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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1964
Page
9
The Huron County Junior Fair reports increasing youth participation over 10 to 15 years with record entries this year. New buildings and tents were added to handle growth while the livestock sale remains a top ten state program, delivering fair prices and teaching market auction concepts.
Farmers and lady gardeners shared first place in 29 classes of farm products judging yesterday. The competition produced many ribbons across crops and other produce including wheat oats rye corn beans beets carrots celery beets radishes cabbage cucumbers potatoes winter squash pumpkins watermelons onions peppers tomatoes and more with multiple winners named for each item. Mary Ellen Bauer led several divisions with crops from Milan and Willard districts.
Dairy farmers from Huron County claim six of seven grand championships and most blue ribbons in open class dairy judging. Grand champions include Roy Palm & Sons North Fairfield, George Dalton Wake man, Bril Brothers Wellington, Howard Bauer Willard, and Tom Nuhfer Willard. Ayrshire Holsteins Brown Swiss Jersey winners listed with multiple divisions and notable champions.
A county fair style results list names winners in categories including fruits vegetables pickles meats j Ellies preserves bread pies cookies candy and miscellaneous. Notable entrants include Norma McClish Ruth Marrow Irene Chandler Mrs Wyatt and Mrs Byron among others with addresses in North Fairfield New London Norwalk Elyria and Greenwich.
E S Cable of East Canton and Lawrence Brinker of Perrysburg top the open class sheep judging with five champions each. Greenwich residents take blue ribbons in division judging while no Huron County farmers show champions.
Six men from Huron County won all blue ribbons in the open class poultry judging. Marvin Stouffer of Wooster won in American, Mediterranean, Bantam, and eggs among others. Rodenhauser of Fremont, Leber of Willard, McClare of New London, Wikel of Collins, and Jackson of New London claimed multiple blue ribbons in divisions across American English Bantam eggs ducks geese and turkeys. Almost 40 species were exhibited at the fairgrounds.
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