A2B-Lanc«ster Farming, Saturday, January 15, 2000 Quality Of Eggs Not Affected By Lack Of Competitors JAYNE SEBRIGHT Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) A perfect score was Lancaster County Poultry Ambassador Dana Groff from Quarryville displays the perfect dozen of eggs. This dozen of white eggs from Esbenshade Farm was awarded 100 points during the egg judging competition at Farm Show. Concrete Walls Built to Your Construction Needs Lancaster Poured Walls, Inc. Concrete Construction 2001 Jarvis Road • Lancaster, PA 17601 717-299-3974 Concrete Pumping&&?2B Meter Pump Agricultural • Commercial • Residential awarded during this year’s egg judging competition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Lone exhibitor Esbenshade Farm from Mt. Joy in Lancaster Co. entered 41 dozen in the competition. With his "Best Dozen White Eggs," Esbenshade was awarded a perfect score of 100 points. The eggs are judged on uniformity of weight, shape, color, texture, condition, and interior quality. Esbenshade also received five other awards, including "Best Dozen Brown Eggs," "Best Five Dozen White Eggs," "Best Dozen Eggs In Commercial Class," and "Best Dozen Eggs In Broken Out Quality." According to John Schwartz, Lancaster County Extension Director, the quantity of competitors did not hurt the quality of the competition. "These are some of the highest quality eggs we've seen in recent years," said Schwartz. % *~ ' I RISSLER' m ) CHAIN MIXERS H wf m TMR MIXERSJ Wt *CB| - Are Lower Cost Than A Reel Mixer. gy* - Handle Feed More Gently Than An Auger Mixer*^ !3f - Load Easier Than A Tumble Mixer. - Should Outlast Any Steel Mixer. "¥i mr lr ■§ I ii/ I A Fluffy Mix Results From The Gentle Tumbling Action. a m raf «of 448 Orchard Road -ira rao* Mohnton, PA 19540 If/MWtC/T | gp" 717-484-0551 m TMR MIXERS J |A CAUTION I HfUSE OF THIS MACHINE MAY RESULT IN HIGHER PROFITS to WWWWWWWWW New Horse-Pulling Weight Record Set HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Billy Howard of Acme, set a new Farm Show record of 4,000 pounds during the 2000 Championship Horse Pulling at the 84th Pennsylvania State Farm Show. The team of Howard, Buhler, and Slaybaugh won both the light weight and heavyweight divi sions. Seventeen-year-old Bobby Howard, who drove the winning lightweight team is the third generation of teamsters. Both divisions ask the horses to exert the maximum effort during a short period of time for a safe dis tance, which is not harmful to the horses. Each pull lasts only five to IS seconds, totaling a minute or two of work over the whole con test In the heavyweight division, the 5,000-pound pulling-pair of the Howards won first place with a full pull of 27 feet, six inches. Sam Hawley of Spartansburg, took sec ond place. His team pulled over the record load of 4,000 pounds a total of 25 feet, six inches. Third place went to Jim Seuter of Somerset County. Sam Hawley was also awarded the Peter C. Buhier Memorial Horsemanship Award for Outstanding Teamster. In the lightweight division, the Brown Brothers of Acme won second place and Ira Kessler of Bradford County took third. The Peter C. Buhier Memorial Horse manship Award for Outstanding Teamster went to Charlie Brown of Columbia Crossroads. HORSE PULLING Lightweight - 3,200 Lbe. & Under; 1. Bob by Howard. 2. Brown Brothers. 3. Ira Kessler. Heavyweight - Over 3,200 Lbs.; 1. Burhl Slaughbaugh ft Howard, 2. Sam L. Hawley. 3. Jim Suter.
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