Top Hampshire Sheep Awarded at State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (09/02/2011)(readMedia)-- L&L Hampshires of Blair, Neb. and Jeff Held of Aurora, S.D. took top honors in the Hampshire Sheep Show judged Thursday, August 18, at the 2011 Iowa State Fair.

L&L Hampshires showed the Champion Ram. Bobendrier Boys of Pipestone, Minn. earned both the Reserve Champion Ram and Reserve Champion Ewe, as well as first place in the Premier Exhibitor contest.

Held exhibited the Champion Ewe and took second in the Premier Exhibitor contest. Pullins Hamps of Waterloo placed third in the Premier Exhibitor contest.

The Premier Exhibitor Award is given to the exhibitor who accumulates the most points based upon the day's placings.

Additional results below:

Yearling Ram

1) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

2) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

3) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

Shorn Yearling Ram

1) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

Fall Ram Lamb

1) Finder Hampshires, Kingman, Kan.

January Ram Lamb

1) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

2) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

February Ram Lamb

1) J and E Hamps, Wiota

2) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

3) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

4) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

5) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

March and After Ram Lamb

1) Landl Hampshires, Blair, Neb.

2) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

3) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

4) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

Shorn Ram Lamb - All Ages

1) WEG Shropshires and 1-80 Flocks, Geneva, Neb.

2) Mickelson Hamps, Perry

3) Finder Hampshires, Kingman, Kan.

4) Mickelson Hamps, Perry

5) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

Pair of Ram Lambs

1) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

2) Finder Hampshires, Kingman, Kan.

3) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

4) Mickelson Hamps, Perry

Yearling Ewe

1) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

2) Landl Hampshires, Blair, Neb.

3) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

4) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

5) J and E Hamps, Wiota

6) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

7) Dale Steffens, Lincoln, Ill.

8) Bobendrier Boys, Pipestone, Minn.

9) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

Yearling Ewe

1) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

2) Landl Hampshires, Blair, Neb.

3) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

4) Bobendrier Boys, Pipestone, Minn.

5) Dale Steffens, Lincoln, Ill.

6) J and E Hamps, Wiota

7) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

8) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

Shorn Yearling Ewe

1) Jerry Quam and Family, Wanamingo, Minn.

2) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

3) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

4) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

Pair of Yearling Ewes

1) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

2) Landl Hampshires, Blair, Neb.

3) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

4) J and E Hamps, Wiota

5) Dale Steffens, Lincoln, Ill.

6) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

7) Bobendrier Boys, Pipestone, Minn.

8) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

Fall Ewe Lamb

1) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

2) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

3) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

4) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

5) J and E Hamps, Wiota

6) Finder Hampshires, Kingman, Kan.

7) Finder Hampshires, Kingman, Kan.

January Ewe Lamb

1) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

2) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

3) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

4) Bobendrier Boys, Pipestone, Minn.

5) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

6) Bobendrier Boys, Pipestone, Minn.

February Ewe Lamb

1) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

2) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

3) Dalton Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

4) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

5) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

March and After Ewe Lamb

1) J and E Hamps, Wiota

2) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

3) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

4) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

5) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

Pair of Ewe Lambs

1) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

2) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

3) J and E Hamps, Wiota

4) Bobendrier Boys, Pipestone, Minn.

5) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

6) Finder Hampshires, Kingman, Kan.

7) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

Pair of Lambs

1) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

2) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

3) J and E Hamps, Wiota

4) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

5) Finder Hampshires, Kingman, Kan.

6) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

Young Flock

1) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

2) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

3) J and E Hamps, Wiota

4) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

5) Finder Hampshires, Kingman, Kan.

6) Bailey Family Hampshires, Bouton

Flock

1) Jeff Held, Aurora, S.D.

2) Bobendrier Hampshires, Pipestone, Minn.

3) J and E Hamps, Wiota

4) Pullins Hamps, Waterloo

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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