814-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 5, 1998
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in parting with his pet goat named
Cooper. Brian plans to purchase a
bike or a discman with some of the
money.
Brian also received notable bids
on his hogs. He had requested that
his orthodonist and his dentist
come to bid on his animals and, of
course, the more competition, the
better the profits.
Jill Hoffines’ supreme champ
ion steer brought $1,450 from
Hoss’s Steak and Sea House. John
Messick of Middletown took home
$1,300 for his reserve champion
steer purchased by Hoss’s Steak
and Sea House.
For the reserve champion goat,
Travis Leber received $250 from
Fulton Bank.
A pen of champion rabbits
raised by Monica George sold to E
town Fair board member Sally Nolt
for $llO. E-town Fair board presi
dent and farmer Ken Myers paid
$75 to Michele Haldeman for her
reserve champion pen of rabbits.
Jim Adams of Wenger Feeds
paid $7OO for the champion hog
exhibited by Elizabeth Bard of Eli
zabethtown. Eric Ober of Man
heim received $BOO for his reserve
champion hog purchased by Jack
Gamer representing Jack Gamer
and Sons.
Corby Ziegler sold his grand
champion lamb to John Ebersole of
Speedwell Construction for $6OO.
For $3OO, Fulton Bank purchased
the reserve grand champion lamb
from Travis Donough of Manheim.
Although high bids add excite
ment to the sale and are wonderful
monetary profits, some struggle
with the validity of it.
“I hate to see an ordinary animal
go for more than a champion one,”
said a longtime fair supporter. “It
doesn’t teach the kids to work
harder. Instead it teaches them that
they can raise a mediocre animal
that will bring high profits because
a grandparent or family friend will
take care of them.”
Perhaps. But like in anything
else, perhaps the most valuable les
son is to accept that life is unfair
and learn to maintain a good atti
tude in spite of it.
“It’s the inequities of life,” said
Chet Hughes, livestock agent for
Lancaster County.
Supreme Show Held For
Breeding And Marketing
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
ELIZABETHTOWN (Lancas
ter Co.) For the first time in its
25 year history, Elizabethtown Fair
selected a supreme champion from
non-selling supreme champions in
the dairy, goat, beef, swine, and
sheep. Ordinarily a supreme
champion is selected from market
animals only.
“We wanted to recognized the
kids who raise top quality animals
that are kept on the farm,” said Deb
Hess of the award given in honor of
her dad George Mentzler, who
passed away last year and was a
nationally known Polled Hereford
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Homework Pays Off At Livestock Sale
E-town Fair board president and farmer Ken Myers pays
$75 to Michele Haldeman for her reserve champion pen of
rabbits. Fair Queen Sarah Wolgemuth holds the commera
tlve plaque.
E-town Fair board member Sally Nolt pays $llO to Monica
George for the champion pen of rabbits. Fair Queen Sarah
Corby Ziegler sells his grand champion lamb to John
Ebersole of Speedwell Construction. Ebersole paid $6OO for
the lamb. Fair Queen Sarah Wolgemuth holds the commera
tlve plaque.
breeder and owner of Salunga
Acres.
A hefty trophy was presented to
Heather Brubaker who exhibited
Great View B-Star Mabel, a
5-year-old Holstein, selected as
supreme champion over all other
species. Heather is the daughter of
Lowell and Deb Brubaker of Hill
top Heritage Holsteins, Manheim.
The Holstein won over a
supreme lamb shown by Jessica
Stoltzfus, E-town; a supreme milk
ing goat shown by Amanda Grube,
and a supreme steer shown by Jes
sica Schmidt, Drumore.
In the supreme market livestock
competition, Jill Hoffines’ steer
took the trophy over competition
against a sheep owned by Corby
Zeigler, Manheim; a goat owned
by Brian Geib, Manheim; and a
hog shown by Elizabeth Bard,
Elizabethtown.
Jill’s Black Angus best fit the
judging standards for meat few the
table and muscling.
Appropriately named Cash
because the sire was named Pay
back, Jill said that the homebred
steer was her first champion at the
fair, although she had previously
shown a reserve champion. Jill is
using the profit to finance her tui
tion at Penn College, where she is
studying floral design.
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Fulton Bank purchased the reserve grand champion
iamb from Travis Donough of Manhelm. Bank representa
tives Mike Firestlne, Sean McKinney, and Sylvia Beames
derfer paid $3OO. Fair Queen Sarah Wolgemuth holds the
commerative plaque.
Eric Ober of Manhelm receives $BOO for his reserve
champion hog purchased by Jack Gamer representing
Jack Garner and Sons. Fair Queen Sarah Wolgemuth holds
the commeratlve plaque.
Travis Leber receives $250 for his reserve champion goat
given by representatives of Fulton Bank, Mike Firestlne,
Sean McKinney, and Sylvia Beamesderfer. Fair Queen Sar
ah Wolgemuth holds the commeratlve plaque.
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