing Co., Lebanon; McCracken’s Feed Mill, Manhei, Penway Construc tion, Manheim; White Oak Mills and Leidy Packing. The sale’s 33 lambs sold for an average of $1.16 a pound. Eli zabethtown resident Mark Tracy’s grand champion sold for $3.53 a pound to Willie the Butcher, Lititz. Evergreen Tractor, Lebanon, bought the reserve champion for $2.10 a pound from Phil Yeagley of Elizabethtown. The sale’s most adament bidder, Willie the Butcher of Stauffers of Kissel Hill, purchased 13 sheep and G & G Feeds bought 7 of the sale’s lambs. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 17, 1987-827 Debbie Seibert As an FFA advisor, Debbie Seibert, gives a teacher’s view of the sale. “I have to come. It’s part of my job,” she said. “I think the sale gets community sup port behind the kids and gives them Incentive. They usually get above market prices for their animals.” As the Manheim Vo-Ag Instruc tor, she helps organize an appreciation banquet held in the spring for the buyers. Farm Show Sale Cassel also sold his champion hog at the fair. The steer was bought by Country Table. Farm Show Queen Christine Roh rer on right. The reserve champion steer is shown by Andy Allen, first year exhibitor. Penway Construction, Manhelm, purchased Jackie Longenecker As a parent of an FFA exhibitor, Jackie Longenecker, Lititz, thinks the Manheim sale is great. She said, “The business men really support the sale and they should be recom mended forthat.” She thinks raising livestock is good for the kids and teaches them responsibility, it’s a lot of hard work and Jackie admits she feels relieved that everything went so well.
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