A26-L«nc«»ter Farming, Saturday, September 12, 1998
Buyers Pay Top Prices At Mercer County Livestock Sale
MARSHA ANN CHESS
Mercer Co. Correspondent
MERCER (Mercer Co.)
Buyers competed for grand and
reserve grand champion banners
almost as intensely as 4-H mem
bers on show day, during the Mer
cer County 4-H Sale of Champ
ions here at the Mercer County
4-H Park.
The sale of champions, which
featured the grand and reserve
grand champion hogs, rabbits,
lambs, steers, goats, and carcass
hogs and steers, was followed by
the 4-H livestock sale. The sales
totaled approximately $94,000
and featured 239 head of live
stock.
Before the event got started, the
buyers presented Mercer County
Extension Livestock Specialist
Bob Calvert with a gift to show
their appreciation to him for or
ganizing the sale each year.
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Tim Gadsby hands over his grand champion market hog
to buyers Kenny Haynes of Lakeview Fertilizer and Todd
Shearer of Shearer Farms. Haynes and Shearer also repre
sented Sandy Lake Mills, which helped make up the win
ning bid of $5 per pound.
Fifth
Annual
Antique
Machinery Show
• Historial Engines
• Toys
• Demonstrations
• Good Homemade Food
• Tractor Games
• Tractor Raffle
• Machinery BHHB
• Flea Market
• Country Crafts
• Entertainment
• Sheep Shearing
• Horse Drawn Wagon Rides
• Blacksmith
September 19 th & 20th
Crosswind Acres Airport
Drums, PA
| Exit 38 off 1-80 Follow Signs I
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Nola Irwin’s grand champion carcass steer went to Nix
on Farm of Mercer for $l.lO/Ib.
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