A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 2, 1993
Lebanon Livestock Club
Prepares For Farm Show
VERNON ACHENBACH, JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
NORTH CORNWALL (Leba
non Co.) The Lebanon County
4-H Livestock Club finished up
their year’s activities Tuesday with
its annual Winter Roundup show
and sale, held at the Lebanon Area
Fairgrounds.
Kenneth Winebark, county
extension agent, said the show and
sale was a large success, with area
business representatives estimated
at paying well above market prices
for the project market animals.
The sale totaled $21,315 which
was broken down to a total of
$18,675 for the market hogs, or an
average of $150.60 each, which
Winebark said, “is about $5O to
$6O over market price.”
The lambs totaled $ 1,290, for an
average of $ 117.27. Winebark said
the price represents a price paid
about $2O to $25 over market.
There were 124 pigs, 11 lambs
and one steer shown and sold,
Winebark said. He said that more
hogs and lambs were shown, while
the one steer represents a decrease
from a more normal range of three
to five animals.
Judges for die show were Ken
Fetlerolf, of Center Hall, judge of
pigs, and William McCauley, Alg
len, who judged lambs and steer.
The winter roundup is the last
activity for the club prior to the
stale Farm Show. According to
Aaron Myer holds his grand champion steer while buyer Bob Blecker. vice oresi
dent for Carlos Leffler Inc., holds the banner.
m«nI e TJL!! ase « nee i s « ,, !Lxi B grand champion market hog and buyer Doug Cle
mens, representing Hatfield Quality Meats. u
Winebark, the roundup is held as a
preview and support event for club
members who plan to go on to
show another animal at the Farm
Show, and it is also for those who
do not go on to the Farm Show, but
can use the experience as well.
The youth generally sell what
they consider to be either their sec
ond best animal or, should they
decide to not go to the Farm Show,
their best animal, during the
roundup.
Aaron Myer, son of Harold
Myer, showed the grand champion
market steer which weighed 1,260
pounds and sold for $1,350 to Car
los R. Leffler Inc.
In the market lamb division,
Darren Grumbine, son of Dennis
and Barbara Grumbine, Myer
stown, showed the grand champ
ion market lamb which sold to
Lebanon Valley National Bank for
$l5O. The lamb weighed 107
pounds and had an estimated
market value of $85.60.
Taking reserve grand champion
lamb honors was an entry shown
by Benjamin Bow, son of Ben and
Mary Bow, Annville, which sold
to Agway of Lebanon Inc. for
$l3O. Bow’s lamb weight was 91
pounds and had a market value of
$72.80.
In the hog competition, Jeremy
Mase, son of Ken and Irene Mase,
showed the grand champion, sell
ing it to representatives of the
Darren Grumblne, holds his grand champion lamb while buyers Terry Hill, John
Eaton and Mike Flrestlne from Lebanon Valley National Bank stand with him.
Lebanon Expo Association, which
owns the fairgrounds and facili
ties, for $550.
The association then placed the
256-pound hog back on theauction
block for resale, with the funds
going toward the construction of a
show building on the fairgrounds.
It was then purchased for $6OO by
representatives of Hatfield Quality
Meats. The hog had an estimated
market value of $106.24.
The reserve grand champion
hog was shown by Kara Arnold,
daughter of Francis and Penny
Arnold. It weighed 255 pounds
and was sold to Lebanon Valley
National Bank for S3OO. It had a
market value of $105.82.
The hog competition also
includes breed catagories.
Showing the champion Duroc
was Chris Kirst. Matthew Bom
gardner showed the champion
Hampshire. Trisha Berger showed
the champion Landrace. Michelle
Risser showed the champion
Yorkshire.
Wendy Atkins showed the
reserve champion Duroc. Jason
Krall showed the reserve Hamp
shire, while* Jason Shirk showed
the Yorkshire.
Scott Nolt showed the light
heavy champion, while Matthew
Bomgardner showed the medium
champion and Kathy Bomgardner
showed the lightweight champ.
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The reserve champion light
heavy weight champ was shown
by Jason Krall, while Jamie Risser
showed the medium reserve
champ and Daryl Bomgardncr
showed the reserve lightweight.
Winebark said that the livestock
club members can be expected to
have a strong showing at the slate
Farm Show, with 53 club members
having filed preliminary entries.
The winter roundup helps the
youth prepare for the showing and
marketing of their animals at the
Farm Show, Winebark said. It also
helps raise funds to cover costs of
raising market animals for show.
According to Wincbark’s esti
mates, the club members average
about four animals being raised for
possible showing in the Farm
Show.
Funds raised cover the costs of
raising the animal, are used to rein
vest in future project animal purch
ases, and arc typically also saved
for higher education.
The Lebanon club is active year
round. It’s annual banquet and
reorganizational meeting is sche
duled for March. Most of the mem
bers do not live on farms, but either
have enough land for a few ani
mals, or keep an animal on a neigh
boring farm. Anyone interested in
finding out more about the clubs
should contact Winebark at the
extension office at 270-4391.