Mrs. George Pflum, Mrs. James McElfresh, Mrs. Richard Holmes and Mrs. William Roberts won top awards at the Fayette County homemakers’ style show. Mrs. Pflum won the adult division, Mrs. Roberts being runner-up; Mrs. McElfresh won the young homemakers division and Mrs. Holmes placed second.

Nancy Love, Eaton, showed her Hereford to Champion Hereford and Reserve Champion honors at the Delaware County 4-H steer show. Marsh Supermarkets purchased the calf for 54 cents per pound.

For sale: 43 ewes, 3 bucks, $14 per head – Russell Addison, Wilkinson, Ind.

Joe’s Distributing Co, Rushville, Ind. – Bright Red Barn Paint, $19.95 for 5 gallons; 60-bushel round hog feeder, $117.98; 1/2-hp electric portable air compressor, $95; 20-inch disc blades, 7 gauge, $11.79 for 10 or more; 1-hp twin-cylinder electric portable air compressor, $249.95; Qwit-Test portable moisture tester, $98.50.

Real estate for sale: 210-acre ranch. Acres and acres of splendid forests, rolling hill pastures, well-watered (purebred Angus cattle). The barn is a landmark known throughout the country. Modern home with separate guest apartment. Reached by a long, winding, shaded road (private). Less than $450 per acre. Batesville-Oldenburg Area – Cambridge City, Indiana Land Office.

Indiana’s 1975 corn crop is heading for a record if the experts at Purdue University are correct in their Aug. 1 forecast, and the soybean harvest will be close to its record production in 1973. Early August showers have brightened the prospects for most crops this fall.

Used combine heads for sale: 2 JD 218 flex, $4,000-$5,000; 2 JD 643 H-tin, $6,000 each; 3 JD 643 low-tin, $8,000 each; 2 JD 643 oil drive, $10,000 each; JD 220 flex, $6,500; 3 JD 220 flex, 1979, $4,500 each; 2 JD 443 H-tin, $3,2500 each; 2 JD 444 H-tin, $3,000 each – Nally Bros., Fowler, Ind.

At the Sale of Champions at the Ohio State Fair, the Grand Champion Steer belonging to Dale Cocker of Alger sold for $30,000 to Dr. Dale Hugger of Waynesfield; the Grand Champion pen of chickens was sold by Kristin Root of Carroll for $7,500; Grand Champion Market Lamb of Stacie Williamson from Johnstown brought $11,700; and Grand Champion Barrow brought $11,100 to first-time showman Brad Flint of Sabina.

With all eyes turned to the volatile situation in the Middle East, and financial markets in turmoil, economists say agricultural commodities should face additional pressure in the coming months. More immediately, however, costs of production are expected to rise as harvest nears.

Used trucks for sale: 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Sport Club Cab, diesel, auto, $25,900; 2003 Ford 150 XLT, crew cab, 14,000 miles, 4WD, $25,900; 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 ST, 26,000 miles, $14,495; 2005 Chevy Silverado, $27,900 – Fletcher Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Franklin, Ind.

Michigan is expected to exceed the U.S. and state agriculture departments’ projected yield of 190 million pounds of tart cherries for 2005. The forecast was up 28 percent from last year’s crop.

Turbo, a Yorkshire hog belonging to brothers Tom and Steve Disque of Norman Station, won the Indiana State Fair "World’s Largest Male Hog" championship, weighing in at 1,150 pounds. This is the fourth time in a row the brothers have won this event.