Smiths Earn Carload Of State Fair Trophies
DES MOINES The Neal Smith family of Stanwood had a busy Iowa State fair week. Neal judged Hampshire and other sheep classes in the Future Farmers of America show. Carmen Smith, 9, won the junior division in the ladies lead class with a finest sheep display and matching wool outfit.
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Carmen Smith
Des Moines
Neal Smith
Stanwood
Neal
Hampshire
Farmers of America
Carmen
Louisville
Uncle Sam
Smiths dominate All-Iowa fair with Ram reserve, duo wins
The Smith family, noted for success at All-Iowa, saw their Southdown ram named reserve champion while Kay Robinson 17 Mechan icsville earned second in the adult division for her wool outfit. The family has claimed Rex Conn Memorial and overall agricultural titles in recent years, signaling another likely repeat at All-Iowa.
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Jimmy Carter
Smiths
Kay Robinson
Mechanicsville
Kay
Gorman Robinson
Southdown
Rex Conn
Kansas City Farm Conventions Highlight National Beef Congress
In Kansas City the National Beef Congress runs December 7 to 9 alongside the National Farm Women's Forum with a farm oriented Olympic style event planned for the evening of December 7. Contests include tractor triangle and wheelbarrow races. coordinators’ address is 733 North Van Buren Milwaukee WI 53202. In Des Moines the Starmont FFA chapter leads Iowa State fair daily show with Ron Riechers sweeping purebred Ayrshire, Heide Mills winning dairy production, and Bill and Keith Knight earning junior championships. The chapter placed second in the dairy class with five members earning gold in showmanship.
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Kansas City
National Farm Women’s Forum
Carter
North van Buren
Milwaukee
Wis
Des Moines
Starmont
FFA
Ron Riechers
Heide Mills
Bill
Keith Knight
Keith
Starmont Ffa
Starmonth Ffa
Calf Delivers During Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Row
Pam Walther 21 of Waverly and her father Herb saw their Guernsey cow Fairy give birth at 5 am yielding Cedar Way Fair Horizon, a female calf likely to join the Walther herd. Horizon’s dam Fairy won top prizes last month, while grandmother Jan was a three-time state fair show champion. The birth preserves the fair tradition of calves appearing on the grounds.
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Des Moines
Pam Walther
Waverly
Pam
Herb
Fairy
Cedar Way Fair
Walthers
Cedar Way
Horizon
Cedar Rapids
National Dairy Congress
Waterloo
Jan
Guernsey
Fair Dairy Winners Dominate Tama County 4-H at State Fair
Four Tama County 4-H dairy exhibitors lead the Iowa State Fair show ring with top titles. Larry Benda, Lori Lyon, Peggy Lyon, and Doug Lyon, all Toledo residents, claim reserve Holstein, Milking Shorthorn, Jersey, and reserve Milking Shorthorn championships. The Walther family milks on a 2 a.m. to 1 p.m. schedule in the state fair parlor as Midland United Dairy Industry Assn sponsors the program for nine years.
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Tama County
4-H
Larry Benda
Lori Lyon
Peggy Lyon
Doug Lyon
Benda
John V. Benda
Lori
Doug
Joe Lyon
Peggy
Howard Lyon
Toledo
Walther
Midland United Dairy Industry Assn
Cookout Winners at Iowa State Fair Contest
Des Moines area competitors did well in the cookout king contest. John Lonergan of Brooklyn won the showmanship award and Jo Ellen Chizek of Traer captured the teenage division.
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Des Moines
John Lonergan
Brooklyn
Jo Ellen Chizek
Traer
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Fair Dairy
Corning
Anana
Radarange
Amana
Amana Browning
U.S
Smulekoffs
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