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County Fair 2009
We made it through another Coconino County Fair. Everything turned out really good this year and Taya did really well. Her steer weighed in at a wopping 1158 pounds. We were keeping him from drinking in order to hit the middle weight class and low and behold he had lost 50 or more pounds than a few weeks ago so we should have given him the water but oh well, he didn't drink when we gave it to him anyways. So she hit the lightweight class. She won that class and then went on to take 3rd overall. The Grand was a very nice steer and the reserve had 300 pounds on her but the judge took a long time deciding. But better than that our favorite doctor came and bid on her steer. Along with The Landscape Connection, Northern AZ Diesel, Homco, and other great people!! She got $5.00 a pound. Do the math it is close ot $6000. Also Olsen's Grain added on $100. So all in all the girl made out big time. The Grand got $6.00 a pound and the reserve got $4.75. Thank you to Nate Tritle for buying the steer. He is a good person. He shows up right before the auction starts and says, where's my steer? Where's Taya and my steer. I hope someday I can do that for someone but I think I'll be in steer debt for a few twenty years or so! She also got Reserve Champion Showman with her steer in the junior class.
Then there is Baby Cakes. She needed some more weight also. We poured on the food to both of these animals but they just wouldn't eat enough. It came in the middle of her weight class. Homco Glass & Mirror bought her pig for $4.30 a pound. She got $1000 for it. A big thanks to Homco for supporting Taya and the auction this year! So if you need a loan from Taya, too bad. She is making the mortgage this winter. Just kidding! I Hope. When the pig got loaded on the truck headed to the meat processor Payce and Sydnee couldn't hold back many tears, nor Taya of course. But Sydnee turns around and says "I'm not doing this, I'm showing a goat!" Goats don't go to processing so she would be safe with that. Taya did really well at showmanship with the pig. She got like 5th out of 13 or so but don't know why because she did really good.
We all had a good time living at the fair for five days. We got our new camp trailer and it worked great for us. Nice to have a get away from the fair to go to. It was also nice that Paula and David (Aunt and Uncle) were set up with their Fodder machine right across from steer barn so we could hang out there and rest. She was a great babysitter for Kai and Sydnee. So now we are home and working with Payce's steer already. Troy wants to win so bad he can't sit still. Me on the other hand would like to get the steer in late May and go from there. Shoot... train it with a horse the week before the fair like the Good Ol' Times.
We made it through another Coconino County Fair. Everything turned out really good this year and Taya did really well. Her steer weighed in at a wopping 1158 pounds. We were keeping him from drinking in order to hit the middle weight class and low and behold he had lost 50 or more pounds than a few weeks ago so we should have given him the water but oh well, he didn't drink when we gave it to him anyways. So she hit the lightweight class. She won that class and then went on to take 3rd overall. The Grand was a very nice steer and the reserve had 300 pounds on her but the judge took a long time deciding. But better than that our favorite doctor came and bid on her steer. Along with The Landscape Connection, Northern AZ Diesel, Homco, and other great people!! She got $5.00 a pound. Do the math it is close ot $6000. Also Olsen's Grain added on $100. So all in all the girl made out big time. The Grand got $6.00 a pound and the reserve got $4.75. Thank you to Nate Tritle for buying the steer. He is a good person. He shows up right before the auction starts and says, where's my steer? Where's Taya and my steer. I hope someday I can do that for someone but I think I'll be in steer debt for a few twenty years or so! She also got Reserve Champion Showman with her steer in the junior class.
Then there is Baby Cakes. She needed some more weight also. We poured on the food to both of these animals but they just wouldn't eat enough. It came in the middle of her weight class. Homco Glass & Mirror bought her pig for $4.30 a pound. She got $1000 for it. A big thanks to Homco for supporting Taya and the auction this year! So if you need a loan from Taya, too bad. She is making the mortgage this winter. Just kidding! I Hope. When the pig got loaded on the truck headed to the meat processor Payce and Sydnee couldn't hold back many tears, nor Taya of course. But Sydnee turns around and says "I'm not doing this, I'm showing a goat!" Goats don't go to processing so she would be safe with that. Taya did really well at showmanship with the pig. She got like 5th out of 13 or so but don't know why because she did really good.
We all had a good time living at the fair for five days. We got our new camp trailer and it worked great for us. Nice to have a get away from the fair to go to. It was also nice that Paula and David (Aunt and Uncle) were set up with their Fodder machine right across from steer barn so we could hang out there and rest. She was a great babysitter for Kai and Sydnee. So now we are home and working with Payce's steer already. Troy wants to win so bad he can't sit still. Me on the other hand would like to get the steer in late May and go from there. Shoot... train it with a horse the week before the fair like the Good Ol' Times.
5 comments:
It sounds like a huge success at the fair for Taya. Good for her. I know how much work it is. Y'all did awesome.
AWESOME! Congrats that you guys did so well. I'm impressed. And that is SOOOO much money! I can't wait for the day when that money will be poured into my pocket as a dentist. jk. And please tell me how the fried bread was...I miss county fairs.
I am so impressed! I can only imagine all the work and expense that goes into this kind of "fairing". Never got past the goat stage!
Good job kids!
Congrats to Taya--you guys have been doing a lot of work on this project. Brings back the old days here at the Hidalgo fair. Aunt Martha
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