D4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 18, 2003 Wetzel Family Takes Top Honors In Bred Gilt Show DAVE LEFEVER Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Ken Wetzel family of Rossiter, Indiana County claimed top honors in three breeds, including the Duroc gilt that was named supreme champion at the 87th Ken Wetzel and family, Rossiter, won supreme champion gilt last Sat urday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show with their Duroc. From left, Bar bara Grumbine, Ken Wetzel, James Wetzel, and Jim McCoy, Bloom ingburg, Ohio, judge. Photo by Andy Andrews, editor Jamie Wetzel and champion Hampshire. Ken Wetzel with the champion Chester White. Farm Show Simmental Breeding Cattle Show Results SIMMENTAL Summer heifer calves May 2002 and after 1 Joseph Messick 2 Justin Mankey 3 Shelby Ranck Late spring heifer calves April 02 1 McClure Mills Farms 2 William Vossler 3 Justin Mankey Early spring heifer calves Mar 1 15 1 Jo seph Messick 2 McClure Mills Farms 3 McClure Mills Farms Early spring heifer calves Mar 1 15 1 Api il Dougherty 2 David and Annette Downs 3 Raymond Stough Early spring heifer calves Mar 16 31 1 Nikki Desmond 2 Haven Woods Farms 3 Joseph Messick Junior heifer calf Jan Feb 2002 1 Jo seph Messick 2 McClure Mills Farms 3 Emily Lynn Whitmoyer Junior heifer calf, Jan Feb 1 Justin Man key 2 Larry Hughes 3 Wayne Stough Sr Bred Gilt Show Jan. 10 at the Farm Show. Ken and son, Jamie Wetzel, also exhibi ted champion swine in the Chester White and Hampshire breeds as well as reserve champion Chester White and Duroc. The supreme Duroc sold for $9OO at the sale conducted the morning after the Reserve junior heifer calf champion 1 Nikki Desmond Winter heifer calves Nov Dec 2001 1 Haven Woods Farms 2 Haven Woods Farms 3 George and Laurie Meyers Senior heifer calves Sept Oct 2001 1 Haven Woods Farms 2 McClure M'lls Farms 3 William T Vossler Senior heifer calf champion 1 Haven Woods Farms Reserve senior heifer calf champion 1 Haven Woods Farms Late summer yearling heifers Jul Aug Y William and Natushka Shoemaker 2 Gary and Vicki Varner 3 Curtis Bish Late junior yearling heifer Mar Apr 1 Larry Hughes 2 Sarah Messer 3 Shelby Ranck Late junior yearling heifer Mar Apr 1 Matthew Blauch 2 Caitlm Wolfgang 3 Christopher Diamond Sr Chris Jeffcoat, Littlestown, exhibited the champion Poland China. Leon Arnold standing in for son Thomas Ar nold, Lebanon, owner of this champion York shire. Junior champion heifer 1 Larry Hughes Reserve junior champion heifer 1 Sarah Messer Early junior yearling heifer Jan Feb 2001 1 Justin Mankey 2 Jesse Poliskiewicz Senior champion heifer 1 Justin Mankey Reserve senior champion heifer 1 Jesse Poliskiewicz Cow/calf 1 William and Natushka Shoe maker 2 Gary and Vicki Varner 3 Shelby Ranck GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER Larry Hughes RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER Sarah Messer Summer bull calves May 02 and after 1 William and Natushka Shoemaker 2 Scott Snyder 3 Scott Snyder Late spring bull calf 1 Joseph Messick 2 Jerry and Ginger Woolcock 3 McClure Mills Farms show. Top seller, however, was another gilt owned by the Wetzel family, a Hamp shire that went for $l,BOO. Other champion exhibitors included Greg Innerst, York County, Berkshire; Chris Jeffcoat, Adams County, Poland China; Grant Lazarus 111, Lehigh County, Landrace; Thomas Arnold, Lebanon County, Yorkshire; Leslie/Lazarus Broth ers, Lehigh County, Spotted. Judge Jim McCoy of Bloomingburg, Ohio said the the quality of animals in the show ring demonstrated that the hog in dustry is “alive and well.” McCoy called the following results: BERKSHIRE January gilt: 1 Todd and Cheryl Bennecoff 2 Greg and Beth Innerst 3 Arhe B Cornbower February gilt. 1 Greg and Beth Innerst 2. James T Parlett Jr. 3 Todd and Cheryl Bennecoff. March gilt 1. James T Parlett Jr 2 James T Parlett Jr 3 Todd and Cheryl Bennecoff Berkshire champion. Greg and Beth Innerst Berkshire reserve champion. James T Parlett Jr CHESTER WHITE January gilt 1 Ken Wetzel and Family 2 Scott Lazams/Busy Acre Farm 3 Scott Lazarus/Busy Acre Farm February gilt- Ken Wetzel and Family 2 Ken Wetzel and Family 3 Scott Lazarus/Busy Acre Farm. March gilt 1 Rodger Banker! 2. Scott Lazarus/Busy Acre Farm 3 John W Bronson. Chester White champion Ken Wetzel and Family Chester White reserve champion Ken Wetzel and Family DUROC January gilt 1 Ken Wetzel and Family 2, Ken Wet zel and Family 3 Todd Lee Bennecoff Jr/Bennecoff's Hogs February gilt 1 Ken Wetzel and Family 2 Holloway Genetics/Holloway Genetics 3 Todd Lee Bennecoff Jr March gilt 1 Holloway Genetics/Holloway Genetics 2. Clyde W McConaughey Jr 3 Ken Wetzel and Fami- Duroc champion- Ken Wetzel and Family. Duroc reserve champion. Ken Wetzel and Family Photos below by Dave Lefever Early spring bull calves 1 Jerry and Gm ger Woolcock 2 Try Angle B Farms 3 Wil ham and Natushka Shoemaker Junior bull calves. Jan -Feb 2002 1 Jus tin Mankey 2 Haven Woods Farms 3 Wil ham and Natushka Shoemaker Winter bull calves Nov Dec 2001 1 McClure Mills Farms Senior bull calves Sept Oct 2001 1 Haven Woods Farms 2 E&R Farms Inc CHAMPION BULL CALF Justin S Mankey RESERVE CHAMPION BULL CALF Haven Woods Farms Produce of dam 1 William and Natushka Shoemaker 2 Gary and Vicki Varner 3 Scott Snyder Get of sire 1 Scott Snyder Premier exhibitor 1 Haven Woods Farms Premier breeder 1 Haven Woods Farms January gilt: 1. Clyde W. McConaughey Jr 2 William Hilty Sr and Family. 3. Justine Ann Bennecoff/ Bennecoff's Hogs February gilt: 1. Ken Wetzel and Family. 2. Holloway Genetics/Holloway Genetics. 3 Ken Wetzel and Fami ly. March gilt 1 Holloway Genetics/Holloway Genetics 2 Carl H. Rabenold 3 Ken Wetzel and Family. Hampshire champion: Ken Wetzel and Family. Hampshire reserve champion Holloway Genetics/ Holloway Genetics January gilt 1 Grant A. Lazarus, 111 2. Joshua Amer/Maple Hill Farm February gilt 1 Grant A Lazarus, 111 2. Todd Wessner 3 Joshua Amer. March gilt. 1. Grant A Lazarus, 111 2 Grant A Laz arus, 111 3 Larry Robinson Landrace champion Grant A Lazarus, 111 Landrace reserve champion' Grant A Lazarus, 111 POLAND CHINA January gilt: 1 Chns Jeffcoat 2. Cheryl Bennecoff 3 Cheryl Bennecoff February gilt: 1. Cheryl Bennecoff 2 Rick Wilson 3 Cheryl Bennecoff March gilt 1 Robert John Garrett/Rock-E-Ridge Farm Poland China champion Chris Jeffcoat Poland China reserve champion Cheryl Bennecoff/ Bennecoff's Hogs. January gilt 1 Leslie and Lazarus Bros /Busy Acre Farm 2 Leon S Blose 3 Leslie and Lazarus Bros./ Busy Acre Farm February gilt 1 Leslie and Lazarus Bros/Busy Acre Farm 2 Russell and Ginger Kegg/ Rusty Acres 3 Leslie and Lazarus Bros /Busy Acre Farm March gilt' 1 Leon S Blose 2 Russell and Ginger Kegg/Rusty Acres. 3. Larry Robmson/White Oak Lane Spotted Swine champion- Leslie and Lazarus Bros./ Busy Acre Farm Spotted Swine reserve champion Leslie and Laz arus Bros /Busy Acre Farm January gilt- 1 Thomas M Arnold 2 Wilson Brothers/Wilson Brothers. 3 Allen E. Combower February gilt. 1. Charles and Mark Hall. 2. James T. Partett and Son. 3 Charles and Mark Hall. Yorkshire champion: Thomas M. Arnold. Yorkshire reserve champion; Michael Weyant. Greg Innerst, Red Lion, with his champion Berkshire. John Strawbridge exhibited the champion Landrace bred gilt for Grant Lazarus 111, Ger mansville Leslie/Lazarus Brothers of Germansville had this champion Spotted gilt, pictured here with exhibitor John Strawbridge. HAMPSHIRE LANDRACE SPOTTED SWINE YORKSHIRE
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