The Mankato free press., 1923-09-07
Winners Of Club Work Al
The Mankato Fair
SHOWINGUP NICELY
Awards For Labors Well Per-
formed; Their List Is
Long One su

CshtCS, pOulL' 6aAoSh pAoeoS~o'
canning, sewing and team demon
strations made up very attractive
part OF the 1928 Mankato Fair. The
new demonstration booth in the art
building was always crowded during
the canning and sewing demonstra- :
tiOns. Men, women, boys and girls
listened aItentively 10 the youthful
experts during the entire demon :
strations.
Thirty one boys and girls showed
calves, nineteen poultry, thirty two
garden products, eighteen canning,
and twenty one are N the team de-
nonstratiOns. Each one OF these boys
and girls have learned to do some
thing well. Each one has written q
story and kept q record Of his or
her work.
The baby beef class is the strong
est ever seen at the Mankato Fair.
The first prize steer Is King, an
Aberdeen Angus steer shown by Al
vim Storrs of Amboy. This beautiful
doddie weighing 1885 pounds Will no
doubt be strong contender for
championship honors at the Junior
Livestock Snow, in November. Sec
ond place goes to Alvin Bartsch al
SO showing an Aberdeen, Angus.
Third, Harold More, Mapleton,
Hereford steer, Fourth, Eldon Annis,
Mapleton. Aberdeen Anguse heifer.
Fifth, Harold Annis, Mapleton,
Shorthorn heifer. And sixth, Chas.
Healy, Mapleton, Hereford steer.
In the calf class first place and a
trip to the Junior Livestock show
was easily won by Francis More,
Mapleton on a thick flashed Hereford
nkA MI a ~ df,h
MankRto and third, Gerald Thurston,
Madeiia on. a good type Shorthorn
calf. -.
Purebreds were shown by Graeme
Lang and Alice Lang Of Mapletan.
The onesshown by Miss Alice is car
rying considerable flesh now and
will develop we'll by. the time of the
Junior Livestock Show: The placing
on the three best Angus in the shoa
was--frst, Alvin Storrs;f 4 second AL.
win Bartsch, and third Harold
Bartsch. ..
Twenty two dairy calves were
shown by the youthful stocknen.
Glenn Yaeger, Good Thunder, won
first in first year Guernseys, Ralph
Hanson, second, Mankatos Chelsea
Pratt, third, Mankato and Donald
Keene, fourth, MRnl1ato.
In the third year Guernseys Chel-
sea Pratt was first, Leland Specht,
second, Raymond Guentzel, Eagle
Lake, third, Justin Lang Smith Mills,
fourth and Donald Keenc. fifth. ~
Eudora Cords, Eagle Lake won
Harry Visher, End; Oscar Goranson
won first on his third year heifer
Milton Truwe won the blue ribbon
on his first year heifer and Harold
.Visher second.
Roland Whiting showed SON OF
his club heifer winning fourth in the
open class. Other winnings by the
Club boys and girls in the open clas
ses were: Cow two years old, Oscar
Goranson, third Heifer senior yearl-
ing, Henry Visher, second, Heifer,
Junior yearling Eudora Cords sec
ond. Heifer senior calf Milton Truwe
third. Heifer Junior calf Harold
Visher third. '..-N%
In the open classes for Guernseys
Junior heifer calf, Glenn Yaeger,
Good Thunder first, Cow 2yrs. Chel
sea Pratt, Mankato, third.
List of Winnings
The exhibit Of the nineteen boys
and girls showing poultry was very
fine. Winnings are:
Black Javas-Edith Watts. Good
Thunder; First, pullet; second, pull
Single Comb White Leghorns,
Harold Staley, Mankato: First,
Cockerel; first pullet; second, pull
let.
Black ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Nell
son, Mankato: First, cockerel; sec
ond, cockeral; first, pullet; second,
pullet. Emma Wilson. MankatO.
Third, cockerel; third, pullet.
Buff Orpingtons-John Hoerr,
Mankato: First, Cockerel; second.
pullet; Harold Staley, Mankato:
Third, Cockere1 Willard Jones,
Mankato: First, Hen !! second, hen;
third, hen; first, pullet; third, puS.
lot. William Jennings, Mankato:
Second Cockerel.
Barred Plymouth Rocks-Emma
Wilson, Mankato: Second, cockerel.
Duval Clements, Mankatoi Third
pullet.
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds
Robert Wagner, Mankato: First, pull
let; second pullet. X -
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds
Robert Wagner, Mankato: First,
Wood, Mankato:' Second, cock; Sc
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pullet; third, pullet.
Silver Laced Observation-Disclosures
Mankato: First, cockerel;
second, cockerel; third. cockerel;
first. Dullet; second, pullet; third,
pullet.
White wyandottes-Alvin Bartsch,
Mankato: First, cockerel; third,
cockerel; third, pullet. Ray Foley,
Mankato: First, pullet; second, pull
let: second, cockerel.
Partridge Wyandottes--Carl Jac-
OLSON, Mankato: First, cockerel:
first, pullet; second, pullet; third.
pullet.
Keene, Mankato: First, cockerel;
first, pullet. second, pullet.
p Best Display Ducks-Won by Du-
val Clements, Mankato.
Best Duroc Jersey Pig-Won by
Willis Hayes.
= Work In the Garden
The gardening work under the di.
rection OF w. e. Durbahn Is grow.
ing each year and the display OF the
boys and girls in this department
was equal In quality and not far be-
hind in quantity that Of the grown
ups. Alvin Bartsch Of Mankato
township won the first place on
garden display and was a heavy
winner in other classes. Alvin de-
termined at the 1922 Mankato Fair
that he would win the Best Garden
Display this year and Is to be con-
graduated for his achievement The
awards are:
Best Garden Display First, Alvin