Kaden Brandenburg stands with his Reserve Champion Born and Raised Hog, sold to long time 4-H supporters, attorney Ted Finnarn and the Darke County Farmers Union, at the Jr. Fair Market Swine Sale Weds. morning at the Great Darke County Fair.

Courtesy of Ted Finnarn

Staff report

GREENVILLE — The sweltering summer temperatures took a short break Wednesday morning at the Great Darke County Fair, with cloudy skies and a cool breeze, creating perfect weather for the Jr. Fair 4-H “Market Swine Sale,” which took place at 10 a.m.

Many buyers and supporters were in attendance to bid on the record 220 some hogs that had been shown by the 4-H youth. The Grand Champion Overall, shown by Madelyn Fearon, sold for an almost record price of $2,150.00 to a consortium of buyers led by Family Health, Ace Hardware, Flaig Lumber, VFW Post 4161 Arcanum, Dave Knapp Ford and many others.

Kaden Brandenburg of the Top Notch 4-H Club, had the Reserve Champion Born and Raised Hog, which sold to a group of buyers led by long time 4-H supporters Ted Finnarn Attorney and Darke County Farmers Union. The sale, which lasted over four and a half hours, finished just in time for the sun to come back out, bringing the “heat wave” back in the afternoon.