Peterson boys build winning tradition at Polk beef show
The Peterson family from Osceola has dominated Polk County Fair beef events since 1973 with sons Glenn Jr Bernie Wayne and Dale earning grand and reserve grand champion titles and high carcass honors. Wayne and Dale just claimed top honors in 1981 while Wayne retires from junior fair.
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Wayne
Dale Peterson
Osceola
Peterson Boys
Glenn Jr
Bernie
Polk County
Dale
Peterson
Polk
Glenn
Shirley Peterson
Lamb Brings 6 25 A Pound At Polk County Livestock Sale
Jodi Peters of Amery topped the market with a 120 pound grand champion lamb selling for 6.25 a pound and grossing 750. Other top prices included Wayne Peterson's grand champion steer at 1.40 a pound and Nathan Nelson's hog at 3.90 a pound. The sale also featured 26 steers 20 hogs 10 lambs and one market goat with total gross of 40 978.87 and a planned carcass evaluation later in Amery.
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Petersons
Wayne
Peterson Boys
Eau Claire
Union State Bank of
Wayne Peterson
Dwayna-Novitzke- Barnes-Gust & Williams
Amery
Dale
Kathy Moore
Grand finale County sheep show crowns Kathy Moore top exhibitor
Kathy Moore daughter of Dr M H Moore Clear Lake led a near sweep of sheep divisions at the Polk county fair she claimed grand champion ram and ewe lambs grand champion aged one grand champion pen of market lambs reserve grand market lamb and top blue in senior sheep showmanship plus 13 blue ribbons for her 13 animals Jodi Peters of Amery was the tough rival with the grand champion market lamb a 120 pound Suffolk Nathan Nelson 13 of Dresser won grand champion in market dogs with an American Landrace Duroc York cross hogs and plans to return next year 401 animals entered in Polk junior show 64 beef 44 hogs 22 sheep 16 goat 53 poultry cages in open class cultural arts home economics entries strong judges awarded numerous exceptional ribbons Weslie Johnson grand champion junior cultural arts exhibit Kevin Hagen
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Nathan Nelson
Dresser
Kathy
Ewe Lambs
Ray
Dorothy Nelson
Rt. 1
Nathan
Kathy Moore
Clear Lake
Polk
Mark Johnson
Brad Burke
Kim Johnson
Market Lamb
Kelley Johansen
Jodi Peters
Pen of Market
Lambs
Dan Johnson
Tony Johnson
Joey Bonneprise
Trent Jensen
James
John Marschall
Rick Mueller
Sarah Mueller
Philip Hansen
Diana Hansen Gay Randi Randall
Gwen Betzold
Mary Mueller
Rachel Kuske
Byron Hart
Sara Kuske
Renee Harmediate
Angela Larso
McKinley Vikings
Little Falls
Michelle Vanderhoof
Dairy Herd
Kim Talmage
Greg Davison
Ind
Debbie Larson
Troy Johnson
Diana Drollinger
Lisa Griffin
Charolais
Julie Aasmundrud
Heifer Pleasure
Tom Aasmundrud
Brenda Lunswann
Becky Parmeter
Jim Gullickson
Larry Bergmann
Careacseesro
Candy Wittstock
Amy Eilis
Dan Gullickson
Cow
Scott Olson
Western Bridal Path
Denise Whitecomb Candy Wittstock
Wendy Williams
Tatia Hibbs
Rick Hansen
Karen Krogh
Heifer
Cindy Olsen
David Baker
Angelic
Whitecomb
Dale Peterson
Chris Kriesel
Wayne Peterson
Dana Anderson
Tom Rasmundrud
Angela Larson
Roberta Ziegler
Melissa Peters
Lee Pilgrim
Julie Assmundrud
Jackie Cords
Brian Gullickson
Dean Motz
Mike Thomas
Kelly Baillargeon
Gina Motz
Dean Mott
Debbie Ott
Anita Tomasek
Scott Johnson
Barrow
Pat Mark
Barrows
Susie Steffens
Getchen Betzold
Market Barrows
Mike Jacker
Molly Parker
Chris Kriese
Donna Ott
Shawna Anderson
Dan Ruck
Seateam
Julie Lau
Brad Swanson
Terresa Hecht
Three Lambs
Weslie Johnson
Diana Getschel
Ewe Lamb
Tim Martinson
Tracy Schlueter
Ewe Allen Henke
Chris Viebrock
Ewe
Sherry Baillargeon
Chan Loveless
Dale Jensen
Guernsey
Janet Ziegler
Jersey
Lawrence Peterson
Daryl Marschall
Roy Brentzer
Diane Perrin
Norma Johnson
Chasiaieas
Thomas Pietsch
Cheryl Forristall
Ram Lamb
Judy Westlink
Phyllis Beaulieu
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Peterson Boy
FFA
Averag
Luck
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Patrick Mark
Polk-Burnett
Tom Morris
Amery Super
M.H. Moore
Miss Moore
County 4-H
Sid Bjorkman
Polk Junior Dairy
Kevin Hagen
Polk County Fair
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