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HEATHER AVEY Reporter Guymon Daily Herald
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Shanda Baugh posed with her heifer "Tina" while preparing for the livestock show last year.
Judgment day is here for the Texas County Junior Livestock Show 2007. The stock show is Feb. 19th, 20th and 21st and is sponsored by the Texas County Junior Livestock Board. Students all over Texas County, will attempt to earn more accolades on Tuesday when they enter their hogs and steer into the annual FFA Texas County Junior Livestock Show. The event lasts until Wednesday and features judgings on cattle, lambs, swine and goats. On Tuesday morning entry of the market goats, market swine and commercial lambs will begin at 8 a.m. Along with the placing of the goats the entry of the heifers, goats and steers will begin at 12 p.m. Placing of the commercial and market swine will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday will begin at 7 a.m. with the entry of commercial steers followed at 9:30 a.m. in order the placing of commercial pens of cattle, commercial lamb classes, lambs, heifers and steers. Thursday morning will begin with the show fitting contest at 9 a.m. Then at 4:30 p.m. the "lamb lead" interviews with a complimentary meal between the "lamb lead" contest that will start at 6 p.m. A presentation by the Panhandle Cattlewomen will start at 6:30 p.m. and then they will end the livestock show with the Premium Auction. The Guymon FFA students along with Texhoma, Goodwell, Hooker, Tyrone and Hardesty are looking forward to the livestock show. Beef category winners: Breed and reserve breed champion will receive ribbons, Grand champion steer $100 and a belt buckle, Reserve champion steer $ 75 and a belt buckle. In the Swine, sheep and goat categories: Breed and reserve breed champion will receive ribbons, grand champion market swine, grand champion lamb and grand champion goat win $50 and a belt buckle, reserve grand champion swine, lamb and goat win $30 and a belt buckle. Heifer category winners: Grand Champion Heifer wins $100 and a buckle and the Reserve Champion Heifer wins $75 and a buckle. |
