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Chester County Conducts First Roundup Sale At Rbtnahd C!e^c ¥ v
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
HONEY BROOK (Chester Co.)
—A new chapter in Chester Coun
ty 4-H history began Thursday
evening with the sale of champions
in the new exhibit facility erected
here on the site donated by the
Romano family.
For the first time, all three coun
ty livestock roundups were held in
the new building this week. The
sale cohducted Thursday evening
raised a grand total of $61,050.68
for exhibitors and the 4-H center
itself.
Steer Show, Sale
In the steer show, Ben Walton
showed his 1,265-pound purebred
Angus to supreme steer at the
roundup. The steer sold for $3 a
pound for a total of $3,795 to
Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, Lion
ville, represented by Erik Lindberg
and John Buseman at the sale.
The reserve, shown by Jason
Marsch, weighed 1,225 pounds
and sold to Jeff King of Devon for
$1.95 a pound for a total of
$2,388.75.
Ben Walton, supreme champion
winner, 13, is the son of Frank and
Susan Walton, Coatesville. The
Unionville 7th grader showed a
purebred Angus, Centurion, home
bred on the family’s 300-head
cow/calf operation.
Ben said that raising a champion
was a combination of genetic
selection, good feed, “and how
much time you spend with them,”
he said. Ben indicated that he spent
an hour brushing and readying
them for the show and sale.
Ben donated the pro
ceeds from another steer
he sold at the show,
weighing 1,203 pounds,
purchased for $1.05 per
pound to the 4-H center.
This is the second year
he has won, in a row, at
the roundup sale.
Reserve champion
Jason Marsch, 16, is the
son of Charles and Bar
bara Marsch, Green
Lane. A senior at Upper
Berks, Jason showed his
Angus/Maine Anjou
crossbred steer pur
chased from Paul
Miller.
Jason said he picked
the steer out himself. “It
looked like a pretty
good steer,” he said, “a
real eye-appealing
calf.”
Jason, president of
the 4-H Beef Club, has
been involved with 4-H
for eight years. This is
his third champion at the
roundup he won in
1990, 1991, and this
year, he said.
There were a total of
six heifer and 20 steers
at the show.
Eighteen steers went
for sale. The steer sale
raised a total of
$27,831.03. Average
prices with champions
was $1.09 per pound:
without, 91 cents per
pound.
Chet Hughes, Lan
caster County livestock
agent, judged the show.
Results are included
this issue.
Swine Show, Sale
A second year 4-H
member picked up
supreme champion
market hog at the round-
Ben Walton, far left, exhibited the steer champion, sold to
Hoss’s Steak and Seafood House In Llonville for $3 per
pound. In center is Erik Lindberg and right Is John Buseman
of Hoss’s.
Shawn Beam, right, showed this grand champion market
hog at the roundup. At left is buyer Titus Beam, Elverson,
who purchased the hog for $5.10 per pound.
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Jason Marsch, left, showed the reserve champion steer
at the roundup. At right is buyer Jeff King, Devon, who pur
chased the animal for $1.95 per pound.
The 258-pound champion for $5.10 per pound for a total of
crossbred gilt was shown by $1,315.80.
Shawn Beam, 9, son of Bill and Reserve champion shown by
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first time champion at the roundup, weighing 250 pounds, was sold for
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