ERIE (Erie Co.) Frontier
Lumber purchased the grand
champion market steer at the
recent 4-H and FFA Livestock
Sale, held in conjunction with
Waterford Fair.
Ben Russell of Waterford
sold the Grand Champion
market iamb to C. Sherman
Allen, Auctioneer and
Associates, of Conneaut
Lake, at the recent Erie
County 4-H and FFA
Livestock Sale. The lamb
sold for $3.70 per pound.
Allen donated the lamb to
the Shriners Hospital in
Erie. Pictured are, from left,
C. Sherman Allen, auction
eer, and 4-H member Ben
Russell.
Erie County’s grand cham
pion market hog was pur
chased by Mills Associates
Inc., of Pittsburgh, for $2.55
per pound. The 255-pound
Duroc crossbred hog was
raised and sold by Melissa
Long, Waterford, a member
of the Homesteaders 4-H
Club. Pictured are Larry Mills
and 4-H’er Melissa Long.
Frontier Lumber Buys Grand Champion Steer
Byron Carpinello, buyer for
the company, paid $2.40 per
pound for the 1,285-pound
Angus crossbred steer, raised
and marketed by Jillian Daniels.
Daniels, the daughter of Terry
and Barbara Daniels of Waterford,
is a member of the Waterford
Livestock Wranglers 4-H Club.
The grand champion market
hog was sold to Mills Associates
of Pittsburgh by Melissa Long,
Waterford, for $2.55 per pound.
Long is a member of the
Homesteaders 4-H Club. Her
Duroc crossbred hog weighed
255 pouAds. C. Sherman Allen,
Auctioneer, paid $3.70 per
pound for the grand champion
market lamb. This Hampshire
crossbred lamb, weighing 110
pounds, was exhibited and sold
by 4-H’er Ben Russell of
Waterford. Russell is a member
of the Happy Hoggers + 4-H
Club. Allen donated the champi
on lamb to Shriners Hospital for
Children in Erie.
The Reserve Grand Champion
Market Steer was purchased by
Hoss’s Steak and Sea House for
$1.60 per pound. The steer,
exhibited by Garrett Blasco,
Cambridge Springs, weighed
1,255 pounds. Blasco is a mem
ber of the Happy Hooves 4-H
Club. The reserve grand cham
pion market hog was sold by
Santos Torres, Erie, to C.
Sherman Allen, Auctioneer, for
$1.60 per pound. Torres is a
member of the Homesteaders 4-
H Club. Allen donated the hog to
Shnners Hospital. The reserve
champion market lamb was pur
chased by Penn West Farm
Credit, ACA, of Meadville, for
$l.BO per pouqd. The
Hampshire crossbred lamb,
weighing 120 pounds, was sold
by Lorraine Lotz, Waterford.
Lotz is a member of the Happy
Hoggers + 4-H Club.
The sale also featured the
annual bidding on the 4-H
Charity Hog. This year’s
Charity Hog was raised by mem
bers of the Homesteaders 4-H
Club, Summit Township. These
4-H’ers selected the Dr.
Gertrude A. Barber Center as
the beneficiary of the proceeds
from the sale of the 290-pound
Duroc crossbred barrow, donat
ed as a feeder pig last spring by
June and Charles Smith of
Ramy Swine Farm in Burghill,
Ohio. Feed for the hog was
donated through Rich Blass of 5-
M Milling in Waterford, by
Buckeye Feeds. The charity hog
was purchased by Jeff Grettler
of Grettler’s Meat Packing,
Girard, for $1.75 per pound. The
hog was sold by Celebrity
Auctioneer Adam Reese, WXTA
Country 98, Erie.
4-H member Pamela Biebel,
Waterford, raised a lamb that
was sold to benefit the newly
established Erie County 4-H
Scholarship Fund. The lamb
was donated to the program in
the spring by Sonshine Acres in
Meadville. Feed for the lamb
was donated by Arnie Hess of
Erie—Crawford Cooperative,
Erie. The 130-pound Hampshire
ewe lamb was purchased by
Doug Chesley Auctioneering,
North East, for $l.BO per pound.
Chesley donated the animal
back for resale, and it was sold
to Chuck Cummings, Cony, for
$2 per pound. During the sale,
several lambs were donated
back for resale to benefit the
scholarship fund. Donors includ
ed Quality Farm and Fleet,
Cony; Columbus Custom Cut
Meats, Columbus; Burrow’s
Appliance and Auction Service,
Meadville; Dan Trace Auctioneer,
Meadville; and Green Hill Farm,
Cambridge Springs. In addition,
cash donations were received
from Mills Associates, Pittsburgh,
and Gus and Mary Picardo,
Millcreek. In all, nearly $1,400
was raised for the scholarship
fund at the sale.
Bob Bell, DVM, of the Animal
Hospital of Waterford purchased
one of the market hogs at the
sale and donated it back for
resale to benefit the county’s 4-H
Outstanding Livestock Exhibitor
Program. The hog was sold by
Boyd T. Hess, 111, of Waterford, a
member of the Beefers 4-H Club.
According to Carolyn L.
Belczyk, extension agent - 4-
H/youth with the Erie County
Cooperative Extension Office, 26
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
New York’s Allegany County
4-H team placed first in the 21st
annual Keystone Stockman’s held
on the final day of the 42nd Key
stone International Livestock Ex
position at the Farm Show Com
plex.
It’s the second year in a row
that Allegany County won the
contest, with three members re
turning from last year; Jeffrey
Wilson, Hilda Mitchell, and Bcck
y Mitchell. Erin Atkins was the
fourth member. Becky was second
high individual overall in the con
test, Jeffrey was fourth and Hilda
was 13th. The team was the high
team in the management and
meats contest, and was seventh in
swine.
Ben Wiest, Berks County 4-H,
was the high overall individual in
the contest and was named Key
stone Junior Stockman of the
Year, winning $250 and a perman
ent trophy. His team placed sec
ond overall. Other members were
Lee Gauker, Brian Hartman and
Kelly Dietrich. Ben was third in
individual in the meats contest,
and ninth in the management
scores. Brian was fifth in manage
ment, and Kelley was ninth in
beef. The team was second in
management and fourth in meats.
A second Berks County team
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New York 4-H Team Places
First In Stockman’s Contest
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Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 17, 199M19
Frontier Lumber, Erie, purchased the grand champion
market steer from 4-H member Jillian Daniels at the recent
Erie County 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale. Pictured are
buyer Bryon Carpinello of Frontier Lumber and 4-H’er
Jillian Daniels of Waterford. Carpinello paid $2.40 per
pound for the 1,285-pound Angus crossbred steer.
market lambs, 28 market hogs,
and 15 market steers were sold
through the livestock sale this
year. The sale provides 4-H and
FFA members with a market
outlet for their project animals.
Sale averages this year,
excluding prices paid for grand
champions, the charity hog, and
was seventh in the contest, with
members Justin Levan, Kristy
Dietrich, Cathy Levan and Jill
Nciman. Jill was first in swine,
and second in management scores,
and fifth overall in the contest.
The B team was first in swine and
sixth in management.
Other high teams were: 3.
Spotswood FFA, Penn Laird, Va.;
4. Broadway FFA - A, Broadway,
Va.; 5. York County 4-H, 4, Pa.; 6.
Central FFA - A, Woodstock, Va.;
7. Berks County 4-H - B, Pa.; 8.
Spotswood FFA - B, Va.; 9. Cow
anesque FFA - A, Westfield, Pa.;
10. Marion Center FFA - A, Indi
ana County, Pa.
Top teams in individual con
tests include:
Beef: 1. Broadway FFA - A; 2.
Perry County 4-H Livestock Club
- A; 3. York County 4-H - A; 4.
Spotswood FFA - B; 5. Kcnnard-
Dale FFA - A.
Sheep: 1. Litllcstown FFA - A;
Berks County 4-H - B; 3. Spots
wood FFA - A; 4. Kennard-Dale
FFA - A; 5. Marion Center FFA -
B.
Swine: 1. Berks County 4-H -
B; Lebanon County 4-H; 3.
Marion Center FFA - A; 4. Kcn
nard-Dale FFA - A; 5. Cowan
csque FFA - A.
Meats: 1. Allegany, N.Y. 4-H;
2. Central FFA - A; Spotswood
FFA - A; Berks County 4-H - A;
resale animals, ranged from
$l.lB per pound for market
lambs to $1.64 per pound for
market hogs and $1.36 per
pound for market steers. Many
members will use any profits
from the sale of this year’s pro
ject animals to finance next
year’s project work.
Broadway FFA - A.
Management: 1. Allegany,
N.Y. - 4-H; 2. Berks County 4-H -
A; 3. Spotswood FFA - A; 4.
Marion Center FFA - A; 5. Red
Lion FFA.
Other high individuals were: 3.
Becky Heishman, Central FFA,
Woodstock, Va.; 6. Clay Miller,
Broadway FFA - A; 7. Bryan
Breeden, Spotswood FFA - A; 8.
Sarah Lickey, Spotswood FFA -
B; 9. Joe Emenheiser, York Coun
ty 4-H; 10. Jennifer Flinchbaugh,
York County 4-H.
The stockman’s contest is de
signed as an educational activity
for both 4-H and FFA youth, of
fering them experience in evalua
tion and decision-making in a
variety of livestock judging
events.
Contestants judge top quality
animals which were exhibited in
the show, and evaluate meats,
feeds and equipment. The top five
contestants in overall scores are
interviewed by three officials, an
swering questions on manage
ment, health, showing and current
events in the livestock industry.
The event is sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Livestock Associa
tion.
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