I wasn’t even sure if I was going to go to the Tulsa Livestock Show. \u00a0Why? \u00a0In Shattuck, America, we have plenty going on for a very small school. \u00a0The football team is ranked #1 and are the defending state champs. \u00a0The softball team is the 3 time defending state champs and they are playing in the state tournament this week. \u00a0The choir just had a whole bunch of kids qualify for honor choir. \u00a0The FFA kids stay busy and had just won the State Fair of OK ag mech sweepstakes. \u00a0We really don’t need to be showing stock right now. \u00a0We will get a bit more serious come February and March. \u00a0This was the first time that I attended Tulsa knowing that we did not have a dog in the hunt–in any species.<\/p>\n
However, we still went. \u00a0I did have a pair of brothers that are starting to figure this broiler show out. \u00a0They did well as they placed 15th and 7th overall. \u00a0Only the grand and reserve make the sale, so there is room for improvement.<\/p>\n
There are times that I miss feeding chickens at our house, but then again, I’m kind of glad that Duke hasn’t wanted to do it. \u00a0Dang there is not a nastier animal than a chicken. \u00a0Nonetheless, it might be the best project going. \u00a0It is all about management. \u00a0CONGRATS to Papa Terry Harmon\u2026.aka King Cock, the Cock Jock, the COCKIEST dude that I know. \u00a0His grandkids showed who had the biggest and best of the broiler show. \u00a0GRAND and RESERVE GRAND! \u00a0So many wrong things that I could type here but I won’t. \u00a0No doubt that they had the best. \u00a0I’m happy for them.<\/p>\n
Speaking of happy for them. \u00a0We are big fans of Miss Addie Schneberger. \u00a0Great females in that family. \u00a0The males are a bit suspect but good people. \u00a0I didn’t watch the grand drive but I was happy to get the call from her dad that she had won the Tulsa wether show. \u00a0Only recently, I told her dad that I was betting ALL IN that she would win a big one. \u00a0And, I was right. \u00a0There will be more wins in this girl’s future.<\/p>\n
I didn’t watch much of the goat show. \u00a0For numerous reasons. \u00a0Didn’t have any students showing, didn’t have any that I sold showing and didn’t really have a desire. \u00a0I didn’t watch the sheep show either. \u00a0But we did have one that we sold there. \u00a0Back in April, we had a Broke2Show online wether sale. \u00a0We sold a hair sheep that Lexi Kelln had shown with success. \u00a0Hairy the hair sheep was a wether from Preston Faris that was champion at Woodward District and 2nd at OYE. \u00a0He only brought $250 in this sale. \u00a0Tom Kester bought it for a neighbor girl. \u00a0They followed directions and had champion hair sheep at the Tulsa State Fair. \u00a0Wicked Awesome!<\/p>\n
Oh, I might have forgot to mention on here that Shattuck FFA had already won the Ag Mechanics sweepstakes award at the Tulsa State Fair. \u00a0Duke & Lane’s semi loading chute that was grand at the State Fair of OK was reserve grand overall at Tulsa. \u00a0It got beat by a reconditioned Massey Ferguson tractor. \u00a0That’s cool. \u00a0Would have been cooler if it was green.<\/p>\n
Kind of a cool story about this group of Ag Mech kids. \u00a0While unloading projects at the OKC State Fair, a guy looked at several of these boys and commented, “It’s no wonder Shattuck wins so many football championships. \u00a0Look at the size of the boys.” \u00a0One of these senior boys (a large mammal and not Duke) looked at him and said, “We don’t play sports. \u00a0We weld.” \u00a0That might end up on a t shirt at some point.<\/p>\n
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