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Cool chickens, skittish rabbits and tasty turkeys: Fur & Feather sale raises $65,020

By Ashley McCallum amccallum@gazettextra.com
Ashley McCallum
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Jul 27, 2019
Jul 27, 2019

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Tanner Beggs holds his market goat for those in the sale arena to see as during the Rock County 4-H Fair Fur & Feather sale Saturday.
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An auctioneer at the Rock County 4-H Fair Fur & Feather sale baited a bidder by encouraging the man to not let a lady outbid him.

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By the numbers

Here are some numbers from the 2019 fur and feather sale at the Rock County 4-H Fair:

Total spent: $65,460

Scholarship money raised: $3,440

Money spent by breed:

Roasters: $19,100
Turkeys: $17,575
Fryer pen rabbits: $13,520
Broilers: $6,400
Wethers: $4,925
Ducks: $500

Top buyers:

Evansville FFA Alumni
Milton FFA Alumni
Ding-A-Ling Supper Club
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Top sellers:

Malcolm Johnson, Evansville 4-H
Tyler Gilbertson, Milton FFA
Keegan Steinke: Plymouth 4-H
Wesley Egan, Plymouth 4-H
Andrew Fisk, Evansville 4-H

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