Minnesota Farm Takes Top Awards in South Devon Show at State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (09/03/2009)(readMedia)-- Dar Lynn Cattle Company of Pierz, Minn. won Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Female honors August 20 at the 2009 Iowa State Fair South Devon Show.

The Grand Champion Bull banner went to Three Cedars Farm of Dension, Kan. Reserve Grand Champion was captured by JVM Cattle Company of Sully who also took Iowa Champion Bull honors.

Additional results follow:

Heifers - after April 1, 2009

1) SunnySide Livestock Farms, Brooklyn

Heifers - March 1-31, 2009

1) JVM Cattle Company, Sully

2) Hill Crest South Devon, Grinnell

3) Devon Ridge Farms, Brooklyn

Heifers - January 1 - February 28, 2009

1) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

Heifers - July 1 - September 31, 2008

1) Lane Giess DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

Heifers - May 1 - June 30, 2008

1) DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

2) David Miller, Bode

Heifers - April 1-30, 2008

1) JVM Cattle Company, Sully

2) TLC Farms, Atchison, Kan.

3) Hill Crest South Devon, Grinnell

4) SunnySide Livestock Farms, Brooklyn

Heifers - March 1-31, 2008

1) Devon Ridge Farms, Brooklyn

2) Devon Ridge Farms, Brooklyn

3) Devon Ridge Farms, Brooklyn

Heifers - January 1 - February 29, 2008

1) Lane Giess DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

2) Hill Crest South Devon, Grinnell

Heifers - September 1 - December 31, 2007

1) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

2) Casey Krieger DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

3) Showboat Cattle Co., Winchester, Kan.

First calf cow/calf - cow born January 1, 2007 & after

1) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

2) Showboat Cattle Co., Winchester, Kan.

Cow/Calf - cow born December 31, 2006 and prior

1) DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

2) Devon Ridge Farms, Brooklyn

Bulls - after April 1, 2009

1) DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

2) SunnySide Livestock Farms, Brooklyn

Bulls - March 1-31, 2009

1) JVM Cattle Company, Sully

Bulls - January 1 - February 28, 2009

1) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

Bulls - September 1 - December 31, 2008

1) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

2) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

Bulls - April 1 - August 31, 2008

1) TLC Farms, Atchison, Kan.

2) SunnySide Livestock Farms, Brooklyn

Bulls - July 1 - December 31, 2007

1) Devon Ridge Farms, Brooklyn

Bulls - January 1 - June 30, 2007

1) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

2) DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

Produce of Dam

1) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

Junior Get of Sire

1) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

Get of Sire

1) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

Best Five Head

1) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

2) DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

Champion & Reserve Junior Heifer Calf

Champion) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

Reserve Champion) JVM Cattle Company, Sully

Champion Senior Heifer Calf: DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

Champion & Reserve Junior Female

Champion) DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

Reserve Champion) DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

Champion & Reserve Senior Female

Champion) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

Reserve Champion) DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

Champion & Reserve Cow/Calf

Champion) DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

Reserve Champion) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

Champion & Reserve Bull Calf

Champion) JVM Cattle Company, Sully

Reserve Champion) DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

Champion & Reserve Junior Bull

Champion) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

Reserve Champion) TLC Farms, Atchison, Kan.

Champion & Reserve Senior Bull

Champion) Three Cedars Farm, Denison, Kan.

Reserve Champion) DarLynn Cattle Company, Pierz, Minn.

"State Fair Time" ended August 23. The 2010 Iowa State Fair is set August 12-22. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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