Louis Ricci, auctioneer, at the 1997 Sonoma County Fair

an auctioneer in California. Who's going going strong, Excellent. CNN's Rusty Dornin takes us to a county fair where the same fellow has been auctioneering for 1/2 a century. I think his staccato chant has thundered through these barns for 1/2 a century, his hands coaxing and cajoling

all bidders to hit top dollar. Since 1947 80 year old Louis Richie has sold thousands of shined and sheared animals raised by farm kids at California's Sonoma County Fair. They'll raise a lamb or the raise a hog or a A steer our replacement very effort, and

it gives them something to look forward to soothe, walk it 20 minutes a day. It keeps him occupied out of mischief. They've got their little chores to do and mom and pop it, make sure that they take care of their animals. Otherwise, they don't come to

the fair. I first was interested in sewing in the night side. I wouldn't try out some lambs, maybe pride of ownership and the passion of parting. It's my favorite, and it was kind of sad to sell him. It's got a sad to part with their little,

but they know they understand that. That's what it's all about, that they're gonna fat in that little lamb for market way back in 46. If we got four bits of brown, that was a big price. Today. If we don't get four or $5 a pound for

these youngsters, we don't think we're doing. Forget them enough money. Over the years, he's probably donated a $1,000,000 worth of this time. If you take a percentage of every sale he's ever done here, I mean, he's a $1,000,000 man, a $1,000,000 man with a mission and

no thoughts of retirement. As long as I can crawl up on that podium on sale of I'll be there. Rusty Dornin, CNN, San Francisco What it is. But I always like listening to those guys and gals, You don't there scratch your nose at those of story.

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