Showman Jeff Livingston Tops 4-H Rabbit Judging at Iowa State Fair
Jeff Livingston, 14, Fairfax, son of Mr and Mrs Jack Livingston, was named the top showman in the 4-H rabbit judging at the Iowa State Fair. He also captured four other championships including best of breed American chinchilla, best opposite New Zealand white, best opposite New Zealand, and top meat pen.
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Jeff Livingston
Fairfax
Livingston
Jack Livingston
New Zealand
Fashion winner Denise Reihmann earns top look at fair dress revue
Denise Reihmann, 17, from Middle Amana won the total fashion look award in the Iowa State Fair 4-H dress revue competition. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Reihmann.
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Denise Reihmann
Middle Amana
Denise
Ivan Reihmann
Multiple County Fair Roundups Highlight Swine and Horse Pull Winners
Marengo hosted the Iowa County Production Tested Swine Show with Randy Schmidt of Williamsburg toping the live competition and Les Fetzer’s hog claiming the 1.9 daily gain average. In Waukon, Mike Ziebel of Cambridge won $125 and a trophy in the under 3,000 pound horse pull, with Siede claiming the heavyweight title and totals of 6,000 and 6,500 pounds. Castalia’s Manfred Meyer won the all weight farmer’s pull with 2,500 pounds, while Siede and others collected additional prizes. Washington Fair crowned Ben Greiner grand champion beef carcass, with Larrett Sexton and Kim Owens earning reserve and champion swine carcass honors respectively.
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Marengo
Randy Schmidt
Williamsburg
Iowa County
Warren Gingerich
Parnell
Dick Juhl
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Les Fetzer
Charles Hocker
Waukon
Mike Ziebel
Cambridge
Wis
Larry Siede
LaFarge
Ziebel
Siede
Manfred Meyer
Castalia
Washington
Ben Greiner
Washington County Fair
Larrett Sexton
Ainsworth
Kim Owens
Paul Tobin
Delaware County 4-H dairy team places in Iowa State Fair contest
The Delaware County 4-H dairy judging team finished fourth at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. members Kurt Hartke Joe Gibbs Tom Engelken all Earlville and Doug Brown Colesburg. team took third in Holsteins fourth in Brown Swiss and fifth in Jersey and Ayrshire breeds. Russell Arndt elected president of National Corn Growers Association in La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Des Moines
Kurt Hartke
Joe Gibbs
Tom Engelken
Earlville
Doug Brown
Colesburg
Lacrosse
Wis
Russell Arndt
Ind
National Corn Growers Association
Arndt
John Curry
Knoxville
Ill
Original contestant returns to national plowing matches after 40 years
Marshalltown AP. C W Bill Pearson, 65, competes again at the National Plowing Matches to be held at Ottilie Seed Farm north of Marshalltown. He drove a four horse team in 1939 and now will pull a five bottom 16 inch plow with a Massey Ferguson diesel tractor.
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Marshalltown
C.W
Bill” Pearson
Ottilie
Pearson
Mitchellville
W.W. Pearson
Colonel Starks
Arlington girl crowned Iowa Angus queen at state fair
Karen Rueber, 17, of Arlington, was crowned the Iowa Angus queen at the Iowa State Fair. Lori Maschmann, 18, of Victor, was named princess to accompany the winner.
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Arlington
Iowa
Des Moines
Karen Rueber
Arnold Rueber
Lori Masch
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