Results of the 2001 Showcase Swine Sale at Illinois State Fair
Published: Aug. 20, 2001
The 11th annual Junior Showcase Swine Sale took place on Tuesday, August 16. The sale was established to encourage young breeders to invest in purebred animals and is sponsored by the Illinois Purebred Swine Council. Of the earnings from each barrow sold, the exhibitors get 85 percent. The other 15 percent is divided evenly among Illinois FFA, Illinois 4-H Foundation, and the Ryan and Friends Memorial Scholarship Fund. The four scholarship recipients this year are Doug Hankes of Galesburg, IL; Kevin Ward of Jacksonville, IL; Neil Frank of Athens, IL; and Allison Mosely of Arrowsmith, IL.
Following are brief descriptions of the exhibitors and their barrows and the buyers who purchased them:
BERKSHIRE
Julianne Harris, 16, earned this year's Champion Berkshire honors with her 266-pound barrow. The barrow was also named Champion Berkshire at the McLean County Fair and Reserve Champion Berkshire at the Section 9 FFA Fair. The barrow was purchased from Players Genetics. Julianne lives in Colfax with her parents, John and Cindy Harris, and has been a member of the Blue Ribbon Kids 4-H Club in McLean county for 8 years. She is also a member of the Ridgeview FFA Chapter. The money earned from the sale will be saved for Julianne for college where she plans to study math.
AMOUNT: $4125
BUYERS:
J & J Trucking (Jack Winterland)
Eastside Vet Clinic
Dave & Cheri Tuggle
Winterland Four Seasons
M.R. Hogs
Clive Hornstern
Myers Inc.
Michael's Hardware
Richard and Colleen Burns
Pioneer Hi-Bred (Mark Ball)
Kennedy Farm Drainage
Alliance Grain
Chenoa Meat Locker Inc.
Ridgeview FFA (Kirk Miller)
Northgate Pet Grooming
Showtime Sires
Larry Logsdon Family
McLean County Pork Producers
Martin Implement
Josh Foltz
Dale Hummel
Kirk Miller
Benchwarmers Pub
Jim Fraley
Roget & Gail Hinthorn
Cooksville Grain Company
Petersen Chevy-Buick-Chrysler
Curt Heimer
Paul Schuler
Beryl Harris
Jean Henderson
People State Bank
Country Companies (Curt Johnson)
Fincham Insurance
Brad Market
Vi-Amino Feeds, Inc.
Hicksgas-Colfax
Evergreen FS
CHESTER WHITE
Anna Bertolino, 14, is the proud owner of the Champion Chester White barrow. The barrow, named Gaylord, weighed in at 265 pounds and was purchased from Lyle Dorjahn. Other awards received include Reserve Grand overall at the Christian County Fair, Grand Champion at the local 4-H show and third overall at the 2001 Jackpot in Petersburg. Anna and her parents, Mark and Tammy Bertolino, live in Montgomery County where she has been a member of the Starr Shooters 4-H Club for 5 years. The Bertolinos show their animals as a family; so Anna will split the money she earns from the sale with her brothers to invest it for the future.
AMOUNT: $4000
BUYERS:
Governor George H. Ryan
Pioneer Hi-Bred
Sloan Imp. (Steve Neece)
National Bank Hillsburo
Smitty Chesters (Jeff Smith)
Chester White Association
First National Bank of Nokomis
Nokomis Vet Clinic
People Bank of Pana
Wally Denzer
Paris Frozen Foods (Alan Hopper)
Bob Landrum Livestock Co.
Lyle Durjahn
P.S.S.
Bank and Trust (Larry Halleman)
Lincoln Land Communication Inc.
Effingham Equity at Pana (Chad Ruppert)
Moorman Feed (Ken Neisler)
Mid-IL Pork Producers (Gail West)
Rt 16 Grain (Mike Hand)
Farm Director WSMI (Rita Fraizer)
M & M Farm Service
State Farm Insurance (Tim Huber)
Prairie State Semen Inc.
Farmers Oil (Carroll Hagemeier)
Sorrels Farm Supply (Earl Sorrells)
Hegdro Farms (Glen Bressner)
CROSSBRED
John Eigenbrod, 15, claimed the prize for Reserve Champion Crossbred barrow. John named the barrow Showtime because "he was always ready on show day." The 253-pound barrow was purchased from Jeff Ekas of Lincoln. Other awards received by Showtime are Grand Champion at Decatur and Reserve Champion at the Mason and Logan County fairs. John lives with his parents, Mike and Ellen Eigenbrod in Mason City. John has been a member of the Pleasant Workers 4-H Club for 6 years in Mason county. John is undecided on what he will do with the money from the sale so he plans to save it for a later date. John is eligible to sell because the Champion Crossbred will be sold in the Governor's Sale of Champions.
AMOUNT: $5000
BUYERS:
IL House Minority Leader, Lee Daniels
MC Banner Times
Oney Food's
LC Upholstery (Linda Crane)
Flowers & Things (Virginia Hughes)
Farmers Grain & Coal Co.
Woody Jones
County Financial Services (Paula Kaler)
Main St. Auto Body
DK Office Consulting
Knollenberg Real Estate & Auction
Saner Auction Service
East Lincoln Farmers Grain Co.
H & E Farms (Jeff Elsas & Steve Haseley)
Greenhaven Animal Clinic
Shady Lane Stables
Horizon Genetics LLC
Abbot & Assoc. Ltd. (Mike Abbott)
State Farm Ins. (Tracy Olson)
Lincoln IGA (Charlie Lee)
Dave Howard, Crop Specialist
Grant & Druro at The Villages
Pioneer- A Dupont Co.
Union Planters Bank- Lincoln Branch
Erna Elsas
Doug DeMay Investment Center
Sheley FS Service
BASF Chemicals (Ron Merrit)
Mason County F.S.
Patriot Seed
Pfister Hybrids (Luke Lemenager)
Tom & Diane Doran
Mason City National Bank
Nikles Chevrolet-Buick Inc.
Rexx Battery Specialists
First State Bank
Eigenbrod Berry Farm
Rotary Club of Mason City
Larry Benedict
National By-Products
Laflan Cunningham Agency
Best Automotive
Eigenbrod Christmas Trees
Richard & Colleen Burns
DUROC
Brandon Yantis, 16, took the Champion Duroc award with his 259-pound barrow, Jethro. He named the barrow Jethro because "he was always in start, stop mode." Brandon is from Kankakee County where he has been a member of the Cabery Specials 4-H Club for 8 years and is also active in the Tri-Point FFA Chapter. Brandon resides with his parents, Ronda and Morris Yantis, Jr. in Findley. The barrow came from the Yantis Family herd. The money he earns in the sale will go towards Brandon's college education. He plans to attend Joliet Junior College and then transfer to the University of Illinois and study Reproductive Physiology.
AMOUNT: $4000
BUYERS:
Governor George H. Ryan
Rural King Supply (Gary Melvin)
Dale Hummel
Teresa Kruse
Showtime Sires
Dan Hoge
Bill Johnson
Mike Williams
Luttrell Well Drilling
Naber Grain
Quality Ag. Solutions (Dave Smith)
Stoutenborough Farms
Prarie State Semen Inc.
Jim McCoy
Butch Young
Jeff Kolb
Dick Van Dyke Auto World
Ron DeOrnellas
Wilson Livestock Agency
Boddy Grain Farm
Troy Krumwiede
Lee & Kathy Roney
JAS Farms Inc.
Curt & Pam Rincker
Mike Shafer
KDM Showstock
Scott State Bank
Peadro's Feed Co.
County Companies Ins. (Eldon Gourley)
Saloy Grain
John & Annette Gullidge & Family
Ty & Ronel Engnell
Perry Purebred
Cruit Show Stock
IL Duroc Assoc.
Stan's Steakhouse
Harry Blome
Howell Durocs
Doug Uphoff
Uphoff Studios
Duane & Marjorie Uphoff
Dick, Colleen & Brittney Burns
McWhinney Hamps, Polands, Yorks
Miller Farms
Stanley Grain
HAMPSHIRE
Alex Denny, 12, of Hancock County, received Champion Hampshire honors for his 265- pound barrow. This year, Cole also received the Grand Champion Hampshire award the Schyuler County Fair and Grand Champion award at the Hancock County 4-H Fair. Alex resides in Augusta with his parents, Richard and Ginger Denny, and is a first year member of the Chili Rising Suns 4-H club. The money earned from the sale will go into Alex's savings for college. The barrow was purchased from Rory Duelm of New Bradford, TX.
AMOUNT: $4000
BUYERS:
Governor George H. Ryan
B & B Livestock
Pioneer Hybrid (Mark Buss)
Ramsey Financial
Wright Petroleum Co.
Hiel Trailer Sales
Land of Lakes- Farmland
Marine Trust Co.
Rowen State Bank
Chem-Gro Inc.
Gary Ball
Aim Crop Ins.
Augusta Farmers Co-op
Vollbracht-Denny Farms
Schuyler Livestock Sales
LANDRACE
Jessica White, 14, was proud to receive Champion Landrace honors for her 263-pound barrow, Racer. Jessica decided to name him Racer because "he likes to compete and always wants to be the first one done." Racer has won several awards this year, including Kankakee County Fair Grand Champion AOB Barrow, Reserve Grand Champion Over-All in the Junior and Open shows at the Kankakee County Fair, Reserve Landrace at the Illinois State Preview Show, Champion All White Purebred Breed and 4th over all breeds at the State Preview. Jessica also showed the Reserve Landrace Barrow at this years State Fair Junior Show. Rick and Kathy White and their daughter live in Kankakee where Jessica has been a member of the Herscher Hustlers 4-H Club for 6 years. The money she earns from the sale will be put towards her education where Jessica plans to go to Wabansee School and study sign language. She purchased the barrow from Traci Knight or Armstrong.
AMOUNT: $5000
BUYERS:
Governor George H. Ryan
Dale Miller Family
Chuck & Diane Baker
LM Pallets
Griswold Feed
Representative Mary Kay O'Brien
Brian Malure Family
Prarie State Semen Inc.
County Table
Scanlon Collision
State Bank of Herscher
Betty Crouch
Knight Show Team
Duane & Kendra Wright Family
Don & Dodie Bristow
Gene & Darlene Bertrand
Jeff & Pam Bertrand
Cellular Graphics (Eric Bertrand)
Chebanse Ag Service
General Color & Equipment
Joe Peterson Plumbing & Heating
Adams Hampshires
Kankakee Motor Speedway
Robert Morrical
CVS Pharmacy
Bonfield United Merchants Inc.
Roger & Walter Marcotte
Kuhar Family
Jim White
Betty Gleason
Jason Kohl
Gary & Debbie Kohl
Keith Bauer
Don & Gail Duval
Roger & Janet Johnston
Wildlife Inn
Kevin Kohl
Herscher Grain Co.
Todd Boicken
Ed & Bonnie Matherly
Strawson Angus Farms
Pete Denault
Steve Harris
Benoit Beef
C & E Frerichs
Datweiler Ins. Co.
Dr. Jeffery Long & Dr. Clyde Dayhoff
POLAND CHINA
Maura Gill, 17, of Stark County, showed a 264-pound Poland China barrow for Champion honors. She named her barrow Bullwinkle because his penmate's name was Rocky and the two were always together. Bullwinkle's other big wins this year include IPSC Illinois Preview Show Champion Poland, CPS National Summer Type conference Champion Poland, and Purdue University Farmhouse Preview Show Champion Poland. Bullwinkle was purchased from Brad Davis of Mediapolis, IA. Maura lives with her parents, Eugene and Joanne Gill, in Wyoming where she has been member of the Clover Clovers 4-H Club for 9 years. The money earned in the sale will help fund Maura's college education. She plans attending a Midwestern university to study pre-med.
AMOUNT: $7000
BUYERS:
Governor George H. Ryan
Miss Illinois County Fair Queen, Jenn Scheitlin
Stark County Fair
Jim Gill Family
Brad Davis
Klein John Deere
Schupbach Strietmatter Gas Co.
Jim Blaisdell Family
River Road Gates
John Gill
Richard Bogner
David Sager Family
Kaiser auf Resturant
Lincoln Farms Corp. (David VanHise)
Novartis Seed (Tim Green)
Midwest Ag Ins. (Jeff Jones)
Marty Colgan
Dr. William J. Gill
Star Trucking (Glenn Werry Family)
Wyoming Vet Service
Cargill-Hennegen Craig Patterson
Dave Gill Trucks
Pioneer Seeds (Frank Shafer)
Purtscher Oil
Dorothy Gill
David L. Cox
State Bank of Toulon
Kraft Fertilizer
Bradford Banking Center
Jeff & Karla Smith
Jim & Joan Smith
Joe & Majella Ogdan
Ennle Electric
Gill Grain Co.
Ehnle Electric
Cargill Grain Inc.
Dick Bogner Family
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Colgan
Libby Mathers
SPOT
Emily Butcher, 11, is the proud owner of this years Champion Spot barrow. Scotty the Spotty, Emily's name for her barrow, weighed in at 250 pounds and was purchased from George Kellner of Griggsville, IL. This is the first time Emily has shown Scotty the Spotty because she didn't think he was quite ready for show at the 4-H show in July. Emily lives in Illiopolis, in Sangamon County, with her parents, Mark and Stephanie Butcher. She is a third year member of the Illiopolis 4-H Club. The money Emily earns in the sale will be put in her college fund.
AMOUNT: $4000
BUYERS:
Governor George H. Ryan
Taboc Grain Co.
Y & T Packing Co.
Otto Rentschler
Lee Gaule
Monsanto (Jon Day)
Lynn Spot Farm
WFMB Radio
IL Spot Assoc.
Big "R" of Springfield
Mark, Stephanie & Klay Butcher
Randy & Vicki Barry
Bruno Family Farms
Alan Shelton & Lisa Adams
Kerry & Cindy Johnston Family
Jeff Galle- JWCC
Mary Lou Krueger
Earl & Marge Taft
George Kellner
Tabor Grain of Mt. Auburn
Davis Crop Consulting
Dale Davis Monsanto Seeds
Illiopolis Auto Repair
Tom's Auto Supply
Johnson Food Center
KBC Oil Co.
Mike Meyers Construction
WFMB Radio
GAB Electric (George Butcher)
Richard & Colleen Burns
YORKSHIRE
Sara Conklen, 18, of Logan County, received Yorkshire Champion honors for her 264-pound barrow. The barrow was raised from the family herd, Conklen and Nichols Yorkshires. It has received the Champion Yorkshire award at the Logan County Fair and Reserve Champion Heavy Weight at the Logan County Fair. Sara is a member of the Middletown 4-H Club and has been for 10 years. Sara's parents are Rod and Pam Conklen and they live in New Holland. Sara will save the money from the sale for her education at the University of Illinois where she will study Animal Science.
AMOUNT: $4000
BUYERS:
Governor George H. Ryan
Scott & Kathleen Lowery
Becker Computer Service
BASF (Ron Merritt)
Greenhaven Animal Clinic
Country Insurance and Financial Service (Charley Williams)
Tiloma Grain
Mike Maske
Heimer Genetics
Haji's Sports Bar
Burwell Oil Service (Curt Burwell)
Graue Pharmacy
Conklen & Nichols Yorks
Gleason's Dairy Bar
Alph FS Inc. Feeds
State Bank of Lincoln
Citizens for Turner
Harris- Hodnett Agency
T.J.H. Boerma Farms Inc.
Dale Deters
Logan County Fair
Agland FS
Idouzen Genetics LLC
Sanert Auction Service
Zeke & Jane Pottorf
Wendy's of Lincoln
Jim & Joanna Hawes Farm
Golden Harvest- Irwin Conklen Family
Union Planters
Taloma Grain
Sanert Auction Service
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Contact: Judy Tyler 217/333-4780