Livestock take center stage as Cochise County Fair opens Sep 25, 2009
Haylee Bidegain, 16, of San Simon was blow drying her steer, Killer, after giving him a bath in the wash rack. With her mother, Monica Bidegain, looking on, Haylee spent a lot of time on Killer s coat, misting him with diluted conditioner to give him a smooth shine. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Sign-ups offered for educational tours of TC Fair Sep 10, 2009
Students exhibiting livestock will also notice the addition of a new beef wash rack for their convenience. Livestock judging will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, with hogs. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
Best in show? Jul 31, 2009
Christina Rogers, Arock, having just arrived at about noon at the Malheur County Fairgrounds, gives her animal a cool bath at the wash rack near Girvin Hall, behind the livestock barns. ONTARIO During its 100-year run, a major portion of the Malheur County Fair revolved around youth showing livestock or produce. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Heat causes concern for livestock Jul 30, 2009
As kids prodded pigs to the wash racks with canes, many squealed angrily, charged or refused to move ... In the fair s swine barn, 4-H participants as young as fourth grade dressed in shorts and barn boots spent the afternoon spraying their pigs down with handheld garden misters, herding them into wash racks to hose them off and offering them Gatorade to boost electrolytes and sugar when water wasn t enough. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Residents gear up for county fair Jul 30, 2009
4-H and FFA members from the different areas of the county and their parents unloaded their animals or prepared stalls and for some of the beef and dairy animals the first stop was the wash racks to begin cleaning them and to get them cooled off. Judging was already going on inside the Red Barn on crops, food, textiles, quilts, art and other open-class exhibits, except flowers. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Much ado about summer things! Jul 28, 2009
Cole Menck of Lawton, washes his 1,312 Simmental steer, Cooter, at a wash rack at the Van Buren Youth Fair this week, prior to beef judging. Menck is a member of the Lucky Clovers 4-H Club. (Paw Paw Courier Leader, MI)
