A3O-Lancaatcr Farming, Saturday, December 5, 1998
Westmoreland 4-H/FFA Livestock
DAVID HIEBERT
Westmoreland Corespondent
MUTUAL (Westmoreland
Co.) - The Westmoreland County
Jr. Livestock Committee spon
sored the livestock sale at the
Westmoreland County Fair held
earlier this year. Gross proceeds
of the sale were $105,063.05,
according to Joan E. Logan,
extension agent for 4-H/Youth
The sale also presents the oppor
tunity for businesses and indi
viduals to contribute to a county
4-H scholarship fund, which
began in 1994. Funds collected
at the county livestock show and sale
amounted to over $3,610 according to Eleanor
Swogger, 4-H program assistant, Penn State
Extension office, Greensburg. In addition, a
benefit auction at the fair netted more than
$l,OOO additional for the scholarship fund.
Add to the possible scholarship, an additional
advantage for youth created by the livestock
sale. The "above market price" earned at the
sale is illustrated in the following summary of
sale prices (all in LB) for the 305 lots of ani
mals sold.
Market steers market price $.0.50; sale
Average with champions $1.04; sale average
without champions $O.BB.
Market lambs market price $0.65; sale
average with champions $1.40; sale average
without champions $1.25.
Market hogs market price $0.32; sale aver
age with champions $1.34; sale average with
out champions $1.30.
Market goats market price $.45; sale aver
age with champions $1.35; sale average with
out champions $1.12.
Carcass lamb market price $1.35; sale aver
age with champions $3.00; sale average with
out champions $2.16.
Carcass hog market price $0.64; sale aver
age of champions $3.00,
Awards total climbs to twenty-eight,
After a breather following the fair, the
Westmoreland County 4-H Memorial
Scholarship fund awarded ten scholarships of
$5OO each at a 4-H Achievement Night held
November 10,1998. The scholarship programs
grows through the continue support of indi
viduals and organizations. Since beginning in
1994 the fund has granted twenty-eight schol
arships primarily to 4-H vouth.
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The annual William C. Kelly
scholarship award is given to a
livestock youth planning to
study at an agricultural college.
Receiving the award this year is
Carolyn Virginia Schramm of
Jeannette. Carolyn is a member
of Alwme Community 4-H Club
and the Westmoreland County 4-
H Investors. Carolyn is a senior
at Penn Trafford High School
and plans to attend Penn State
University majoring in agricul
tural science. Carolyn attended
the Governor's School in
Agriculture in 1997. Carolyn
hopes to become a farm
owner/manager.
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For twenty five year prior to
his death in 1997, Mr. Kelly, for
whom the award is named,
served as Westmoreland County
extension director. The recipient
of this scholarship may be either
a 4-H or FFA members.
A second annual award has
gone to Kenneth P. Reed 11,
Derry. Ken is a member of
Mountain View Ag, Travel-All,
and New Alexandria Home Ec 4-
H Clubs. He is a senior at Derry
Area High School, planning to
attend Penn State University,
majoring in agriculture science
and planning on a career in the
agricultural field.
This award, given to a 4-H
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animal science or dairy member
planning to study Agriculture
Science at Penn State, is named
for Joe Thurston, a
Westmoreland County Extension
agent- for 35 years until his
retirement in 1972. Joseph was
instrumental in starting the
Westmoreland Fair. Eight others
also received scholarships
including: Angela Marie Pecora,
Jeannette a member of Slickville
Ag 4-H Club and the
Westmoreland County 4-H
Council. She showed the grand
Champion market hog at the
1998 Westmoreland Livestock
show.
She attended Penn Trafford
High School and is a freshman at
St. Vincent College majoring in
accounting. She plans to become
a certified public accountant.
Jereme Jon Donnelly, Jeannette,
a member of West Hempfield
Vogues 4-H Club. He is a senior
at Penn Trafford High School
and plans to attend Penn State,
majoring in architecture and to
pursue a career in architecture.
Glenn Scott Hawkey, New
Alexandria, is a member of
Slickville Ag 4-H Club. He
attended the Kiski School and is
a freshman at Virginia Tech
majoring in agricultural econom
ics. He plans to become a
machinery dealership manager.
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