A32-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, August 14, 1999
Homebred Hogs Swine Champions At Kutztown Fair
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.)
It’s something of a rarity these
days.
Two homebred market hogs
were named champion and reserve
of the market swine show Tuesday
afternoon during the Kutztown
Fair, conducted at the fairgrounds.
Daiyl Grumbine, swine judge
from Lebanon, chose the heavy
weight champion hog owned by
George Billig and shown by his
brother, Daniel, at the swine show.
When selecting the hog champ
ion of the heavyweight class,
Grumbine said the blue butt pig
“combines the most positive
things.”
Grumbine noted the grand
champion market hog, from the
medium heavyweight class, brings
a package to the show ring that is
“close to market weight,” Grum
bine said, with “a tremendous
amount of definition, a good, clean
lop, and a hog that moves away
and is free in all four comers. It
will hang an exceptional carcass.”
George, 14, is the son of Tim
and Teresa Billig, New Tripoli.
The Northwestern High School
sophomore was in Washington,
D.C. with an exchange student
from Japan, noted George’s father,
Tim. So George’s brother Daniel,
14, Northwestern Middle School,
showed the 222-pound homebred
York/Hampshire crossbred nick
named “Matilda” by George’s
mother, Teresa.
John C. Strawbridgc, Whitehall,
showed reserve market swine.
John, 15, son of Donna Straw
bridge, showed a 252-pound
Justine Bennecoff won champion Poland China gilt
Tuesday at Kutztown.
John C. Strawbridge showed reserve champion of the
Kutztown Fair Swine Show.
Duroc/Spotted crossbred gilt from
the heavy heavyweight class, also
homebred.
John, a sophomore at White
Hall High School, noted it was a
combination of feeding, breeding,
and exercise that garnered the
champion. John said he allows the
hog to run around in a “playpen”
some time every other day, about
10 minutes at a time in the heat and
longer when the weather cools.
John will be showing at the
upcoming Allentown, Sullivan
County, Bloomsburg, and York
fairs, in addition to the Keystone
International Livestock Expo and
state Farm Show.
Breed champion went to the
Duroc February gilt shown by
Jared Treichler. The Dunx, “com
bines a lot of positive things," said
Daryl Grumbine, show judge. The
gilt “will suit everyone well in the
farrowing crate,” he said, calling
the gilt “a long muscle pattern kind
of sow.”
Jared, 15, Fleetwood, is the son
of Sandra Stump and Rodney
Treichler. Jared, a Fleetwood High
School sophomore, nicknamed the
gilt “Ruby” because “I thought it
was a good name,” said Jared. “It
was a gem.”
This was the first supreme
champion hog at Kutztown for
Jared. He purchased the hog from
Howard Parrish, Ohio.
There were a total of 105 market
swine registered for the show, in
addition to 76 breed swine and 35
exhibitors.
Following is a list of show
placings.
Champion gilt at the Kutztown Fair was shown by Jared Treichler, left, a Duroc. At
right is Daryl Grumbine, swine show judge.
KUTZTOWN FAIR
SWINE SHOW
RESULTS
SHOWMANSHIP AND
FITTING
FITTING
Class 212 (17-18 Years Old): 1. Anita Man
beck 2. Terry L Heintzelman. 3. Lucinda
Bray.
Class 213 (15-16 Years Old)' 1. Man Man
beck 2 John C. Strawbridge 3. Adam
Lambert
Class 214 (13-14 Years Old). 1. Elliot Hel
fner 2. Nathan Manbeck 3. Seth
Memtzelman
Class 215 (12-14 Years Old): 1. Gwen
Powers 2. Daniel A. Billig. 3. Jeremy
Gonzales.
Class 216 (10-11 Years Old): 1. Vanessa
Manbeck. 2. Todd L Bennecoff. 3. Jason
Levan
Class 217 (9 Years Old): 1. Stacey Man
beck. 2 Lorissa Lazarus. 3. Jacob Wisser.
Champion Finer 1. Vanessa Manbeck.
Reserve Anita Manbeck
Daniel Billig showed grand champion swine at Kutztown for his brother, George.
SHOWMANSHIP
Class 220 (17-18 Yaars Old); 1. Elizabeth
Wissar 2. Anita Manback. 3. Ashley
Shollenberger.
Class 221 (15-16 Years Old): 1. John C.
Strawbridge 2. Matt Manback. 3 Adam
Lambert.
C1a55222(13-15 Years Old): 1. Calhryn M
Levan 2. Nathan Manbedc 3. Elliot Hetlner.
Class 223 (12-14 Years Old): 1. Daniel A.
Billig. 2. Gwen E. Powers. 3. Amber
Shollenberger.
Class 224 (10-11 Yeats Old): 1. Todd L
BennecoH. 2. Vanessa Manbeck. 3. Samant
ha Rabenok).
Class 225 (9 Yeats Old); 1. Justine A. Ben
necofl. 2 Stacey Manbeck. 3. Lorissa
Lazarus.
Grand Champion Showman: John
Strawbridge
Reserve' Elizabeth Wisser.
MARKET SWINE
Light Lightweight Class 165 (85-144 lbs )'
1 1. Jared A Treichler. 2. Jacob Wisser. 3.
Adam Lambert.
Medium Lightweight Clast 18# (145-152
lbs.); 1. Lucinda Bray. 2. Jacob Winer. 3.
Jason Levan.
Heavy Lightweight dan 187 (15S«1B4
lbs.); 1. EIHot Heffner. 2. Lucinda Bray. 3.
Elliot Heffner.
Champion Lightweight; Lucinda Bray
Reserve: Jacob Wisser.
Light Middleweight dots t*o (160*176
lbs.): 1. Justin F. Levan. 2. Jared A. Treichler.
3. Anita Man beck.
Medium Middleweight Class 191 (180-190
lbs.): 1. Elizabeth Wisser. 2. Jarrid Hausman.
3. Cathryn M Levan
Heavy Middleweight Class 192 (192-200
lbs.): 1 Cathryn M. Levan. 2. Witt Man beck.
3. Justin Wisser
Champion Middleweight; Cathryn Levan
Reserve: Justin Levan.
Light Heavyweight Class 195 (204-215
lbs.); 1. Vanessa Man beck 2. Vanessa Man
beck 3. Anita Man beck
Medium Heavyweight Class 196 (218-230
lbs.); 1. George Biltig. 2. Stacey Manbeck 3
Nathan Manbeck
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