Farm

Lunch will be available at the Rock River bin sites in Tampico and Prophetstown today (Monday) from 11-1.

"People are just in a hurry, if everyone could be just a little more patient you can avoid putting yourself in a situation where you might have an accident trying to pass someone," Smith told the students.

The winning school will receive a prize package from the Illinois Pork Producers Association that includes a $500 reimbursement on their pork purchase for next season, a state championship banner, and a golden spatula for the winner.

Hundreds of tractors will be on display each day with the gates opening at 7:00 AM and demonstrations starting at 9:00 AM.

On Saturday night starting at 6:00 the IHSRA will feature Bull riding, Team Roping, Calf roping, Breakaway Roping, Steer Wrestling, Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Goat Tying, Trick riding, and Trick roping.

Prizes were awarded in twenty-six categories from Textiles to Tractor Pull.

On Thursday, the United States Flag was delivered via skydivers before the FMX Stunt Show.

The show featured the harvesting of wheat from bundlers to self propelled combines, plowing from a hand guided single bottom to a diesel drawn six bottom, and many other demonstration of machines and their evolution on the farm.

They are HERE!!! After a short delay the SEEDLESS watermelons are coming out of the field at Mitchell Melons near Tampico.

Submitted by Todd Mickley, Whiteside County Fair  Since 1989, the Whiteside County Fair Board has sought to honor those...