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OCTOBER 11, 2017
THE BEACON 15
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General Livestock Judging Contest Results
Jen Jones | Beacon
A group of youth is pictured examining
hogs during the livestock judging contest
at the Coshocton County Fair on Tuesday,
Oct. 3. Teams competed to list the animals
in the same order of fi rst through fourth as
the contest offi cial did.
• First Place Senior Team:
Moriah Quillin, Garrett Quillin,
Maggie Miller
• Second Place Senior Team:
Shelby Cannon, Eden Ehman,
Michaela White
• Third Place Senior Team:
Montana Seitz, Hayden McCoy,
Cale Bible
• Fourth Place Senior Team:
Emily Bookless, Waverly
Reidenbach, Ty Collins
• Fifth Place Senior Team:
Hunter Cannon, Ryan Greten,
Lindsay Moran
• The top 10 senior individuals:
Lindsay Moran – 1; Maggie Miller
– 2; Michaela White – 3; Shelby
Cannon – 4; Hayden McCoy –
5; Justin Mason – 6; Montana
Seitz – 7; Moriah Quillin – 8; Cal
Shrimplin – 9; Garrett Quillin – 10
• First Place Junior Team:
Jayden Rice, Hunter Meade,
Aiden Brinker
• Second Place Junior Team:
Aaron Ward, Emma Ward, Allie
Mizer
• Third Place Junior Team:
Kamryn McGinnis, Hope Mickle,
Kaytee Rice
• Fourth Place Junior Team:
Annie Ward, Daisy Ward, Audrey
Collins
• Fifth Place Junior Team:
Conner Webster, Layton Massie,
Taylor Meade
•The top 10 junior individuals:
Aiden Brinker – 1; Audrey
Collins – 2; Kamryn McGinnis
– 3; Jayden Rice – 4; Conner
Webster – 5; Hunter Meade – 6;
Allie Mizer – 7; Kaytee Rice – 8;
Emma Ward – 9; Taylor Meade - 10
Livestock judging contest teaches youth what judges look for
COSHOCTON - On Tuesday, Oct. 3, a
unique contest was held at Hunter Arena
during the Coshocton County Fair. Th e
4-H Livestock Judging Contest brought
youth from all over the county to learn
what judges are looking for during the
livestock shows many of them compete
in.
Th ere are six classes of animals to be
judged, including market and breeding
for swine, beef and sheep. All of the live-
stock used belong to youth that showed
at the fair. Th e participants were divided
into junior (under 13) and senior teams
(13-18). Ten teams of seniors and four
teams of juniors competed to be named
the best judges.
In the fi rst round, the youth were di-
vided into three groups. Each group was
assigned a group of four animals (pigs,
sheep or cows) to start with and they had
12 minutes to decide which animal de-
served fi rst through fourth place. During
the fi rst round, the participants had a
card with questions to consider as they
looked over the animals. Once they listed
their choices, they gave their cards to
their adult leader and waited to move to
the next animal. No talking was allowed
in the arena as they judged.
During the second round, the youth
looked at a diff erent set of livestock and
didn’t have cards to guide them on their
choices. Th ey had to remember what they
had learned during the fi rst round and
again, list their choices from fi rst through
fourth place. Th e teams were striving
to be the ones with the closest score to
match the animals the offi cial chose.
Lydia Ulry, from Johnstown, was the
offi cial for the event. She looked over
every animal before the youth arrived
and listed her choices from fi rst through
fourth and her reasons why she chose as
she did. Th is is the second year that Ulry
has helped with the contest at the fair.
She was a member of the 2014 Ohio State
judging team and did very well. “Some-
times, there is a clear winner or loser in
a group, but other times, the animals
are all close and it can be hard to choose
a clear winner,” said Ulry. When that
happens, she tries to explain to the youth
why she chose as she did.
Emily Adams, from the OSU extension
offi ce, organized the livestock judging
contest. “We’ve been doing this class for
decades, but it was always on Saturday
afternoon. We decided to try Tuesday,
since it’s not as busy a day for shows.”
She explained that everyone interested
in being in the contest met at the dairy
barn to register and have their questions
answered. “Some of these kids don’t
show any of these animals. Th ey may
have a poultry or rabbit project and just
do this for fun and to learn. We even have
a few that don’t have any type of animal
project.”
Adams said this is a great way for the
youth to learn about other animals and
that they give away cool prizes after the
contest.
“I just really appreciate all of the help
with this contest. From the adult volun-
teers to the youth who let us ‘borrow’
their animals. It takes a lot of help to do
this.”
Th e following businesses and indi-
viduals contributed to contest awards:
Coshocton County Farm Bureau, Seitz
Cattle Services, Heritage Co-op, Warsaw
Dari-Land, West Lafayette Coin Laundry,
Locke Farms, Scott and Sheila Graves,
Gerber, Locke Farms, and Peggy Sue’s
Steak and Ribs.
Warsaw Camp & Retreat
2nd handmade
Annual
Fall
Bazaar
& direct sales vendors
October 28 th , 9:00am-3:00pm
Warsaw Camp & Retreat Center, 818 Main St., Warsaw OH 43844
• Scentsy
• Plunder Jewelry
• Energy
• Pampered Chef
• UsBorne
• Paparazzi Jewelry
• Touchstone Crystals
• Plexus
• Younique
• LuLaRoe
• Damsel in Defense
• Wildtree Organic
• Juice Plus
• DoTERRA
• Premier Designs
2 Baked Goods Tables:
• Cupcake Table
• A team supporting Guatemala
missions will have a variety of
baked goods
• Young Living
Essential Oils
• Tupperware
• Lemongrass Spa
• Perfectly Posh
• Initials Inc.
• NORWEX
•Thirty-One
9 Handmade
Crafter Tables:
• Primitive
• Polymer Clay
• Paintings
• Large Variety of
Handmade Items
By Jen Jones