Potato Showdown: Son Outperforms Father in Thurston County
A local potato competition turns into a generational victory for Roy Taylor, who outclassed his father in four out of six categories.
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Club Boy Wins From Father in Four Out of Six Classes. 'Now young fellow, we will see what club work has done for you,' said Mr. Guy Taylor of the South Bay community, Olympia, as he and his son, Roy, entered the Thurston county potato show in competition with each other. And see they did, for Roy won from his father in four out of six classes. He won the chamber of commerce potato digger offered for the best 100 pounds of table stock; first prize for certified Burbank seed, sweep-stake seed potato competition, second on uncertified Burbank seed, second on uncertified White Star seed and second for the best 32 tubers of Burbank table stock. As a reward for good work in high school, community activities and club work, he was given a $75 scholarship to the State College of Washington by the Union Pacific railway system. Competition between Roy and his father has ceased and from now on it will be Taylor and Son, potato growers of Thurston county.
“Competition between Roy and his father has ceased and from now on it will be Taylor and Son.”
This story highlights the vital role of agricultural extension programs and 4-H-style clubs in training the next generation of farmers. The shift from individual competition to the family partnership 'Taylor and Son' reflects the enduring value of intergenerational knowledge transfer in Washington's agricultural economy.
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