AGRICULTURE Cattle show proves to be successful in new show barn
The News Standard - A11
Friday, July 30, 2010
By Casey Tolliver The News Standard Before the rides were set up or the tractor and truck pulls were roaring in the arena, many fairgoers packed the new show barn on Saturday to watch the Beef Breeding show as the fair kicked off last weekend. Typically held on different days and times, the late Saturday afternoon seemed to be just the right time slot for the event, compared to early Saturday morning or weekday start times, according to Beef Show Superintendent Homer Lee Richardson. “I think it worked out well having it on Saturday. We had a lot more participation, and more people showed up having it in the afternoon,” Richardson said. “I felt like we had a good crowd there watching and more cattle there, too.” Despite muggy and tepid conditions, attendance of the show was up from past years, he added. Contestants from Meade and surrounding counties and participants from across the state filed in to the freshly built barn to show off their prized steers and heifers to judges. The influx in numbers meant a wider variety of classes that were shown, Richardson said. “If any breed has at least eight animals, we can give it it’s own category. We had a saler, short horn, seminol and some other than angus and Herefords,” Richardson said, who has been the Beef Show superintendent for nearly 15 years. Typically, the beef show consists of angus, Hereford, short horn and a general All Other Breeds category, but the added participation led to an expansion of categories. Richardson, who shares the superintendent role with his wife, Kaye, has been involved with the fair for most of his life. “We’ve always participated in the fair,” he said. “My dad used to be on the fair board, and now my brother is on the fair board.” As a longstanding participant of the fair, Richardson has noticed a linear involvement in the beef shows in Meade County, which was evident based on the amount of Meade County youths who exhibited and fared well in the show. According to Richardson, Cody Haught, Kaylee Compton, Lydia Richardson, Taylor Hobbs and Gracie Fackler were among the surge of Meade County youths competing. “Most of them are the kids showing,” Richardson said. “And we had more kids showing than we usually did. I always like to see the kids participate. That’s one thing I like about the fair, is you get to see the kids getting out and competing in things.”
Open Beef Show
Showmanship: Class 1: 1st - Gracie Fackler; 2nd - Maddie Craig. Class 2: 1st - Corbin Cowles; 2nd - Caroline Cowles. Honorable mention - Taylor Hobbs. Overall: Champion - Corbin Cowles; 2nd - Gracie Fackler. Showmanship: 1st - Lydia Richardson; 2nd - Brittany Hager; 3rd - Brian Chism; 4th - Josh Metten. Jr. Heifer Calf: Willis Farms. Winter Heifer Calf: Willis Farms. Class 7: Gracie Fackler. Sr. Yearling Heifer: Maddie Craig. Salers Champion/Reserve: 1st - Maddi Craig; 2nd - Gracie Fackler. Cow/calf: Willis Farms. Jr. Bull Calf: Willis Farms. Winter Bull Calf: Willis Farms. Spring Yearling Bull: Willis Farms. Salers Bull Champion/Reserve: 1st - Willis Farms; 2nd - Willis Farms. Sim/Angus: 1st - Fourstar N Cattle; 2nd - Fourstar N Cattle. Sim/Angus: Fourstar N Cattle. Sim/Angus: Fourstar N Cattle. Spring Yearling Heifers: 1st Josh Metten; 2nd - Lancaster
Farms. Senior Yearling Heifer: 1st - Hope Page; 2nd - Caroline Cowles. Sim/Angus Heifer Champion/ Reserve: 1st - Hope Page;2nd - Josh Metten. Sim/Angus: 1st - Fourstar N Cattle; 2nd - Fourstar N Cattle. Sim/Angus: Fourstar N Cattle. Sim/Angus Bull Champion/ Reserve: 1st - Fourstar N Cattle; 2nd - Fourstar N Cattle. Spring Yearling Heifer: 1st Thomas Compton; 2nd - Josh Metter; 3rd - Brian Hayse. Commercial Open Beef: 1st Lydia Richardson. Commercial Heifer Champion/Reserve: 1st - Thomas Compton; 2nd - Lydia Richardson. Commercial Open Beef: Thomas Compton. Jr. Heifer Calf: 1st - Cody Haught; 2nd - Zach Costin; 3rd - Fourstar N Cattle. Angus: 1st - Bells Angus; 2nd - Zach Costin. Sr. Heifer Calf: 1st - Cody Haught; 2nd - Bells Angus. Late Summer Yearling Heifer: 1st - Cody Haught. Angus: 1st - Zach Costin. Angus: 1st - Bells Angus; 2nd - Corbin Cowles; 3rd - Cody Johnson. Angus: 1st - Brian Reynolds; 2nd - Corbin Cowles. Sr. Yearling Heifer: 1st - Bells Angus; 2nd - Cody Haught; 3rd - Caroline Cowles. Angus Champion/Reserve Heifer: 1st - Bells Angus class 2; 2nd - Bells Angus class 6. Jr. Bull Calf: 1st - Cody Haught; 2nd - Bells Angus. Angus: 1st - Zach Costin. Jr. Yearling Bull: 1st - Cody Haught. Angus Bull Champion/Reserve: 1st - Cody Haught class 17; 2nd - Cody Haught class 11. Cow/Calf: 1st - Bells Angus; 2nd - Cody Haught; 3rd Zach Costin. All Other Breeds Class 1: Lancaster Farms. All Other Breeds Class 2: 1st Brian Reynolds. All Other Breeds Class 6: 1st - Taylor Hobbs; 2nd - Nathan Turner; 3rd - Brittany Hager; 4th - Kaylee Compton. All Other Breeds Class 7: 1st Brian Reynolds. All Other Breeds Class 8: 1st Brian Reynolds. All Other Breeds: Brian Reynolds. All Other Breeds Class 11: 1st - Brian Reynolds. All Other Breeds Class 12: 1st - Brian Reynolds. All Other Breeds Class 15: 1st - Brian Reynolds. All Other Breeds Class 23: 1st - Lancaster Farms. All Other Breeds Champion/ Reserve Heifer: 1st - Taylor Hobbs; 2nd - Lancaster Farms. All Other Breeds Champion/ Reserve Bull: 1st - Brian Reynolds; 2nd - Brian Reynolds. Hereford: 1st - Lydia Richardson; 2nd - Brian Hayse; 3rd - Kailey Thompson. Hereford Class 4: 1st - Derrick Compton. Hereford Class 6: 1st - Derrick Compton. Hereford Class 8: 1st - Isaac Thompson. Hereford Champion/Reserve: 1st - Lydia Richardson; 2nd Isaac Thompson. Shorthorn Class 1: 1st - Brian Chism. Shorthorn Class 5: 1st - Brittany Hager. Shorthorn Class 6: 1st - Nathan Turner; 2nd - Brittany Hager; 3rd - Cody Johnson; 4th - Brian Chism; 5th - Brian Chism. Shorthorn Class 23: 1st Brian Chism. Shorthorn Heifer Champion/ Reserve: 1st - Brittany Hager; 2nd - Nathan Turner.
4H/FFA Beef Show
Class L-245: 1st-Gary Nelson Barger; 2nd-Gracie Fackler; 3rd- Karrissa Chapman Class L-246: 1st-Kaylee Compton; 2nd-Alexa Whelan; 3rd-Kadin Staples Class L-247: 1st-Lydia Richardson; 2nd-Nathan Turner Class L-249: 1st-Brandon McGehee Class L-248: 1st-Brian Chism; 2nd-Cody Haught; 3rd-Josh Metten Class L-251: Champion-Brandon McGehee; Reserve-Brian Chism Class L-250: Champion-Lydia Richardson Class 1: 1st-Josh Metten Class 2: 1st-Brittany Hager Class 4: 1st-Brandon McGehee; 2nd-Cody Haught Class 5: 1st-Brandon McGehee Class 6: Reserve- Josh Metten 4H Lightweight Steers: 1stNathan Turner 4H Middleweight Steers: 1st-
THE NEWS STANDARD/CHARLOTTE FACKLER
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Kaylee Compton prepares for judging during the showmanship class prior to winning Reserve Grand Champion Steer. Gary Nelson Barger talks to the judge during his showmanship class. Brandon McGehee wins Champion Market Steer. Josh Metten wins Grand Champion Supreme Heifer. Kadin Staples concentrates on setting up his cow for judging.
Alexa Whelan 4H Heavyweight Steers: 1stKaylee Compton; 2nd-Kadin Staples; 3rd-Lydia Richardson Class L-235: 1st-Kaylee Compton Class L-236: Reserve-Kadin Staples Class L-242: Champion-Brandon McGehee Class L-243: Reserve-Kaylee Compton Class L-244: 1st- Brandon McGehee Class L-260: Champion L-259- Cody Haught; Reserve L-254- Cody Haught Class L-252: 1st-Cody Haught Class L-254: Reserve Champion-Cody Haught Class L-255: 1st-Cody Haught Class L-258: 1st-Alexa Whelan Class L-259: 1st-Cody Haught Class L-260: Champion-Kaylee Compton Class L-257: 1st-Kaylee Compton Champion Heifer Commercial: Champion-Josh Metten; Reserve-Lydia Richardson Spring Yearling Heifers: Champion-Josh Metten Junior Yearling Heifers Commercial: Reserve ChampionLydia Richardson Hereford Heifers: ChampionLydia Richardson Senior Heifer Calf Hereford: 1st-Lydia Richardson Heifer Maintaineer: Champion- Nathan Turner Spring Yearling Heifers Main-
taineer: 1st-Nathan Turner Saler Champion Heifer: Champion-Gracie Fackler Saler Junior Yearling Heifers: 1st-Gracie Fackler Shorthorn Heifer: ChampionBrittany Hager; Reserve- Brittany Hager Shorthorn Junior Heifer Calf: 1st-Brian Chism Shorthorn Early Summer Yearling Heifer: 1st-Brittany Hager Shorthorn Spring Yearling Heifers: 1st-Brittany Hager; 2nd-Nathan Turner; 3rd-Brian Chism Simmental Champion Heifer: Champion- Josh Metten Simmental Spring Yearling Heifer: 1st-Josh Metten Shorthorn Champion Heifer: Champion- Brittany Hager Shorthorn Spring Yearling Heifer: 1st- Brittany Hager Grand Champion Heifer: Champion - Josh Metten Reserve Grand Champion Heifer: Reserve- Josh Metten Class L-264: Champion- Cody Haught Class L-265: Reserve- Lydia Richardson Class L-266: 1st-Brian Chism Champion Cow-Calf Pair: Champion- Cody Haught; Reserve - Brian Chism Angus Cow-Calf Pair: 1stCody Haught Bull Calves Champion: Champion- Cody Haught; ReserveCody Haught Angus Junior Bull Calves: 1st-
Cody Haught Angus Junior Yearling Bulls: 1st- Cody Haught Class L-276: Champion- Cody Haught Class L-277: Champion- Cody Haught
Open Beef Show
Champion Market Steer: Champion- Brandon McGe-
hee; Reserve- Kaylee Compton Open Lightweight: 1st- Josh Matten; 2nd- Nathan Turner; 3rd- Derrick Compton Open Middleweight: 1st- Kaylee Compton; 2nd- Thomas Compton; 3rd- Alexa Whelan Open Heavyweight: 1stBrandon McGehee; 2ndLydia Richardson; 3rd- Kadin Staples
Mule/Horse Show
Mule Nondraft 2 & 3 year old: 1st- Dink Logsdon; 2nd- Matt Staples; 3rd- G.H. Board Mule Nondraft 4 years and older: 1st- Jessica Reardon; 2ndJanet Greer; 3rd- Mark Popham Pair of Mules (any age): 1st- Mark Popham; 2nd- Mark Popham Draft Mule (any age): 1st- JT Barger; 2nd- JT Barger; 3rd- Dink Logsdon Pair of Draft Mules: 1st- JT Barger; 2nd- Bradley Arnold Draft Horse (1 year and under): 1st- Chris Rhoads Draft Horse (2 and 3 yrs): 1st- John Scott; 2nd- Levi Miller Draft Horse (4 yrs. and under): 1st- Chris Rhoads; 2nd- Chris Rhoads Pair Draft Horses: 1st- John Scott; 2nd- Chris Rhoads Youth Showmanship: 1st- Willie Arnold; 2nd- Clint Reardon; 3rd- Jacob Dodson Snigging Team: 1st- Anthony Fackler; 2nd- Mark Popham; 3rd- Mark Popham Snigging Single: 1st- Anthony Fackler; 2nd- Mark Popham; 3rd- Mark Popham Trail Class: 1st- Jessica Reardon; 2nd- Don Greer; 3rd- Mark Popham Mule Ballon Derby: 1st- Jessica Reardon; 2nd- Don Greer; 3rd- Mark Popham Chicken Race: 1st- Andrew Logsdon; 2nd- Mark Popham; 3rd- Chris Ledford Pantyhose Race: 1st- Mark Popham; 2nd- Dink Logsdon; 3rdChad Ledford Scoop Shovel Race: 1st- Chris Ledford; 2nd- Terry Clark; 3rdDon Greer