First-Time, Former Champions Make Mark At Reading Swine Show
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.)
For one Reading Fair swine exhi
bitor, it was a return to former
glory. For another, it was first-time
glory.
First-time glory looked pretty
good for champion market swine
exhibitor Daniel Billig. He para
ded a 232-pound Hampshire
crossbred barrow to victory late
last week at the Reading Fair.
Daniel, 9, son of Tim and Teresa
Billig of New Tripoli, said the
, glory pu
swine exhibitor Daniel Billig. He paraded a 232-pound
Hampshire crossbred barrow to victory late last week at the
Reading Fair.
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champion came from the medium
weight division. This was his first
championship.
Daniel is in the third grade at
Northwestern Lehigh Elementary
School. He said his brother George
won champion fitting and reserve
champion showmanship.
Reserve champion went to Ste
ven Younker, Fleetwood, who said
he won champion overall swine
last year at the fair.
Steven, 14, son of Bryan and
Denise Younker, Fleetwood, exhi
bited a 230-pound Yorkshire
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crossbred. Steven is in the Bth
grade at Fleetwood Middle
School. He won champion show
man at Reading.
Ben Weist, Leesport, won
reserve grand champion fitter at
the fair.
Following is a list of show
placings.
READING FAIR
SWINE SHOW
RESULTS
Claii 1 Light Lightweight; 1. Justin ShoL
lenberger. 2. Steve Younker. 3. Justin Levan.
Class 2 Light Heavyweight: 1. Cathy
Levan 2. Justin Levan. 3. Bradley Younker.
Class 3: Light Middleweight: 1. Steven
Younker. 2. Daniel Billig. 3. Amber
Shollenberger.
Champion Lightweight: Steven Younker.
Reserve, Daniel Billig.
Class 4: Middle Middleweight; 1. Daniel Bll
lig 2 George Billig. 3. Leon Hunter.
Class 5: Middle Middleweight; 1. Daniel Bil
lig 2 Jared Treichler. 3. Ashley
Shollenberger
Champion Middleweight: Daniel Billig.
Reserve George Billig.
Class 6 Heavy Lightweight: I.Bradley
Younker. 2. Jared Treichler. 3. Leon Hunter.
Class 7 Heavy Middleweight; 1. Ben Weist.
2 George Bilbg. 3. Leon Hunter.
Class 8 Heavy Heavyweight; 1. George Bil
lig. 2. Ben Weist. 3. Jared Treichler.
Champion Heavyweight; George Billig.
Reserve: Ben Weist.
GRAND CHAMPION
MARKET SWINE
Daniel Billig
RESERVE
Steve Younker
Sow With Litter; Larry Gelsinger.
PAIRS
Class 1 Lightweight: 1. Justin Shollenber
ger. 2. Steven Younker. 3. Cathy Levan.
Class 2 Middle Weight; 1. Daniel Billig. 2.
Amber Shollenberger. 3. Ashley
Shollenberger.
Class 3 Light Heavyweight; 1. Leon Hunter.
2. Jared Treichler. 3. Paula Hunter.
Class 4 Heavy Heavyweight: 1. Ben Weist.
2 George Billig. 3. Kim Angstadt.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 5, 198M27
Reserve champion went to Steven Younker, Fleetwood.
Steven, 14. son of Biysh and Denise Younker, exhibited a
230-pound Yorkshire crossbred.
GRAND CHAMPION PAIR
Leon Hunter
RESERVE
Ben Waist
SHOWMANSHIP
Juniors 8-11 Years: 1. George Billig. 2.
Cathy Levan. 3. Jared Treichler.
Intermediates 12-14 Years; 1. Steven
Younker 2. Ben Weist. 3Justm Levan.
GRAND CHAMPION
Steven Younker
Dauphin Farm Bureau
Plans Fall Meeting Banquet
HALIFAX (Dauphin Co.)
The Dauphin Couty Farm Bureau
Fall Meeting and Banquet will be
Juniors 8-11 Years. 1. George Billig. 2.
Bradley Younker. 3. Daniel Billig.
Intermediates 12-14 Years; 1. Ben Weist
2 Justin Levan. 3. Ashley Shollenberger.
held Tuesday, OcL 15, at Camp
Hebron, Halifax starting at 7 p.m.
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365-3122 at a cost of $lO per
adult Children age 5 to 12 cost $5.
Tickets need to be purchased by
Oct 8. Guest speaker for the even
ing will be Guy Donaldson, presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Farm
Bureau.
Action to be taken during the
meeting includes the election of
directors for districts 1.3,5,6, and
7, and a director-at-large. Also,
discussion is to be held concern
ing proposals for policy
development
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