A3B-Laqcaster Farming, Saturday, November 7, 1998 Market Animals Sell Well At TIMONIUM, Md. - Average prices for market hogs were comparable to a year ago at the recent 4-H & FFA livestock sale Sept. 2 here at the Maryland State Fair This ran counter to the fact that livestock prices at nearby Pennsylvania auction markets are considerably lower than 1997 levels —especially for mar ket hogs and lambs. Average sale prices for mar ket lambs at the state fair fol lowed the downward trend pre vailing at nearby markets, while market steer prices were some what higher. Market Hogs Brittany Full of Mount Airy, an 8-year-old, first-year Howard County 4-H member, sold her grand champion market hog for $ll per pound, the highest Maryland State Fair price in recent memory. Brittany's 250- pound Hampshire crossbred gilt was purchased by "The Squealers," a Sykesville area buyers syndicate, which donated the animal to the state fair live stock sale committee Two market hogs brought $3 50 per pound for their own ers Justin Frey, 14, of Williamsport (Washington County) sold his 255-pound Yorkshire-Hampshire barrow to the Stop Construction Company of Madonna (Harford County) Justin's pig won grand champi on lean-gain honors at the state fair with an average daily gam of 2 24 pounds. Jennifer Kirwan, 12, Centerville (Queen Anne's County) sold her 275-pound Hampshire gilt to Nationwide Insurance. Brittany and Jennifer's THIS IS NOT A TEST... 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This was the third consecutive year that Elizabeth had the grand champion 4-H and FFA market goat at the state fair. with an average of $1.52 per pound for 14 barrows and an overall average of $1.60. Last year's overall sale average was $1.63 per pound. The 1996 aver age was $1.43. 11 SIZES Maryland State Fair Market Lambs Jesse Rohrer, 16, of Sharpsburg (Washington County), made virtually a clean sweep of top honors in 4-H and FFA sheep competition at the Maryland State Fair. He had the champion ewe in three breeding classes—Hampshire, Shropshire and Suffolk —as well as the champion Shropshire ram. And his champion Suffolk ewe was selected as supreme champion in competition among nine breeding sheep categories. But Jesse's crowing achieve ment was winning grand cham pion honors in the market lamb show with a 125-pound Suffolk How romatic. 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