818-l t ancaster Farmlno, Saturday, January 17, 1998
Second Progeny Test Gives In-Depth Look At
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Bill Haines’ philosophy can
work wonders, of a sort breed
for a larger-framed hog and the
muscle “package” will follow.
It was this tactic that garnered
him champion of the on-foot eva
luation of the swine progeny test
show at the Farm Show last week.
Haines showed a 287-pound gilt
from the heavyweight class, bred
to a York/Hampshire sow from a
Duroc boar. The boar was obtained
from Dave Holloway.
“I breeo for a big-framed pig,”
said Haines. “This pig grew really
well. It was the fastest growing pig
It Took 20
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Structurally correct Long
footed. Lean.
Those are words to describe
grand champions, and the judge of
the open swine show last week at
the Farm Show used diem in
describing the champion before it
was picked as supreme.
Late last week, a
January Yorkshire gilt
shown by Charles Hall
and his son Mark of Rat
tlesnake ML Farms was
picked supreme over all
hogs. Last Saturday,
Gov. Tom Ridge pre
sented the award for the
gilt* CBH7 Sue (S:
HOE 6 Irish 2S-1, D:
CBH6 Sue 16-S).
Rattlesnake Mt.
Farms, Julian, originally
swept the Yorkshire gilt
show held the day
before, also picking up
reserve for the second
place January gilt,
CBH7 Sue (S: FTPS
Image 3S-1, D: CBHS
Sue 2-6).
Hall has been show
ing pigs since he was
eight years old and has
shown for about 20
years at the Farm Show,
and finally took home a
trophy. "This was the
first time we ever had a
supreme champion,” he
said-
The supreme was
sold for $725 to a buyer
in Illinois at the gilt sale
following the
announcement.
The Halls raise 500
hogs of Yorkshire and
Hampshire purebreds.
The 200-acre farm also
houses beef cattle and
sheep.
Gale Bressner, also
last year’s show judge
and a Chester White
purebred breeder from
Chenoa, 111., spoke
about his decisions on
the other breeds at the
beginning of Farm
Show Week. The gilts
were judged on Friday
and the supreme champ
ion was selected during
last Saturday’s opening
day of Farm Show
activities.
In all, several exhibi
tors swept the shows.
Greg and Beth Inncrst,
Red Lion, swept the
Berkshire show. Ken
Wetzel, Rossiter, swept
on test”
There were 80 pigs on test Like
other exhibitors, Haines brought
four pigs to the test
This was the first time Haines
participated in the progeny test the
second one of the Farm Show.
Haines said he was familiar with
the background of the sow, from
his own dozen-sow herd, as well as
the Duroc boar from Holloway.
The four he selected were
picked for their frame size when
they went to the test at 60-80
pounds.
Haines said the farm-named
“Champ” sow won at the Ship
pens burg Fair in 1992. He look her
back and decided to breed her. He
Years, But Halls Finally Get Swine
the Chester White show. Grant
Lazarus HI swept the Landrace
competition. Cheryl Bcnnecoff
swept die Poland China classes.
And Rattlesnake ML Farms swept
the Yorkshire competition, the
largest number of animals of any
of the eight show breeds.
After the selection of the
supreme last Saturday, die gilts
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sells show hogs. He’s been breed
ing show hogs for about seven
years.
Haines works on the family
300-tillable acre family farm in
Shippensburg.
For the second year in a row, the
Parle tts of Airville placed high in
the championship, winning
reserve champion of the on-foot
evaluation segment of the show.
Gus Parlett exhibited the
230-pound Hamp/.Duroc
crossbred.
“When put on a lest like that, the
genetics come out.” said Jim Par
lett during die open swine show
last week.
The hog was selected from 80
hogs submitted to the test station
for the competition.
were sold.
Following are the other breed
champions in the order they were
judged.
Berkshire
Bressncr chose the February gilt
shown by Greg and Beth Innerst,
Red Lion, GBI7 Rossette Lady (S:
GBI Fasinator 21-10, D: WB 6
Parlett said that during the on
foot evaluation, conducted the day
before, the judges look at several
factors, including rate of gain, phe
notype, avenge daily gain, and
feed conversion.
Often, coming up with die ideal
animal to compete is “kind of a
crapshoot,” said Parlett. The use of
particular genetics and "channel
ing” those genetics usually pre
sents the most competitive
offspring.
Parlett brought two pens ofDur
oc purebred and crossbred hogs.
Parlett also submitted several hdgs
to Hatfield for their own on-rail
genetic determination.
The interesting point is that all
hogs are put on die same feed and
“treated the same,” so that the true
Rosette C’s Starlettc 23-4), as
champion Berkshire.
Bressner noted, “If 1 was going
to start a Berkshire herd, she’s the
one I’d put in there.”
Bressner said he was impressed
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genetics are presented, according
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Following is a list of show
placings.
PENNSYLVANIA
SWINE SHOW
PROGENY SHOW
ON-FOOT EVALUATION
RESULTS
Ughtwaight Gilto, Orvfooci.DwidC. Halo
way. 2. Jamas T. Pariattand Son. 3. Russmd
Randy Wilson.
Hsavywaight Gilts, On-Foot 1. Bill Hainas.
2. Jamaa T. Pwlatt and Sons. 3. Bill KUnti
Lighiwaight Barrows. On-Foot 1. JamssT.
Pariatt and Son. 2. Icon L Arnold. 3. Laon L.
Arnold.
Hsavywaight Barrows, On-Foot 1. Pam
Stats Univarsity. 2. Jaaon Shirk. 3. Jason
Shirk.
CHAMPION OM-FOOT
Bit Hainan
RESERVE
Jim Parian
Supreme
with the excellent teat quality and
undertine of the “very feminine
gilt”
Reserve in the class went to the
first place March gilt also shown
(Turn to Pago B 19)
apt-
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