4-H Sale of Champions held at close of annual 4-H Fair

Rebecca Mecum, left, and Trishia Ericson, right, cool down Ericson's horse Esp Vested Cosmo at the end of the recent Bureau County 4-H Fair in Princeton. Mecum, who is a member of the Bureau County Super South 4-H Club, showed the quarter horse during the fair week. (BCR photo/Donna Barker)

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PRINCETON — The Bob Talbot Memorial 4-H Sale of Champions was held July 19 at the close of the annual Bureau County 4-H Fair.

Results for this year’s sale, now in its 11th year, are as follows:

• Grand Champion Market Beef (1,285 pounds), owned by Brittany McCune of Manlius Boys & Girls 4-H Club, and sold to Michlig Ag & Consolidated Grain & Barge for $5 pound.

• Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef (1,275 pounds), owned by Jolett Rod of Clarion Comets 4-H Club, and sold to Vaessen Brothers, Michlig Ag, Milledgeville Vet Clinic, Pioneer Hi-Bred and Rodney Pioneer Sales for $3.50/pound.

• Grand Champion Market Hog (290 pounds), owned by Bryce Walters of Walnut Winners 4-H Club, and sold to Sale of Champions Supporters for $8/pound.

• Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog (229 pounds), owned by Matthew Murphy of Bureau County Super South 4-H Club, and sold to Cargill for $7/pound.

• Grand Champion Market Lamb (127 pounds), owned by Bryce Walters of Walnut Winners 4-H Club, and sold to Consolidated Grain & Barge for $6/pound.

• Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb (132 pounds), owned by Bryce Walters of Walnut Winners 4-H Club, and sold to Citizen’s First State Bank of Walnut for $4.25/pound.

• Grand Champion Market Goat, owned by Brady Nordstrom of Bureau County Super South 4-H Club and sold to Grieff Auto Tech & Karl Schultz Insurance for $500.

• Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat, owned by Brady Nordstrom of Bureau County Super South and sold to Cargill for $675.

• Grand Champion Meat Pen Rabbits, owned by Megan Hendrickson of Bureau County Open Door 4-H Club and sold to the Pete May family for $250.

• Reserve Champion Meat Pen Rabbits, owned by Danae Ross of Western Winning Wonders 4-H Club and sold to Steve Gerdes/Gerdes Farm Office for $225.

• Grand Champion Waterfowl Meat Production Pen owned by Joanna Klein of Clarion Comets 4-H Club and sold to Consolidated Grain & Barge for $225.

• Reserve Grand Champion Waterfowl Meat Production Pen owned by Luke Zehr of Bureau County Open Door 4-H Club and sold to Dever Feeds for $250.

• Grand Champion Poultry Meat Production Pen, owned by Joanna Klein of Clarion Comets 4-H Club and sold to Rod Pioneer Sales for $275.

• Reserve Grand Champion Poultry Meat Production Pen, owned by Dana Bolin of Manlius Boys & Girls 4-H Club and sold to Michlig Ag for $310.

The 4-H Sale of Champions Supporters is a group of donors who contribute money to a pool for the purchase of animals. Donors include ADM, Diller-Rod Inc., First State Bank of Van Orin, Rod Pioneer Sales, Van Orin Co-op Oil Co., First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Kewanee Princeton branch, Amboy Veterinary Clinic, Animal Care Clinic, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Pioneer Research, Rick Rokosz - Heritage Seeds, Diener Seeds, Morton Fertilizer, Amcore Bank, United Feeds, D & B Morton Fertilizer Inc., Bureau Valley Veterinary Service, Green River Veterinary Service, Becker Grain & Feed, Trego Veterinary Service P.C., State Bank of Cherry, Burkman family in memory of Dennis Burkman and Gail Edlefson.

The 4-H Sale of Champions Committee consisting of Rodney Rod and Karl Schultz were assisted at the sale by auctioneer Rick Rediger and Jeremy Rediger.