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New Jersey Sunday Herald, July 31, 2011 New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show Page 17
4-H kids will be top showmen on Children’s Day
Cow Kids: a 4-H prep club that centers around dairy showmanship:
the art of showing a calf or cow at its best to a
judge
The Cow Kids 4-H Prep Club has been in existence over
35 years. Two generations of children have learned about
the dairy industry and have come to the fair to show their
stuff in the ring with a cow or calf. The Cow Kids 4-H
Showmanship class will be held at the fair on Tuesday, Aug.
9 at 10 a.m.
Members will exhibit a calf that they own or have borrowed
from family or friends. They will be judged on how
well they can control the calf and how they use their showmanship
skills. They will be required to know the name, the
breed and the birthday of the calves. Each member must
walk the calf slowly, keeping her head up. Each is required
to keep one eye on the judge and one on the calf. This experience,
which is part of the 4-H dairy program, helps train
them for later years of working with dairy cattle.
This year’s show will have three classes. The members
will show in the class that corresponds with the grade they
have just completed in school.
• Grade One Members: Brian Kardos, Wantage; Mark
Southway, Fredon; Hailey Nop, Montgomery, NY
•G rade Two Members: James Hough, Steven Hough,
Reiss Little, Clay Sytsema, all of Wantage; Maebel Van Ek,
Westtown, NY
•G rade Three Members: Kindra Hough, Frankford; Zoe
Lockburner, Hampton; Neil Southday, Fredon; Eden Van Ek,
Westtown, N.Y.
A member of the 4-H Cow Kids shows a calf.
The public is welcome to attend the show.
Back with a splash!
Robinson’s Paddling Porkers will be back in the swim daily at the fair this year.
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