A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 5, 1998
Bennecoff Siblings Sweep Allentown Swine Breed Show
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
ALLENTOWN (Lehigh Co.) —
Though there were no official
nicknames. Todd Lee and his sis
ter, Justine, should have named
their champion hogs “Durability”
and “Porkshire,” respectively.
After all, Todd Lee Bennecoff
Jr.’s supreme champion gilt at
Allentown, a Duroc, came from a
breed known for its efficient utili
zation of feed and a correct struc
ture that makes her “durable,”
according to the judge.
And Justine Bennecoffs York
shire (what the judge calls the
“Porkshire”) supreme champion
boar shows off Its “balance of all
the merits in modem-day breeding
swine,” said Don Verhoff, a breed
er of Landrace and Duroc swine
out of Ottawa, Ohio.
Verhoff noted that the York
shire included “well-designed,
correct feet and toes, a heavy struc
ture, and a body capacity to match,
yet with leanness.”
Verhoff judged the two-day
swine show, which included 32
exhibitors and 325 hogs (the num
bers are up from last year), Wed
nesday and Thursday this week.
But Verhoff was quick to point
out that both the gilt and boar were
picked as supreme because they
exhibit “the supreme ideals of
breed character and structure.”
Todd Lee, 10, is the son of Todd
and Cheryl Bennecoff, Kutztown.
For Todd, it was the first supreme
champion gilt at the Allentown
Fair.
The gilt, a 4-H project hog, had
an official name: Atlas Power (S:
BSH7 Atlas, D: CLLS Horse Pow
er), a February gilt. This was the
third time the Duroc gilt won
supreme champion, according to
Cheryl Bennecoff. The hog won
supreme at the Pennsylvania Fair
near Philadelphia and the Sussex
County, NJ. Fair recently. The
hog was homebred.
Todd, named overall champion
of the swine competition at the
fair, is in his third year with the
Lehigh County 4-H Swine Club.
He’s in the fifth grade at North
western Middle School.
Justine. 8, is in the third grade at
Weisenburg Elementary. She
showed the supreme champion
boar, a Yorkshire February boar,
with a registration name of Vin
tage (S: SHF7 Vintage, D: CBH7
Tiliie). Justine won champion boar
out of the open class.
There are several more shows
planned for the Bennecoffs,
including the Sullivan County
Fair, Bloomsburg, York, the Key
stone International Livestock
Expo, county roundup, and Farm
Show.
Company
20th
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
At the 20th anniversary of the
founding of Brubaker Agronomics
Consulting Service, 150 fanners
attended a field day to view the
results of crop protection products
in field trials. TTie event held at the
Schantz farm located east of
Ephrata off route 272 was one of
many held this year to host nearly
1,000 farmers at the privately own
ed independent ag research farm.
Owner Mike Brubaker said the
research projects are chosen by
consensus from both farmers and
industry people who see what the
needs are in the fields. Brubaker
Supreme market swine champ
ion went to Elizabeth Wisser, 17,
daughter of Tutty and Larry Wiss
er, New Tripoli. The senior at
Northwestern High School
showed a 270-pound heavyweight
Landrace-Yorkshire gilt pur
chased from a farm in Mertztown.
The seven-year Lehigh County
4-H Swine Club member, also
named reserve overall showman
ship champion, said she selected
the hog, champion of the ag ed
market class, to show for its length
and leanness. She has studied flori
culture at the vo-tech school and
hopes to be a florist someday. She
will be showing at Reading and
Farm Show.
The judge noted the market hog
exhibited lots of “structure and
product in one package.”
Following is a list of show
placings.
ALLENTOWN FAIR
SWINE SHOW
RESULTS
BREEDS
OPEN SHOW
BERKSHIRE
January Boor: 1. Todd and Charyl Banna
oofl. 2. Todd and Chary) Bannaooß.
February Boar. 1. Todd and Charyl Benna
ooff. 2. Todd and Charyl Bannaoolf.
March Boar: 1. Todd Laa Bennecoff Jr. 2.
Todd Laa Bennecoff Jr. 3. Todd and Cheryl
Bennecoff.
April Boar; 1. Todd and Charyl Bennecoff.
2. Todd Laa Bennecoff Jr. 3. Todd and Charyl
Bennecoff.
Champion Boar 1. Todd and Charyl Ban
necoff. Reserve: Todd Lee Bennecoff Jr.
January Gilt: 1. Todd Lea Bennecoff Jr. 2.
Todd and Cheryl Bennecoff.
February Gilt 1. Todd and Charyl Benne
coff. 2. Todd Lea Bennecoff Jr. 3. Todd and
Cheryl Bennecoff.
March Gilt: 1. Todd and Cheryl Bennecoff.
2. Todd and Cheryl Bennecoff. 3. Todd Lea
Bennecoff Jr.
April Gilt 1 .Todd and Cheryl Bennecoff.2.
Todd and Charyl Bennecoff. 3. Todd Lee
Bennecoff J.
Champion Gilt Todd and Charyl Benne
coff. Reserve: Todd and Cheryl Bennecoff.
Voung Herd; 1. Todd and Cheryl Benne
coff. 2. Todd Leo Bennecoff Jr.
Produce of Dam; 1. Todd and Cheryl Ben
necoff. 2. Todd Lea Bennecoff Jr.
Get of Sire: 1. Todd and Cheryl Bennecoff.
2. Todd Lee Bennecoff Jr.
Pair of Gilts; 1. Todd and Cheryl Benne
coff. 2. Todd Lea Bennecoff Jr.
CHESTER WHITE
January Boar; 1. Scott Lazarus.
February Boar: 1. Scot Lazarus. 2. Scott
Lazarus.
March Boar 1. Kelly Lazarus. 2. Kelly
Lazarus.
April Boor 1. Scott Lazarus. 2. Scott
Lazarus.
Champion Boar: Kelly Lazarus. Reserve;
Scott Lazarus.
Januaiy Gilt 1. Scott Lazarus. 2. Scott
Lazarus. 3. Daniel Billig.
February Gilt: 1. Daniel Billig. 2. Scott
Lazarus. 3. Scott Lazarus.
March Gilt: 1. Daniel Billig. 2. Scott Lazar
us. 3. Daniel Billig.
April Gilt: 1. Scott Lazarus. 2. Scott Lazar
us. 3. Daniel Billig.
Champion Gilt: Daniel Billig. Reserve:
Scott Lazarus.
Young Herd; 1. Scott Lazarus.
Produce of Dam: 1. Scott Lazarus. 2. Kelly
Lazarus.
Get of Sire; 1. Daniel Billig. 2. Scott Lazar
us. 3. Kelly Lazarus.
Pair of Gilts; 1. Daniel Billig. 2. Scott Lazar
us. 3. Kelly Lazarus.
Celebrates
Year
has a large number of acres under
consulting contract which gives
his people a broad view of field
problems.
Farm manager Robert Kauff
man agrees. “We get a lot of
requests from farmers who want to
see how products are performing,”
Kauffman said. “Here we do a lot
of variety, row spacing and popu
lation trials, too.”
The field day included farm
wagon tours that stopped at desig
nated points of research. A later
fall field day is scheduled for
October 1 to show the harvest
phase of the growing season trials.
DUROC
January Boer; 1. Calvin Lazarus and Son*.
2. Calvin Lazaru* and Sons.
February Boar: 1. Justine A. Bennecoff. 2.
Justin* A. Bennecoff. 3. Calvin Lazarus and
Son*.
March Boar: 1. Kelly Lazarus. 2. Kelly
Lazaru*. 3. Timothy Billig.
April Boar: 1. Jared Traichlar. 2. Calvin
Lazaru* and Sons. 3. Timothy Billig.
Champion Boar: Justin* A. Bennecoff.
Reserve; Justin* A. Bennecoff.
January Gilt: 1. Jared Traichlar. 2. Calvin
Lazarus and Sons. 3. Calvin Lazarus and
Sons.
February Gilt: 1. Todd Lee. Bennecoff Jr. 2.
Jared Treichler. 3. Jared Treichler.
March Gilt 1. Todd Lee Bennecoff J. 2.
Todd Lee Bennecoff Jr. 3. Kelly Lazaru*.
April Gilt 1. Calvin Lazarus and Son*. 2.
Calvin Lazarus and Sons. 3. Jared Treichler.
Champion Gilt; Todd Lee Bennecoff Jr.
Reserve: Jared Treichler.
Young Herd: 1. Todd Lee Bennecoff Jr. 2.
Jared Treichler. 3. Calvin Lazarus and Sons.
Produce of Dam: 1. Justin* A. Bennecoff.
2. Kelly Lazarus. 3. Calvin Lazarus and Sons.
Get of Sire: 1. Justine A. Bennecoff. 2.
Todd Lee Bennecoff Jr. 3. Jared Treichler.
Pair of Gilts: 1. Todd Lee Bennecoff Jr. 2.
Jared Treichler. 3. Calvin Lazarus and Sons.
HAMPSHIRE
January Boar 1. Terry Bennecoli. 2. Don
na Strawbridge. 3. Terry Bennecolf.
February Boar: 1. Terry Bennecolf. 2. Ter
ry Bennecoli. 3. Donna Strawbridge.
March Boor 1. Terry Bennecolf. 2. John
Strawbridge. 3. Terry Bennecolf.
April Boar: 1. Terry Bennecoli. 2. Donna
Strawbridge.
Champion Boar: Terry Bennecolf.
Reserve: Terry Bennecolf.
January Gilt: 1. Terry Bennecolf. 2. John
Strawbridge. 3. Terry Bennecolf.
February Gilt: 1. Donna Strawbridge. 2.
Terry Bennecoli. 3. Donna Strawbridge.
March Gilt: 1. Terry Bennecolf. 2. Terry
Bennecolf. 3. John Strawbridge.
April Gilt 1. Donna Strawbridge. 2. Terry
Bennecolf. 3. Terry Bennecolf.
Champion Gilt: Terry Bennecolf. Reserve:
Donna Strawbridge.
Young Herd: 1 .Terry Bennecolf. 2. Donna
Strawbridge. 3. John Strawbridge.
Produce of Dam; 1. Terry Bennecolf. 2.
Donna Strawbridge. 3. John Strawbridge.
Get of Sire; Teriy Bennecolf. 2. Donna
Strawbridge. 3. John Strawbridge.
Pair of Gilts: 1. Terry Bennecolf. 2. Donna
Strawbridge. 3. John Strawbridge.
LANORACE
January Boar: 1. George Billig. 2. Rocky
Acres Farm. 3. Grant Lazarus 111.
February Boar; 1. Rocky Acres Farm. 2.
George Billig. 3. Grant Lazarus 111.
March Boar: 1. George Billig. 2. John
Strawbridge. 3. George Billig.
April Boar 1. Rocky Acres Farm 2. Rocky
Acres Farm. 3. Dianna Bond.
Champion Boar; George Billig. Reserve;
Rocky Acres Farm.
January Gilt: 1. Rocky Acres Farm. 2.
George Billig. 3. Grant Lazarus 111.
February Gilt: 1. Rocky Acres Farm. 2.
Dianna Bond. 3. George Billig.
March GilC 1. Rocky Acres Farm. 2.
George Billig. 3. Rocky Acres Farm.
April Gilt: 1. Dianna Bond. 2. George Billig.
3. George Billig.
Champion GilC Dianna Bond. Reserve;
Rocky Acres Farm.
Young Herd: 1. George Billig. 2. Rocky
Acres Farm. 3. Dianna Bond.
Produce of Dam: 1. George Billig. 2. Rocky
Acres Farm. 3. Dianna Bond.
Get of Sire: 1. Rocky Acres Farm. 2.
George Billig. 3. Dianna Bond.
Pair of Gilts: 1. Dianna Bond. 2. Rocky
Acres Farm. 3. George Billig.
POLAND CHINA
January Boar; 1. Cheryl Bennecoff. 2.
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A wagon load of participants at the Brubaker Agronomics 20th anniversary field
day. In the foreground are from left, Mike Brubaker, owner; Ryan Brubaker, son; and
Robert Kauffman, farm manager.
Elizabeth Wisser, right, won supreme market hog Thurs
day at Allentown. Don Verhoff, left, Judged the show.
Cheryl Bennecolf.
February Boar: 1. Cheryl Bennecolf. 2.
Cheryl Bennecolf. 3. Bryan and Melissa
Wessner.
March Boar: 1. Bryan and Meli Wessnar. 2.
Bryan and Melissa Wessner. 3. Cheryl
Bennecolf.
April Boar; 1. Cheryl Bennecolf.
Champion Boar; Cheryl Bennecolf.
Reserve: Cheryl Bennecolf.
January Gilt: 1. Cheryl Bennecolf. 2.
Cheryl Bennecolf.
February Gilt; 1. Cheryl Bennecolf. 2.
Cheryl Bennecolf. 3. Bryan and Melissa
Wessner.
March Gilt; 1. Bryan and Melissa Wessner.
2. Jeremy Gonzales. 3. Cheryl Bennecolf.
April Gilt: 1. Cheryl Bennecolf. 2. Jeremy
Gonzales. 3. Cheryl Bennecolf.
Champion Gilt; Cheryl Bennecolf.
Reserve: Cheryl Bennecolf.
Young Herd; 1. Cheryl Bennecolf. 2. Bryan
and Melissa Wessner.
Produce of Dam: 1. Cheryl Bennecolf. 2.
Bryan and Melissa Wessner.
Get of Sire; 1. Cheryl Bennecoli. 2. Bryan
and Melissa Wessner. 3. Jeremy Gonzales.
Pair of Gilts; 1. Cheryl Bennecolf. 2. Bryan
and Melissa Wessner. 3. Jeremy Gonzales.
SPOTTED
January Boar; 1. Lazarus Brothers. 2.
Lazarus Brothers.
February Boor: 1. Donna Strawbridge. 2.
Donna Strawbridge.
March Boar 1. Kelly Lazarus. 2. Kelly
Lazarus.
April Boor: 1. Lazarus Brothers. 2. Lazarus
Brothers.
Champion Boar: Kelly Lazarus. Reserve:
Lazarus Brothers.
January GilC 1. Donna Strawbridge. 2.
Lazarus Brothers. 3. Lazarus Brothers.
February Gilt 1. Donna Strawbridge. 2.
Lazarus Brothers. 3. Lazarus Brothers.
March Gilt 1. Lazarus Brothers. 2. Lazarus
Brothers. 3. Kelly Lazarus.
April GilC 1. Lazarus Brothers. 2. Lazarus
Brothers. 3. Donna Strawbridge.
Champion Gilt; Donna Strawbridge.
Reserve; Kelly Lazarus.
Young Herd: 1. Donna Strawbridge. 2.
Lazamt Brothers.
Produce of Dam: 1. Kelly Lazarus. 2. Don
na Strawbridga.
Get of Sire: 1. Lazarus Brothers. 2. Donna
Strawbridga. 3. Kelly Lazarus.
Pairof Gilts: 1. Donna Strawbridga. 2. Kelly
Lazarus. 3. Lazarus Brothers.
YORKSHIRE
January Boar. 1. Busy Acre Farms. 2. Busy
Acres Farms.
February Boar 1. Justine A. Bennecoff. 2.
Busy Acre Farms. 3. Busy Acre Farms.
March Boar; 1. Justine A. Bennecoff. 2.
Dianna Bond. 3. John Strawbridga.
April Boar 1. Busy Acte Farms. 2. Todd
and Ashley Wessner. 3. Busy Acre Farms.
Champion Boor: Justine A. Bennecoff.
Reserve: Busy Acre Farms.
January Gilt 1. Busy Acre Farms. 2. Busy
Acre Farms.
February Gilt: 1. Justine A. Bennecoff. 2.
Justine A. Bennecoff. 3. Todd and Ashley
Wessner.
March Gilt t
Strawbridga. 3. Justine A. Bennec&ff.
April Gilt 1. Busy Acre Farms. 2. Busy Acre
Farms. 3. TocM and Ashley Wessner.
Champion Gilt Justine A. Bennecgff,
Reserve: Busy Acre Farms. -v “
Young Herd: 1. Justine A. BanMboff. 2.
Busy Acre Farms. 3. Todd atid Ashley
Wessner.
Product of Dam: 1. Justin* A. B*rm*coff.
2. Busy Acr* Farms. 3. Todd and Ashley
Wessnar.
G*t of Sir*: 1. Busy Acre Farms. 2. Justine
A. Bannecoff. 3. Todd and Ashley Wessner.
Pair of Gilts: 1. Justin* A. B*nn*colf. 2.
Busy Acr* Farm*. 3. John Strawbridg*.
4-H SHOW
BERKSHIRE
March Boar: 1. Todd La* Bennacoff Jr. 2.
Todd La* B*nn*coff Jr.
April Boar: 1. Todd L*a Bennacoff Jr.
Champion Boar Todd Lea Bannecoff Jr.
Reserve: Todd La* Bannecoff Jr.
January Gilc 1. Todd Le* Bannecoff Jr.
.February Gilt 1. Todd Lee Bannecoff Jr.
March Gilt 1. Todd L** Bennacoff Jr. 2.
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