Clay County 4-Her Does Well in Master Showmanship Contest at State Fair

Participants from more than half of all Illinois counties took part in this year's Master Showmanship contest at the Illinois State Fair.

(DALE HADDEN, I-F-B DISTRICT 10 DIRECTOR AND JACKSONVILLE FARMER, CONGRATULATES PARKER VANDYKE, SECOND FROM LEFT, AS RUNNER UP, THOMAS CROME, CHAMPION MASTER SHOWMAN, AND RILEY BRADSHAW, 3RD PLACE)

Parker VanDyke of Clay County finished second in the competition. Thomas Crome of Clark County was the champion.

Crome said, "I'm going to be starting my 10th year (in 4-H). We won our barrow show the first year. Ever since then, I've been really into it."

Illinois Farm Bureau and the RFD Radio Network sponsor the competition held annually at the State Fair.