C6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October t, 1994
Ephrata Fair Holds Livestock Sale
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
Eighty hogs and six lambs hit the
auction block last week at the
Ephrata Fair Livestock Sale.
In the market swine sale, hogs
brought an average of 74 cents per
pound from the. 17 buyers for a sale
total of $14,870.
Cory Pfautz, Lititz, sold his
260-pound grand champion mark
et hog for $2.30 per pound to Hat
field Quality Meats. He also sold
his 230-pound lightweight champ
ion to Blue Lake Builders for 95
cents per pound.
Tom Zartman of Ephrata sold
his 248-pound reserve grand
champion market hog for $2.12
per pound to Blue Lake Builders.
Tom also sold his 234-pound light
weight reserve champion for $ 1.01
per pound to Blue Lake Builders.
He sold his 250-pound light heavy
weight reserve champion to Ber
nard Morrissey Insurance for 90
cents per pound.
Justin Good sold his 246-pound
medium weight reserve champion
to Gehman Feed for 85 cents per
pound. Gerald Boyd sold his
264-pound heavyweight champ
ion for 80 cents per pound to Hat
field Quality Meats. Renee Hoover
sold her 268-pound heavyweight
reserve champion for 91 cents per
pound to Ephrata National Bank.
In the carcass lamb sale, Ken
dall Reiff sold his 110-pound
grand champion lamb to Willie the
Butcher for $2.75 per pound. Sarah
Boyd sold her 96-pound reserve
grand champion lamb to Core
States Bank for $2.50 per pound.
Estate Planning. Workshop Set
CREAMERY (Montgomery
Co.) The Penn State and Rut
gers Cooperative Extension are
sponsoring an estate planning
workshop on October 10 from
8.30 a.m. until 4 p.m. to be held at
the Holiday Inn at Bethlehem,
just off Route 22 and 512.
This workshop has been
planned to provide the best avail
able and current information on
estate planning. The topics to be
included are wills, trusts and
estate planning documents; estate
tax consideration; estate adminis
tration; guardianship; long term
care and asset protection; pre
Youth Contests Featured At KILE
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The 17th Annual Key
stone Stockmen’s Contest, a
youth activity in the program ol
the KILE Show, is scheduled for
Monday, October 10. The contest
Blacksmith’s Days
At Farm Museum
WESTMINSTER, Md. On
Saturday, October 1, and Sunday,
October 2, the Blacksmith Guild
of Central Maryland and the Car
roll County Farm Museum will
present the fifth annual “Black
smith’s Days,” rain or shine.
The events for the day will
include forging demonstrations
from noon to 3 p.m., a hands-on
opportunity for the public to
forge 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and an
auction or sale of handforged
items and blacksmith related
materials at the end of each day..
Sarah Boyd, left, sold her 96-pound reserve grand
champion lamb to Core States Bank, represented by Darvln
Boyd, for $2.50 per pound.
arranged funeral planning; and
transfer of family business or
farm.
Workshop instructors will
include local attorneys Sally
Schoff&tall of Frank, Frank, Penn
and Bergstein of Allentown;
Stanley M. Vasiliadis of Bethle
hem; and Donald A. Zamborsky
of Allentown; and funeral direc
tor Joseph Reichel of Reichel
Funeral Homes, Inc. of Nazareth
and Northampton. Other instruc
tors include: Charlotte Hartmann-
Hansen, CLU, ChFC of Bethle
hem and Nazareth area; Randy
Setzer, Accountant-Farm Credit
is open to all 4-H and FFA mem
bers. These members will also
compete as individuals
Registration begins at 8 a.m.
and the contest concludes at 4:30
Food will be available both days.
Special demonstrations will be
held each morning starting at 9
a.m. featuring the well-known
artist-blacksmith Peter Happny of
Portsmouth, N.H. Admission to
this morning session will be $5
each day. Gales will open at 8:30
a.m. for this morning event only.
General admission to the Farm
Museum applies. Adults are $3;
12 to 18, 60 and over, $2; and
under 12, free.
The Farm Museum will open
for tours from noon to 5 p.m.
Financial Service, Fogejsville;
and Duane L. Stevenson, Jr.,
Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion Agent.
Pre-registration for the pro
gram is $25 for single and $35 for
couple, which includes refresh
ments, lunch and workshop refer
ence materials. (Registration after
October 3 will be $3O for single
and $4O for couple.)
Registration brochures and
information are available at the
Northampton or Lehigh County
Extension offices or by calling
either office at (610) 746-1970 or
(610)391-9840.
p.m. This allows a group to par
ticipate in the contest, view the
livestock and horse shows in
progress, and return home the
same day.
Prizes are awarded for the
winners. The high scoring team
wins $lOO as well as ribbons. The
individual high score wins $75,
with prizes going to the top 30
participants. AH others will
receive participation ribbons.
The five highest placing con
testants in the overall individual
scores are interviewed by a com
mittee of three officials. The
interview consists of questions on
management, health, showing
and current events concerning the
livestock industry.
The winner of this award will
receive $250 and a permanent tro
phy.
For more information on the
contest, contact Charles Itle,
manager of the KILE Show,
(717) 624-3258.
In the carcass lamb sale, Kendall Relff, right, sold his
110-pound grand champion lamb to Willie the Butcher, rep-
Cory Pfautz, Lltltz, left, sold his 260-pound grand champ*
lon market hog for $2.30 per pound to Hatfield Quality
Meats, represented by Tom Mover.
grand champion market hog tor $2.12 per pound to Blue
Lake Builders, represented by Scott Smith.