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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SATURDAY, OCT. 20, 2007

Contact:

Bruce Shankle State Fair Livestock Superintendent (919) 839-4678

Livestock winners announced in State Fair competitions

RALEIGH – More winners have been announced in the beef cattle, meat goat, junior meat goat and meat sheep competitions at the N.C. State Fair. Following are winners:

Beef Cattle-Angus

1. Grand champion female shown by Taylor Ridling, 18, of Salisbury
2. Reserve grand champion female shown by Russell Wood of Willow Spring
3. Grand champion bull shown by Russell Wood of Willow Spring
4. Reserve grand champion bull shown by Paul Ratledge of East Bend

Beef Cattle-Belted Galloway

1. Grand and reserve grand champion females and bulls shown by Fitch Creations of Pittsboro

Beef Cattle-Limousin

1. Grand champion female shown by Milo Lewis of Walstonburg
2. Reserve grand champion female shown by Carlye McCoy of Cove City

Beef Cattle-Santa Gertrudis

1. Grand and reserve grand champion females shown by David Alderson of Williamsport, Tenn.
2. Grand champion bull shown by Harrison Farms of Christiana, Tenn.
3. Reserve grand champion bull shown by Dietrich’s Flying D Ranch of Orlando, Fla.

Beef Cattle-Simmental

1. Grand champion female shown by Dillon Ridling, 17, of Salisbury
2. Reserve grand champion female shown by Jonathan Massey of Burlington
3. Grand and reserve grand champion bulls shown by Rusty Henson of Boone

Junior Meat Goats Breeder Doe

1. Grand champion percentage doe shown by Ryan McInnis, 13, of Ellerbe
2. Reserve grand champion percentage doe shown by Davis Moye, 9, of Snow Hill
3. Grand champion full blood/purebred doe shown by Kaelyn Mohrfield, 10, of Pink Hill
4. Reserve grand champion full blood/purebred doe shown by Makensie Mohrfield, 7, of Pink Hill

Meat Goats                      

1. Grand champion percentage doe shown by Ryan McInnis of Ellerbe
2. Reserve grand champion percentage doe shown by Davis Moye of Snow Hill
3. Grand and reserve grand champion full blood/purebred does shown by Linda F. Cullers of Timberville
4. Grand champion full blood/purebred buck shown by Brad Mackey of Kinston
5. Reserve grand champion full blood/purebred buck shown by Earl Owens of Gray Court, S.C.

Meat Sheep-North Country Cheviot

1. Grand champion ram shown by Schoettmer Farms of Columbus, Ohio
2. Reserve grand champion ram and grand champion ewe shown by Travis Edgerton of Rutherfordton
3. Reserve grand champion ewe shown by Keith Gordon of Plainville, Ind.
   

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