Independently owned since 1905
Independently owned since 1905
HOLD STILL KEVIN – Pat Wilson holds on tight to his daughter Sydnee's steer, Kevin, while being tagged by Richard Jackson in preparation for fair. The 11-month-old steer weighed in at 900 pounds. This is the first year Sydnee is in the steer project, and she is enrolled in the Whitepine Happy Workers 4H Club. Matt Havens is assisting with light from his cell phone.
There are still quite a few pages to turn on the calendar before Sanders County Fair takes place, but 4-H steer members are already hard at work. Saturday morning 4-H steer owners met at Havens Stable in Whitepine to have their contenders weighed and tagged.
All 4-H market livestock members must have their animals tagged and weighed prior to fair time. This ensures members continue to prepare the same animal for fair, and also gives a foundation for finances and calculating growth throughout the project. At the end of every livestock market project, members calculate what the cost per pound was to raise their livestock.
Corey Guenzler, 4-H Livestock Committee Chairman, and Richard Jackson, Steer Superintendent, tagged five steers at Havens Stable on Saturday. According to Juli Thurston, MSU Extension Agent, an additional 16 steers were tagged Sunday in Hot Springs.
Swine, goats, and sheep going to 4-H market auction are tagged and weighed the early part of June.
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