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When the two bucket calves entered the show ring on Friday, it seemed obvious who would win … but Pevley prevailed.
One of the many rounds of judging in the Jasper County Youth Fair on Friday was the bucket calf division, and there were two entries. Jarrett Stines, 8, and Katie Fix, 11, showed their calves, and it was clear Jarrett’s was considerably larger. But judge Bryan Kutz was looking for other winning factors.
“He (Jarrett) did a nice job caring for the calf, and if I was just looking at the calf, he would have won,” Kutz said. “She (Katie) seemed to be very knowledgeable about that calf.”
Kutz, who has been judging livestock since 1997, said in the bucket calf category he was looking to the owners for information about the calf; for example, weight, what the calf ate and how much. Katie was well informed about her calf, Pevley, and it won her a blue ribbon.
This year makes Katie’s fourth year participating in the fair. This year, she brought Pevely, a bucket calf from a dairy cow she has cared for since May 1. Katie said she was proud.
“I think he walked pretty good,” she said, stroking his side.
Katie is in 4-H, and is the daughter of Tom and Linda of Avilla. She says she loves the county fair.
“You get to run around and be with friends,” she said. “You get to see what other people did, and they get to see what you did.”
When the two bucket calves entered the show ring on Friday, it seemed obvious who would win … but Pevley prevailed.
One of the many rounds of judging in the Jasper County Youth Fair on Friday was the bucket calf division, and there were two entries. Jarrett Stines, 8, and Katie Fix, 11, showed their calves, and it was clear Jarrett’s was considerably larger. But judge Bryan Kutz was looking for other winning factors.
“He (Jarrett) did a nice job caring for the calf, and if I was just looking at the calf, he would have won,” Kutz said. “She (Katie) seemed to be very knowledgeable about that calf.”
Kutz, who has been judging livestock since 1997, said in the bucket calf category he was looking to the owners for information about the calf; for example, weight, what the calf ate and how much. Katie was well informed about her calf, Pevley, and it won her a blue ribbon.
This year makes Katie’s fourth year participating in the fair. This year, she brought Pevely, a bucket calf from a dairy cow she has cared for since May 1. Katie said she was proud.
“I think he walked pretty good,” she said, stroking his side.
Katie is in 4-H, and is the daughter of Tom and Linda of Avilla. She says she loves the county fair.
“You get to run around and be with friends,” she said. “You get to see what other people did, and they get to see what you did.”
