Logan County Fair 2022

Page 116 2022 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JULY / AUGUST 2022 T he 4-H Swine Show at the Logan County Fair was held on Wednesday, which just happened to have been the hottest day at the fair up to that time. With the temperatures rising quickly in the morning hours, the livestock handlers in all the barns had their work cut out for them keeping animals well hydrated and as cool as possible. For those who may not be aware, hogs do not have sweat glands, therefore they overheat quickly. While humans rely on perspiration to moisten and cool the skin, handlers have to provide that cooling moisture for their hogs. Fans run constantly in the holding barns on days such as Wednesday, and even in the show arena, large fans suspended above ground level helped to keep the air moving. With the weather warming up quickly, the swine shows moved equally as fast with the judge spending a minimal amount of time selecting and speaking about the individual class winners. Even so, the shows that started at 9 a.m. lasted until 1 p.m. with only one 15 minute break between the gilt shows and the barrow shows. Both the gilts and the barrows were judged first by breed then weight category within each breed with those sub-classes being categorized as light, medium, heavy. In both the gilts and barrows there were entries by breed in Spotted, Chester White, Hampshire, Duroc, Berkshire, AOB (or All Other Breeds,) and Commercial in gilts and Crossbred in the barrows. In the final breed classes in both the gilt and barrow competitions, there were four weight divisions, light, medium-light, medium-heavy, and heavy. Gilt Show The first series of competitions for the day were the gilts. In the individual class judging the Olson family dominated the breed wins with Luke Olson winning the Champion Yorkshire, Braden Olson winning the Duroc, and Kelton Olson winning the Commercial. Luke Olson also won the Reserve Champion Duroc and Kelton Olson won the Reserve Champion AOB. Clay Aylesworth wins Champion Barrow and Braden Olson wins top gilt at the Logan County Fair 4-H judging Wednesday, AUGUST 3, 2022 STORY and PHOTOS by Nila Smith Continued p