Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-15
The County 4-H
Receive Honors
AT State Fair
Twenty-six Members Take
Part in Many Lines of
Farm, Home Display.

Pine county was represented at the
state fair with 26 All Club members
who took part in various activities
and contests. That the club members
of Pine county have been doing some
very good work during the past year
was proved by the awards which they
won in competition with members
from the other sc counties.
Mauritz Johnson of West Rock,
showed his purebred Chester White
gilt in the Chester White gilt class
and received first prize in this class.
The first place gifts of the different
breeds were then shown in one class
to pick the Grand Champion All Club
gilt of the fair, and this award was
also won by Mauritz Johnson on his
gilt.
Frederick Engler of Pine City, won
third place on his grade Jersey year.
ling heifer which was one place high
er than he placed last year with the
same heifer in the calf class. Fred
erick plans to show his heifer next
year as a two-year old, and the fol-
lowing year he will keep a produc-
ton record on her and show her in
the production cow class. In this
way he will know what it costs to
raise heifer from a calf to a cow,
and also the cost to produce butterfat.
Jean Chollett of Cloverdale, won
fourth place on her purebred Brown
Swiss heifer; and Vance Frye of Clo-
verdale, won fifth place on his grade
Guernsey yearling. Roy Wahlberg of
Sandstone, had a calf in the grade
Holstein class, but he didn't place
in the first ten.
Jerome Peters of Pine City, showed
purebred Shropshire eve lamb and
was placed in the red ribbon group.
Health, Clothing and Baking.
Robert Hejny and Eleanore Kraft
of Pine City, represented Pine county
in the boys and girls health contest.
LaVerne Johnson of West Rock, took
part in the state dress revue contest,
wearing the brown wool suit with
which she won the county champion
ship. She placed in the red ribbon
group in competition with 81 dress
revue queens.
Inger Christensen of Kerrick, placed
in the red ribbon group with her
clothing exhibit. Peggy Billman Of
Bruno, was the owner of the thrift
exhibit from Pine county, but the
placing has not been received on this.
Edith Smithson of Brook Park, and
Peggy Billman of Bruno, took part
in the individual bread baking con-
test; and Paulina Smithson of Brook
Park took part in the individual cake
baking demonstration. Norma Bal
lantine of Markville, demonstrated
how to can beans with a pressure
cooker. The placings on these DEM
onstrations have not been received.
Kenneth Wiedemann and Merlin
Madison of Pine City, demonstrated
the ragdoll method of testing seed
corn in the agricultural division of
the state contests.
A dairy judging team and gen.
eral livestock judging team took part
in the judging contests which were
held during State Fair week. Law
renee Kath, Leo Gerdes and Fernon
Sandell of Hinckley, were on the
dairy judging team; and Lewis Jaquis,
Donald Lyseth and Harvey Schroeder
of Hinckley, composed the general
livestock Judging team.
John Schrade of Mission Creek,
and Blair Karges of Brook Park, were
representing Pine county at the Farm
Boys camp, and they were chosen
because of their previous years rec
ord in club work. These boys ush-
cred in the grandstand and in the
Hippodrome at the horse show.
Jean House of Pine City, was Pine
county's member at the Rural Girls
camp.