I haven’t been on here in a day or 8 or 9. \u00a0I have been hooked up with a deal called the Woodward District Jr. Livestock Show. \u00a0It is the BEST district stock show. \u00a0I didn’t say the toughest (although it can be) but it is the best.<\/p>\n
First off, they added an ag mechanics project contest this year. \u00a0It was WELL received. \u00a0Excellent projects that were well displayed throughout the livestock show. \u00a0 My dumb ass and Jon Marc Holt took care of all of it. \u00a0Setting it up, getting judges, getting prizes, etc. \u00a0It was cool.<\/p>\n
Today, was the last day of showing—cattle show. \u00a0As I was working on heifers, I looked across the aisle and noticed a bad ass heifer that had several working on it. \u00a0I also noticed that one of the kids was the owner. \u00a0He also just happened to be the exhibitor of the grand barrow. \u00a0His cousin was also helping put product into the heifer’s hair. \u00a0She just happened to be the exhibitor of the grand wether goat. \u00a0 That made me go “Hunh?!” \u00a0I turned to my left to look at the row of 10 Shattuck clipping chutes. \u00a0Some Shattuck kid was working on hair. \u00a0Another Shattuck kid was fitting and clipping legs on that heifer. \u00a0Ironically, the first kid was the exhibitor of the grand market lamb. \u00a0The other one shows some stock and also had the grand ag mechanics project.<\/p>\n
I can get down on stock shows and all the money and BS that goes with it. BUT\u2026BUT\u2026. \u00a0When you can look around and see Ty Goss fitting legs on a bad ass heifer and Morgan Maloney working hair and Clayton Washmon working hair and Duke Kelln clipping legs, one has to realize that a good livestock kid is GOOD no matter the species. \u00a0Their last name may stereotype them to a pig, sheep or goat but here they were in THE marquee species. \u00a0Duke and Clayton weren’t even showing cattle. \u00a0They were just there working and helping get heifers into top placing slots and steers into premium sales. \u00a0Ty and Morgan were putting together a pair of wicked, wicked heifers. \u00a0While some will sit around on their asses and cuss those that win, others are working to win. These kind of kids work to win. \u00a0And more importantly, help others to win. \u00a0Hats off to those that raise kids like this.<\/p>\n
Cheers to the Goss and Maloney combined family. \u00a0I have no connection to them other than I like hard working families that like good livestock. \u00a0They work and win. \u00a0This wether goat that won is good. \u00a0Real good. \u00a0I don’t know how OYE will go, but that is a good one. Hogs are good. \u00a0These heifers, oh snap! I’ll take this maintainer and give you the field. \u00a0I like this cow a lot.<\/p>\n
Speaking of Woodward District Jr. Livestock Show, I need to brag on a family. \u00a0Carli Word is THE doe shower for Kelln Livestock. \u00a0One, her and her family take phenomenal care of animals. \u00a0Two, hair and feeding is impeccable. \u00a0Three, we like them. \u00a0She showed three does. \u00a0She won three classes and had grand and reserve grand. \u00a0The reserve grand is a Rumour Has It that was raised by Seelke’s and my dumb ass. \u00a0The grand is a doe that took me a while to get bought from Tolson. \u00a0She’s cool. \u00a0The Pfeiffer doe is really good. \u00a0Carli showed like a champ.<\/p>\n
I had good help getting goats ready this year. \u00a0Tom Kester and Braden Schovanec. \u00a0One of the moms asked if they needed to pay Keester. I said, “That dude won’t take any money. \u00a0He would rather the kids shake his hand and say “Thank You.”<\/p>\n
She looked at me and said, “Seriously?” \u00a0I said, “For real.” \u00a0That family got him a gift. \u00a0I think that he will like it.<\/p>\n
Had a dude hit me up after the steer show today. \u00a0“How much money did you people in Shattuck spend on steers this year?” \u00a0My reply, “Less than \u00a0you dumb asses spent on wood chips for common hogs?”<\/p>\n
“Seriously?” \u00a0The reserve grand steer shown by Gatlin Goodson was raised by his mother. \u00a0Tiffany is putting together good cattle. \u00a0Oh, and Gatlin had a 101.7 temp but he still managed to show like an all star. \u00a0Mikayla Hamaker’s smoke steer was a leftover steer at one of my former students–Clark Bixler. \u00a0Ona Rakestraw’s steer was born south of Fargo at my favorite neighbor’s farm–Johnny File. \u00a0I don’t even know if money changed hands between Johnny File and John Rakestraw on this steer. \u00a0It is amazing what a good feeding program, proper care and excellent showmen can accomplish. \u00a0Better yet, was watching all of these good livestock kids work together. \u00a0Share chutes, blowers, clippers, cans of adhesive, whatever. \u00a0This crew won’t win a herdsmanship award for a NEAT work area. \u00a0They probably can’t win a spelling bee. \u00a0But, I will take them to win everything else.<\/p>\n
Good livestock kids are hard to beat. \u00a0Anywhere. \u00a0Any time. \u00a0I’ll take that good livestock kid and beat your ass. \u00a0At anything! \u00a0They know how to work. \u00a0They know how to prioritize. \u00a0Good livestock kids make ag teachers, parents, teachers and coaches look good.<\/p>\n
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Did Duke show? \u00a0 Yes. \u00a0Goats–no. \u00a0He showed sheep. \u00a0He had champion hair sheep. \u00a0And reserve champion hair sheep. \u00a0And champion Dorset. \u00a0And the Dorset is 3rd overall. \u00a0Heck, the champion hair sheep came from Kathryn Kelly Black and the reserve came from Preston Faris. \u00a0Not much of a stretch from goats to a hair sheep. \u00a0The Dorset? \u00a0Well, we like Honkey. \u00a0He is dang good livestock. \u00a0I had a small role in the beginnings of this online livestock industry and yes, I bought a Dorset sheep, online, \u00a0from somebody that I have yet to meet in person and had somebody else delivered it to somebody else’s place and I picked it up there. \u00a0My kids have shown some really good animals. \u00a0Honkey is high on our list of favorites.<\/p>\n
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