Rooster crowing and pig racing were staples at fairs across the country one hundred years ago. Now there are still dedicated trainers to the cause.

The finals are Thursday morning, but on Wednesday a flock of 11 roosters strutted their stuff at the Minnesota State Fair.

The crow of the rooster is actually an exhilarating sound when one is already awake. But to be brought out of a dead-like sleep it is similar to being plastered against a wall by a nuclear bomb ...