Wayne County Junior Livestock Sale Has Heart The grand champion market lamb was raised by Land en Grossman and purchased by Honesdale National Bank. HONESDALE (Wayne Co.) In the largest livestock sale ever conducted here at the close of the Wayne County Fair, 4-H’ers were wholeheartedly supported by area businesses, parents, and friends, who purchased 353 ani mals. Saturday, Aug. 12, at 11 a.m., $190,992.23 worth of market hogs, steers, and lambs were bid at auction. Some animals were resold to benefit various individ uals and organizations. Repeating as volume buyer for the fifth year in a row, Waymart Milling purchased five steers and Tools • Hardware • Farm Supplies HOUVOODSWni Rt. 372 • 21/j miles west of the Buck 717-284-0883 horse feed V > CHICKEN FEED > STOCK FEED t ee ftr RABBIT FEED & More Now Also Stocking FASTRACK MICRO FEEDS EVERYDAY LOW PRICE $13.75/ 5 lb. bag 2 ilf i. L.L 1 . Gas Uefill - s'■. h i T I » Screen Doors & Windows Repaired DeWalt Power Tools S.K. Tools In Stock Farm Supplies - Horse Wormer Fence Posts & Fencing Supplies Steel & Fiberglass Farm Gates Hyd. Hoses Made to Order Brunmg Paints- Housewares Railroad Ties - Bark Mulch - Mushroom Soil Kerosene & Naptha Gas PVC Pipe - Plumbing Supplies Lawn & Garden Supplies HOURS: Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 6:3oam - spm Tues. & Fn. 6:3oam - Bpm; Sat. 6;3oam - 4pm; CLOSED SUNDAYS six hogs from 4-H youth. In ad dition, strong support was dem onstrated by Kent Brown of Highlights for Children, who sat for more than seven hours bid ding on animals for businesses and individuals whose bids he personally solicited and carried to the sale. The sale began with a moment of silence observed for Tom Theide, recently deceased live stock buyer, whose support of the sale in its early years was sin cerely appreciated. Following this tribute, three scholarships were awarded to outstanding I I » participants of the livestock program who will all enter Penn State Uni versity, at various campuses, for the Mahoning Outdoor Furnaces Cut Your Heating Costs With Our Outdoor Furnace • Standard Model Burns Wood, Coal or Wood by-products • Multi-Fuel Model Burns Wood, Coal, Oil or Gas fall term. Recipients of schol arships were Jessica Worobey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. An thony Worobey, Preston Park; Daryl Burleigh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Burleigh, Pleasant Mount; and Darryl Marshall, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall, Honesdale. Also receiving thanks from 4-H members, the sale commit tee, and all in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sheruda of Mike’s Heavy Equipment, Clarks Summit, and John Gen tile of RLE Enterprises of Mos cow, who jointly purchased a new scale for weigh in at the hog bam. The first animal offered for sale was the 252-pound grand champion Hampshire crossbred gilt, bred and raised by Greg Diehl of Damascus. This ani mal was purchased by Marshall Machinery for $lO per pound. The reserve grand champion market hog was raised by Jessi ca Worobey, Preston Park. Dr. Henry and Jean Nebzydoski purchased this champion for $4 per pound. Landen Grossman, Hon esdale, sold his grand champion Greg Diehl with the grand champion market hog, pur chased by Marshall Machinery. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 16, 2000-811 Grand champion market steer was raised by Matthew Hauenstein and purchased by Waymart Milling Company, with Taylor Thorpe in photo. Suffolk crossbred lamb to The pound. Honesdale National Bank for Matthew Hauenstein’s $10.75 per pound. 1,270-pound grand champion The reserve grand champion Black Angus market steer was market lamb was raised by Hes- bought by Waymart Milling ten Grossman of Honesdale. The Company for $2.75 per pound. Wayne Bank successfully bid The 1,350-pound reserve this champion to $7.50 per grand champion Maine-Anjou market steer was raised by Dar ryl Marshall of Honesdale. The successful bidder for this animal was Atty. John Martin who paid $1.75 per pound. Thirty animals were resold to benefit the Livestock Scholarship Fund. Baby Kaitlyn Hentschel’s medical fund benefited from re sales donated by Mike Sheruda’s Heavy Equipment, Community Bank and Trust, Andy Keating Trucking, Waymart Milling, Jimmie Ann Chyle, Windfall Farms Dairy, Joseph Kubat, and William Grunski. The Pleasant Mount Go-Get ters 4-H Club received the pro ceeds from two resales donated back by Mike’s Heavy Equip ment, Clarks Summit. The Wayne County Agricultural So ciety, Habitat for Humanity, and the American Cancer Society benefited from resales donated by Honesdale National Bank, John and Sue Keyes, and Dick Palmer and Sons Truck Service. Volunteer auctioneers for the day were Wayne Weaver, Dan Naylor, Tom Randt, John Regan, and Mel Manasse. -<W s' (f nothin? NEED YOUR FARM BUILDINGS PAINTED? Let us give you a price! Write: Daniel’s Painting 637-A Georgetown Rd. Ronks, PA 17572 (or leave message) (717) 687-8262 Spray on and Brush in Painting
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