Color image of 4-H club member and her prize-winning steer at the Polk County Fair, 2015.

4-H club member and her prize-winning steer at the Polk County Fair

A 4-H club member shows off her prize-winning commercial steer at the Polk County Fair in Fertile, Minnesota, 2015. The steer was awarded a purple ribbon, which qualified it to advance to the competition at the Minnesota State Fair.

Color image of 4-H club member Alyssa Schwede at the West Polk County Fair with her hydroponic vegetable garden exhibit, 2015. The exhibit was awarded a purple ribbon.

Hydroponic vegetable garden exhibit

4-H club member Alyssa Schwede at the West Polk County Fair with her hydroponic vegetable garden exhibit, 2015. The exhibit was awarded a purple ribbon.

Map of 4H clubs in West Polk County published in the Crookston Daily Times, 1980.

Map of 4H clubs in West Polk County

Map of 4H clubs in West Polk County published in the Crookston Daily Times, 1980.

4-H beef record kept by Worthwhile 4-H Club member Glen Torkelson, 1947.

4-H beef record kept by Glen Torkelson

4-H beef record kept by Worthwhile 4-H Club member Glen Torkelson, 1947.

4-H family garden record kept by Worthwhile 4-H Club member Glen Torkelson, 1945.

4-H family garden record kept by Glen Torkelson

4-H family garden record kept by Worthwhile 4-H Club member Glen Torkelson, 1945.

Minnesota 4-H logo. The 4 Hs represent head, heart, hands, and health.

Minnesota 4-H logo

Minnesota 4-H logo. The 4 Hs represent head, heart, hands, and health.

Color image of 4-H club member Hannah Rolf showing off her three-year-old Holstein dairy cow at the Minnesota State Fair, 2015.

4-H club member and her prize-winning dairy cow at the Minnesota State Fair

4-H club member Hannah Rolf shows off her three-year-old Holstein dairy cow at the Minnesota State Fair, 2015.

4-H Clubs, West Polk County

Since their origin in 1902, 4-H clubs have helped American youth explore various professional fields—many related to farming—while mastering practical skills. In Minnesota’s West Polk County, 4-H branches formed in the late 1920s to train and inspire the next generation of local farmers.

Black and white photograph of Sugar beet cultivation in the Red River Valley, ca. 1940.

Sugar beet cultivation in the Red River Valley

Sugar beet cultivation in the Red River Valley, ca. 1940.

Black and white photograph of Mexican American migrant farm-worker children playing, ca. 1960.

Children of Mexican American migrant farm-workers

Children of Mexican American migrant farm-workers, ca. 1960.

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