CJ. HOUGHTALING
Tioga Co. Correspondent
WHITNEYVILLE (Tioga Go.)
$560 for one gallon of milk?
That’s the price Gabe Greco of
Greco’s Super Duper paid, and he
was happy to do it.
The occasion marked the third
annual Tioga County Milk Auc
tion held Saturday, August 14 at
the Tioga County Fair and featur
ed one gallon of milk from each of
the five grand champion dairy
cows (junior division) at the fair.
Because of Greco’s generosity,
and that of the other buyers, kids
throughout the state, as well as the
county, will benefit from the pro
ceeds.
While 25 percent of the money
goes to the exhibitor, another 25
percent is donated to the exhibi
tor’s club or chapter, and the re
maining SO percent is used to
sponsor Tioga County 4-H and
FFA educational events.
“The money (from the milk
auction) helps fund hands-on ses
sions with teachers and veterinar
ians during events like the Dairy
Youth Management Workshop at
Penn State and Youth Dairy Day
in Tioga County," said Craig Wil
liams, Tioga County Cooperative
extension agent. “And those pro
grams have been highly successful
educational tools benefiting dairy
oriented youth."
Greco’s milk came from Stoney
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Record Bids Seal Milk Auction’s Success
Knob Grigadier Valaric, a 3-year
old Jersey owned by Joseph Swec
ly of Mansfield. Other buyers
were Middlebury Co-op (repre
sented by Don Gilman) who paid
$230 for milk from Blue-Devils
Clover, a 2-year-old Ayrshire
owned by Kevin Wales (who also
presented his rosette to the buyer);
Check-R-Board (represented by
Tony Rishel), paid s2oofor milk
from Shady Creek Ida Isabel! K, a
9-year-old Brown Swiss (and the
oldest champion at the fair) owned
by Rebecca Bechtel of Covington;
Judson Agway (represented by
Larry Harvey) paid $260 for milk
from Esßem Enhancer Bute Bud
dy, a 4-year-old Holstein owned
by Olivia Courtney of Mansfield;
and Felton Trucking (in a phone in
bid) paid $l9O for milk from Cas
tles King Flash Gloria, a 2-year
old Guernsey owned by David
Kriner of Mansfield.
A basket, made by Jackie Gum
mo of Wellsboro, containing two
T-shirts and a hat donated by the
American Dairy Association and
cheese donated by Eastern Dairy
Store in Wellsboro was also' Auc
tioned off. Half of the proceeds
from the basket went to thejunior
Livestock Auction Committee
while the other half will be used
by the Milk Auction Committee as
seed money for next year’s auc
tion.
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stock Sale featuring 67 market
animals raised by 31 4-H or FFA
exhibitors.
According to Earle D. Robbins.
Tioga County Extension agent and
sale chairman, the sale has come a
long way since its inception 12
yean ago when nine junior exhibi
tors sold 19 animals to six buyers,
grossing a total of $2,992.74. This
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on hand, keeping the prices well
above market value, grossing
$23,000.
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Milk Auction buyers and sellers with their grand champion animals patiently
grouped together for this photo. From left to tight: Don Gilman representing Middle
bury Co-op; Gabe Greco of Greco’s Super Ouper; Joe Sweety; Kevin Wales; Dave
Kriner; Rebecca Bechtel; Olivia Courtney; Tony Rishel representing Check-R-Board;
and Larry Harvey from Judson Agway. Pelton Trucking, not shown, was a call-in buy
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Photographs taken of exhibitors
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