Kirst’s Market Hog Overall Champio
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1-inch backfat thickness. The
32.8-inch long carcass was 49.735
percent lean.
Taking honors for the reserve
champion rate of gain was an entry
by Cory Pfautz, of Lancaster.
While his entry finished ISth over
all, it had grown an average of
2.094 pounds per day, and had
.730 pounds of lean gain per day.
Three judges were involved in
the contest Duff George, with
Hatfield Quality Meats, Bob
Mikesell, with White Oak Mills,
and Rod Gilbert, swine herd mana
ger at Delaware Valley College of
Science and Agriculture in
Brandon Winabark stands wtth Dr. Ed Mills and the car
cass of his reserve on-foot champion market hog.
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As a team, all three judges
placed the animals individually.
Mikesell did the structural scoring.
Tim Beck and Amy Church,
both with York County’s office of
Penn State Extension, did on-rail
measurements.
Kirst received a $l5O Erst place
award, Hughes received a $125
second-place award, while Shirk
received a $lOO third-place award.
The final event at Stoltzfus
Meats included educational pre
sentations by Dr. Ed Mills, Penn
State-meat specialist who did the
carcass evaluations, and Dr. Bob
Gtaybill, a veterinarian who did
health checks on the animals
entered.
While GraybilTs health evalua
tions are not counted in the final
index, they are considered impor
tant because they can point to pos
sible problems with achieving the
type of production desired.
In his evaluations, Graybill
looked for and scored die health of
the lungs, internal parasites,
mange, and the score for rhinitis.
Four of the entries received almost
perfect health scores, while one
received a perfect health score,
including for rhinitis.
The carcass with the perfect
health score was exhibited by
Heather Jasienski, of York. It also
won the tide as the reserve champ
ion carcass.
Mills provided instruction on
carcass evaluation and production,
and how to raise lean pork.
Stoltzfus Meats bought all the
carcasses at the Hatfield basic
price of $68.78 per hundred
weight, adjusting for fat
A number of sponsors provided
awards and other support.
Championship sponsors for the
event include Hatfield, Carlos R.
Hog Derby Awards Scholarships
INTERCOURSE (Lancaster
Co.) A York County girl and a
Dauphin County boy were named
recipients of the Southeast Pen
nsylvania 4-H Market Derby Edu
cational Award.
The $250 scholarships are pro
vided through funds provided
through sponsorship by individu
als, groups and and business for
those who participate in the unique
4-H swine production program.
The scholarship awards are pre
sented based on academic achieve
ment participation in raising hogs,
and on the basis of essay answers
to questions on an application.
Jeremy Dobbin, of Halifax, and
Heather Jasienski, of Felton, were
both selected winners of the
scholarships.
In his application, Dobbin wrote
that his immediate plans include
attending Penn State Main Cam
pus at University Park in to pursue
a 4-year degree in the College of
Agricultural Sciences.
“After school. I would like to
have a small farm with a few hogs
so that my children can have the
same experiences that I have had.”
He has three sows and this
spring they produced 22 young. He
kept eight to show and 16 were
sold as feeder pigs. He showed two
hogs at the York Rib Cook-Off and
four at the Dauphin County 4-H
Fair. He said he intends to show
two at the Gratz fair, and one at the
1996 Pa. Farm Show.
“I am interested in all hog opera-
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Leffler Inc., and the Pennsylvania
Pork Producers Council.
Class sponsors included Master
Mix Feeds, Dr. Graybill, Meridian
Bank, Leidy Inc., and Good’s
Livestock.
Derby benefactors included
Bernard Morrissey Insurance,
Lebanon Valley National Bank,
Schick Enterprises, Fanner Boy
Ag, Gehman’s Feed Mill, Bank of
Lancaster County, Balsbaugh
Insurance Agency, Farm Crest
dons, but one type interests me
most,” he wrote. “I am interested
in small operations on a family
farm. I also enjoy seeing hogs
raised on those farms from farrow
to finish.
“Family operations interest me
because I feel that hogs are taken
care of better when a family’s
livelihood is on the line. I believe
that hogs ate watched over better
by a family with a few hogs than a
family or employees with a lot of
hogs.
“I also like to see all stages of a
hog’s life, from farrow to finish.”
Dobbin became involved with
raising hogs after joining the
Upper Dauphin County 4-H Lives
tock Club when young. This year
is his 13th involved with raising
hogs.
His family has become involved
also, having bought a couple of
bred gilts at the state Farm Show
about six years ago and building up
to 11 sows currently.
He has also been involved in
leadership within his 4-H organi
zation, serving as secretary, vice
president and president, in addi
tion to attending meetings and
serving on committees.
A member of the county lives
tock judging team, he is also
involved in FFA.
Heather Jasienski, daughter of
Mike and Bertha Jasienski, wrote
in her application that she also
intends to pursue a 4-year degree at
an agricultural college.
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Feeds, Tri-Q>unty Confinement
Systems Inc., Keystone Farm Cre
dit ACA, Stoltzfus Meats. Drs.
Hutchinson. Trayor and Reed,
Blue Ball National Bank, Stevens
Feed Mill, York County Pork Pro
ducers, Lan-Chester Swine Pro
ducers, Stoltzfus Feed & Supply,
White Oak Mills, and Binkley &
Hurst Bros.
For more information on the
derby and how to participate con
tact a local county agent
“I am very interested in the
genetic makeup of animals and
using artificial insemination in a
swine herd. I would like to one day
be involved in a large swine breed
ing operation that would concen
trate on using artificial insemina
tion to improve their herd.”
Jasienski has raised 14 pigs for
4-H and FFA shows this year. One
was exhibited in the derby last
week and was named reserve
champion carcass. The carcass
also had the best health evaluation
at slaughter.
She wrote in her application that
she intended to show three hogs at
her county 4-H club’s roundup in
August, four purebred hogs at the
4-H show at the York Fair, and
three crossbred market hogs at
York. When she wrote the applica
tion, she said she intended to buy
two pigs for the Keystone Invita
tional Livestock' Exposition and
two fra the state Farm Show.
She has worked in a farrow to
finish operation and said she finds
it very interesting.
“In a farrow to finish operation,
a hog producer uses many different
skills to have an operation run suc
cessfully. Since I am also inter
ested in using genetics and artifi
cial insemination, this operation
would be the ideal one for me.”
Heather said that growing up
with her father’s hog operation and
helping with it has given her valu-
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