Holmes County exhibitors show well at Dixie National
LEXINGTON, Mississippi (STPNS) -- The results are in. Holmes County 4-H'ers did it again. This competitive bunch took a strong group of market hogs, market and dairy goats to Jackson to the Mississippi Junior Round-up at the Dixie National Livestock Show and came away winners. 45 youth qualified 79 market hogs, 7 market goats, and 4 dairy goats for the final Mississippi show of this season and came away having placed 58 hogs, 3 market goats, and all 4 dairy goats, not to mention 4 champion hogs and one champion goat. Read on for the specifics.
The youth also had a super outing in the "show" related competitions. Five of our market hog exhibitors pitted their knowledge and skills against other senior 4-H'ers over the state in the Premier Exhibitor contest - all placing in the top 13 in the state. Kasey Ingold, 5th; Anna Kaye Fletcher, 7th; Cody Thomas,10th; Jessica O'Reilly, 12th; and Ben Killebrew, 13th. Additionally, Kasey Ingold and Matt Kennedy were awarded Dixie National Exhibitor Academic Scholarships.
These scholarships are awarded to livestock youth exhibitors who excel in the classroom, the show ring, and have contributed to their community in other ways through their project work.
The Market Hog Show began with the showmanship classes. These were divided according to the exhibitor's age and were judged solely on the exhibitor's ability to best show his hog.
Market Hog Showmanship results were as follows: 8 year olds - Georgia Watkins, 3rd; 9 year olds - Nick Rogers, 6th; Patrick Gowan, 5th; 10 year olds - Waye Watkins, 4th; Issac Smith, 8th; 11 year olds - Hanna Parkinson, 3rd; Rebecca Johnson, 7th; Jordan Langford, 9th; Brett Farmer, 10th; 12 year olds - Brett Spell, 4th; 15 year olds - Wittmann Sanford, 7th; 16 year olds - Jay Murtagh, 6th; Anna Kaye Fletcher, 10th; 17 & 18 year olds - Hunter Johnson, 8th; and Laken Boutwell, 15th.
The Showmanship competition was followed by the Market Hog competitions where the hogs themselves are judged on the basis of their carcass productivity and quality. These classes were divided according to breed and weight divisions.
Market Hog class results follow:
Market Barrows - Blake Thomas, 6th;
Hampshires - (weight group 1) Brett Farmer, 3rd; Nick Rogers, 4th (MS Bred - 1st); Kristy Ingold, 9th; (weight group 2) Jay Murtagh, 2nd; Elizabeth Joiner, 7th; Madison Allyn Marshall,8th; (weight group 3) Ashley Meeks,4th; Georgia Watkins, 6th; Anna Kaye Fletcher, 8th; (weight group 4) Ana-Claire Edwards,2nd; Laken Boutwell, 6th; Tanner Tate, 8th; and Nathan Pierce, 9th. Nick Rogers received the Mississippi Bred Reserve Champion out of the Hampshire Division.
Yorkshires - (weight group 1) Sara O'Reilly, 3rd; Paul McCain, 8th (MS Bred - 2nd); (weight group 3) Ben Killebrew, 2nd; (weight group 4) Anna Kaye Fletcher, 8th; Nathan Pierce, 10th. Ben Killebrew came away from the Yorkshire division with the Reserve Champion and a slot in the Dixie National Sale of Champions.
Crossbreds - (weight group 1) Patrick Gowan, 3rd (MS Bred - 1st); Ryan Rogers, 10th; Kelly Rucker, 11th; (weight group 2) Brett Spell, 1st (MS Bred -- 1st); Madison Allyn Marshall, 9th; Blake Thomas, 12th; (weight group 3) Jay Murtagh, 3rd (MS Bred - 1st); Waye Watkins, 8th; Lane Spell, 9th; (weight group 4) Elizabeth Joiner, 1st; Kasey Ingold, 3rd; Hunter Johnson, 11th; (weight group 6) Jake Killebrew, 3rd; Ben Killebrew, 8th; (weight group 7) Jessica O'Reilly, 12th; (weight group 8) Cody Thomas, 8th.
Spotted - (weight group 1) Dani Tate, 7th (MS Bred - 3); (weight group 2) Hallie Murtagh, 5th; Molly Ables, 6th; Brett Farmer, 10th; Reese McCain, 11th; Ryan Rogers, 12th; (weight group 3) Lane Spell, 4th (MS Bred - 1st).
Lane Spell's "homegrown" Spot was selected as the Mississippi Bred Champion Spot Hog of the show.
Chesters - (weight group 1) Jared Meeks, 7th (MS Bred - 3rd); (weight group 2) Dani Tate, 4th; Hallie Murtagh, 5th; Tanner Tate, 7th; (weight group 3) Graham Pierce, 1st; Karlee Farmer, 6th; Paul McCain, 7th; and Jordan Langford, 10th. Graham came back out for the Chester Champion drive but was defeated by the weight group 2 Chesters.
Durocs - (weight group 2) Kasey Ingold, 3rd; Kyle Rucker, 6th (MS Bred - 5th); (weight group 3) Ana-Claire Edwards, 1st; Georgia Watkins, 7th (MS Bred - 4th); Reese McCain, 9th (MS Bred -5th); (weight group 4) Molly Ables, 4th (MS Bred - 2nd) ; Graham Pierce, 8th; and Harris Fondren, 10th.
Ana-Claire came back to show the Champion Duroc and, ultimately, win the Championship Drive having her Duroc selected as the Grand Champion Market Hog of the Show. This also placed her in the Sale of Champions.
Market Goat Showmanship kicked off the Goat Show. Patrick Gowan won the 9 year old division with Kylee Killebrew placing 3rd. Nikki Merchant took 5th in the 10 year old division. Hanna Parkinson followed with 2nd in the 11 year old class. Allison Oakes stood 8th in the Market showmanship and 6th
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