The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-07-30
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Event July 20
Inspected Projects At Ten
FarmS-EXcellent Dis
play of Livestock
ENJOY PICNIC LUNCH
Event Was In Charge of
Club Leader Harry
Kuckenbacker

Members of the Gopher Prairie
All Club. their parents and guests
enjoyed the annual tour and picnic
of the club Sunday, July 26th. The
tour started at 1890 in the morn
ing and continued until noon, at
which time a delicious picnic lunch
was served at the B. H. Otte farm.
The forepart of the afternoon was
spent in running races, following
which the tour was continued.
All the All livestock members
homes were visited at which time
the members showed their animals
and gave a brief and interesting &C
count of their project work. This
tour was under the leadership of
County Club Leader Harry Kuchen-
hacker, who commented on the
various projects. and gave the club
members valuable advice in the
care of their animals. He urged
these young people to give more
time to the care and training of
their animals, so that they will be
in the best of condition for the
Stearns County Fair to be held
August %, 20 and 80.
The tour was started at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Botz, where
the projects of Connie and Richard
Botz were viewed. Connie has a
Percheron colt and White Leghorn
chickens, while Richard has a
market pen of chickens as a All
project.
The second stop was made at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Huston,
where the son, Fayette, displayed
his four-months old Percheron colt.
From the Huston farm the caravan
toured to the Henry Miller place.
Here Alfred Miller showed his
yearling Percheron while Alex dis
played his grade Holstein calf.
Next on the tour was stop at the
JOS. Miller farm, where Arthur
showed his yearling Belgium colt.
The last visit before noon was
made at the Emil Polipnick home.
There children, who have projects
in the livestock division are: Emil,
Jr., purebred Holstein calf; Delor-
is, grade Holstein calf; yearling
colt, Emil, Jr. At this point, the
weather being unsettled, it was de-
cided to proceed to the farm home
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Otte, where
all enjoyed splendid picnic lunch
in the spacious barn, used for
dancing. Singing of club songs,
contests and sports were the diver
sion for sometime. The afternoon
inspection tour was opened at the
Otte farm, where Bernard display
ed his Belgian sucking colt and
his dual purpose milking Short
horn calf; Harold and Walter also
have dandy Shorthorn calves in
club work From the Otte farm the
tour was continued to the farm
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Zehrer,
where Conrad and Anthony show
ed their beef calves, both being a
cross Of the Holstein and Angus
breeds. At the Paul Winter farm
Raymond has a two-year-old colt;
Margaret has White Giant chick
ems; Victor and Margaret are in
terested in Brown Swiss calves;
and Raymond, Margaret and Vic
tor have Hampshire sheep which
they will show at the County Fair,
under All supervision. At the farm
of DR.. G. H. Vandesteeg the pure
bred Holstein calf, the project of
Junior Vandesteeg, was shown.
David Vandesteeg also has a pure
bred Holstein calf in All work
The members of the caravan had
the pleasure of seeing the winner
of the second prize at the State
Fair two years ago. This was the
Holstein calf entered as a project
by Junior at that time. The last
stop was made at the Will Engle
farm, where Elsie Engle has an An
gus calf as a All project.
Every boy and girl of the club
displayed marked interest in his or
her animals, and every project
showed splendid work and care.
The trip was most interesting and
enjoyable, and the points brought
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