Top Honors Awarded at State Fair Oxford Down Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/03/2009)(readMedia)-- Double O Acres of West Union won the Champion Ram and Premier Exhibitor Awards August 23 at the 2009 Iowa State Fair Oxford Down Show. Jacob and Luke Benjamin of Wilmington, Ill. showed the Reserve Champion Ram and also places second in the Premier Exhibitor contest.

Justin, Lisa and Collin O'Brien of Waterloo took home the Champion and Reserve Champion Ewe awards.

Lobdell Oxfords of Freeport, Ill. took third place in the Premier Exhibitor contest.

Additional results follow:

Yearling Ram

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Roberts Farm, Washington, Okla.

3) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

4) Lobdell Oxfords, Freeport, Ill.

Shorn Yearling Ram

1) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

Fall Ram Lamb

1) Lobdell Oxfords, Freeport, Ill.

Winter Ram Lamb

1) Double O Acres, West Union

Spring Ram Lamb

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

3) Double O Acres, West Union

4) Lobdell Oxfords, Freeport, Ill.

5) Roberts Farm, Washington, Okla.

6) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

Late Spring Ram Lamb

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

3) Double O Acres, West Union

4) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

5) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

6) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

7) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

8) Van Roekel Family Meat Goats, Wellman

Shorn Ram Lamb - All Ages

1) Double O Acres, West Union

Pair of Ram Lambs

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

3) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

4) Lobdell Oxfords, Freeport, Ill.

5) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

Yearling Ewe

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Justin, Lisa & Collin O'Brien, Waterloo

3) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

4) Roberts Farm, Washington, Okla.

5) Double O Acres, West Union

6) Roberts Farm, Washington, Okla.

7) Justin, Lisa & Collin O'Brien, Waterloo

8) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

9) Lobdell Oxfords, Freeport, Ill.

10) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

11) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

12) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

Yearling Ewe Weaned a Lamb

1) Tweed Croft Oxfords, Indianola

2) Double O Acres, West Union

Pair of Yearling Ewes

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Justin, Lisa & Collin O'Brien, Waterloo

3) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

4) Roberts Farm, Washington, Okla.

5) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

6) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

Fall Ewe Lamb

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Lobdell Oxfords, Freeport, Ill.

3) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

4) Double O Acres, West Union

5) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

Winter Ewe Lamb

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Double O Acres, West Union

Spring Ewe Lamb

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

3) Double O Acres, West Union

4) Roberts Farm, Washington, Okla.

5) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

6) Tweed Croft Oxfords, Indianola

7) Lobdell Oxfords, Freeport, Ill.

8) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

9) Tweed Croft Oxfords, Indianola

10) Van Roekel Family Meat Goats, Wellman

Late Spring Ewe Lamb

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Roberts Farm, Washington, Okla.

3) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

4) Double O Acres, West Union

5) Lobdell Oxfords, Freeport, Ill.

6) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

7) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

8) Van Roekel Family Meat Goats, Wellman

9) Tweed Croft Oxfords, Indianola

10) Tweed Croft Oxfords, Indianola

Shorn Ewe Lamb - All Ages

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

3) Double O Acres, West Union

4) Van Roekel Family Meat Goats, Wellman

Pair of Ewe Lambs

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

3) Roberts Farm, Washington, Okla.

4) Lobdell Oxfords, Freeport, Ill.

5) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

6) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

7) Van Roekel Family Meat Goats, Wellman

8) Tweed Croft Oxfords, Indianola

Pair of Lambs

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

3) Lobdell Oxfords, Freeport, Ill.

4) Roberts Farm, Washington, Okla.

5) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

6) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

7) Van Roekel Family Meat Goats, Wellman

Young Flock

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

3) Roberts Farm, Washington, Okla.

4) Lobdell Oxfords, Freeport, Ill.

5) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

6) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

7) Van Roekel Family Meat Goats, Wellman

Flock

1) Double O Acres, West Union

2) Jacob and Luke Benjamin, Wilmington, Ill.

3) Roberts Farm, Washington, Okla.

4) Shelby Young, Bethany, Mo.

5) Emerald Valley Oxfords, Watertown, Wis.

"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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