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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1977
Page
6
Three area FFA livestock judging teams placed in the top four at the Marion County Fair last week. Pleasantville won the contest with 15 registered teams, while Monroe earned second and third places and Pella finished fourth.
Marion County Fair awards go to Pella area competitors in horticulture and crafts. Fruit by M M Dockendorff wins in Concord Mooris and Niagra grapes. Red Haven peaches claim Helen Boertje. Dockendorff takes multiple grain and seed prizes. Boertje places in squash. Pottery, painting, and sculpture prizes awarded to Terlouw, Van Zante, Boertje, Roozeboom, and Julien. Team members and high school entrants from Pella also place in crafts and drawing events.
4 H exhibitors from Pella and nearby areas competed in swine events led by Lyle Van Wyk of RR 4 Pella who captured second in heavyweight market hogs. Dave Van Wyk and Carl Van Zee also placed in top tens and Mike Ver Meer Mary Van Zee and Mark Van Gorp earned several top finishes in market litter and lightweight divisions. David De Geus also placed in heavyweight classes.
The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association reports rising pseudorabies in cattle with 437 deaths in the first six months, far above 1976’s figure. ICA vice president Ray Peppon urges farmers to report any cattle showing twitching, extreme itching, convulsions, bellowing, or high fever to authorities.
Marion County dairymen extend sincere thanks to businesses and individuals who donated funds supplies and ice cream cones for the Milk Bar at the Marion County fair. Recipients include Knoxville Vet Clinic Pella Rosscreen Marion County Bank Pella National Bank Hoeksema Implement Kooyman Lumber Pella Pella Coop Electric Knoxville Building & Supply Marion Co Farm Bureau Gary Kingery J R Cline Kevin Pearson Howmar Milking Shorthorn Worthington Bros Harold Tibbeal Farmers Coop locations in Knoxville Pella Otley Monroe Melcher Dean Thomas Stock Supply New Sharon Mid Am Dairy Mississippi Valley Milk Products State Center Land O Lakes and A E Dairy for their milk cooler.
Larry and Mike Blom of Pella swept Holstein dairy awards at Marion county fair with multiple firsts and high placements. Janiece and Joyce Meulpolder also won top awards in other breeds, with champion and reserve honors in milking shorthorn and Brown Swiss categories. Lake Prairie team placed second in Holstein group competition.
Ron Schuring of Otley captured the champion halter pony and top showmanship honors at the Marion County Fair. He led a list of riders and dressage competitors earning multiple placings across ponies, aged ponies, barrels, pole bending, and trail events at the fair last Tuesday.
Two Pella youths earned awards in rabbit judging at the Marion County fair last week. Toni Jayne took second in other breeds senior buck and third in New Zealand White senior buck. Andy Fischer placed second in other breeds junior buck.
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