A2B-Lanosttr Farming, Saturday, March 12, 1994
Pennsylvania
Purebred
Hog Show
(Conlinutd from Pago A 1)
In the Yorkshire breed, Charles
and Mark Hall, of Julian, showed
the champion bred gilt, while Con
rad Neutzel, of Felton, showed the
reserve champion.
The Halls have about 9S sows
and raise both purebred Yorkshires
and Hampshires.
The Donald Chambers Farm, of
Punxsutawney, showed the
champion Yorkshire boar, while
Hall showed the reserve champ
ion. The Chambers have about 40
sows and maintain an all purebred
herd of all three breeds. The farm is
run by Dennis, Don, and Don Jr.
The champion open gilt York
shire was shown by Wilson York
shires and Hampshires of New
Freedom. The reserve champion
was shown by Neutzel.
Wilson’s Yorkshires and Hamp
shires is a farrow-to-finish Dera
tion using about 90 sows. It is runs
by Steve, Jeff and Ron Wilson.
The champion Durco bred gilt
was shown by Smith’s Hog Farm
of Washington, while James Par
ted Jr., of Airville, showed the
reserve champion.
Smiths Hog Farm is run by
Bruce and Sandy Smith and they
have 80 sows and sell feeders and
breeding stock.
The champion Duroc boar was
shown by Dave Holloway, of Glen
Rock, while Parlett showed the
reserve champion.
It was reverse order in the Duroc
open gilt contest with Parlett
showing the champion and Hollo
way showing reserve champion.
In the Hampshire breed, Todd
and Terry Bennecoff, of Kutz
town, showed all three champions,
and the reserve champion Hamp
shire bred gilt
The Bennecoffs sell a lot of 4-H
project pigs and breeding stock
and keep about 300 on their
100-acre farm. They also raise
their own corn, soybeans and small
grains for feed.
The reserve champion Hamp
shire boar was shown by Neutzel,
while Smith’s Hog Farm showed
the reserve chapion open gilt.
Safety Video
ALBANY, N. Y. As part of a
campaign to cut farm accidents
and bring down the cost of work
ers’ compensation, New York
Farm Bureau Communications
Department has produced a train
ing video aimed at reducing back
injuries. The 17-minute video fea
tures John Pollock, Executive
Director of the Rural Health &
Safety Council and a farm safety
educator at Cornell University.
According to Mark F. Emery,
NYFB’s Director of Communica
tions, “The back safety video was
produced for farm employers to
use in their on-farm safety training
for themselves and their employ
ees. We fully expect this video to
be the first in a series of produc
tions that will each focus in on a
particular type of farm accident.”
The Farm Bureau safety video
on reducing back injuries can be
borrowed or purchased by calling
New York Farm Bureau Commu
nications Department at (518)
436-8495 or by writing to; PO
Box 992, Glenmont, NY
12077-0992. The cost of purchas
ing the video is $B.OO (includes
postage and handling).
Hog Farm, stands behind the champion Duroc bred gilt.
Dave Holloway ahows his champion Duroc boar.
Todd Bennecoff holds the plaque of his champion Hamp
shire bred gilt while son Todd Jr. holds a show cane.
Charles Halls shows his champion Yorkshire bred gilt of
the Pennsylvania Yorkshire, Duroc, Hampshire Show and
Sale.
Cheryl Bennecoff holds a plaque over the back of the
champion Hampshire open gilt of the Pennsylvania York
shire, Duroc, Hampshire Show and Sale.
This champion Yorkshire boar of tha Pennsylvania York
shire, Duroc, Hampshire Show and Sals is owned by the
Donald Chambers Farm, of Punxautawney.
Todd Bennecoff kneels behind his champion Hampshire
boar of the Pennsylvania Yorkshire, Duroc, Hampshire
Show and Sale.
James Parlett owns this champion Duroc open gilt of the
Pennsylvania Yorkshire, Duroc, Hampshire Show and Sale.