Frederick Livestock Sale Supports Youth Program With the grand champion market hog are from left, Robin Fawley, Frederick 4-H Queen; Nancy Gordon, FCNB Bank; David O’Hara, Frederick 4-H King; Kevin Donelly, owner. Kim Stup’s reserve grand champion market steer sold for $5.00 per pound. From left, back, Robin Fawley; Ray Rams burg holding Allle Ramsburg, purchaser; and David O’Hara. left, Robin Pawley; Tom Walker from Horseland USA; David O’Hi 'id Shr Leatherman, owner romlen, -»y; chasers from Cresvllle Ford-New Holland; David O Hare; and Randy Ruby and James Trout from Wolfe Industrial Auctioneers. ’ KAREN BUTLER Maryland Correspondent FREDERICK, Md. Severe winds, rain, and even power out ages couldn’t dampen the enthu siasm at the Frederick County 4- H 1994 Showcase of Champions beef, sheep, and swine sale held recently at the campgrounds. The event is part of the Great Freder ick Fair, and drew a crowd of sev eral hundred avid supporters of the youth program. Swine were the first order of business. F & M Bank showed its support by purchasing 18-year old Kevin Donelly’s two-hun dred-thirty-four pound grand champion crossbred market bar row for $6.75 per pound, then donating it back for resale to the Frederick County 4-H Activity Center. Kevin is a member of the Sabillasville 4-H club. Reserve grand champion mar ket hog, owned by Middletown 4- H’er Shawn Leatherman, brought $2.50 per pound. The Hampshire , weighed in at two-hundred-thirty seven pounds. The buyer was Tom Walker, owner of Horse land, USA, Inc. Wolfe Industrial Auctioneers, Inc. of Gettysburg, PA, sponsored the “Wolfe Pig”. Jamie Hertel, a twelve-year-old, five year mem ber of the Rocky Ridge Progres sives 4-H club, owned the two hundred-fifty pound pig that was selected as the fundraiser. Con crete General guaranteed a price of $l.OO per pound; anything under that and they would bring up the price to a minimum of $250.00. Bidding climaxed at $B.OO per pound. Top bidder was Ceresville Ford-New Holland, a generous supporter at both the County and State levels. The funds raised by the sale of this hog will go directly to the 4-H Livestock judging program. This is the last year of 4-H for Rose Hill member Dente Bras hear Jr., who had the grand cham pion market sheep. His one-hun dred-seventeen pound Suffolk wether brought a record setting $30.00 per pound in an exciting bidding war. All proceeds from the sale of this sheep will be donated to the Frederick County Cancer Society. Robert Dinsmore, a member of the Tri-Valley Livestock Club, also acknowledged his final year of 4-H with the sale of his reserve grand champion market sheep, a Hampshire. The one-hundred seventeen pound sheep was pur chased by Ceresville Ford-New Holland for $13.75 per pound. A one-hundred-eight pound lamb sponsored by the Jim Miller family was designated as a spe cial fundraiser in the market sheep sale. $2.50 per pound was guaranteed by the family, with all proceeds going to support the Frederick County Therapeutic Riding Program. Concrete Gener al was the buyer, paying $6.20 per pound. * l/fjt' • ''iK Jl I Grand champion in the Beef sale was Karla Davis’ Cross Bred 1110 pound steer, “Buddy”, which was purchased by Giant Food for $6.25 per pound. Reserve grand champion was another Cross Bred, a 1210 pound one raised by Kim Stup, a six teen-year-old member of the Rocky Ridge Progressives. Kim’s steer, bought by Frederick Under writers, brought $5.00 per pound. Other beef champions com manded respectable figures as well. Laura Keilholtz, another member of the Rocky Ridge Pro gressives. had the Champion (Turn to Pag* D 6) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 8, 1994-D5 From left, Robin Fawley; Joe Vona, Dairyman Dairy; David O’Hara; and Brashear. Robert Dinsmore had the reset gt p> et sheep. From left, Robin Fawley; Bob and Charlotte Dins more, Ceresviile Ford-New Holland; David O’Hara; and Dinsmore. The Jim Miller family sponsored this lamb with proceeds to go to the Therapeutic Riding Program. From left, Helen Troxell, Therapeutic Riding Program; Robin Fawley; Norma Miller, Concrete General, purchaser; Judith Miller holding Konnar Miller; and DAvld O'Hara. In front from left are, Cate Reynolds, Therapeutic Riding Program and Caleb Klrshner, 4-H club member. With the grand champion market steer are from left, Bill Winters, Giant Food, purchaser; Robin Pawley; David O’Hara; Billy Joe Moore, Giant Food; and Karla Davis.
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