A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 14, 1991 New RANDY WELLS Indiana Co. Correspondent A new high gross value was set last week at the 29th annual Junior Livestock Sale at the Indiana County Fair. The 125 different buyers paid $101,873.15 for the 226 head of hogs, lambs, and beef. The previ ous high gross total was $97,050.80 set in 1990. The 133 head of market hogs, weighing 30,795 pounds, brought an average price per pound with champions of $1.33. The average price per pound without champ ions was $1.27. The 63 market lambs, weighing 6,629 pounds, were sold for an average price of $2.13 per pound with champions. The average price per pound without champ ions was $1.94. Thirty head of market steers, weighing 35,515, brought an aver age of $1.13 per pound including champions. Excluding champions the average price was $0.99. Steve Neal’s grand champion market hog was bought by C.L. Ruffner and Sons of Indiana for $7.00 per pound (for a total value of $1,750). Emmett McMillen’s reserve grand champion market hog was bought by Luther Ford Sales of Homer City for $3.50 per pound ($805). David Elkin’s grand champion pork carcass was bought by Salts burg Shop ‘N Save for $3.50 per 1,260-pound Key-Angus cross steer judged the grand champion baby beef. The champion steer brought $4.25 per pound at the fair’s 4-H and FFA Junior Livestock Sale. Joel and June Rose of Armagh with “Elk-Lick Golden Kitty,” the fair's supreme grand champion dairy cow. Kitty, who Is out of a 90-polnt Criterion dam, scored 88 points herself as a four-year old. Her sire Is Tri-Day Valient Gold. Although not the top producer In the Rose’s herd, Kitty is a 21,000-pound production cow with 710 pounds of fat. In addition to the grand champion ribbon, the Rose’s Shallow Run Farm took six other first-place awards and three second-place ribbons in dairy judging. The Roses brought nine cows to the fair but went home with 10: a new calf was born during the week at the fairground. High Total Set At Indiana Co. Fair Sale JJUUIIU Peggy Rising’s reserve grand champion pork carcass was bought by Clearview Farms of Rochester Mills RD 1 for $4.00 per pound ($680). Larry Lewis’ champion rate of gain market hog was bought by D.L. Lockard Construction ol Marsteller for $2.75 per pound ($4.95). Laura Kwisnek’s grand champ ion market lamb was bought by Evergreen Motors Inc. of Indiana for $8.50 per pound ($969). Laura Kwisnek’s reserve grand champion market lamb was bought by Elkin’s Concrete of Indiana for $5.75 per pound ($718.75). Brandi Mikesell’s grand champion lamb carcass was bought by Indiana Shop ‘N Save for $4.25 per pound ($212.50). Beth Elkin’s reserve grand champion lamb carcass was bought by Cloe Lumber Co. of Punxsutawney for $5.75 per pound ($258.75). Tim Bishop’s champion rate of gain market lamb was bought by Cunningham’s Meats of Indiana for $3.25 per pound $217.75). Bryan Martin’s grand champ ion market steer was bought by Moss’s Steak and Sea House of Indiana for $4.25 per pound ($5,355). Tim Bishop’s reserve grand champion market steer was bought by Indiana Farmers’ Livestock Market of Homer City Stephen Neal of Homer City, center, with his 250-pound cross, the grand champion market hog, purchased by C.L. Ruffner & Sons of Indiana for $7.00 per pound, for a total of $1,750. Also pictured, left to right, are Pennsylvania Fair Queen Wendy Will of Berlin; Indiana County Fair Queen Valerie Fyock; Clair Ruffner, Jr.; and Neal Buss, deputy secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. for $1.75 per pound ($2,170.60). Tim Bishop’s grand champion beef carcass was bought by Salts burg Shop ‘N Save for $2.15 per pound ($1,767.30). Craig Andrie’s reserve grand champion beef carcass was bought by Bonarrigo’s Inc. of Blairsville for $3.30 per pound ($2,339.70). And Jason Kuzemchak’s champion rate of gain market steer was bought by Marion Center Supply for $1.65 per pound ($2,112). In results from the 4-H dairy judging at the Indiana County Fair, Tricia Farmery of Marion Center RD 2 exhibited the junior champion female in the Ayrshire category. In the Brown Swiss class, the junior champion was Young Farmers Tour Market KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.) Recently the Kutztown Young Farmer Group toured the recently built Kutztown Produce Market located between Fleetwood and Kutztown. The manager of the market, Herb Gcbely, and a few of the board of directors explained to the group how the operation was handled. The group never realized they would be dealing with the produce market as a group in the near future, according to a spokesper son. It all started when Ralph San ner, a Kutztown Young Farmer member, thought of an idea for the chapter to raise some money. This idea began with Ralph and Kenny Sanner offering a piece of ground for the chapter to plant and raise sweet com on and then sell it at the Kutztown Produce Market, the profits of which would go in the chapter’s treasury. Sanner planted 'A acre of sweet corn. The field was located approximately two miles from the Sanncr’s home farm and was planted the first week in May. The ground was minimum tilled and no post emergence insecticide was used with excellent results. shown by Nancy Trimble of India na RD 3, and the reserve junior champion ribbon went to John Rhea of Clymer RD 2. In the Guernsey competition, the junior champion was shown by Craig Andric of Marion Center RD 2, and the reserve junior champion was owned by Nancy Trimble. In the Holstein class, the junior champion female was exhi bited by Michael Lydic of Marion Center RD 2. The same animal was also judged the junior supreme champion in the 4-H competition. The reserve junior champion Holstein ribbon went to Rebecca Meyer of Marion Center RD 2. In the Jersey competition, Michael Lydic showed the grand When the sweet com was ready to be picked the first week in August, approximately 11 people helped in picking the corn. The com was picked over three diffe rent days and taken to the produce market each time. The market wholesaled more jg» ..ryCai, Jtztov Young Farmer Advisor, both standing In front of a sweet corn field. champion and the reserve junior champion was exhibited by Erin Leach of Marion Center RD 1. In the Milking Shorthorn class, the junior champion was shown by Tricia Farmery and the reserve junior champion ribbon went to Franklin Ackerson of Marion Center RD 1. In the fitting and showmanship competition, the master showman in the junior division was Tim Beatty of Indiana RD 1, and Michael Lydic was the master showman in the senior division. The master fitter award in the junior division was won by Jennif er McMillen of Marion Center RD 2, and by Tammy Farmery of Marion Center RD 2 in the senior division. and Sanncr retailed about 10 more dozen from the farm. Di. Jerry Cal, Young Farmer Advisor, believed the 'A acre of sweet com should have produced almost 8,000 ears, but because of the shortage of rain fall, it only produced one-half of its capacity of marketable ears of ■t
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