SHELBY COUNTY FAIR
6 • Saturday, July 21, 2012
Sidney Daily News
Shelby County junior fair Livestock sale final step for exhibiters There are no changes for the actual sale of animals for the 2012 Shelby County Fair’s livestock sales, but Sales Committee Treasurer Kelly Bensman said from now on, hogs and rabbits will sell on the same day, rotating each year. Friday, sales will be poultry (ducks and chickens), cattle, goats and lambs and Saturday’s will be hogs, rabbits, and Gallon of Milk. This year’s sale will be open to Junior Fair exhibitors of market cattle, feeder calves, market hogs, market lambs, goats, pens of fryers and broilers and dairy (gallon of milk sale). Four new records were set at last year’s sale, two of them in the goat category. The reserve grand champion steer brought $5,450, the goat grand champion $2,900, reserve goat champion $6,500 and the Gallon of Milk sale ( 73 shares), $3,650. Following are the prices 2011 fair champions brought and current Shelby County Livestock Sales records: • Grand Champion Lamb, $1,200; record is $3,320 set at the 2001 fair. • Reserve Champion Lamb, $1,200; record is $2,600 from 2008. • Hog Grand Barrow, $2,125; record is $6,000 set at the 2010 fair.
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THE GRAND champion dairy steer in 2011 was shown by Jenise Berning, 18, of Anna. Those who purchased the steer were Chris Gibbs for Shelby County Republican Party, Angela Martin for Sidney Body Carstar and Michele Mumford, clerk of courts, Com• Reserve Barrow, $1,600; record is $3,800 from 2006 fair. • Grand Gilt, $2,150; and Reserve Gilt, $1.700 (records not kept). • Cattle Grand,
$5,875; record is $10,000 set during 2009 fair. • Reserve Grand, $5,450, a new record. • Rabbit Grand Market Pen, $400; record is $2,050 from 2008.
missioner Julie Ehemann, Jason Gibbs of Gibbs Farms LLC, Lorie Beigel for Beigel for judge, Shelby County Auditor Denny York, Susan Bertsch for Auto Repair Unlimited, Jeff Beigel for judge and Shelby County Treasurer Linda Meininger.
• Reserve Market Pen, $300; record is $1,300 from 2001. • Grand Fryer, $900 and reserve Fryer $325. • Goat Grand, $2,900 (new record).
• Reserve Grand, $6,500 (new record). • Chicken Grand Meat Pen, $700; record is $1,200 set during 2009 fair. • Reserve Meat Pen,
$300; record is $925 from 2008. • Grand Broiler, $750; Reserve Broiler, $600. • Gallon of Milk, 73 shares, $3,650 (new record).