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2017 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR
LINCOLN DAILY NEWS
July 30 - August 6, 2017 Page 173
a night of capturing farm critters and laughter
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
E
ach year mid-week of the Logan County
Fair the Grandstand entertainment offers
one of the most entertaining competitions.
In essence, you take about 100 youth of
various ages, turn them loose to catch
various farm animals and watch what
happens.
Youngest children try to catch a chicken.
Deceptively coy chickens stroll about non-
chalantly until they sense they are about to
be nabbed, then intuitively dash this way
or that, then when or if caught prove to be
quite an arm full for a little child. Middle
aged school children get their challenge
catching, holding on to, and getting a well-
shortening-greased pig back to pen. It takes
the full strength, body mass and skill for the
oldest kids to rope a calf and lead it.
Most of the older children have entered the
contests year after year and it is great to
observe the transformation from crafting
a plan, altering technique, to successful
capture.
The evening also included 4-H judging
Scramble calves that were won last year,
raised and returned as Steers.
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Scrambles
Photo by Lisa Ramlow