A4O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 13 1994
From the left, Roxanne Klrst holds the halter of her grand
champion market steer while Bob Blecker, vice president
f r bu”' Carlo' R. Lefflr holdr ,hf If
From the left, Martin Daubert and Wflmer Stoner, repre
senting buyer First National Bank of Fredericksburg, kneel
with Jenny Arnold who shows her reserve grand champion
market lamb, while representatives of buyer Lebanon Val
ley Bank are, from the left, Mike Flrestine, Terri Shuey,
Kathy S' id Sr McKlr
Kyle Fleener gets soi
champion steer from the rlngman, while David Martin and
Steve Habecker, representing Dutchway Farm Markets,
stand Just outside the auction show ring.
Lebanon Livestock
Sale Raises $62,130 For Youth
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
NORTH CORNWALL (Leba
non Co.) Industry support for
youth raising livestock has grown
in range ?nd strength, over the
years at the Lebanon Area Fair,
with consistently returning buyers
and additional ones each year turn
ing out to buy the market lambs,
steer and swine shown earlier in
the week.
This year, the sale totaled
$62,130. with a $294.81 average
for 103 swine, or a total of
$30,660; an average of $1,187.33
for IS steers, or a total of $17,810;
and an average of $189.72 for 71
lambs, or a total of $13,660.
The grand champion market hog
shown by Janine Winebark was
sold to Farmer Boy Ag and MACH
partners for $1,600.
The reserve grand champion
market hog, shown by Jenny
Arnold, sold to First National
Bank of Fredericksburg for $575.
The grand champion market
steer shown by Roxanne Kirst,
sold for $3,500 to Carlos Leffler.
The reserve grand champion steer
shown by Kyle Fleener, sold for
$1,400 to Dutchway Farm Market
The grand champion market
lamb shown by Kyle Fleener. sold
for $9OO to Hoss’s Steak and Sea
House.
The reserve champion market
lamb, shown by Darren Fidler,
sold for $325 to Lebanon Valley
National Bank.
The champion complete market
lamb, which are first judged on
foot, and then on rail, shown by Joe
Tice, sold for $2OO to LVNB.
The champion complete market
hog, which are also shown first on
foot, and then on rail, was sold by
Roxanne Kirst to Farmer’s Wife
Restaurant for $4OO.
The sale, held in the large exhib
ition bam of the Lebanon Area Fair
complex, was proceeded this year
by an unusual opening sale of a
cake to help support the county’s
livestock judging team which ear
lier in the week had won the state
title and needed to raise some
funds to make a trip to the national
competitions to represent Pennsyl
vania. and Lebanon County.
The cake sold 26 times. After it
was purchased first by the coaches
of the livestock judging team, it
was donated back to die team to be
resold.
Others who bought the cake
include: Meily Farms, of Lebanon;
C.B. Robber & Sons; Sky Meadow
Farm; Lettie Schadler, Carlos Lef
fler; Pioneer Seeds; Ebeneezer
Fire Co.; Madison Seeds; Dutch
Country Fancy Veal; Mark C. Her
shey Farms; Ross’s Steak and Sea
House; Earl J. Myers Inc.; Leba
non Valley National Bank; Morrell
Myers; Ben and Mary Bow; Mor
rissey Insurance; Rich Brandt Real
Estate; Meridian Bank; Arnold
Yorkshires; Ken and Karen Sell
ers: Valley View Poultry Farm;
Dean Fackler Welding; state Sen.
David “Chip” Brightbill; Dr.
Andrew and Kathy Stewart; and
the Carl Eisenhower Family.
The total raised for the group
was $3,685 and was not included
in the total of the livestock sale.
champion market hog stands with Jessica Christianson
anti Leon Hoover, representing buyer Farmer Boy Ag and
MACH partners.
From the left, David Elliott, vice president for buyer
Moss’s Steak and Sea House kneels with the plaque while
market lamb and behind him, representing buyer Lebanon
Valley Bank, from the left, is Kathy Stewart, Mike Firestlne,
Terri Sir nd T Ms Werlr
> plaqt
champion complete marfcot hog, while standing with buyer
Richard Light, representing Farmer’e Wife Restaurant.