Iowa City Sisters Win Top Boar Honors in Iowa State Fair Hampshire Show

DES MOINES, IA (08/28/2017) (readMedia)-- Rourke Sisters of Iowa City claimed the Grand Champion Boar title in the Hampshire Swine show held August 18 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.

Iverson Farms of Grinnell was awarded the Reserve Grand Champion Boar banner.

Cristen C. Clark of Runnells took home the Champion Gilt banner, while Ron Warrick and Family of Gowrie exhibited the Reserve Champion Gilt.

Ron Warrick and Family were also awarded Premier Exhibitor honors.

The Premier Exhibitor award is presented to the exhibitor earning the highest point total in individual breeding class competition.

Animals are divided according to farrowing date based on the other animals entered in the competition.

Additional results below:

Gilts Class 1

1) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

2) Warrick Brothers, Prairie City

3) Warrick Brothers, Prairie City

Gilts Class 2

1) Bakker Bros. Genetics, Dike

2) Stanford-Engler Genetics, Nevada

3) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

4) Warrick Brothers, Prairie City

Gilts Class 3

1) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

2) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

3) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

4) Ray Williamson, Eagle Grove

5) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

6) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

7) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

Gilts Class 4

1) Cristen C. Clark, Runnells

2) Jon Johnson, Knoxville

3) Long Family Farms, Cedar

Boars Class 1

1) Cain Farms, Chariton

2) Bakker Bros. Genetics, Dike

3) Engler Land & Livestock, Cambridge

4) Dcm Hamps & Durocs, Marion

5) John Warrick, Prairie City

6) Warrick Brothers, Prairie City

7) John Warrick, Prairie City

Boars Class 2

1) Rourke Sisters, Iowa City

2) Iverson Farms, Grinnell

3) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

4) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

5) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

6) Ron Warrick and Family, Gowrie

7) John Warrick, Prairie City

Boars Class 3

1) Duane and Brian Martin Family, Fayette

2) Duane and Brian Martin Family, Fayette

3) Ray Williamson, Eagle Grove

Boars Class 4

1) Iverson Farms, Grinnell

2) RAR Genetics, Aplington

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