Lemler, Bollenbachers, Nifong Show Dairy Winners
Published: Friday, July 26, 2019
Three 10-year 4-H members were in the spotlight as they closed out their 4-H careers last week at the Marshall County 4-H Fair in Argos.
Abigail Powell, Elizabeth Johnson and Lane Bollenbacher all showed grand champion animals and reaped big rewards during the 4-H livestock auction last Friday. With large support groups, these sales helped push the 2019 auction total to $145,717.45 on 319 lots. This amount is roughly $11,500 less than last year's auction.
Powell, of Bourbon Twp., was a double winner this year, showing the grand champion lamb and the grand champion chickens. The Purdue University-bound exhibitor kept her lamb to show at the state fair but sold her broilers for $575 to King Memorial Home of Mentone, Hartzler Funeral Services of Akron, Pro Tree Service and Stump Removal, and Friends and Family of Abigail Powell.
Johnson, of Union Twp., showed the supreme champion doe for the sixth year in a row. In her final year of 4-H, she sold milk from the doe for $1,500 to a support group (see list at end of story). She also sold milk from the reserve champion milking goat for $160 to Dr. Debbie Sanders of the Argos Medical Center.
In the auction of dairy cow milk, Bollenbacher, of Green Twp., sold a basket of dairy products from his grand champion Jersey for $1,550. The buyer group included Farm Credit, GreenMark Equipment/Mike Houin, Argos Dairy Service, Jennings Insurance Agency Inc., Loren and Sheila Cripe, Dean Andreas Dairy Consulting, Kirkdorffer Milk Transport, Hoover Feed/Tyler Funk, Ceres Solutions, Belsta Milling, Rochester Ford New Holland, Dairyland Seed/Troy Baer, Kalmbach Feeds/Macy Elevator, Neukomm Trucking, Zehner Excavating and North Central Pallets.
In other highlights, auctioneer Kelly Hoffman had the privilege of calling the bids when his niece, Katie Hoffman, entered the show ring to sell her grand champion barrow. The Union Twp. 4-H'er sold the 272-pound hog for $4,100 ($14.71 per pound) to a support group (see list) that included her uncle's auctioneering firm—as well as her father's business, the Rochester Sale Barn. She is the daughter of Vince and Michelle Hoffman.
The reserve champion barrow was shown by Owen Verhaeghe of German Twp. The 279-pounder was auctioned for $1,500 ($5.37 per pound) to Interra Credit Union, 1st Source Bank, Bremen Car Quest, Yoder Oil, Glingle Farms, Chris and Cari Snyder, D&L Drainage, John and Meghan Strang, Chemserve Farm Supply, Kurt Meister family and Hoffman Auctioneering.
The first lot moving through the auction was the grand champion dairy beef steer shown by Trenton Conley of Bourbon Twp. Conley sold his 1,612-pound steer for $6,000 ($3.72 per pound) to a support group (see list).
In market beef, Kendra Langfeldt of Center Twp. sold the grand champion steer for $7,200 ($5.05 per pound) to a support group (see list). The steer weighed 1,427 pounds. The reserve champion beef steer was not sold.
In sheep, Macy Morris of Green Twp. received $1,000 for her 135-pound reserve champion lamb. Buyers included Grandpa John and Grandma Mel, Grandpa Al and Grandma Wendy, Aunt Manda and Uncle Mark, Steve and Donna Feldman, Craig Welding, Hoffman Auctioneering, Reichert and Knepp Towing, Mom, Dad and J.J., and Ryan and Denise Sieber.
In the milk auction, Sophia Bollenbacher of Green Twp. sold a basket of dairy products from her grand champion registered Holstein for $1,550. The high bid came from Farm Credit, GreenMark Equipment/Mike Houin, Argos Dairy Service, Jennings Insurance Agency Inc., Loren and Sheila Cripe, Dean Andreas Dairy Consulting, Kirkdorffer Milk Transport, Hoover Feed/Tyler Funk, Ceres Solutions, Belstra Milling, Rochester Ford New Holland, Dairyland Seed/Troy Baer, Kalmbach Feeds/Macy Elevator, Neukomm Trucking, Zehner Excavating and North Central Pallets.
Caleb Lemler of Bourbon Twp. sold a dairy basket from his grand champion Brown Swiss for $1,100. The buyers included Keith and Leslie Condon of Beck's Hybrids, Grandpa Dick Martin, Hoover Feeds, RMH Insurance/Agent Blake Hesters, Beacon Credit Union, CereServ, Tina Zechiel and Burnips Equipment.
Showing the grand champion grade Holstein, Owen Nifong of Walnut Twp. earned $250 for his dairy basket from Roger and Becky Hartman.
In the goat auction, Cailey Markley of Tippecanoe Twp. sold the grand champion meat wether for $1,510. Her supporters included Dave and Angie Jarrett, Barry and Diane Ostrom, Clunette Elevator, Gabe Ayers, Ron and Peggy Smith, Rich and Karen Markley, South Gate Crossing, Grandpa Larry Greer, Steve and Judy Reinhold Colen, BioTown Ag, Mark and Pam Lee, Grandma Becky Greer, 1st Source Bank, Alex Toth, WTF Showpigs, Rich Reinhold Farms, Markley's Triple M Auctions, Lemler's Sweetcorn and Produce, and Andy and Mandy Nifong family.
Davis Jones of West Twp. sold the grand champion dairy wether, earning $2,000 from Jack Oliver; Jones, Huff & Jones LLP; J&J Farms/Fred Jones; Plymouth Vet Clinic; and Lifeplex Medical Group.
The reserve champion dairy wether was exhibited by Cassidy Riddle of Center Twp. She picked up $1,450 in support from Ameriprise Financial Services/Rodney Jacobs, Oliver Ford, Langfeldt Concrete, Parrett Veterinary Clinic, Jon and Laura Langfeldt, Karen Benner/Listing Lenders, Farm Bureau Insurance/Doug Barhite, Wilson Feed, Cassidy's Family and Friends, and Langfeldt Excavating.
In rabbits, Peyton Jones of North Twp. sold the grand champion meat pen to a support group (see list) for $1,000. Nathan VanVuren, also of North Twp., sold the reserve champion meat pen for $100 to Michiana Lawn/Yard-N-Gard.
Brooklyn Trujillo of German Twp. sold the grand champion single rabbit for $475 to a support group. For $75, Hunter Schaetzle of Bourbon Twp. sold the reserve champion single rabbit to Hoffman Auctioneering.
Schaetzle was also a winner in the poultry show, as he exhibited the grand champion meat ducks and overall poultry winner. He sold the pen of ducks for $375 to Midwest Farm & Pet, Birch Road Greenhouse, Rentown Country Stores, Hostetler's Sheds and Lawn Furniture, Bremen Chiropractic Center, Woodies Supermarket, Premier Builders, Dan and Sherri Carothers, Roger and Holly Grossman, and Tim and Sharen Schaetzle.
Brooke Bellman of German Twp. was next with the reserve champion meat ducks. She received $350 rom FBM, Old Fort, Miller's Building Supply, HG Christman Construction, Century Builders, Legacy Homes, Sherwin Williams, Bellman Oil, Leeper Land Management, Plaza Auto Sales and Quality Drywall.
Kayla Dent and her brother Alex, both of North Twp., placed first and second in the turkey show. Kayla sold the grand champion for $250 to Adam and Dr. Jama Souder family and Plymouth Vet Clinic, and Alex auctioned the reserve champion turkeys for $225 to Hurford Farm Supply.
Sophia Bollenbacher exhibited the reserve champion chickens and received $150 from A.D. Morris State Farm Insurance.
Peyton Jones captured the top placings in geese. She sold the grand champion for $750 to a support group (see list) and the reserve champion for $60 to Roger Parker.
Species subtotals include: 7 beef steers, $13,172; 25 dairy beef steers, $33,713.54; 17 dairy goat wethers, $8,946.90; 4 dairy baskets, $4,450; 21 meat goats, $8,826.50; 33 poultry pens, $5,420; 67 rabbit pens, $7,325; 21 sheep, $9,186.13; and 124 hogs, $42,093.40.
Support Groups
Elizabeth Johnson: Beauty and the Beach, KD Farms, Clifton Farms, Tim Rice family, John and Lawanna Singleton, John Broeker family, Amy Grove, Sean Overmyer family, Rochester Sale Barn, WTF Showpigs, Donna Grove L&B Country Oasis, Jeff Pugh family, Derek Jones family, Gail Laudeman family, Culver GMT Holsteins, Leeper Trucking, Richland Farms, Joel Fisher family, Able Home Care Service, Mike Temme family, In Memory of Bill and Vicky Russell, Greg Brown Insurance, Fricks Services of Leiters Ford, Good Family Funeral Home, Langfeldt Concrete, Zehner's Excavating Inc. of Monterey, Kline family, Schaller Ag Products Inc., Helen Schmidt, Bob and Beckie Hoffman.
Family and Friends of Katie Hoffman: Rochester Sale Barn, Midwest Genetics, Egbert Livestock, Grandpa Hayn, Grandpa and Grandma Hoffman, Boyer Cattle Co., Schrader Livestock, Rist Show Cattle, Hoffman Cattle Co., Monon Vet Clinic, JT's Shirt Shack, North Central Pallets, Sean Overmyer family, Hayn Farms, Clausen Show Pigs Abrams Livestock, BF Livestock, Mike Ault, Evan Young family, Indiana Corn Huskers Webb Brothers, Lemler Sweet Corn and Produce, Kurt Meister family, Hoffman Auctioneering, Ryan and Denise Sieber, Langfeldt Livestock/Joel Langfeldt.
Trenton Conley Support Group: Jim Conley Trucking, Don and Becky Milliser, Ed Ruiz Law, Wana Feeds, National Asphalt, Crack Boss, Gohn AG, Shipshewana Sale Barn, Site Worx Services, Jeremy and Karla Lane, Bane-Welker, Reicher and Knepp Towing, Silveus Insurance Group, Rochester Sale Barn, Whiteford Kenworth, Steve and Barb Roberts, H&T Parker Farms, Hoover Feeds, Justin and Heidi Reed, Jerry Reed Excavating, Petroleum Solutions, Grandpa Conley, Hoffer Lawn Service, Russell Beeman Logging, Tidewater Tax, Dawn and Eric Scarborough, Brandi and Tom Trump, Farm Fertilizers and Seeds, Jamie and Derek Ganshorn, Gochenour Ag Services, Bill and Penny Davis, Farm Bureau Insurance/John Morris, Meister Farms, Cheryl Buckles, Langfeldt Concrete, Monteith Tire, The Shop of Warsaw, Jim and Jenny Reichert, Jesse Reichert Farms, Etna Elevator, Casey and Sara Burger, Lemler's Sweet Corn and Produce.
Kendra Langfeldt Support Group: Templin Farms, Banner Electric, KD Farms, Jon and Laura Langfeldt, Rochester Sale Barn, Grandpa Sam and Grandma Pat, Uncle Paul and Aunt Sandy, Langfeldt Excavating, Bane-Welker, Uncle Mike and Aunt Shelley, Uncle James and Aunt Julie, Kelly Hoffman family, CTE, Leeper Trucking, Uncle Greg, Aunt Cindy and Connor, Aunt Jen, Re/Max Oakcrest Realty/Sam Goebel, Lemler's Pumpkins and Fall Décor, L&H Farm Fertilizer, Todd McGaughey family, Loren Sellers, Silver Trucking, Chuck Sellers family, Bob and Ines Dragani, Scott Johnson family, Best Friend Liz, Jim Conley Trucking, RMH Insurance, Grandpa Mike, Eric and Kelsey Manson, Mr. Storage, Becky Carswell, Ryan and Denise Sieber, Joel Fisher family, Gale Laudeman family, The Riddles, Ron Dodson, Myra and Joe Dunfee, Langfeldt's Concete, Helen Schmidt, Steve Family family, Kurt Meister family, Schafer Genetics, Bob and Becky Hoffman, Jon and Kim Bates, Mark Hartman, Mike and Christina Hartman.
Peyton Jones Buyers Group: Wakarusa Nutritional Service, J.J. Hay Productions, GreenMark, Specialty Seeds, DIG Excavating, D&C Haircrafters, Mac's Market, Rochester Sale Barn, Schafer Genetics, Mom and Dan, Grandpa Jim, Grandma Sherry, Uncle Tom and Aunt Sandy, Ron and Judy Riddle, Stacey and John Newsom, Tammy and Don Dickeson, Lappin Brothers, Bon Durants, Aukerman's, Bergers, Greg and Jenne Ring, Penny Fielding, David Berger, Rod Gehrke, Bill and Gina Zoetvelt, Garrett and Ariel Jones, Ryan and Kelly Berger, Diana and Gary Lipply.
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