Indiana County Fair Jr. Livestock Sale
RANDY WELLS
Indiana Co. Correspondent
INDIANA (Indiana Co.) -
More than 200 head of livestock
were sold at the annual 4-H and
FFA junior livestock sale on
Friday, Sept. 4 at the Indiana
County Fair.
The 112 buyers paid a total of
$96,152.98 for the 121 swine, 65
lambs and 28 steers. Many of
the animals were ribbon-win-
Tim Bishop of Creekside RD 1 exhibited the 1998
Indiana County Fair’s Grand Champion Market Steer. The
18-month-old Crossbred, named “Ross,” weighed 1,210
pounds. Bishop also showed sheep and hogs at the fair.
ners from 4-H and FFA competi
tions earlier in the week.
The buyers, exhibitors and
prices with total prices in paren
theses, for some of the top ani
mals were as follows:
Giant Eagle Market bought
Tim Bishop’s grand champion
market steer for $2.75 per
pound ($3,327.50).
Hoss’s Steak and Sea House
bought Amy Martin’s reserve
champion market steer for $2.30
per pound ($2,725.50). The steer
was then donated to the Red
Cross for resale, and was sold
the second time to T.J.’s Mining
for $1.05 per pound ($1,244.25).
Elderton State Bank bought
Joseph Abel’s grand champion
steer carcass for $3.00 per
pound ($2,031.00).
Saltsburg Shop & Save
bought Luke States’ reserve
champion steer carcass for $3.40
per pound ($1,985.00)
Elkin Manufacturing bought
Patrick Ackerson’s grand cham
pion county-bred steer for $l.OO
per pound ($1,162.00).
Custom Fab Trailers bought
Sarah Sweigart’s grand champi
on market hog for $5.25 per
pound ($1,233.75)
William G. Satterlee & Sons
bought Scot Martin’s reserve
champion market hog for $4.25
($1,062.50).
Luther Ford Sales bought
Carl Catalano’s grand champion
pork carcass for $3.75 per pound
($768.75)
McNess dealers Robert and
Michael Orr bought Barry
Blose’s reserve champion pork
carcass for $3.25 per pound
($555.75).
Shorty’s Truck & Equipment
UncMter Fowling, Saturday, October 3, IWB-A27
Russell Johnston of Blairsville brought 13 of his 16
draft horses to the fair, including “Luann,” who won grand
champion Belgian mare honors. The four-year-old mare,
shown here by Johnston’s grandson, Russell Barnhart,
weighs 2,200 pounds. Johnston’s big horses won two
other grand champion ribbons and one reserve grand
champion ribbon in the Belgian and Percheron classes.
Repair bought Nicole Fairman’s
grand champion county-bred
hog for $1.50 per pound
($382.50).
Dr. Matt Klein bought Lisa
Kwisnek’s grand champion mar
ket lamb for $7.25 per pound
($928.00).
Marlon Fire Co.
85 East Main St.
Stouchsburg PA 19567
Perry Drilling Company
bought Michael Neese’s reserve
champion market lamb for $8.75
per pound ($1,041.25).
Indiana Agway Energy
bought Jared Niehenke’s grand
champion county-bred lamb for
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