First Time Champ Jane Fernow Wins Linn County Pig Show
Ten year old Jane Fernow of Marion won the grand champion market pig at the Linn county fair swine show her first time in 4-H competition. Linn County Park queen There sa Olson of Fairfax handed ribbons and trophies during the event.
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Jane Fernow
Marion
Linn County Fair
Linn County Park
Theresa Olson
Fairfax
Linn Fair
Jane
Doug Nemec
Bill Merritt
Springville
Merritt Family Captures Grand Champion Steer at Linn County Fair
Fifteen year old Bill Merritt of Springville displayed a 1060 pound grand champion steer on Wednesday at the Linn County fair. It marked the Merritt family's first grand champion in 17 years of showing. His sister Becky, twenty one, also holds the trophy.
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Bill Merritt
Springville
Linn County
Merritt
Becky
Farm Roundup West Liberty Winners
West Liberty fair livestock judging highlighted open class purebred beef with Da Es Row Angus Farm of Columbus Junction taking grand champion Angus bull and reserve champion female. Tomm Griggs of Muscatine led grand champion female and Oak Grove Farm of Oxford Junction won reserve champion bull. Downey Lane Herefords and others claimed top Hereford titles. multiple 4-H and FFA honors noted. Washington report adds turkey roll purchases by the agriculture department totaling 2.7 million pounds for schools at $2.55 million.
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West Liberty
da Es Row Angus Farm
Columbus Junction
Tomm Griggs
Muscatine
Oak Grove Farm
Oxford Junction
Griggs
Tracy Windus
Downey Lane Herefords
Gordon Streger
Hubert McElhinney
Crawfordsville
Red Angus Farms
Marion
Brian Luedtke
Theresa Danner
Dean Elder
Nichols
Vince
Holstein
Kevin Paper
Stockton
Darrell Riessen
Jersey
Bill Burmeister
Guernsey
Diane Sywassink
Ayrshire
Dwight Watkins
Jay Hetzler
Barbara Watkins
Kim Hetzler
Leon Frick
Walcott
Nick Hunzelman
Wilton
Chuck Hermann
Leon Deitz
Rod Dietz
Jane Marolf
Tiffany Moeller
FFA
Chris May
Teresa Shultz
Prank Disrupts Linn County Fair Livestock Show
A late night prank released about 25 swine and 30 rabbits at the Linn county fair in Central City. Beecker and three helpers rounded up animals for two hours, one rabbit died and several pigs were scratched or limped. Despite chaos, Bill Clark’s pig won lightweight champion and Jane Fernow claimed grand champion in swine.
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Central City
Linn
Ted Becker
Center Point
Becker
Freeman
Bill Clark
Mount Vernon
Douglas Clark
Bill
Clark
Lindsey Borg
Eldean Borg
Cedar Rapids
Lindsey
Borgs
Sheriff's Office
Fairground
Fair Council and Board
Duroc gilt wins at Iowa State Fair swine show
At the Iowa State Fair a 215 pound purebred Duroc gilt won the young exhibitor trophy. Diane Hoffman 16 of Mount Vernon won the top market swine pen and was named champion senior showman. Multiple readers noted other swine winners including Allen Mallie and Mark Peyton with various pens and individuals.
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Jane
Allen Fernow
Marion
Iowa State
Diane
Mark Peyton
Rod Peyton
Walker
Don Jansa
Todd Duckett
Central City
Jim Fernow
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Sterk
Turkeys
Washington
Agriculture Department
Ron Sterlitte
Rabbit
Beth Noblett
Beth
New Zealand
Phillip Noblett
Swine
Noel Anderson
Jim Pflughaupt
Elizabeth Grabau
Chris Schmid
Joe Pflughaupt
Kristyn
Maurice van Note
Mike Liercke
Joe Livingston
Sandy Williel
Rick Nost
Lisbon
Diane Hoffman
DeWitt
Iowa
Humeston
Elvira
Delaval
John Wood Superior
Machinery & Vehicles
JD Chopper No
Blair
Knoedler Burr Mill
T. Chevrolet
John & Eleanor Arey
Dennis McClinnon
John Deere
GMB
Central Auction Service
Stonewold, Malmanger & Lesson
Corning
AMC
Pacer
Duffy Schamberger Motor,Inc
Collins Road
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