A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 27, 2003
Isabel Doesn’t Hamper Solanco Fair Youth Livestock Sale
ANDY ANDREWS
Editor
QUARRYVILLE (Lan
caster Co.) Despite
strong winds and heavy
rains from Hurricane Isa
bel the night before, the So
lanco Fair Youth Livestock
Sale continued on late last
week.
Though wind knocked
tents down and attendance
was down for the final
night of the fair, hundreds
attended the livestock auc
tion, where 115 bidders
were registered.
Following is photo cov
erage of the event, which
includes the prices paid for
livestock exhibited and the
buyers.
All photos by
Andy Andrews, editor
Quarryville Family Dentistry purchased the 671-pound reserve grand
champion dairy beef at Solanco Fair from Tim Bronson, far right, for 90
cents per pound. From left, Luisa Delahoz, Meg Leibold, Aurora Leibold,
Rick Leibold, and Brittanie Leibold.
Reserve champion market steer at Solanco
was exhibited by Barbara Pfender, far right. The
1,325-pound steer sold for $1.25 per pound to
Ferguson and Hassler. From left, Jim Hassler,
Chip Hassler, Fritz Frey, and Pfender.
Solanco Fair grand champion market steer
was exhibited by Jessica Keefer, right. The
1,263-pound champion sold for $4.20 per
pound to Groff and Groff Lumber, Quarryville.
From (eft, Owen.GcQffi.Cbds Groff, and. Keefer..
Josh Hershberger, right, sold his 760-pound Solanco Fair grand cham
pion dairy beef to Chip Roten, People’s Bank of Oxford, for $1.65 per
pound late last week at the fair.
Justin Welk, left, sold his 240-pound Solanco Brothers, represented by a consortium includ-
Fair reserve champion swine to Stonehurst ing Dennis Wampler, at right, and Daryl Alger,
Farm for $5.60 per pound. At right is represen- left. The consortium also included Star Rock
tative Harold Walk.. .Farms aod .David Gish..
Tiffany Dean, at far right, sold her Solanco Fair 112-pound grand
champion market lamb for $8.90 per pound to Quarryville Family Dentist
ry, represented by Rick Leibold and family. From left, Rick, Meg Leibold
holding Luisa Delahoz, Brittanie Leibold, and Aurora Leibold.
Tiffany Dean, right, sold her 270-pound So
lanco Fair grand champion swine for $5.10 per
pound to the National Bank of Rising Sun
(NBRS) Financial late last week. From left are
NBRS representatives Bob Badger, Lisa Groff,
and Jesse Wood.
Shannon Wettig, left, sold her 109-pound So
lanco Fair reserve champion market lamb for
$9.25 per pound to The Customers Of Landis