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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1986
Page
16
At Floyd and Laura Klug’s Batavia farm, the 30th Sheboygan County rural urban barbecue hosted 250 guests for a sit down chicken dinner. The event showcased a modern dairy operation with a 74 cow Holstein herd and a diversified 230 acre owned plus 350 rented farm. Community hosts invite urban couples and donations from area firms keep costs down.
Floyd and Laura Klug hosted the 30th annual Sheboygan County rural urban barbecue at their Batavia area farm. They welcomed attendees and prayed with Rev. William Robinson of Immanuel Lutheran Church provided the invocation.
Washington County Fair meat animal sale posts robust gross of about 52700 dollars with beef 35711 hogs 12400 and sheep 4600. Average per pound 0.95 for beef 1.44 for hogs 1.73 for sheep. Auctioned 31 steers 40 hogs 24 sheep, buyers donate funds to Don Nelson farm relief and new home bred classes introduced to reward breeder families.
Pam Hetzel of Hartford won the grand champion market hog at the Washington County Fair with a 220 pound Duroc barrow that gained 1.8 pounds daily. Her family and 4-H club Hartford Hands of Friendship support her, as did prices paid by First National Bank of Hartford and local buyers.
Justin Planasch of Richfield won Best-of-Show in the large junior poultry show at Slinger, fielding 74 birds with 32 entries including a Partridge Plymouth Rock Bantam named best bird by judge John Skinner. He raises 600 birds, sells eggs with his mother, and aims for the Wisconsin State Fair next year.
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