A3B-Uncastor Farming, Saturday, September 9, 2000
Grand champion steer from the Lehigh County 4- H Roundup, exhibited by Todd Lee
Bennecoff Jr., sold to Springfield Meats Company, represented by Richard and Arlene
Baringer, Richlandtown, for $1,375.
First Lehigh Roundup
Sale At Allentown A Success
ANDY ANDREWS it during the Lehigh County 4-H
Lancaster Farming Staff Roundup Sale conducted for the
ALLENTOWN (Lehigh Co.) first time in r ? cent history at the
Half the proceeds from the Allentown Fair,
grand champion hog. exhibited ™e sale included 0 steers
u -r- .U D ll- J \u I u: u that averaged $1,360, 12 lambs
by Timothy 8.11. g at the Lehigh avera | ed $33542 and
County 4-H Roundup Sale last hogs that 6 averaged $303.38,
Saturday, was donated to Lehigh according to show coordinator
County Special Olympics. Cheryl Bennecoff, Kutztown.
The hog was purchased for
$575 by Mid Atlantic Farm Cred-
Justine Ann Bennecoff exhibited the grand champion
lamb, purchased by the Garges Brothers Livestock for
$6OO.
A cake donated by Giant
Foods was sold for $4OO, pur
chased by S & S Amusements
and John and Dee’s Fun and
Games Concessions.
There were a total of 134 buy
ers at the sale and 29 4-H exhibi
tors. Auctioneer was Ralph Zet
tlemoyer.
Bennecoff noted that the Le
high County 4-H livestock clubs
would “like to say ‘thank you’ to
all the support we had to have a
successful sale!”
Reserve champion hog
at the Lehigh County 4-H
Roundup was exhibited by
Daniel Billig. Leidy’s Pork
Products, Inc., Souderton,
represented by John Shod,
purchased the hog for
UOQ..
AH photos by
Andy Andrews
Lehigh County 4-H F
exhibited by Wyatt Gehi
Bank, Wayne C. Wess
Springs Farm for $1,21
Wyatt’s grandfather.
Andrew Reinert exhil
Buyer was Mid Atlantic
Grand champion hog
up was exhibited by Tin
Credit, represented by (
for $575.