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Crossbred Wins Junior
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
It’s not often that a purebred
hog rises to the top in a junior
market championship show.
But Tuesday’s junior market
swine show activities at the Farm
Show proved differently, when the
judge selected a 261-pound
purebred Hampshire hog, exhi
bited by Janine Winebark of Myer
stown, as reserve supreme champ
ion. Supreme champion went to
the 248-pound crossbred champ
ion shown by Keri Connelly, State
College, i
Kerf Connelly, State College, won supreme champion
market hog at the Junior swine show with her crossbred
champion. Presenting the banner Is Pennsylvania Secret*
ary of Agriculture Samuel Hayes. Photo by Andy Andnwt
Heather Jasienskl won champion Berkshire at the Junior
swine show.
Jim Anderson won champion Chaster White at the Junior
swine show.
At the show. Dr. Lauren Christ
ian brought back his expertise as
professor of animal science at
lowa State University to judge the
junior market swine contest
When he chose the crossbred
champion shown by Keri Connel
ly, Christian noted that the hog
“correct in design” stood out from
the rest When he selected Connel
ly’s 248-pound light heavyweight
class winner, a Hampshire/Duroc
crossbred hog obtained by Roger
Bentley of Washington Court
house, Ohio, as supreme, Christian
spoke about the movement of the
industry to “muscle quality.”
Swine, Purebred Becomes Reserve
That same emphasis on muscle
quality will provide meat from
hogs with “marbling, color,” he
said, and a product that will “not
taste like shoe leather it will be
flavorful.
“There are more important
things in the pig business that how
lean a pig is,” Christian said.
Keri, 13, is the daughter of Ron
and Denise Connelly, State Col
lege. Keri is in the Bth grade at Mt.
Nittany Middle School. This is her
first championship at the Farm
Show, clinched with “Bentley,”
named after the man from whom
she obtained the hog.
Keri said die hog is walked a
half mile every day. It was “hard
work and exercise” that garnered
her a championship, he noted. She
won reserve at the Centre County
Grange Fair. Keri helps out on her
family’s 1,000-acre dairy farm and
raises market swine for showing.
The reserve supreme was a
Hampshire shown by Janine Wine
bark. 13, daughter of Ken and
Janet Winebark, Myerstown.
Janine showed “Jessie,” selected
from her family’s hod, which
numbers a few sows. Janine is in
the Bth grade and is home
schooled.
Reserve crossbred hog went to
Katie Kochera, Series County, for
her 244-pound medium weight
champion, a hog which Christian
said puts “really good things
together in one package.”
There were 356 exhibitors at the
show. Following is a list of show
placings.
PENNSYLVANIA
FARM SHOW
JUNIOR SWINE SHOW
RESULTS
BREEDS
Berkshire: 1. Heather JasieneM. 2. Alex
andra Hall. 3. Anne Marie Sohler. Champion:
Heather JasiensU. Raaarva: Alexandra Hall.
Chaeter White: 1. James Anderson.
Champion; James Anderson.
Duroc: Class 1 (229-247 lbs.); 1. Mftc
Arnold. 2. Bailey Yaarick. 3. Timothy I.
Hauanstain.
Duroc Class 2 (249-268 Ibe.): 1. Mfchaal
Burrell. 2. Bobbi Myers. 3. Adam Shue. Duroc
Champion; Marc Arnold. Resenr*: Michael
Burrell.
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Hampshire: 1. Janins Winabark. 2. Julia
Lockhart 3. Brandon Winabark. Champion;
Janina Winabark. Raaarva: Julia Lockhart.
Landraca: 1. Trisha Bergar. 2. Juatin Cun
tor. 3. Kevin Brothers. Champion: Trisha Bar
ger. Reserve; Justin Cunfer.
Poland Chinas: 1. Carrie Merkel. 2. Mslana
Lorall. 3. Jamia Cardan.
Yorkshires; 1. Ashley Brothers. 2. Lucas
Kratt 3. Rijalla Kraft. Champion; Ashley
Brothers. Reserve; Lucas Kraft.
Lightweight: Weight Division 1 (210-214
lbs.); 1. Kevin Hooker. 2. Travis Donough. 3.
Brandon Zamba.
Weight Division 2 (215-210 lbs.): 1. Lind
say Jonas. 2. Amanda Zambßycki. 3. Blaine
Brown.
Weight Division 3 (220-224 lbs.); 1. Tilhny
Tinsley. 2. Nathaniel Artz. 3. David
McCloskay.
Weight Division 4 (225-228 lbs.): 1. William
Lsib. 2. Ralph McCloskay. 3. Brandon Forty.
Weight Division 5(220-233 lbs.); 1 .BiHiaJo
Atkins. 2. Brian Peitor. 3. Ryan Hoover.
Lightweight Champion: BIN Laib. Reserve;
Llodtay Jonas.
Medium Weight; Weight Division e
(234-236 lbs.): 1. Ryan Donough. 2. Rick
Jones. 3. Joel Crouse.
Weight Division 7: (237-233 Km.): 1. Cindy
Bray. 2. Jan Kozubal. 3. Renee Atkins.
Weight Division 3: (239-240 Km.): 1. Nata
lia Mullanax. 2. Jodie Chapman. 3. Jason
Shirk.
Weight Division 9 (241-242 Km.): 1. Jodi
FetteroH. 2. Gretchen Artz. 3. Jeremy Wilson.
Weight Division 10 (243-245 Km.): 1. Kate
Kochara. 2. Valeria Smith. 3. Ryan Balzano.
Medium Weight Champion: Kate Kochara.
Reserve; Ryan Donough.
light Heavyweight; Weight Division 11
(248-247 K>s.): 1. Emily Cioningar. 2. Tom A.
Nebzydoski. 3. Soon Dodson.
Weight Division 12 (248 lbs.): 1. Ksri Con
nelly. 2. Kan Reed. 3. Andrew Atkins.
Weight Division 13 (249-250 Km.); 1. Amy
Becker. 2. Ranee Baker. 3. Travis Crouse.
Weight Division 14 (261-252 Km.): 1. Beth
McAllister. 2. George BiDlg. 3. Lisa Plautz.
Weight Division IS (253-234 Km.): 1.
Joalyn Donough. 2. Ban Cloninger. 3. KaDy
Pellsr.
CROSSBREEDS
(Turn to Pag* A3H)
Marc Arnold won champion Du roc at tha Junior twins
hr ' T tda
Trisha Berger’s hog became Landrace champion at the
junior swine show Tuesday.
Janlne Wlnebark’s 261-pound purebred Hampshire hog
took home reserve supreme honors at the Junior swine
show Tuesday. Photo by Andy Andnwo
Ashley Brothers took home the Yorkshire champion
Tuesday at the Junior swine show.