Dairy Benefit Sale Raises $31,000 For 4-H Center
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster
Co.) —Construction of the Roma
no 4-H Center in Chester County
came closer to reality after more
than $31,200 was raised here in the
fairgrounds at the 4-H Center
Dairy Benefit Sale last Saturday.
About 37 head of cattle (all
young stock), in addition to dairy
supplies of all kinds, went on the
auction block at 11 a.m. in front of
a total of 49 bidders. Other donated
materials included 13 embryos, 55
This one-month-old Lineback calf was donated by E. Bar
nard Bally, West Chester, and sold for $5OO at the benefit
sale.
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The highest-selling calf was
Rocky-Side Starbuck Sandra, born
6-16-92 and bred 7-1 to 9-7-93 to
Conrid Holiday Bab Esau, donated
by Jefferson Yoder, Elverson, in
memory of Carl Yoder and sold for
$2,350 to Stanley Guest,
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This top-selling heifer went tor $2,350 at the dairy sale to benefit the Chester 4-H
Center. Front, from left, Christy, Stan, and Cathy Guest, buyers; John St. John, co
chairman of the sale; Jeff and Reba Yoder, donators; and Ben Hendricks, lead. Back,
from left, Omar Stoltzfus, auctioneer; Jane Pepple, clerk; and Barry Hostetler,
pedigrees.
is and Barbara Reid, Parkesburg
and sold for $1,750 to Robert Peif
cr, Cochranville.
The third-highest selling calf
was Addy (Grade), bom 9-3-92
and bred 11-6-93 to 8H2410,
donated by Jesse Lair, Oxford and
Lancastw Finning, Saturday, April 9, 1994-A27
sold for $1,050 to Robert Peifer,
Cochranville.
Average price for the animals
was $616. Average for the
embryos was $243. Average for
the semen was $22.39.
Cash donations at the sale
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totalled $2,850 for a total income
of $31,232. Estimated expenses,
including cost of fairgrounds,
advertising, food for workers, etc.
amounted to $2,200, for a net pro
fit for the Center of $29,032.
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