August 21, 2025 • 10 mins
On this edition of ACF 411, Russ talks to the Cosarts about their projects and experiences in 4-H!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome back to another edition of ACF for one one,
the official podcast of the Allen County Fair powered by
Nutrient and I'm your host, Trust Dector and joining me
in the podcast parlor. Today we have Cam and Maddie.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Hi, guys, Hi, how are you good? So? Are you
having a good fair?
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Yeah? We did pretty We both did pretty good.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
All right, So ladies, first, we'll let Maddie talk to
us first. Maddie, what projects do you have at the
fair this week?
Speaker 4 (00:30):
Fancy poultry? And I did a special interest project designed
by me.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
So fancy poultry you're gonna have? Is it in the
auction tonight?
Speaker 4 (00:40):
Nope?
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Nope, it's not an auction item. So what is fancy poultry?
I mean, do they dress up and they wear nightgowns
and things like that.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Fancy poetry are like basically based on like their looks,
so like you can go to shows and they're judged
off it's called the standard of perfection. So it's their looks.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
So so it's their overall. So they're not the chickens
that like you hold upside down for the judges. Nope,
because they don't like that, do they No, No, they don't.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
So fancy chickens don't have to do that, Nope, they
just have to look cool. Yeah, and how's yours do?
Speaker 4 (01:16):
Pretty good? My cock he got third, and then my
hen got second.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
That's really good.
Speaker 4 (01:23):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
How many years have you been showing out here?
Speaker 4 (01:26):
This is my third year?
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Third year? Is this is your best year so far?
Speaker 4 (01:31):
I would say yes for like base on, like the
Breach show, but last year for showmanship I got first overall.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Well that's pretty good, yeah, especially in your second year. Yeah,
that's pretty good. What was your special interest project?
Speaker 4 (01:47):
Designed by me? It's a showing project where you add
two embellishes to a top.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Oh and how'd you do there?
Speaker 4 (01:56):
I got second?
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Well, very good, congratulations than all right, So Cam, what
do you have as fair this week?
Speaker 3 (02:04):
I have FFA woodworking, uh some shot projects, and then
I have special interest first aid in Action, and then
I have Bannam poultry.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
All right, so let's let's start with the poultry first.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Okay, So show I show Batam ducks and I show
Bannam hen and uh cock.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
All right, so so what are those? I mean, our
average listener is not going to be.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
So when you go into the barn, you see like
the like stinky white chickens, which are your market chickens.
And then you see the real big ones, those are
your standards. And then you see the real tiny ones,
which those.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Are your bantams.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Okay, so, and then I also show bantam ducks. So
there's the big ducks and there's the real tiny, little
tiny ducks that quack a lot.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Those ones I show, so they make a lot of noise,
but not a lot of meat. Right now, you're not
going to eat that.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
Nope, they excuse that for show purposes only.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
And how'd you do?
Speaker 3 (02:59):
I got third with my abantam duck, and then with
my hen or pullet, I got champion, and then I
got reserve champion with my cocker cockrel.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
So champion and reserve champion yep.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
And then for a showmanship I won Portray Showmanship. Should
I show on Saturday for Showman Showman, then well congratulations.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
So we're sitting here with a multi champion cam man.
Probably people out here waiting to get your autograph and
stuff when you leave.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
You know that'll be it'll be. So are none of
those are in the sale tonight?
Speaker 3 (03:30):
I would have no, Nope, we take those home and
then we breed. We breed them and then we show
them at exhibition shows, and then we show them back
here at the fair next year.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
So that brings up an interesting We haven't asked this
of anybody else. Could you show the same animal two
years in a row at the fair?
Speaker 4 (03:47):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (03:47):
These birds? Yes you can?
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Yeahod okay, well that's neat.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
So you if you had one that had a lot
of potential and you still just needs a little more time.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
To that's a big thing, especially with the young the
young chickens, some of them are feathered out enough so
they sey more time.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Yeah. Okay.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
So let's talk about your your woodworking and.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
So which FFA through Alanie.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Okay, that's that's a really growing ffa. Yes it is.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
So we did my shot project. It was during school
year last year. I had to make a end table
out of wood. So I made that and then.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
I kind of would there's.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Just basic wood from like the store teachers got. I
think it's just basic plywood. So then we I did that.
I built my end table and then I burnt it
and then I finished it so it was there. And
then I also did a composition like light post, so
I used a tire and then I had a weld
on a like I thank four by four steel posts
(04:46):
to the tire, and then I had to do electrical
work on it and I had to make a light
switch on and stuff.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Oh neat and how did that do?
Speaker 3 (04:54):
They all got a's.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
So so they're they're graded on that.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
Yeah, they're already graded.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
And then I did my first aid in action through
my mom's Forage Club Mustn't Country Connections and I did
first Aid in Action and I want Allen County. And
then I got selected to get to go to a
state fair for that need.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
So you went to the state fair? And how was
that in Columbus?
Speaker 3 (05:14):
It was a good experience. I went down there, but
I didn't place.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
So but still a competition because you've got people coming
in from as like eighty.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Eight counties, right, yeah, competition. So you want to get
back to the state.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Yeah, I want to. By the time I am done
with Forge, I want to try. I just want to
win at least one clock trophy.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
That's a big goal.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Cool, MADDI are you going to go to the state hopefully.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Like several times?
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Probably I did last year for one of my sewing projects.
Did Yeah, And I got an outstanding.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
So wow, I'd like State Fair.
Speaker 4 (05:47):
Yeah, like Canton. Hopefully I can get a clock trophy
by the time I'm done.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
All right, cool, So let's talk about the sirious stuff
with the fair. There's a lot of places out here
to find food. Yeah, Maddie, do you have a favorite
fair food?
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Oh? I just just yesterday I got the pizza. It
was like a combo from the pizza place right down here.
That was really good.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Did you get the pickle one?
Speaker 4 (06:13):
No, I just got pepperoni. It was very cheesy.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
Have you seen that picture they have of it?
Speaker 4 (06:17):
Yeah? I got it last year.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
It was good, was it?
Speaker 4 (06:20):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Because I saw that picture on going, I don't know
if I want to pickle pizza, but so I was
trying to find somebody that had it, but it was
all right.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Yeah. I also really liked the J and M's ice cream.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
You know, that might be the number one answer we've
heard all week. Do you have a favorite flavor from jamm?
Speaker 2 (06:36):
What are you sure?
Speaker 4 (06:37):
The chocolate peanut butter.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
And I think we've heard chocolate peanut butter already, and
then you have.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
To get the peanut butter sauce on top. Oh, it's
really good.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
Jay and m should pay us because as many times
as people talk about though, Cam, how about you favorite
fair food?
Speaker 3 (06:54):
Mine is probably the Beistros Cafe or barn, the Red Barn,
but now the Blue Bar now, oh.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
So you know Brian was just in there a little
while ago.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
Yeah, Buckland Bucklin Acres.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
Yeah, that's probably my favorite place now. But for a
sweet treat, Jeff and definitely J and M's.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
And favorite flavor a J and M's.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
I do two flavors, so I get a single scoop
of strawberry and cinnamon.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Oh, that's a good combination. It's good stuff. Yeah. How
about rides? Have you had any time this week to
ride rides?
Speaker 3 (07:27):
I rode on Sunday with my friends, but I only
wrote a couple because I was busy showing and stuff.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Did you do you have a favorite ride?
Speaker 3 (07:34):
If I had to pick one, probably the freak Out.
Speaker 2 (07:36):
The freak Out.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
Yeah, that's the real big tall one that has like
a oh he like swings back and forth. Yeah, that's
probably my favorite one.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Maddie. How about you?
Speaker 4 (07:44):
Probably the freak Out of the Orbiter?
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Which one is the Orbiter?
Speaker 4 (07:48):
Is that it's like the one that basically goes like
this and there's like little carts on them.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Oh yeah, I wouldn't survive that, I don't think.
Speaker 4 (07:56):
But I like a lot of like more so the
scarier spinny rites. I like this once neat.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
So let me ask you one last question and then
we're going to turn your free. But if if someone
out there is listening, they're they're a young person in
there thinking about I've never shown anything, I've never been
in four h or FFA, I've never been had a
project at the fair. Why would talk them into it?
Why should they try to put a project in the fair?
Speaker 4 (08:22):
It's a lot of fun and you definitely learn like
a lot of skills when it comes to four age,
and even if it's not even like a livestock animal,
you learn so much with like a special interest too,
because there's so many things like baking, sewing, like FFA
and like all of that type of stuff. You learn
a lot. And I would have to say the fair
(08:43):
is definitely one of like my favorite things to do
during the summer, and it's just a lot of fun
to get to hang out with your friends and see
almost everybody you know probably here.
Speaker 3 (08:51):
Cool cam your thoughts, I would say that because most
people just think the fair as like livestock and they
don't know about the special interest and special interests can
be like someone that's in like the city and it
can't have animals. They can do that and they can
still get into the fair for free, So that could
be a big, big reason for them to join because
they get a free fair pass then. But really the
(09:13):
fair just it gives a person good like life skills,
and it gives them like challenges they have to face
and overcome. And I just think it's a big part
of who I've become through the fair, like all the
challenges I face with my birds and stuff and not
winning and I have to be okay with that.
Speaker 1 (09:28):
So well, I think you're both great examples with the
Junior Fair and and the great kids that are in it.
So thanks, thanks for stopping by today. Make sure all
your friends know that they can listen to this podcast
on the free iHeart app, or you can watch it
probably by tomorrow on YouTube and it will be there forever,
so someday you can have your grandkids see you on YouTube.
(09:52):
When you say this is when I was at the fair,
this is what we talked about, so you guys have
a great fair.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
Thank you too.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
All Right, we'll be right back after this
Welcome back to another edition of ACF for one one,
the official podcast of the Allen County Fair powered by
Nutrient and I'm your host, Trust Dector and joining me
in the podcast parlor. Today we have Cam and Maddie.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Hi, guys, Hi, how are you good? So? Are you
having a good fair?
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Yeah? We did pretty We both did pretty good.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
All right, So ladies, first, we'll let Maddie talk to
us first. Maddie, what projects do you have at the
fair this week?
Speaker 4 (00:30):
Fancy poultry? And I did a special interest project designed
by me.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
So fancy poultry you're gonna have? Is it in the
auction tonight?
Speaker 4 (00:40):
Nope?
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Nope, it's not an auction item. So what is fancy poultry?
I mean, do they dress up and they wear nightgowns
and things like that.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Fancy poetry are like basically based on like their looks,
so like you can go to shows and they're judged
off it's called the standard of perfection. So it's their looks.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
So so it's their overall. So they're not the chickens
that like you hold upside down for the judges. Nope,
because they don't like that, do they No, No, they don't.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
So fancy chickens don't have to do that, Nope, they
just have to look cool. Yeah, and how's yours do?
Speaker 4 (01:16):
Pretty good? My cock he got third, and then my
hen got second.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
That's really good.
Speaker 4 (01:23):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
How many years have you been showing out here?
Speaker 4 (01:26):
This is my third year?
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Third year? Is this is your best year so far?
Speaker 4 (01:31):
I would say yes for like base on, like the
Breach show, but last year for showmanship I got first overall.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Well that's pretty good, yeah, especially in your second year. Yeah,
that's pretty good. What was your special interest project?
Speaker 4 (01:47):
Designed by me? It's a showing project where you add
two embellishes to a top.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Oh and how'd you do there?
Speaker 4 (01:56):
I got second?
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Well, very good, congratulations than all right, So Cam, what
do you have as fair this week?
Speaker 3 (02:04):
I have FFA woodworking, uh some shot projects, and then
I have special interest first aid in Action, and then
I have Bannam poultry.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
All right, so let's let's start with the poultry first.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Okay, So show I show Batam ducks and I show
Bannam hen and uh cock.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
All right, so so what are those? I mean, our
average listener is not going to be.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
So when you go into the barn, you see like
the like stinky white chickens, which are your market chickens.
And then you see the real big ones, those are
your standards. And then you see the real tiny ones,
which those.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Are your bantams.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Okay, so, and then I also show bantam ducks. So
there's the big ducks and there's the real tiny, little
tiny ducks that quack a lot.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Those ones I show, so they make a lot of noise,
but not a lot of meat. Right now, you're not
going to eat that.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
Nope, they excuse that for show purposes only.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
And how'd you do?
Speaker 3 (02:59):
I got third with my abantam duck, and then with
my hen or pullet, I got champion, and then I
got reserve champion with my cocker cockrel.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
So champion and reserve champion yep.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
And then for a showmanship I won Portray Showmanship. Should
I show on Saturday for Showman Showman, then well congratulations.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
So we're sitting here with a multi champion cam man.
Probably people out here waiting to get your autograph and
stuff when you leave.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
You know that'll be it'll be. So are none of
those are in the sale tonight?
Speaker 3 (03:30):
I would have no, Nope, we take those home and
then we breed. We breed them and then we show
them at exhibition shows, and then we show them back
here at the fair next year.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
So that brings up an interesting We haven't asked this
of anybody else. Could you show the same animal two
years in a row at the fair?
Speaker 4 (03:47):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (03:47):
These birds? Yes you can?
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Yeahod okay, well that's neat.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
So you if you had one that had a lot
of potential and you still just needs a little more time.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
To that's a big thing, especially with the young the
young chickens, some of them are feathered out enough so
they sey more time.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Yeah. Okay.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
So let's talk about your your woodworking and.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
So which FFA through Alanie.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Okay, that's that's a really growing ffa. Yes it is.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
So we did my shot project. It was during school
year last year. I had to make a end table
out of wood. So I made that and then.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
I kind of would there's.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Just basic wood from like the store teachers got. I
think it's just basic plywood. So then we I did that.
I built my end table and then I burnt it
and then I finished it so it was there. And
then I also did a composition like light post, so
I used a tire and then I had a weld
on a like I thank four by four steel posts
(04:46):
to the tire, and then I had to do electrical
work on it and I had to make a light
switch on and stuff.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Oh neat and how did that do?
Speaker 3 (04:54):
They all got a's.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
So so they're they're graded on that.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
Yeah, they're already graded.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
And then I did my first aid in action through
my mom's Forage Club Mustn't Country Connections and I did
first Aid in Action and I want Allen County. And
then I got selected to get to go to a
state fair for that need.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
So you went to the state fair? And how was
that in Columbus?
Speaker 3 (05:14):
It was a good experience. I went down there, but
I didn't place.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
So but still a competition because you've got people coming
in from as like eighty.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Eight counties, right, yeah, competition. So you want to get
back to the state.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Yeah, I want to. By the time I am done
with Forge, I want to try. I just want to
win at least one clock trophy.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
That's a big goal.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Cool, MADDI are you going to go to the state hopefully.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Like several times?
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Probably I did last year for one of my sewing projects.
Did Yeah, And I got an outstanding.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
So wow, I'd like State Fair.
Speaker 4 (05:47):
Yeah, like Canton. Hopefully I can get a clock trophy
by the time I'm done.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
All right, cool, So let's talk about the sirious stuff
with the fair. There's a lot of places out here
to find food. Yeah, Maddie, do you have a favorite
fair food?
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Oh? I just just yesterday I got the pizza. It
was like a combo from the pizza place right down here.
That was really good.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Did you get the pickle one?
Speaker 4 (06:13):
No, I just got pepperoni. It was very cheesy.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
Have you seen that picture they have of it?
Speaker 4 (06:17):
Yeah? I got it last year.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
It was good, was it?
Speaker 4 (06:20):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Because I saw that picture on going, I don't know
if I want to pickle pizza, but so I was
trying to find somebody that had it, but it was
all right.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Yeah. I also really liked the J and M's ice cream.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
You know, that might be the number one answer we've
heard all week. Do you have a favorite flavor from jamm?
Speaker 2 (06:36):
What are you sure?
Speaker 4 (06:37):
The chocolate peanut butter.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
And I think we've heard chocolate peanut butter already, and
then you have.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
To get the peanut butter sauce on top. Oh, it's
really good.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
Jay and m should pay us because as many times
as people talk about though, Cam, how about you favorite
fair food?
Speaker 3 (06:54):
Mine is probably the Beistros Cafe or barn, the Red Barn,
but now the Blue Bar now, oh.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
So you know Brian was just in there a little
while ago.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
Yeah, Buckland Bucklin Acres.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
Yeah, that's probably my favorite place now. But for a
sweet treat, Jeff and definitely J and M's.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
And favorite flavor a J and M's.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
I do two flavors, so I get a single scoop
of strawberry and cinnamon.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Oh, that's a good combination. It's good stuff. Yeah. How
about rides? Have you had any time this week to
ride rides?
Speaker 3 (07:27):
I rode on Sunday with my friends, but I only
wrote a couple because I was busy showing and stuff.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Did you do you have a favorite ride?
Speaker 3 (07:34):
If I had to pick one, probably the freak Out.
Speaker 2 (07:36):
The freak Out.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
Yeah, that's the real big tall one that has like
a oh he like swings back and forth. Yeah, that's
probably my favorite one.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Maddie. How about you?
Speaker 4 (07:44):
Probably the freak Out of the Orbiter?
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Which one is the Orbiter?
Speaker 4 (07:48):
Is that it's like the one that basically goes like
this and there's like little carts on them.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Oh yeah, I wouldn't survive that, I don't think.
Speaker 4 (07:56):
But I like a lot of like more so the
scarier spinny rites. I like this once neat.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
So let me ask you one last question and then
we're going to turn your free. But if if someone
out there is listening, they're they're a young person in
there thinking about I've never shown anything, I've never been
in four h or FFA, I've never been had a
project at the fair. Why would talk them into it?
Why should they try to put a project in the fair?
Speaker 4 (08:22):
It's a lot of fun and you definitely learn like
a lot of skills when it comes to four age,
and even if it's not even like a livestock animal,
you learn so much with like a special interest too,
because there's so many things like baking, sewing, like FFA
and like all of that type of stuff. You learn
a lot. And I would have to say the fair
(08:43):
is definitely one of like my favorite things to do
during the summer, and it's just a lot of fun
to get to hang out with your friends and see
almost everybody you know probably here.
Speaker 3 (08:51):
Cool cam your thoughts, I would say that because most
people just think the fair as like livestock and they
don't know about the special interest and special interests can
be like someone that's in like the city and it
can't have animals. They can do that and they can
still get into the fair for free, So that could
be a big, big reason for them to join because
they get a free fair pass then. But really the
(09:13):
fair just it gives a person good like life skills,
and it gives them like challenges they have to face
and overcome. And I just think it's a big part
of who I've become through the fair, like all the
challenges I face with my birds and stuff and not
winning and I have to be okay with that.
Speaker 1 (09:28):
So well, I think you're both great examples with the
Junior Fair and and the great kids that are in it.
So thanks, thanks for stopping by today. Make sure all
your friends know that they can listen to this podcast
on the free iHeart app, or you can watch it
probably by tomorrow on YouTube and it will be there forever,
so someday you can have your grandkids see you on YouTube.
(09:52):
When you say this is when I was at the fair,
this is what we talked about, so you guys have
a great fair.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
Thank you too.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
All Right, we'll be right back after this
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