County Fair

Well, the Pipestone County Fair has come and gone.  An we got to see very little of it because of working.  We missed the bull riding and the tractor pull events which are always highlights.

However, we did go late in the afternoon on the final day.  

We looked for the wall climb but it was not here.  Several years ago when Gehrig was about 6 years old, he and Julie were with us at the fair and he climbed the wall.  (Unfortunately, we have no pictures of that).

We got our usual funnel cake and then walked thru the 4H building and the exhibitor buildings.

We walked thru the animal barns - saw the cows, sheep, goats, etc.  

Saw this camel.  Reminded us of the Geico commercial where a camel is walking thru an office and asking everyone what day it is.  And someone finally says "Hump Day!!"  Thought it was too funny.

Also saw some pigs.  In the kids zoo was a sow with fairly new little ones (piglets, I guess).  She had a litter of twelve.

Don't get tooo excited now, but they also had a parade of tractors!  From a 1934 John Deere to a Farmall and all the way up to a Case.

Not sure how much this one would cost new, but I did see a 2011 model for sale recently for $349,000!  You would have to have alot of acreage to need one of these and all the other equipment that would go with it!

Anyway, it was a short trip to the fair but we heard that this county fair is always very good compared to other county fairs in the area.