HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Chester White Gilt and a Spotted Swine Boar were chosen as supreme champions last week out of 241 animals during the open breeding swine show at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition in Harrisburg.
Ken Wetzel and family of Rossiter, Pa., exhibited the supreme champion gilt, the grand champion Chester White Gilt.
Jennifer Schwab of North Java, N.Y., exhibited the supreme champion boar, the grand champion Spot boar.
After making his tough decisions for supreme champion gilt and boar, swine judge Brice Conover of Baxter, Iowa, said, “I made my decision for supreme champion gilt and boar by selecting a gilt and boar that was muscular, structurally sound, balanced and productive in their looks.”
Supreme champion winners received a $250 check from EMM Sales and Service Inc.
The champion boars and gilts from each breed were exhibited by:
BERKSHIRE
Champion Boar
Isaac Lewis, Hampshire High School Animal Vet Science Program, Romney, W.Va.
Reserve Champion Boar
Brad Jeager, Clarksville, Mo.
Champion Gilt
Zach Doran, Highview Farms, Whiteford, N.Y.
Reserve Champion Gilt
Zach Doran, Highview Farms, Whiteford, N.Y.
Premier Exhibitor
Isaac Lewis, Hampshire High School Animal Vet Science Program, Romney, W.Va.
CHESTER WHITE
Champion Boar
Ken Wetzel and Family, Rossiter, Pa.
Reserve Champion Boar
Lazarus Bros, Germansville, Pa.
Champion Gilt
Ken Wetzel and Family, Rossiter, Pa.
Reserve Champion Gilt
Ken Wetzel and Family, Rossiter, Pa.
Premier Exhibitor
Lazarus Bros, Germansville, Pa.
DUROC
Champion Boar
Dave and Bettie Holloway, Holloway Genetics, Glen Rock, Pa.
Reserve Champion Boar
Dave and Bettie Holloway, Holloway Genetics, Glen Rock, Pa.
Champion Gilt
Dave and Bettie Holloway, Holloway Genetics, Glen Rock, Pa.
Reserve Champion Gilt
Austin Stoner, Taneytown, Md.
Premier Exhibitor
Austin Stoner, Taneytown, Md.
HAMPSHIRE
Champion Boar
Brad Stull, Stull Hamp Farm, Wooster, Ohio
Reserve Champion Boar
Brad Stull, Stull Hamp Farm, Wooster, Ohio
Champion Gilt
Ted Bobola, Bobola Farms, Dover, Del.
Reserve Champion Gilt
John Strawbridge, Whitehall, Pa.
Premier Exhibitor
John Strawbridge, Whitehall, Pa.
LANDRACE
Champion Boar
Grant Lazarus III, Germansville, Pa.
Reserve Champion Boar
Grant Lazarus III, Germansville, Pa.
Champion Gilt
Grant Lazarus III, Germansville, Pa.
Reserve Champion Gilt
Grant Lazarus III, Germansville, Pa.
Premier Exhibitor
Grant Lazarus III, Germansville, Pa.
POLAND CHINA
Champion Boar
Zach Edwards, Howling Valley Farm, Marion Center, Pa.
Reserve Champion Boar
John Strawbridge, Whitehall, Pa.
Champion Gilt
John Strawbridge, Whitehall, Pa.
Reserve Champion Gilt
John Strawbridge, Whitehall, Pa.
Premier Exhibitor
John Strawbridge, Whitehall, Pa.
SPOTTED SWINE
Champion Boar
Jennifer Schwab, North Java, N.Y.
Reserve Champion Boar
Leslie Lazarus, Lazarus Bros., Germansville, Pa.
Champion Gilt
Dalton Hall, Rattlesnake Mt. Farm, Julian, Pa.
Reserve Champion Gilt
Dalton Hall, Rattlesnake Mt. Farm, Julian, Pa.
Premier Exhibito
Leslie Lazarus, Lazarus Bros., Germansville, Pa.
YORKSHIRE
Champion Boar
Bells Farm Ag/SEO, Zanesville, Ohio
Reserve Champion Boar
Bells Farm Ag/SEO, Zanesville, Ohio
Champion Gilt
Catherine Largent, Slanesville, W.Va.
Reserve Champion Gilt
Paul Inskeep, Thurmont, Md.
Premier Exhibitor
Calvin Lazarus and Sons, Busy Acre Farms, Whitehall, Pa.