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OCTOBER 11, 2017
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Beth Scott | Beacon
Zoey Lambert poses with her dairy cow, Pocahontas before entering the ring during
the dairy show at the Coshocton County Fair on Monday, Oct. 2.
Dairy farming is a family aff air
By Beth Scott
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COSHOCTON – Th ere was a lot of excite-
ment at the King family stall during the
dairy show at the Coshocton County Fair
on Monday, Oct. 2. One of the dairy cows
wasn’t feeling up to showing that morn-
ing.
“She’s feeling the labor pains,” said
Chris King. “She’s due to give birth
today.”
Besides the little calf about ready to
make his or her grand entrance into the
world, the King’s youngest calf, Peanut
Butter, was just three weeks old at the
time of the show. Th eir oldest, Trixie, is 12
years old.
Th e Kings have had a dairy farm for 26
years and Anna has been showing dairy
cows for 14 years. However, the Kings
don’t milk their cows.
“We leave the calves on their moms,”
said Anna. “We raise extra calves so
we’ve had one (Trixie) raise four at a time.
She’s had her go around with babies.
It’s really something to see with all four
calves attached to her.”
Th e Kings enjoy having their dairy
farm, although it can be grueling work
at times with very little sleep. Th e day of
the show, Chris and Anna said they were
up getting their dairy cows ready for the
show until after 3 a.m. that morning.
“We don’t really have a schedule,” said
Chris. “We’re just awake all the time.”
To get ready for the show, the cows are
washed, shaved, clipped and manicured,
and have their ears cleaned.
“Th ey get pampered,” said Chris. “Trix-
ie knows as soon as you open the trailer
what’s coming. She’s been doing this
enough years that she knows she’s going
to get pampered. You don’t have to lead
her; she’ll lead you to her spot.”
If running a dairy farm wasn’t enough,
the Kings also sell donuts at the fair. Th ey
start traveling across Ohio in March to
sell donuts.
“They get pampered.
Trixie knows as soon
as you open the trailer
what’s coming. She’s
been doing this enough
years that she knows
she’s going to get
pampered. You don’t
have to lead her; she’ll
lead you to her spot.”
-Chris King
“For us, the mornings usually start at
six in the morning and I shut the door last
night at midnight,” said Chris.
Zoey Lambert is a cloverbud and start-
ed showing calves in the open class about
three years ago at the fair.
“It’s a lot of fun,” she said. “I like ani-
mals.”
She was there at the dairy show with
Pocahontas, her dairy calf. Her family
has about 80 head on their farm and
Lambert is the great-grandchild of the
original dairy farmer.
Cortney Ringwalt | Beacon
Young crowned queen
Rylee Young was crowned Ridgewood High School’s 2017 homecoming queen on
Friday, Oct. 6 prior to the Generals taking on Garaway High School.
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