The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-18
Boys Contest Is
of Much Interest
Stock Judged at Redwood Coun-
ty Fair by Students of Agri-
cultural Classes of Co.
LEE WINTER WINS
Peter Mckay Gives Gold Medal
to Boy Winning Most Points;
Much Interest Shown

F. R. French, Prof. of Agri-
culture in the Redwood Falls
schools, has the following to say
of the Boys Stock Judging con-
test recently held at the Coun-
ty Fair:
The Redwood County Boys
Stock Judging Contest held at
the fair was a marked success.
Forty-three boys, representing
all parts of the county, took
part in the contest, while par
ents and others stood by watch
ing with interest the work of
the boys.
Owing to the delay in the re-
turn of the grades from the
judges it has been impossible
to announce the winners of the
contest until this time. The fol-
lowing is the placing mark by
the judges on the different
classes, the name of the boy
that won and his per cent.
Placing
Draft Horses. Correct placing
3, 1, 2: Rex Miller, Redwood
Falls, $50; Lee Winter, Red
wood Falls, 71%; Fred Melges,
Redwood Falls, 1919.
Beef Cattle. Correct placing,
l, 3, 2:Myron Sawyer, LANDER
ton, $40; Edwin Anderson,
Lamberton, $50; Herbert
Huschke, Morgan, 91%.
Dairy Cattle. Correct placing,
1, 3, 2: Stewart Mckay, Red
wood Falls, 1926; Floyd Hop
fenspirger, Morgan, $3.50; Fran
els Porter, Redwood Falls 96.8%.
Swine. Correct placing, 3, l,
2: Joseph Morley, Redwood
Falls, 1926; Wallace Mckay,
Redwood Falls, $3.50; James
Kennedy, Redwood Falls 96.8 %.
The Gold Medal given by Pc
ter Mckay to the boy doing the
best Judging in all classes was
won by Lee Winter of Redwood
Falls. Lee won 343 points out
of the possible 400.
All Agriculturists
This gives Lamberton 1 first,
and 1 second; Morgan l second,
and l third; and Redwood Falls
3 firsts, 2 seconds, 3 thirds and
the gold medal. The difference
in the number of prizes won by
the three Agriculture schools of
the County is accounted for by
the difference in the number of
boys from each school that
judged. The fact that all the
prizes won by Redwood Falls
boys, with the exception of one
were won by boys taking the
agriculture course should be of
much interest to all.
Stock for the farm classes
judged was selected from the
animals exhibited at the fair.
Percheron horses belonging to
Mr.. Carman were used for the
draft horse class. Two Short
horn cows belonging to Peter
Mckay and one Aberdeen An
gus COW belong to J. Stevenson
were used for the beef class. The
dairy class was selected from
the Gold, Wise & Gold Holstein
herd. For the swine class one
of Mr.. Pregler's, one of Mr..
Houses and one of Mr.. Fuller's
hogs were used.
Boys Interested
All breeders were very cour-
teous in offering their stock for
the boys to judge and we want
to thank them for the interest
they showed in the boys work.
Stock raising offers one of the
greatest futures for this coun-
try, and it is hoped that through
these contests greater interest
in stock raising may be devel-
oped. While forty-three boys
is not at all a bad representa-
ton for this first year. Yet next
year it is hoped that from sew
enty-five to a hundred boys will
take part in this Judging contest.
Boys winning prizes will receive
them as soon as they can be
sent out from the fair associa-
tiOn.
The schedule below shows the