FIG-Lancaaw Fanning, Saturday, January », 1988 Quality Is The Priority (Continued from Page Fl 4) the show circuit only a decade ago. Maryland State Fair was a logical but tough place to start. “That was in our ‘backyard’,” recalls Holloway, “and considered ‘our’ fair. We took a couple hogs and got beat ‘something terrible.” “The breeders used to pay my entry fee so they could beat me,” Holloway jibes, displaying the ready sense of humor that often breaks into his conversation. According to Betty, though, Dave is a competitor who thrives on the challenge of the showring. A collection of shiny trophies, plaques and ribbons are testimony that Holloway Durocs have met— and surpassed early hopes. While showring accomplish ments “almost measured our prog ress year to year,” it was 1980 that marked a major breakthrough. Holloway purchased a boar that had been named grand champion at the Maryland State Fair. “He was strong in the areas in which we were weak,” Holloway explains. “We got him purchased and used him completely.” Results came quickly. The fol lowing year, Holloway Durocs took grand champion barrow over all breeds at Maryland State Fair, along with several other top class awards. They also claimed champ ion honors over the heavy compet ition at Maryland’s Montgomery County Fair. Building from, and occasionally adding to, early winning founda tion stock has played a major role in Holloway’s success. A boar raised in 1986 and exhibited at the Maryland State Fair so impressed the show’s judge that he purchased the animal and took him West. In an industry where breeding stock generally moves from West to East, it was a major accomplish ment for Holloway Durocs. Before the Reo boar left, how ever, Holloway put him to heavy use in his sow herd. Those off spring have since been crossed with yet another outstanding sire, HPI2-2, a purchased herd blood line addition that has been every thing Holloway had hoped. “He’s met every good quality we think a boar should have,” say the Holloway’s with pride. In fact, offspring of the combined blood lines have consistently won either champion or reserve placings. Not ModelAGH-1 u J w/Charger Herbicide & Pesticide Units Available ■249.00 Battery powered filtration system removes dust from air before breathing Removes dust spores molds and other particles that rause allergies I breathing problems, including farmer's lung disease t asthma Works extremely well in molding corn and other crops including hog and poultry confinement buildings LIGHTWEIGHT-Under 2 Lbs. Comfortable-Adjustable Rechargeable Battery only have they taken top showring awards, but Holloway Durocs are sweeping both carcass and produc tion trial comparisons as well. Holloway snagged a coveted national honor last year when he claimed the National Duroc Jack pot Barrow award, besting a field of 123 competitors from 25 states with his homebred entry. All entries were live judged, then slaughtered and carcass evaluated, earning an overall index score. The prize carried a purse of $l,OOO and a commemorative plaque. Cash prizes paid to the 15-place winner; another Holloway homebred placed just out of the money in the 16th slot. While Farm Show, Maryland State Fair, York Fair, and a few local shows once made up the Hol loway’s show circuit schedule, their tanbark trail has expanded considerably in the last year. The Southeast national Duroc show follows soon after Farm Show, scheduled this year for Orangebury, South Carolina. Southwest, planned for Texas, is next, held in February. 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For the first time in the country, all eight breeds of hogs will be shown at one time at this major, international event Considered by Holloway as “the thing” in the hog industry for 1988, the show also encompasses related areas of interest such as feeding trial results, swine research, and the latest in equipment A 1987 list of top wins by Hollo way Durocs coven nearly every major hog show in the area: champion and top-selling boar at the March state Duroc show; champion barrow, a winning Reo gilt and a fifth-high selling Reo boar at the National Duroc Con gress, held in Indiana; champion and high seller at York summer show; champion boar, champion Duroc and Supreme Champion gilt plus reserve champion gilt at Maryland State Fair, Supreme Champion boar overall at York Fair; champion boar, reserve champion gilt premier and reserve premium sire with HPI2-2 at Key stone in Harrisburg, plus several Duroc premier breeder honors earned during the season. Still, ribbons and trophies alone don’t pay the feed bill, and Hollo way insists that any hog kept in this herd must first and foremost be the kind of animal that will work for him. Only then does Holloway feel HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED ELEVATING PLATFORM TRAILERS Lowered flat to the ground or raised level up to 54” high, it provides simple, stress-free walk on loading for animals and equipment No ramps, steps or docks are needed Available in 7 different models with load capacities to 7500 pounds and 12 to 18 foot platform lenghts confident in merchandising his breeding stock, such as the three gilts consigned in the Pennsylvani a Swine Cooperative sale, sche duled fra Tuesday morning of Farm Show week. Some SIS head are entered for the 1988 sale, with 40 purebred Durocs included. Pen a Swine Cooperative sale, sched uled for Tuesday morning of Farm Show week. Some SIS head are entered for the 1988 sale, with 40 purebred Durocs included. Pen nsylvania Farm Show swine sale buyers are expected from across the Mid-Atlantic region, with many usually attending from sur rounding states. According to Holloway, Duroc breed popularity has boomed in recent years. This American breed is believed to have developed from strains of red hogs originating in Europe and the African Coast. A rugged breed of hog, Durocs show commendable feed conversion and rate of gain, work well in commer cial crossbreeding operations and have proven out in numerous research testing trials. Three of Holloway’s for instance, recently ranked first, sec ond and third in index at the Mary land Fall Trials. 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Betty and Dave Holloway are quick to note that one of the best rewards of hog showing is the tre mendous <v >;ndships which deve- U intone parTK.ii; a (its. “York County is known fa quality hog breeding,” adds Dave. “I think we all learn from each other, we’re competitive and we help one another through watching and talking. We keep each other on our toes.” For outstanding accomplish ments in the breed, the Holloway operation was recently nominated for the Zed Harden Award, a national Duroc award for breeding accomplishments in the barrow gender. While they were not named as winner, that nomination alone attested to the respect for Holloway Dittoes. PIGS - HOGS CALVES - POULTRY" AAA.
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