Livestock Sale
Buy Local to Fill Your Freezer with Top Quality Meat!
When: Saturday August 4, 2012 at 5 pm
Where: The showring - Garrett County Fair, Deep Creek Lake McHenry, Maryland
Time:
- Market Swine 5:00 pm
- Market Steers 6:00 pm
- Market Goats 7:30 pm
- Market Sheep 9:00 pm
Shipping and Processing
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Hoffman Quality Meats 3225 Cearfoss Pike Hagerstown, MD 21740 301-739-2332 |
Butcher Block 2482 Maryland Highway Mt. Lake Park, MD 21550 301-334-4140
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Flying W Farms Rt. 50 West Burlington, WV 26710 304-289-3005
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Who Sells Animals at the Fair?
The 4-H and FFA livestock projects allow youth to have hands-on experience and acquire an understanding of market animal production by preparing for, purchasing, caring for, and keeping records on the animal. They gain a better understanding of the business aspects and economics of purchasing animals, feeds, facilities, and equipment. These young people learn entrepreneurial skills and become advocates of animal agriculture.
Why should I buy?
Members select high quality animals for their project and maintain that quality until it reachesthe finished product. Members are required to complete quality assurance training bi-annually, ensuring their knowledge and performance of safe production practices. As a buyer, you will have control of how your meat is processed, cut, and wrapped. By purchasing, you will show pride and support to the local community and its youth. Buyers receive publicity for yourself and/or your purchasing market animals at the local fair is an economical way of getting a year’s worth of meat for your family.
Knowing that all the meat comes from one,locally raised animal, knowing that you are helping a young person in your county to remain involved in agriculture, and knowing that you are helping keep farms a part of our county’s landscape adds value to your purchase.
Click here to view the buyer guide.
Past Champions
Click on the image to see all the past winners over the last 6 years!
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Sponsors & Developers
Sponsored by:
- Garrett County Livestock Association
- Garrett County Fairgrounds
- Equal Opportunity Programs
Developed by:
- Lacie Ashby, University of Maryland Extension
- Willie Lantz, University of Maryland Extension
Contact Us
For more information contact:
Vernon Paugh 301-616-2781
Scott Harvey – 301-616-2563
Kim Friend – 301-616-2063
Jackie Fratz – 301-787-6505