Top Honors Awarded in Iowa State Fair Dorset Sheep Show
DES MOINES, IA (08/28/2017) (readMedia)-- Hoskins Stock Farm of Jefferson earned top honors in the Dorset Sheep Show judged Wednesday, August 16 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Hoskins Stock Farm claimed the Champion and Reserve Champion Ewe Banner and Champion Ram Banner. The Farm also won second place in the Premier Exhibitor contest.
Dennis Loenser of Geneseo, Ill., exhibited the Reserve Champion Ram and claimed first place in the Premier Exhibitor contest.
MM Dorsets of Camp Point, Ill., earned third place Premier Exhibitor.
The Premier Exhibitor award is presented to the exhibitor earning the highest point total in individual classes of competition.
Additional results below (name, hometown and animal identification):
DORSET
Yearling Ram
1) MM Dorsets, Camp Point, Ill., 9/8/2015, P719917 Ram
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Scotch Lane Farm, 1/11/2016, P720411
3) Colby Tool, Monroe, Horndog, 3/5/2016, P722954
Shorn Yearling Ram
1) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., McCarthy Dorsets, 10/3/2015, P719946
2) Melendy Dorsets, Dumont, 6/22/2016, S727767
Fall Ram Lamb
1) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Cedar Lane, 9/4/2016, P725305
January Ram Lamb
1) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins 17-8, 1/12/2017, P729230
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., G. Loenser, 1/2/2017, P725690
3) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins 17-4, 1/11/2017, P729229
4) Colby Tool, Monroe, Junior, 1/4/2017, P725851
February Ram Lamb
1) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Campbell Bros, 2/1/2017, P727540
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., G. Loenser, 2/3/2017, P728266
3) MM Dorsets, Camp Point, Ill., 2/7/2017, P726630 Ram
March & After Ram Lamb
1) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., D Loenser, 3/6/2017, P728205
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., D Loenser, 4/1/2017, P728204
Shorn Ram Lamb -- All Ages
1) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Crouch, 9/2/2016, P725388
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Obesession, 1/26/2017, P726880
3) Melendy Dorsets, Dumont, 3/1/2017, S727771
4) Melendy Dorsets, Dumont, 1/20/2017, P727769
Pair of Ram Lambs
1) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill.
3) Melendy Dorsets, Dumont
Yearling Ewe
1) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins 15-81, 10/8/2015, P719897
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Stunkel, 10/29/2015, P723641
3) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins 16-47, 3/14/2016, P721756
4) MM Dorsets, Camp Point, Ill., 9/10/2015, P719993 Ewe
5) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., D Loenser, 2/17/2016, P721788
6) Colby Tool, Monroe, 231, 1/27/2016, P724215
7) MM Dorsets, Camp Point, Ill., 9/7/2015, P720469
8) MHW Farms, Colfax, Spilde 9192, 1/11/2016, P726533
9) MHW Farms, Colfax, Spilde 9225, 3/25/2016, P725208
Shorn Yearling Ewe
1) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins 16-9, 1/8/2016, P721750
2) Colby Tool, Monroe, 9-16, 2/12/2016, P722554
3) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Triple K Dorsets, 2/15/2016, P723172
4) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Stunkel, 1/25/2016, P725374
5) Melendy Dorsets, Dumont, 1/2/2016, P722311
Pair of Yearling Ewes
1) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill.
3) MM Dorsets, Camp Point, Ill.
4) Colby Tool, Monroe
5) MHW Farms, Colfax
Fall Ewe Lamb
1) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Wolkow, 9/11/2016, P726260
2) MM Dorsets, Camp Point, Ill., 10/1/2016, P725547 Ewe
3) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., A Thornsbrough, 9/12/2016, P724790
4) MM Dorsets, Camp Point, Ill., 9/2/2016, P725544 Ewe
5) MHW Farms, Colfax, Pope Dorsets 365, 9/17/2016, P725137
6) MHW Farms, Colfax, Spilde 9230, 9/5/2016, P725210
January Ewe Lamb
1) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins 17-7, 1/12/2017, P729233
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., D Loenser, 1/6/2017, P728200
3) MHW Farms, Colfax, Fruechte Dorsets 623, 1/23/2017, P727395
4) Colby Tool, Monroe, W10, 1/13/2017
5) MHW Farms, Colfax, 1/1/2017, P727134
February Ewe Lamb
1) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Wolkow, 2/2/2017, P727661
2) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins 17-13, 2/3/2017, P729235
3) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., G Loenser, 2/12/2017, P728267
4) MHW Farms, Colfax, 2/1/2017, P727138
5) Colby Tool, Monroe, Lorraine, 2/2/2017, P726639
March & After Ewe Lamb
1) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins17-36, 3/7/2017, P729236
Shorn Ewe Lamb -- All Ages
1) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Turtle Meal, 10/1/2016, P725054
2) Werners' Hilltop Farm, Grinnell, Werners Hilltop, 2/5/2017, P726096
3) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins 17-2, 1/6/2017, P729231
4) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Wolkow, 9/13/2016, P726256
5) Melendy Dorsets, Dumont, 1/1/2017, P727773
6) Melendy Dorsets, Dumont, 1/20/2017, P727772
Pair of Ewe Lambs
1) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill.
3) MM Dorsets, Camp Point, Ill.
4) MHW Farms, Colfax
5) Colby Tool, Monroe
6) Melendy Dorsets, Dumont
Pair of Lambs
1) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill.
3) Colby Tool, Monroe
4) Melendy Dorsets, Dumont
Young Flock
1) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill.
3) MM Dorsets, Camp Point, Ill.
4) Colby Tool, Monroe
5) Melendy Dorsets, Dumont
Flock
1) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson
2) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill.
3) MM Dorsets, Camp Point, Ill.
4) Colby Tool, Monroe
Champion & Reserve Ram
Champion) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins 17-8
Reserve) Dennis Loenser, Geneseo, Ill., Campbell Bros 350
Champion & Reserve Ewe
Champion) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins 15-81
Reserve) Hoskins Stock Farm, Jefferson, Hoskins 17-7
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