A36*Lancsst«r Firming, Saturday, August 19,1989 Lean Hogs Dominate BY BONNIE BRECHBILL Franklin Co. Correspondent GREENCASTLE (Franklin Co.) “The 4-H’ers of Franklin County have something, to be proud of,” Dr. Michael Miller told entrants in the 4-H Pig Club Round-Up. “Nobody brought fatty pigs.” Miller, judge for the show held at the Greencastle Livestock Market August 12. had high praise for the quality of the hogs he judged. When considering the class winners to pick his champ ion, Miller said, “It’s unbelievable that pigs this heavy look this good.” He chose as his champion a 235-pbund hog shown by Donnie Sheiss of Chambersburg. The hog sold later during the evening sate to W.R. Sellers Buying Station of Grcencasde for $4.10 per pound. Sheiss plans to attend Penn State this fall. The reserve grand champion was a 245-pound hog shown by Todd Stoner. It also sold to W.R. Sellers Buying Station for $4.10 per pound. Champion pair honors went to Darwin Meyers for his two Elonco Students Excel At Youth NEW HOLLAND (Lane. Co.) Five students from Eastern Lancaster County’s Garden Spot High School recently participated in the week-long Lancaster Coun ty Youth Conservation School. pai. In the Youth Conservation School recently. Pictured: (back row, from left) Christina Halls, Tiffany Peters, Gretchen Frederick, counselor; Lowell Grayblll, asst, director; Bob Lauffer, Garden Spot env. ag instructor; Mike Llndenmuth, counselor; Kent Hal sey. counselor; Andy Petershelm, counselor; (front row) Corey Kunkle, Bob Jenkins, Alan Houck, Bruce Stjanr env. teacher. iter Jd • rock and log deflector as part of the stream improvement project on Mill Creek In the Lancaster County Park. 237-pound hogs. They sold to Hatfield packing for 9714 cents per pound. Eric Sheiss took home the reserve champion pair honors for his 232-pound hogs, which sold for $l.lB to Willard Agri- Service Inc. Vice president of marketing at White Oak Mills, Miller was for merly a professor at Penn State. The sale averaged $84.39 per hundredweight on 90 head, including companion pigs. The hogs weighed an average of 238 pounds. Jeff Craig, owner of the Giecn castle Livestock Market, donated the use of his facilities. Craig Kneppcr of Fulton County was auctioneer. Trophies were donated by the Chambersburg Branch of York Farm Credit. A partial list of winners follows. Clan I 1. Robert Thompson; 2. Rodney Weller; 3. Lori Caufman. Claes II 1. Darwin Brechblll; 2. Jenny Bricker; 3. Roger Carbaugh. Class 111 1. Darwin Meyers; 2. Seth Walk; 3. Spencer Walk. Class IV 1. Donnie Shelss; 2. Becky Stoner; 3. Conservation School Participating were: Christina Halls, Alan Houck, Bob Jenkins, Corey Kunkle, and Tiffany Peters. The Yough Conservation School involves a week-long resi dent camping experience with Franklin County 4-H Hog Roundup Randy Brlcker. Ossa V 1. Todd Stoner; 2. Steve Stoner; 3. Gregg Weller. Clasa VI 1. David Sheiss; 2. Dennis Brechbill; 3. Wesley Long acre. Claee VIII 1. Eric Sheiss; 2. Daren Stauffer; 3. Wil liam Longacre. Champion Donnie Sheiss Reserve Champion Todd Stoner Class Pair I 1. David Sheiss; 2. Braden Eaton; 3. Ran dy Brlcker. Class Pair II 1. Robert Thompson; 2. Todd Stoner; 3. Bill Longacre. Class Pair 111 1. Eric Sheiss; 2. Spencer Walk; 3. Roger Carbough. Class Pair IV 1. Darwin Meyars; 2. Valerie Bltttnger; 3. Missy Bitlinger. Class Pair V 1. Becky Stoner; 2. Wesley Longacre; 3. Tim Stoner. Champion Pair Darwin Meyera Raaarva Champion Pair Eric Shelss Junior Fitting and Shewing Champion David SheiM Raaarva Champion Spencer Walk Sanler Fitting and Showing Champion Eric Shelts Raaarva Champion Donnio Shoita Northern Lancaster County Fish and Game Association serving as the base of operations. The school is co-sponsored by the Lancaster County Conservation District and the Federated ' ten of Lan- Donnie Sheiss’s 235-pound grand champion hog sold to W.R. Seller’s Buying Station of Greencastle for $4.10 per Todd Stoner sold his 245 pound reserve grand champ ion tiog toW.R. senertKßUyfrttfStlrtfon OTOreehcastlt «r~ $4.10 per pound. Paulßowders, right, did the bidding for Seller’s. caster County. Each student must be sponsored by a conservation organization and keep a notebook of activities experienced and knowledge gained so that they can make a report back to the organi zation which sponsored them. Penn Dutch Sportsmens’ Club sponsored Bob Jenkins and Tif fany Peters; District II of the Pa. Trappers’ Association sponsored Christina Halls; Beartown Sports men Association sponsored Alan Houck and Northeastern Lancas ter County Rod and Gun Club sponsored Corey Kunkle. Garden Spot alumnus Lowell Graybill (a former Env. Ag stu dent who attended the conserva tion school while in high school) served as- assistant director. Counselors included Gretchen Frederick, Kent Halsey, Mike Lin denmuth and Andy Petcrsheim all alumni of Garden Spot’s Environ mental Agriculture program and previous campers at the school. Among the activities were: orienteering, survival, soil conser vation and erosion control, laying out contour strips, building a rock and log deflector as a stream improvement device in Mill Creek, safety and handling of fire arms and archery equipment, wildlife management principles, aquatic biology, fly fishing, forest management and wildlife habitat improvement pracdcums. The school utilizes a number of volunteers and conservation agen cy personnel as resource persons throughout the week. Three exten sive field trips were taken during the week to add to the realistic fla vor of the camp. Tuesday the group toured the Frank Mycr farm in Pequea Township to learn more about various methods of reducing erosion and conserving soil. Stu dents had the opportunity to see actual conservation practices being utilized on the farm on a firsthand basis and later laid out a contour strip on the farm. Tuesday they also spent several hours con structing a stream improvement device on Mill Creek within the Lancaster County Park under the supervision of the Pa. Fish Com mission’s “Adopt a Stream” coordinators. They capped off their day with swimming and volleyball at the County Park and a chicken B-B- Q. That evening the group heard a presentation by Bob Mowrer on the Lancaster County Conservan cy and a role playing simulation on the legislative process as related to environmental issues conducted by Representative Jere Schuler. Thursday’s activities included a tour of the Ephrata Waste Water Treatment Facilities and the Lan- Chester sanitary landfill. After lunch they conducted a selective improvement cutting on Game lands 52 under the supervision of the Pa. Game Commission’s S.E. Field Division Forester and Land Manager; Friday the group travelled to Middle Creek Wildlife Manage ment and culminated their week’s activities with an envir-othon competition. Awards were pre sented to the following students; Best Notebook: Christina Halls, New Holland Bushwackers (orienteering): Warren Glose, Ephrata and George Bard. Conestoga. Trapshooter: Shawn Carpent er, Lititz (Turn to Pago AM)
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