Once again the Fair descended upon Monroe. Jon and Gabe fresh back from Man Camping and well rested (RIGHT) dove in head first. Both were showing dairy animals. Jon had Peanut, a cow, and Hazelnut, her hefer, and Gabe had Polly, another hefer. I was corrected many times for calling them all cows, as one of these beasts isn't actually a cow until it gives birth to a........hefer. Below you can see the before and after morning digout.
All that said we had a great time. The days started with a 5:30 wake up at home, a quick cuppa for mom and dad, a pop tart for the boys and off to the Dairy Barn for a morning dig out of the nasties that accumulated from the night before. With the digout complete and the barn clean the public was allowed in and the day would go on. Some days we had competitions and others we just hung out and answered questions from the fairgoers. the days would end with a walking of the cows, and hefers, for exercise at around 9:00 and then home for showers and bedtime.
Jon did very well winning Grand Champion Jersey with Peanut and runner up for Best Udder. Gabe got a blue ribbon showing Polly, who didn't really want to be too cooperative.
Both boys entered photos in the 4H dairy contest and did very well. Gabe also made an educational poster about butter and won Best of Division.
Cheryl and I, along with a few other dairy parents, enjoyed the STYX show on one of the last nights. It was a great performance bringing back lots of memories of Junior High.
Tony
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