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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1987
Page
3
Samuel Krackow of the Glencoe Hustlers 4-H club displays a champion market lamb and also wins top honors in breeding and beginner showmanship classes at the fair.
At the Buffalo County Junior Fair dairy show, familiar last names led the purebred Holstein and Jersey classes. Cara Lee Plank, a Golden Hornets 4 H Club member, won the grand champion Holstein over Travis Plank, whose cow was left at home near calving time. Cara Lee hoped Travis would beat her entry but prevailed with her 3 year old Holstein.
Sam Krackow, 11, from Arcadia, tops the fair in sheep with champion market lamb, champion breeding animal, and beginner showmanship trophies. His Hampshire sheep, Christy, BooBoo, and Bambi, helped amid nerves, while his father Richard Krackow operates Arcadia Auction and Realty Service and plans to take more sheep to the State Fair.
At the Buffalo County Fair in Mondovi, hog judging moved to evening heat relief with temperatures around 72 degrees. Judge Charles Christians praised night lighting for better views, while 4-H and FFA exhibitors celebrated a crowded crowd and grand champion Scott Heck of Bear Creek Mondovi FFA, with Jeff Hayden as reserve.
The 1987 Buffalo County Fair livestock auction brought in 40 975 dollars from 86 animals, up seven thousand dollars from 1986 despite three fewer head sold. Sheep averaged 1 16 per pound, swine 0 94, beef 0 773 per pound, with champions and reserves selling to Arcadia Credit Union Gunderson Food Services Mondovi Vet Clinic Garden Valley Co op Interstate Building and Durand Federal Savings and Loan among 52 buyers.
Chad Rumpel, 16, wins grand champion with a Gelbvieh steer after a one year away, while his brother Jeff takes reserve with a Simmental-Chianina cross. Terry and other 4-H members also place as breeding stock and market animal winners from Buffalo KKK 4-H Club.
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