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PREPARATION — Anton 4-H youngster Sarah Swanson was
prepping her Angus steer last Friday, before the Steer Show got under
way at the Hockley County Fairgrounds. Her best friend. Carlee Sea
(not seen) was also helping her with the chore. (Staff Photo)
RESERVE BRITISH STEER - Taylor Hidden, a Ropes 4-H
member, showed the Reserve British Steer during competition this
past Friday. The 13-year-old exhibitor has been showing stock since
he was eight years old. (Staff Photo)
NEARLY READY- Travis Payne and Sutton Hoelscher worked
together with this lamb before the Lamb Show. The two youngsters,
both 4-H students, were among the competitors who attended the
show. (Staff Photo)
NOTHING RUNS
LIKE A DEERE
FAMILY PROJECT-Anton 4-H member Ashhe Synatschk and her
mother, Glenda, were washing her Cross steer “Socks” before the start
of the steer show last Friday Ashlie, who is in the seventh grade, is
in her fourth year of showing livestock. (Staff Photo)
Cross:
Champion:
Lawrence
Reserve: ( hris Mize
Clam One: 1. Lauren Smith:
2. Lee Roy Lawrence; 3. Lee Roy
Lawrence; 4. Jeremy Mize, Ropes
FFA
Clam Two: 1. Jacob Shaw,
4-H; 2. Jake Carter, Sundown 4-
H; 3. Padon Holt, Smyer FFA; 4.
Spencer Sea, Anton FFA; 5. Erik
Buchanan, Anton FFA
Class Three: 1. Lee Roy
Lawrence; 2. Lauren Smith; 3.
Trey Buchanan, Anton FFA; 4.
Ashlie Synatschk, 4-H
Class Four: 1. Chris Mize,
Ropes FFA; 2. Amanda Jeffcoat,
4-H; 3. Amy Synatschk,4-H; 4.
Jon Paul Lorenz, 4-H
The results of the Heifer
Show follow:
Junior Exotic:
Class One: 1. Lee Roy Law-
rence.
Senior British
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Two:
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RESERVE CROSS - Chris Mize, a member of the Ropes FFA, had
the Reserve Champion Cross Steer during the competition last week.
The sixth-grade student is in his fourth year of showing livestock. He
is the son of Charlie Mize. (Staff Photo)
HURRYING-l evelland FFA
exhibitor Heather I awless rushes
to have a photo taken of her
champion Duroc barrow at the
end of the market barrow show
last week. At the right is her
mother, Wanda Lawless. (Staff
Photo)
Dillon
Spradley, Anton FFA; 2. Molly
Lee Roy Lawrence
shows champion steer
SHOWMANSHIP WINNER - Lauren Smith won the Senior
Showmanship award during the Steer Show on Friday. The Ropes
I FA student, a high school senior, has been showing animals since
she was six years old. She is the daughter of Randy Smith. (Staff
Photo)
The Grand Champion Steer
of the 57* annual Hockley
County Junior Livestock Show
and Sale was shown by Lee Roy
Lawrence of Anton, a 4-H
student. His animal, an Exotic
Cross, earned a $2,300 premium
at Saturday’s sale.
The
Reserve
Grand
Champion Steer award went to
Shelby Hicklen, a 4-H student.
Shelby's steer, a British breed,
won a $2,000 premium.
The Senior Showmanship
buckle in the Steer Show went to
Lauren Smith, a Ropes FFA
member
Taylor Hicklen, a Ropes 4-H
member.
the
Junior
won
Showmanship award.
Below are the results of the
Steer Show, which was judged by
Chris Skaggs:
3. Amanda Jeffcoat;
4-H;
5.
Swanson,
Jeffcoat
(lass Two:
Henson, Ropes FFA; 2. Berry
Andrews, 4-H; 3. Garrett Carter,
4-H; 4. Jake Carter, 4-H; 5. Jacob
Shaw, 4-H
Class Three: 1. Taylor
Hicklen; 2. Shaun Fontenot; 3.
Amy Synatschk; 4. Taylor
Hicklen; 5. Canan Wood, Anton
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Class Four: 1. Shelby
Hicklen; 2. Cody Preston, 4-H; 3.
Shelby Hicklen; 4. Jacob Shaw;
5. Aaron Hill, 4-H
STOCKSHOW SECTION
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COMPETITOR - Smyer FFA
student Cody Preston earned a
$1,000 premium on his steer
during the Saturday sale at the
county fairgrounds. The son of
Leslie and Donna Preston is an
experienced stockman, one who
has been showing animals for
years. (Staff Photo)
Smyer FFA student Jordan
Howard earned $650 on her
reserve breed champion hog from
the Smyer Stock Show Associa-
tion.
Jill Dalton, a Ropes FFA
member, received $650 from
Ropes Co-op Gin and Ampnde
for her reserve breed champion
barrow
Lance Weaver, a Levelland
FFA student, earned a $1,200
premium from Dr. Mike Bailey
and Joe Dee Brooks for his
reserve breed barrow
Anana Methvin, a Levelland
FFA member, received $750
from United C otton Growers for
her reserve breed champion bar-
H.Hish
Champion: Shelby Hicklen
Reserve: Taylor Hicklen
Class One: 1. Jeremy Mize;
. Shaun Fontenot, Anton FFA;
4. Sarah
Amanda
Presley, 4-H
Class
I hree:
Fontenot, Anton FFA
Class Four: Garrett Carter,
4 H
Senior Exotic:
Class Five: 1. Lee .
Lawrence; 2. Aaron Hill, 4-H
Class Six: 1. Garrett Carter
Involved In FFA
& 4H. Your Hard
STOCK SHOW
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Michael Grappe earned a $650
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Allison Hinson,
4-H
student, earned a $600 premium
from Agri-Business Premium
Association for her reserve breed
Colter Blount, an Anton FFA
student, earned a $650 premium
for his reserve breed champion
barrow The premium
was
presented
by
the
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op-Anton Division.
Whitharral 4-H’er Corey
Nickelson took home a $2,100
prenuum for his breed champion
barrow
It was entered by
Panhandle Pump & Irrigation.
Chris Mize of the Ropes
FFA earned a $1,500 premium
The sale continued at a rapid
pace and premiums were entered
on the other 132 animals. The
for his reserve breed steer. The
sale ended after about 2 hours
premium was made by the Ropes
Ag Boosters.
and 15 minutes.
The premiums that were paid
Barrett Carlisle, a 4-H’er,
ranged as high as $2,400 for
made a premium of $600 on his
lamb. The winning bid was
steers, with hogs going for as
much as $1,600. The top lamb
entered by Ropes Ag Boosters.
went for $1,600.
Work & Dedication Will Help
You In The Years To Come
Congratulations
To Our Youth
SHOWMANSHIP WINNER - Ropes FFA student Lauren Smith
won the Senior Showmanship award in the Steer Show this past
Friday. She placed second with this Cross steer. Pictured with her is
her father, Randy Smith. (Staff Photo)
Lee Roy Lawrence
shows champion heifer
The Grand Champion Heifer,
a Limousin, was shown by Anton
4-H student Lee Roy Lawrence.
Lawrence also received the
Heifer Showmanship
award
during the Friday show.
The Champion
Reserve
Heifer, a Shorthorn, was shown
by Sundown 4-H student Garrett
Carter.
Lawrence also won the
Champion Senior Heifer award.
while Garrett Carter had the
Champion Reserve Heifer.
showed
Lawrence
th.
Champion Senior Exotic animal.
and Garrett Carter had the
Reserve Senior Exotic.
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