Believe Luck ,
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Pfenning Staff
MEANHEIM (Lancaster Co.)
“When I pick ftpgs, I just get
lucky, I guess,” copunented Shan*
noi| Horst capturing the
supfpne champid|hog trophy on
WtfMiesday nigMpt the annual
T tfiprister County 4-H Swine
Sb*k is. s
Dale LivesSgood, who won
reserve champion atthe show, also
ctaimed luck, in this case “begin
ner's luck,” fok winning the
championship.
Bat both exhibitors know that it
takes more than ffanple good for
tune to win a championship.
Shannon, who also serves as
state FFA chapl#, showed his
250-pound Yoesßire crossbred
gilL which he said he picked from
a group of 20 hodt shown to him
by Ezra Good. Slfitaon purchased
the Babcock hogfrom Jerry Hos
teler. Hatfield* purchased the
championship hog for $3 per
pound, for a total of $750.
Shannon, 17, son of Harvey and
Marlene Horst, Narvon, said when
he looks for show hogs, he looks
for those that would “make a big
hog, but on a smaller scale." The
Hampshire cross had “nice hams.
If you find one that has nice hams,
you might as well gp for it” Shan
non is a graduate of Garden Spot
High School.
Shannon will be showing hogs
at various fairs, including Eli
zabethtown, Ephrata, and New
Holland, and at the state Farm
Show.
Dale Livengeod said it was
'‘beginner’s luck” that allowed
him to show his first-time reserve
champion hog. This was Dale’s
bale Livengood, 17, left, son of Earl and Joyce Liven
good, Lampeter, showed his 251-pound Hampshire
crossbred gilt to reserve champion. Leidy's, represented by
Leon Stoltzfus, purchased the reserve champion for $2 per
pound, for a total of $502.
Lancaster County 4-H Swine Show. Reserve was Cory
Pfautz.
I, Saturday, August 12,19t5
first year at the show.
Dale, 17. son of Earl and Joyce
Livengood, Lampeter, showed his
251-pound Hampshire crossbred
gilt The hpg is from the Frank
Feeser herd in Tannytown, Md.
Dale, a junior at Faith Mennonite
High School, wil be showing three
hogs at Elizabethtown and three at
the Lampeter Fair.
Leidy’s, represented by Leon
Stoltzfus, purchased the reserve
champion for $2 per pound, for a
total of $502.
There were a- total of 110 hogs
and 21 buyers. Judge for the show
was Henry Holloway, a Yorkshire
breeder from Darlington, Md.
Auctioneer was John D. Stauffer.
Following is a list of show
placings.
LANCASTER COUNTY
SWINE SHOW
RESULTS
Market Hogs
Lightweight: Class 101 Lightweight
(220-222 lbs.): 1. Monica Zeiset. 2.
Andy Weaver. 3. Derrick Frank. Class
102 (224-227 lbs.): 1. Alexander Ranck.
2. Shannon Horst. 3. Brad Stoltzfus.
Class 103 (228-231 lbs.): 1. Rodney
Groff. 2. Patrick Good. 3. Andrew Ger
mak. Class 104 (232-234 lbs.): 1. Nicole
Kreider. 2. P. Jacob Brubaker. 3. John
Boyer. Champion Lightweight: Alexan
der Ranck. Reserve; Rodney Groff.
Mediumweight; Class 106 (236-239
lbs.): 1. Allison Hughes. 2. Alexander
Ranck. 3. Jenny Hoover. Class 107
(240-244 lbs.): 1. Allison Hughes. 2.
Tracy Bollinger. 3. Justin Fry. Class 108
(245 lbs.): 1. Sarah Boyd. 2. Soott Stolt
zfus. 3. Sheldon Hoover. Class 109
(246-247 lbs.): 1. Andy Weaver. 2. Jeff
Nolt. 3. Scott Stoltzfus. Champion
Mediumweight: Allison Hughes.
Reserve; Alexander Ranck.
Light Heavyweight: Class 111 (248-249
lbs.); 1. Chris Good. 2. Derrick Frank. 3.
Justin Fry. Class 112 (250 lbs.); 1
Hog Selection Win Championsh'
Shannon Horst, state FFA chaplain, left, showed his 250-pound Yorshlre crossbred
gilt to supreme champion of the Lancaster County 4-H Hog Show. Hatfield, repre
sented by Kurtls Good, purchased the championship hog for $3 per pound, for a total
of $750.
Shannon Horst. 2. Tracy Bollinger. 3.
Eric Ober.‘Class 113 (251 lbs.): 1. Dale
LivengOoa. 2. Nathan Hoover. 3. Cory
Pfautz. Class 114 (252-254 lbs.); 1.
Chri: Goer!. 2. Sarah Boyd 3. Rodney
Groff. Jght Heavyweight Champion:
Shannon Horst. Reserve: Dale
Livengood.
Heavyweight: Class 116 (255-256 lbs.);
1. Melissa Becker. 2. Geoffrey Rohrer.
3. Amy Becker. Class 117 (257-259
lbs.): 1. Cory Pfautz. 2. Travis Donough.
3. Zachary Germak. Class 118
(260-262 lbs.): 1. Jonathan Good. 2.
Kevin Pfautz. 3. Nathan Hoover. Class
119 (263-270 lbs.): 1. Gerald Boyd. 2.'
Gerald Boyd. 3. Geoffrey Rohrer.
Chester County Beef Show champions, pictured, left to right, grand champion Matt
McAllister, Judge Keith Bryan, and reserve champion Jonathan Howe.
Beef Show Picks Winners
WEST CHESTER (Chester
Co.) —Chester County 4-H Beef
Club members.attended the annual
Goshen Fair Steer Show on Satur
day, Aug. S.
Judge for the show was Keith
Bryan from Penn State University,
where he is the coach of the Live
stock Judging Team as well as an
animal science instructor.
The evening started with the
weigh-in of the show steers, in
which they were divided into four
weight class divisions.
In the lightweight division, loc
al winner was Jonathan Howe.
Mediumweight division winners
were 1. Jonathan Howe and 2.
Heavyweight Champion; Gerald Boyd.
Reserve: Jonathan Good.
GRAND CHAMPION
Shannon Horst
RESERVE
Dale Livengood
CARCASS HOGS
Class 1: Lightweight; (220-222 fbe.): 1.
Monica Zeiset. 2. Allison Hughes. 3.
Sheldon Hoover.
Class 2: Mediumweight: (227-236 lbs.):
1. Shannon Horst. 2. Jonathan Good. 3.
Nathan Kreider.
Class 3: light Heavyweight; (242-249
lbs.); 1. Andy Weaver. 2. Derrick Frank.
3. Ryan Donough.
Class 4: Heavyweight: (254-268 lbs.):
1. Gerald Boyd. 2. Cory Pfautz. 3. Kevin
Becky Byrne. Light Heavy
Weight division winners included
1. Matt McAllister, 2. Nathan
Howe and 3. Phillip McAllister.
Heavyweight division winners
included 1. Sara Howe, 2. Sara
Howe and 3. Adam Byrne.
Results of the showmanship
competition are, in the senior divi
sion IS years and older 1. Matt
McAllister, 2. Jonathan Howe and
3. Kasey McAllister. In the inter
mediate division ages 12. 13 and
14, 1. Sara Howe and 2. Nathan
Howe. In the junior division ages
8.9. lOand 11. LPhUlip McAllis
ter, 2. Becky Byrne and 3. Adam
Byrne.
Pfautz.
Champions to bo evaluated as car
casses for grand champion Aug. 11.
SHOWMANSHIP
Class 1:1. Cory Pfautz. 2. Tracy Bollin-
ger. 3. Melissa Becker. Class 2; 1. Tra- i
vis Donough. 2. Sheldon Hoover. 3.1
Amy Bollinger. Class 3; 1. Lisa Pfautt.,.
2. Nathan Kretder! 21. Amy Bockv.<i
Class 4:1. Kevin Pfautz. 2. Kyle Ward, ij
3. Geoffrey Rohrer. Class 5: 1. Ryan j
Hoover. 2. Ryan Donough. 3.
Bollinger. *
CHAMPION SHOWMAN
Travis Donough -
RESERVE
Cory Pfautz ,
These 4-H. members will exhi
bit! their county steers for their
final show and sale as they will
end their beef projects at the con
clusion of this show. By members
selling their project steers, they
can use the sale money to purch
ase new calves for next year or by
saving up for a college education.
The show and sale will be held
at the Kimberton Fire Company
Fairgrounds on Aug. 18, with the
show starting at 9 a.m. followed
by the sale at 1 p.m.
Those interested in supporting
the Chester County 4-H beef prog
ram by purchasing one or more of
these steers, contact the 4-H office
at (610) 696-3500.