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Visits to state fair<br />
offers experiences<br />
beyond the show<br />
BY DELANEY BARBER<br />
EASTERN IOWA FARMER<br />
There is definitely something<br />
special about pulling into<br />
the Iowa State Fairgrounds<br />
with a fully loaded truck<br />
and trailer in the middle of<br />
an August afternoon a couple of days<br />
before the fair starts and seeing so<br />
many familiar faces from years before.<br />
I joined the family tradition of showing<br />
dairy cattle at the age of five and<br />
continue to look forward to it as a high<br />
school student. My family and I raise<br />
and exhibit a mix of Ayrshire, Jersey,<br />
and Holstein dairy cattle that we work<br />
with for many months prior to the fair<br />
to get them show-ready. All this work<br />
creates much anticipation and hopes<br />
that you’ve done enough to be competitive<br />
in the show ring.<br />
This year, pulling in through the fairground<br />
gates past the youth inn and to<br />
the dairy barn, was no different. I was<br />
both nervous and excited about what<br />
the rest of the week would bring.<br />
One of the unique experiences my<br />
siblings and I have had at the Iowa<br />
State Fair comes from arriving a few<br />
days prior to its opening to the public.<br />
Even with having to help set up our<br />
area and clip off all the cattle, we are<br />
still able to experience the fair before it<br />
becomes crowded on opening day.<br />
After chores are done in the morning,<br />
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eifarmer.com FALL 2023 | EASTERN IOWA FARMER 97
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