Farming Saturday, October 14,1989
BY LISA RISSER
HARRISBURG The finest
breeding hogs, many from as far
away as Illinois, came to Pennsyl
vania to compete in the Keystone
International Livestock Exposi
tion last weekend. Judge Jack
Wall, director of activities for the
American Berkshire Association
and a Duroc breeder, was impress
ed by the quality of animals para
ded before him.
“I am somewhat surprised about
the depth of quality in the show,”
he said. “I feel that the majority of
breeders are on the same
wavelength as to what consumers
want from hogs.”
BERKSHIRE
March was the month in the
Berkshire breed with both champ
ion boar and gilt being bom in the
third month of the year. Second
year exhibitor Dan Huff and fami
ly of Washington Courthouse,
Ohio, walked away with the
champion Berkshire boar, a DHFB
Sylvester son out of DHF7 A. Miss
UGH.
A Beach Boy daughter took the
top gilt title. Owned by veteran
competitors Mapes Family Berk
shires of Unionville Center, Ohio,
M A 9 Miss Beach Boy is out of
i.-FB7 Miss Top Gun 88-5.
Both Berkshire reserve champ
ions were from the herd of Ashvil
le, Ohio, exhibitors Whippel Pure
breds. Both also were February get
of MLSB Wright Stuf 9-3. The
boar, WPF9Wright Stuff 16-2, is
out of WPFB Cobalt 4-5, while the
gilt, WPF9 Cobalt 14-5. has WPF7
Cobalt 1-5 for a dam. Whippel
Purebreds also was the premier
exhibitor.
CHESTER WHITE
James Parlett and his son, Gus,
dominated the Chester White divi
sion showing three out of the four
top animals and nabbing the
coveted premier exhibitor award.
The Airville-based duo showed a
trio of TRF7 Running Gear 1-6
progeny that won their classes and
went on to be named champion and
reserve boar and champion gilt
TM R.G. SB9 11-3, the February
boar, edged out his March herd
mate for the champion title. The
March boar, TM R.G. SB9 13-3, is
out of TM Diane 2-9, while the
champion is out of TM Diane 10-9.
The champion gilt is a January
pig out of TM Ann 7-7.
The reserve champion Chester
White gilt was driven by Rodger
Bankert of Hanover, who had the
champion boar and champion and
reserve gilt last year. Bankert’s
February gilt, 9MS DSF Duncan
2-4, won the reserve champion
rosette. She is a RDS6 DSF Dun
can 4-1 daughter out of TM Pal 17
SB5.
Dan and Jane Huff of Ohio showed the champion Berk
shire boar, a DHFB Sylvester son.
Quality Shines At KILE Breeding Swine Show
"‘UROC
The champ. . rosettes each
went to a different breeder in the
Duroc division. The show’s pre
mier Duroc exhibitor. Jay C.
Acworth of Abbottstown, also
won the champion boar title. Own
er of Tori-J Farm, Acworth
showed a February boar that
caught the judge’s eye. The win
ner, TJD9 Eastern Doc 15-7, is a
Eastern Doc 111 son out of TJD7
Miss Meg 20-1.
The March boar shown by
Laucher’s Durocs of Prospect,
Ohio, was named the show’s
reserve champion. LB9 Rawson
25-1 is a Rawson son out of Miss
College 87.
Slipping into the champion gilt
position was the March pig shown
by Isla Grande Farms in Marion,
Ohio. Exhibitors of last year’s
KILE reserve champion boar, Isla
Grande Farms’ 1989 champion is a
IGF Truman daughter out of PSB
MS Hot Sun 3-9.
Ken Fetterolf, a Centre Hall hog
breeder, showed the reserve
champion gilt, a LDB Flatbush
11-3 daughter. Fetterolf had the
champion gilt last year at KILE.
HAMPSHIRE
James Steele and his family
swept the top Hampshire boar
titles with their March offerings.
This is the second year of compet
ing at KILE for the Richwood,
Ohio, exhibitors, and their first
champions at the show. Both
champions were L Yank 7-4 sons
with JSF9 L Yank 8-4, out of JSF
Emily, edging out JSF9 L Yank
7-2, out of JSF Emily 6-3.
Strawbridge & McCleary of
Windsor showed pigs that took
firsts in three out of the four gilt
classes, but only the April gilt went
on to a championship title. The
gilt, Miss Dukes Tank 7-7, is a
SBF Duke I daughter out of Miss
Tank 2-7. Strawbridge & McCle
ary also were named premier
Hampshire exhibitor.
Taking home the reserve
champion gilt was Mark W. Hall, a
Mill Hall native. His champion
was the second-place April gilt, 9F
Pegg 1 29-3, a DJB Tanker 19-4
daughter out of BMFV Pegg 1
27-5.
LANDRACE
For the second year in a row,
Barbara Mummert of Seven Val
leys had the champion Landrace
boar. THF Barsk 2-1, a February
son of VBF Barsk 2-12 out of THF
Blender 6-1, edged out Dan Huff’s
March boar, which was named
reserve champion.
Mummert also had the champ
ion gilt, a February pig. THF Blen
der 2-2 beat out a littermate for
first in the class and Donald Lake’s
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The champion Spotted boar was shown
by Brian Lake of Big Cove Tannery. Lake
had last year’s KILE champion Spotted boar
The champion Chester White boar was
exhibited by James Parlett and Son of
Airvilie.
Coming from Alexander, 111., Randy and
Tona Smith brought award-winning Poland
China pigs. Tona is here with the champion
gilt.
Tona Smith poses with her champion
Poland China boar, a IXL Balancer son.
Smith showed with her husband, Randy.
Gus Parlett, pictured, and his father, Jim,
own the 1989 KILE champion Chester White
gilt.
The champion Yorkshire boar was exhi
bited by John Strawbrldge of Strawbridge
and McCleary.
James Steele, a second-year KILE exhibi
tor, had his first KILE champion with his
Hampshire boar, a March L Yank 7-4 son.
The champion Berkshire gilt was showed
by Steve Mapes with Mapes Family Berk
shlres In Ohio.
Rick Fogle with Isla Grand Farm showed
the champion Duroc gilt, an IGF Truman
daughter.
Jim Parlett and his son, Gus, had the
champion Spotted gilt at the Keystone Inter*
national Livestock Exposition.