Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 31, 1996, Image 18

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AlB-Umcaster Farming, Saturday, August 31, 1996
Local
WEST CHESTER (Chester
Co.) Thrifty Pallet Co., New
Holland Sales Stable, Herr Foods.
Dr. Frank Barch, Fulton Bank,
The People’s Bank of Oxford,
Good Food Inc., and Wayne
Weidman purchased the cham
pion lambs shown at the 14th an
nual Chester County 4-H Market
Lamb Show and Sale recently at
the West Goshen Community
Fair.
Twenty-seven lambs were
shown and sold, averaging $2.36 a
pouhd, well above the current
market price of $1 a pound. The
judge fqr the event was Rod Gil
bert, the shepherd at Delaware
Pennsylvania
Livestock
WAYNESBURG, FA
AUGUST 29, 1996
CATTLE:
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 31.00-39.25; Cutter & Boning
Utility 26.00-34.00, Caimer A Low Cutter
20.0029.00; Shells 20.00 A Down.
BULLS; Yield Gnde 1 1500/2000 lbs,
37.0049.00, Yield Grade 21000/1400 lbs.
32.5038.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M&L 1 300/500
lbs, 40.00-62.00; 250/280 lbs,
48.0063.00, M 600/900 lbs, 40.0058 JO;
HEIFERS; M l&L 1 300/500 lbs,
35.0050.00; L 1400/650 lbs, 38.0051.00,
BULLS: M&L 1 300/620 lbs, 32.0056.00.
CALVES: Veil: Prime 50.0065.00,
Choice 40.0050.00, Good 35.0048.00,
Farm Calves: #1 Holstein Bulls 90/120 lbs,
few 35.0050.00; #2 Holstein Bulls 80/100
lbs, few 20.0040.00; Beef X Bulls A Hfrs/
Hd 20.0055.00.
HOGS; Barrows A Gilts: #l-2 210/255
lbs, 52.00-59.00; #2-3 255/280 lbs,
52.0059.00; Sows; #l-3 300/500 lbs,
30.0041.50; Feeder Pigs: 1-3 15/20 lbs,
5.00-17.00/hd; 1-3 25/35 lbs,
10.0030.00/hd.
LAMBS: High Choice 80/100 lbs,
88.00- Choice 70/90 lbs,
80.00- Feeder Lambs: Good
60.00- Sheep 15.00-35.00; Fat
Sheep 30.00 & Down.
GOATS; Large 50.00-100.00/hd;
Medium 30.00-SO.OO/hd; Small
10.00-34.00/hd.
HORSES: Horsea 42,00-64.00; Poniei
20.00-44.50.
Let
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■■■ EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
do the work!
New expanded services from
Hershey Equipment include feed
mill construction and expansion.
Let us do the work and design
your storage and handling
systems.
We have our own experienced
crews for service and
installation.
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■■■ EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
SYCAMORE IND. PARK
255 PLANE TREE DRIVE
Businesses Purchase Chester Champions
Valley College.
Grand champion lamb, exhib
ited by Kevin Smoker of Pares
burg, was purchased by Thrifty
Pallet Company for $S a pound.
Chris Swartzentruber of Glen
moore exhibited the reserve grand
champion lamb which was pur
chased by New Holland Sales Sta
ble for $3.50 a pound.
Dr. Frank Barch, Coatesville,
purchased the champion light
heavyweight lamb shown by Kas
ey McAllister for $2.25 a pound. •
Herr Foods, Inc. Nottingham, pur
chased the champion middle
weight shown by Jessica Paddock
of Oxford for $3 a pound.
Rachel Smoker had a great day,
exhibiting the champion light
weight lamb that was purchased
grand champion market lamb. The 130-pound lamb was
purchased by New Holland Sales Stable for $3.50 a pound.
Ken Smoker represents the Sales Stables.
by Fulton Bank of Oxford for
$2.05 a pound and the reserve
champion middleweight lamb that
was purchased by Good Food Inc.
of Honey Brook for $2 a pound.
The People’s Bank of Oxford
purchased the reserve champion
light heavyweight for $2.60 a
pound that was shown by Adam
Byme of Nottingham. Wayne
Weidman of New Holland pur
chased the reserve champion
lightweight lamb exhibited by Ja
son Wagner of Spring City for
$2.35 a pound.
Jason donated the entire pur
chase price of this 75-pound lamb
to the 4-H Center Inc. Building
Fund. Ken Smoker was the vol
ume buyer of the evening.
Kevin Smoker of Parkesburg exhibited the grand cham
pion market lamb. The 125-pound lamb was purchased by
Thrifty Pallet Company, West Chester, for $5 a pound. Bill
Falrbairn, proprietor, and his children CaKlln and Ryan are
pictured.