Youth Exhibit at Farmers Museum Junior Livestock Show

Among the 124 youth who exhibited dairy cattle in Cooperstown were Hope Doney, Jennie McIntosh, Alison Eisenhut, Katelyn Bloss, and Alanna Parker.

Madison County’s Junior County Herd of Holsteins placed 3rd.  It consisted of the 3 highest-placing Holstein heifers from Madison County at the show.  These were: Dylan Anderson’s 1st place fall yearling, Hope Doney’s 4th place fall calf, and Alanna Parker’s 2^nd  place spring calf.

Dylan Anderson holds his two yearlings who both won 1^st place in their respective conformation classes.

By MaryLou Durfee

(Madison County) The 67^th Farmers Museum Junior Livestock Show was held in Cooperstown July 6to 8. There were several hundred exhibits of dairy and beef cows, pigs, sheep, and goats—all by youth ages 8 to 18.  Six 4-Hers from Madison County were among the 124 youth from nine counties who exhibited dairy cattle there. They included Dylan Anderson, Katelyn Bloss, Hope Doney, Alison Eisenhut, Jennie McIntosh, and Alanna Parker, with Holsteins.

 Dairy Showmanship highlights were:

Age 14: Katelyn Bloss placed 5^th and Jennie McIntosh placed 6^th.

Age 13: Hope Doney placed 5^th out of 16.

Age 12: Dylan Anderson placed 1st.

 Holstein Show Results:

Spring Calf—Alanna Parker’s De-Urfee Reality Ava-RC placed 2^nd in a large class.

Fall Calves—Hope Doney’s placed 4^th, Katelyn Bloss’s 5^th, Jennie McIntosh’s 7th, Alison Eisenhut’s 9^th.

Summer Yearling—Dylan Anderson’s Kissamee Destry Veri placed 1^st.

Fall Yearling—Dylan Anderson’s Kissamee Toystory Harmony placed 1^st.