Nebraska Farm Nabs Top Honors in Iowa State Fair Sheep Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/02/2011)(readMedia)-- Fairwether Suffolks of Orleans, Neb. won the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion banners in the Jackpot Lamb show Sunday, August 21, at the 2011 Iowa State Fair.

Additional results follow:

Purebred Oxford Down

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Van Roekel Family Livestock, Wellman

3) Van Roekel Family Livestock, Wellman

4) Double O Acres, West Union

Purebred Dorset

1) Taylor Made Show Lambs, Perry

2) Sam McKinney, Colo

3) R&L Farms, Huxley

Purebred Southdown

1) Taylor Made Show Lambs, Perry

2) Clayton Weltha, Baxter

3) Clayton Weltha, Baxter

Purebred Hampshire

1) Fairwether Suffolks, Orleans, Neb.

2) Fairwether Suffolks, Orleans, Neb.

3) Phil Prater, Moravia

4) Chad Roberts, Victor

5) Cody Wynn, Albia

6) Paige, Claire, & Max Petzenhauser, Roland

7) Alecia Moscer, Keota

8) Zane Gray, Toledo

9) Phil Prater, Moravia

10) Katelyn Eubank, Indianola

11) Jack McKinney, Colo

12) Reynas Lamb, Walnut

13) Heathers Show Lambs, Walnut

Purebred Suffolk

1) Fairwether Suffolks, Orleans, Neb.

2) Hunter Gerths, Albia

3) Paige, Claire, & Max Petzenhauser, Roland

4) Eric Taylor, Bouton

5) Kylee Silliman, Fremont

6) Halle Hindman, Albia

7) Heathers Show Lambs, Walnut

Crossbred Black Face: 108-125.5 lb

1) Alecia Moscer, Keota

2) Zuber Gain Inc., Marengo

3) Chad Roberts, Victor

4) Kylee Silliman, Fremont

5) Chad Roberts, Victor

6) Phil Prater, Moravia

7) Jeff Friest, Hubbard

8) Duane Sprouse, Keota

Crossbred Black Face: 128-138.5 lb

1) Hunter Gerths, Albia

2) Phil Prater, Moravia

3) Fairwether Suffolks, Orleans, Neb.

4) Zuber Gain Inc., Marengo

5) Katelyn Eubank, Indianola

6) Phil Prater, Moravia

7) Jack McKinney, Colo

8) Sam McKinney, Colo

9) R&L Farms, Huxley

Crossbred Black Face: 140-158.5 lb

1) Fairwether Suffolks, Orleans, Neb.

2) Fairwether Suffolks, Orleans, Neb.

3) Zane Gray, Toledo

4) Zuber Gain Inc., Marengo

5) Eric Taylor, Bouton

6) Triple H Club Lambs, Gilman

7) Duane Sprouse, Keota

8) Triple H Club Lambs, Gilman

9) Triple H Club Lambs, Gilman

Crossbred Speckled Face

1) Garrett Greiner, Keota

2) Garrett Greiner, Keota

3) Halle Hindman, Albia

4) Taylor Made Show Lambs, Perry

5) Sam McKinney, Colo

6) Heathers Show Lambs, Walnut

Crossbred White Face

1) Duane Sprouse, Keota

2) Jack McKinney, Colo

3) Triple H Club Lambs, Gilman

The 2011 Iowa State Fair "Nothing Compares" ended August 21. The 2012 Iowa State Fair is set August 9-19. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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