Mallory Trainer keeps her eyes on the judge as she steadies her calf. She won first place in her BBR Dual category. All three Trainer calves were from Creswell Farm.
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Beef judge Scott Winkle, of Adams County, shares suggestions and tips with 4-H member Kayla Trainer at the Thursday Beef Feeder Show.
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Even Junior Fair queens show their animals. Morrow County Junior Fair Queen Sophia Hinkle (left) steadies her calf and waits for the judge’s directions.
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Julie Trainer, 10, leads her calf with confidence. Trainer won first place in her Dual Born, Bred and Raised (BBR) calf category.
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The crowd applauded enthusiastically for the exhibitors while more than 50 youth showed their calves in the arena Thursday morning and into the afternoon at the Morrow County Fair.
The judge, Scott Winkle from Adams County, kept the show moving with humor and a running commentary on each animal with tips on how each exhibitor could improve in their showmanship.
Other youth show favorites Thursday were the goat shows and Goat Costume Contest, Horse and Pony Western Pleasure, Sheep Breeding Show, Sheep Showmanship and Market Lamb Show.
Many enjoyed the Lamb Barbeque Picnic at the Sheep Barn at noon, while some took off to see projects for Food Fun Day. There was a pizza eating contest at 6 p.m., a Cote Winery dried flower class, followed by outhouse races and rough truck races in the evening.
Alberta Stojkovic is a correspondent for The Morrow County Sentinel. She can be reached at [email protected].
