2023 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JULY / AUGUST 2022 Page 81 2023 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR Wednesday, August 02 off families that he has known for the last 40 or more years from Logan County and their long histories of success on the state level. Hoge also made a strong suggestion to the Logan County 4-H. He said that at the risk of stepping on toes or offending some, he had to say that the young people needed to have better instruction in showmanship. He said that a good showmanship workshop would go a long way for the youngsters that are working to put on a good show for the judge and the audience. In spite of that sentiment, Hoge throughout the day offered many good comments to and about the young people in the ring. In many cases there was only one animal in a weight class. Hoge encouraged the exhibitor to drive the pig as though there were many. He said the drive was for the audience and it was good experience for the exhibitor as well as the pig. At the end of the day, before announcing the Grand Champion Barrow, Hoge made a few final comments. He implied that he is retiring from judging and if it had been any other county that called him to judge their 4-H Swine Show, he would have said no. He said he had strong attachments to families in the community and to the Logan County Fair, and there was no way he could say no to this particular fair. Then, with a large array of Barrows, all champions in their breed class, Hoge went out and indicated his Grand Champion, Ella Bobell.
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