Eli Bartlett and oxen Mark and Twain win blue ribbons at the Big E
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October 29, 2018

Eli Bartlett and oxen Mark and Twain win blue ribbons at the Big E

SALISBURY, MA – When Eli Bartlett wanted to join a 4-H oxen club, there were no clubs near him. His aunt, Donna Bartlett, asked Mark Winslow, the leader of the nearest oxen club, which happened to be in Maine, if he could join.

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