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ANNVILLE (Lebanon Co.)
.The Keystone Classic hog sale
was held in Harrisburg recently
during the Keystone International
Livestock Exposition (KILE). The
quality of bogs sold was the best
ever with a crowd of more than
100 people representing eight
states.
Top-selling boar was a Duroc
consigned by Parrish Farms,
Edon, Ohio and selling for $2,650
to Burt Costa, Baketsvield, Calif.
Top-selling Hampshire boar was
consigned by Randy Smith, Burg
hill, Ohio, selling for $1,850 to
Jim McCoy, Bloomingburg, Ohio.
Littermate to this boar sold for
$l,lOO to Holloway-Parlett-Hol
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Rock. Top-selling Yorkshire boar
was consigned by Parrish Farms,
Edon, Ohio and selling to Brian
Lake, Commercial Concepts of
Needmote for $l,OOO. There were
five boats selling for $l,OOO or
more with IS head averaging
$823.
Top-selling gilt was consigned
by Parrish Farms, Edon, Ohio and
sold for $525 to Daniel Heckman,
Spring Mills. Second top-selling
gilt was consigned by James T.
Parlett & Son of Airville, and sold
for $450 to Smith Hog Farms,
Washington. Sixteen head of gilts
averaged $2BO.
The Keystone Classic was man
aged and sold by Harry H. Bach
man Auctioneer.
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PFGC Announces Forage
Spokesperson Competition
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)
Have you ever read an article in a
newspaper or magazine, or lis
tened to a forage specialist of in
dustry representative speak about
forages and forage crop manage
ment, and thought, “Sure wish I
could share my knowledge and
experiences I have had with for
ages with other producers!**?
Well, the Pennsylvania Forage
and Grassland Council (PFGC)
can grant you your wish.
If you ate interested in giving a
short 10-minute presentation
about your forage operation and
your experiences in raising for
ages, we will give you that oppor
tunity. If fyou arc willing to “tell
your story about forages,” let us
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Forage producers who are in
terested should provide the fol
lowing information by Nov. 20
to J. Craig Williams, (717) 724-
9120, fax (717) 724-6819, email
jcwl7@psu.edu:
1. Spokesperson: Name, Ad
dress, Telephone and fax.
2. Nominator Name, Address,
Telephone and fax.
3. Spokesperson Qualifications:
• Speaking ability.
• Innovation as a forage produc
er.
• Participation and/or leader
sfaip in local, state and/or national
Forage Council activities.
• Soundness of the farming
operation.
• Briefly describe (two para
graphs) the spokesperson’s farm
ing operation.
The first place winner will then
represent Pennsylvania and the
PFGC at the 1999 American For
age and Grassland Council
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(AFGC) Conference in Nebraska
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America Forage Spokesperson
Contest. AFGC conference and
travel expenses will be covered by
the PFGC. All participants in the
AFGC contest will receive an
honorarium and the first three
place winners will receive cash
awards and plaques. The second
place winner in the PFGC contest
will serve as the alternate from
Pennsylvania.
The PFGC and AFGC contests
will be run and judged using the
same rules and scoring proce
dures. Talks must be no longer
than 10 minutes in length. Judges
will then ask the spokesperson
questions about their farm opera
tion for an additional two minutes.
Contestants are encouraged to
work closely with their county ex
tension agent, crop adviser, indus
try representative, or a PFGC
board member in the preparation
of their presentation.