Farm Horizons
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Oct. 10, 2016
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for the Minnesota State Fair Rural Youth
and more information on the competiScholarship, which awards up to 20 scholtion, is available every year online the first
arships of $1,000 to help further the educaMonday in May.
tion of rural youth.
Preparation
The state fair also includes the FFA liveEntering the fair requires lengthy prepstock show, which typically runs four days
aration. After participants are registered
of the fair. Students regularly enrolled in an – Randi Bayerl, 4-H member and entered, they must begin working on
agricultural education program, or who are
their showmanship.
active members of an FFA chapter are eli“You have to work all summer if you
gible to compete.
want to be on the level that the other competitors are at.
For those looking to compete in the state fair without
You have to work every day, all summer,” Moe said. “It’s
having to qualify in county fairs, entering the open class
a long process. You have to wash your animal to make
livestock categories may be an option.
it look nice. And that’s just at home – going to the show
Every year, entry forms for open class livestock are
should be nothing like the work you do at home.”
available in early June. Those who wish to submit an enBayerl also goes through a lengthy process to prepare
try online may visit the Minnesota State Fair website to
for the state fair. Her routine includes waking up at 6 a.m.
register and find the closing entry date for each category.
every morning to bring her animals in from outside and
For those who wish to enter the horse competitions,
feed them.
there are 17 different classes in the Lee & Rose Warner
“At 9, I go back down, rinse them, and blow them out,
Coliseum, and e ight in the AgStar Arena.
and that helps their hair grow. If you keep them under
The process for entering horse classes is similar to the
fans, it’ll help the hair grow even more, so you can fill in
open class livestock. The entry forms are also available
divots in their body. You want their legs really big, so if
in early June.
they have long hair, it’ll help more.”
There are also opportunities for those who would like
Width and height of animals is one characteristic judgto compete in agricultural, horticultural, and bee culture
es take into consideration. Stout and wide animals are
competitions. The “Ag-Hort-Bee” classes include a varitypically judged the highest. Judges also pay attention to
ety of options for competitions.
how “feminine” or “pretty” the animals walk.
The Ag-Hort-Bee premium book, which contains rules
“Some cattle cover their tracks,” Bayerl said. “So, when
‘All your hard work
eventually pays off.
Never give up.’
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