Whitley County 4-H Auction totals reach nearly $377,000 - exceeding sales of past two years
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
with reports
Heat may have hampered plans to host the annual Whitley County 4-H Livestock Auction in the show barn on the fairgrounds campus, but keeping buyers cool and comfortable was the order of the day -- and it seems to have paid off for local 4-H'ers.
The auction, held Thursday inside the air conditioned Whitley County 4-H Center, ended with gross sales totaling nearly $377,000.
The auction sales are up from $336,902.21 in 2010 and exceeded 2009's sales figures of $374,932.
In all, 528 items and animals were put on the block Thursday -- down 22 items from 550 sold in 2010.
As more auction sales information becomes available, we will post it here on Talk of the Town.