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Cowboys Learn From Ranch Rodeo Debut at Franklin County Fair
The first Ranch Rodeo drew about 300 people as Franklin County fair officials and local teams learned the format. D & M Cattle Co won the all round with a $537.75 payout, while Colbern Electric placed second in the events and a total gate take exceeded $4,000. The five events included cattle penning, double mugging, doctoring, wild cow milking and branding, with several local crews and members from the Eastern Kansas Working Cowboys Association competing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Herald
Franklin County Fair
Fair Board
Ron Dunbar
Richmond
Ryan Kile
Monty Dyer
Tom Pack
Chad Newell
David Wharton
Klint Burkdoll
Marvin Stanley
Ed Mills
George Windgate
Gene Dyer
Bill Buzzard
Rod Ridle
Colbern Electric
Burkdoll Brothers
Princeton
R & B Ranch
Rantoul
Judd Ranch
Pomona
Kansas
Eastern Kansas Working Cowboys Association
D & M Cattle Co
Gannett
Working Cowboys Association
Gene Maxwell
D &M Cattle Co
Bar-D Ranch
Prescott
Johnson Cattle Co
Iola
Beacher Cattle Co
St. Paul
Colbem Electric
Lord Ranch of
Uniontown
Kansas Working Cowboys Association
Fort Scott
Mound City