Arlington Farm Wins State Fair Long Wool Sheep Honors

DES MOINES, IA (08/31/2023) (readMedia)-- Lein Sheep Farm of Arlington won the Champion Ram and Premier Exhibitor award in the Long Wool Sheep Show judged at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

Friesz Livestock of New Salem, N.D., won the Champion Ewe banner.

Complete results below (name, hometown and animal identification):

LONG WOOL

Yearling Ram

1) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, Todd, 2/14/2022, 97281

Color Yearling Ram

1) C E Acres, Charles City, Namekagon, 4/21/2022, 566365

February Ram Lamb

1) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, The One, 2/1/2023, 97860

2) Rowson Farm, Knoxville, Rowson 0022, 2/14/2023

3) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D., Friesz 23101, 2/11/2023, 97915

March & After Ram Lamb

1) Rowson Farm, Knoxville, Rowson0026, 3/1/2023

Color Ram Lamb -- All Ages

1) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, Lein 2343, 2/13/2023, 14215

2) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, Lein 2265, 10/12/2022, 13995

3) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D., Friesz 2378, 2/16/2023, 14097

4) Rowson Farm, Knoxville, Rowson 0023, 2/24/2023

5) C E Acres, Charles City, Ramses, 4/7/2023, 5577624

Pair of Ram Lambs

1) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington

2) Rowson Farm, Knoxville, Rowson, 3/1/2023

3) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D.

Yearling Ewe

1) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D., Friesz 2285, 2/15/2022, 97263

2) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D., Friesz 2211, 2/1/2022, 97913

3) M & M FARMS, Pleasantville, REESE, 2/13/2022, WHITE 97448 EWE

4) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, Lein 2200, 12/19/2021, 97277

5) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, Lein 2189, 11/27/2021, 97275

6) C E Acres, Charles City, Caroline, 5/2/2022, 556167

Color Yearling Ewe

1) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D., Friesz 2253, 2/12/2022, 13828

2) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D., Friesz 2267, 2/13/2022, 14305

3) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, Lein 2209, 1/8/2022, 13717

4) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, Lein 2177, 9/16/2021, 97274

5) C E Acres, Charles City, Lady, 3/26/2022, 556172

6) Rowson Farm, Knoxville, Rowson0020, 2/15/2023, 13792

Pair of Yearling Ewes

1) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D.

2) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington

3) C E Acres, Charles City

Fall Ewe Lamb

1) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, Lein 2267, 10/12/2022, 97636

January Ewe Lamb

1) M & M FARMS, Pleasantville, CHUNKY, 1/31/2023, WHITE 97825 EWE

2) M & M FARMS, Pleasantville, PEWEE, 1/31/2023, WHITE 97824 EWE

February Ewe Lamb

1) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D., Friesz 2374, 2/17/2023, 97728

2) M & M FARMS, Pleasantville, TWIST, 2/9/2023, WHITE 97826 EWE

3) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, Lein 2321, 2/1/2023, Applied For

4) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D., Friesz 2349, 2/7/2023, 97741

5) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, Lein 2329, 2/3/2023, Applied For

6) M & M FARMS, Pleasantville, BLIZZARD, 2/9/2023, WHITE 97827 EWE

Color Ewe Lamb -- All Ages

1) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D., Friesz 2311, 1/26/2023, 14082

2) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, The Dark, 9/27/2022, 13991

3) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D., Friesz2312, 1/26/2023, 14083

4) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, Lein 2203, 10/12/2022, 13991

5) Rowson Farm, Knoxville, Rowson 0024, 2/24/2023

Pair of Ewe Lambs

1) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D.

2) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington

3) M & M FARMS, Pleasantville

Pair of Lambs

1) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington

2) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D.

3) Rowson Farm, Knoxville, Rowson, 2/14/2023

Young Flock

1) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington

2) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D.

Flock

1) FRIESZ LIVESTOCK, New Salem, N.D.

2) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington

Champion & Reserve Ram

Champion) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, 7

Reserve) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, 3

Champion & Reserve Ewe

Champion) Friesz Livestock, New Salem, N.D., 17

Reserve) Friesz Livestock, New Salem, N.D., 19

Premier Exhibitor

1) Lein Sheep Farm, Arlington, 48

2) Friesz Livestock, New Salem, N.D., 49

3) M & M Farms, Pleasantville, 46

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