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VOL. 37 No. 10
The royalty who represent the many products produced In Pennsylvania
hear Governor Robert Casey’s address at the opening ceremonies of the Pen
nsylvania Farm Show on Sunday. Record crowds filled the Farm Show com-
Farm Show Schedule Change
Attracts Large Attendance
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Moving the opening day
of Farm Show from Sunday to
Saturday proved to be one of the
INDEX
Sec. A... Market Reports
& General News.
Sec. B... Women’s News,
Public Sales & Mailbox
Market.
Sec. C..,Business News
& Classified 4-36.
Sec. Declassified 1-3.
See Story Index Page A 3.
Silhouette, the supreme champion of the sheep meat
breeds, Is shown by Amy Clair, right. At left is Sue Clair. The
story and results are on page 823.
Four Sections
best things to happen to the
76-year-old state fair.
Attendance at the Farm Show is
not taken since there is no admis
sion charge, however officials said
that croyyds were constant from
Saturday straight through to clos
ing on Thursday afternoon.
Also Food Court commodity
promotion booths apparently fared
belter than before, at least accord
ing to several people.
The Pennsylvania Livestock
Association (PLA) Chuck Wagon
booth sold a record number of food
items, according to Beverly Snyd
er. On Thursday she said the tally
was 47,373 total units compared to
42,000 last year.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 18, 1992
Setting a Farm Show record of $25,000 paid for a grand champion market steer was
one of the highlights of this year’s Farm Show. Standing with the steer are, from left,
Larry Weaver, father of Jodi Weaver; Boyd Wolff, agricultural secretary; William
Campbell, president of Boss's Steak and Seafood House; Rob Harris, executive man
ager of the Mechanlcsburg Boss’s restaurant; and Jodie Weaver. See story page A 22.
Farm Show
Stories Index
Youth Beef Breeding Show A2O
Market Steer A 22
Wool Breeds Show A 26
Rodeo Draws Large A2B
Franklin Co. Captures Farm-CityA29
Dairy Fun Night A3O
New Master Farmers A 36
Goat Show A 37
Farm Show Queen B 4
Culinary Skills Taught B 7
Chocolate Lovers Sample 812
Apple Pie Makers Compete 816
Swine Open Show B 18,22
Hay Results 820
Draft Horse Show 822
Sheep Meat Breeds 823
Tobacco Awards 823
Hatfield Wins Ag Award C 5
Egg Award Results C 9
Beef Open Show CIO
Junior Beef Show Cl 4
Dairymen Awards CIS
Dairy Open Show D 2
Junior Swine Show D 5
plex. Cars sometimes waited In two-mile lines to get to the show. This was the
first year the show opened on Saturday and by the show’s end on Thursday,
record food sales were indicated.
The supreme champion dairy cow is a Guernsey owned
by Berneta Gable, of Bradford County, Sniders Obers Icey.
From the left, are leadsman Keith Fisher, Brad Gable (stand
ing in back of Fisher), Berneta, PDA Secretary Boyd Wolff
and holding the banner is Pennsylvania Dairy Princess,
Robin Wilbur. See story on page D 2.
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