Jenkins Sweeps Youth Division At Dairy Show
April Ellis
Herald Staff
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The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show kicked off with their annual dairy show on Saturday, July 19 at the livestock pavilion.
Burgin student, Leah Jenkins, left with the hardware for the youth division after receiving the C.H. McRay Memorial Supreme youth female trophy and Supreme youth junior champion, supreme youth senior champion, along with senior showmanship. Also in the open division, Stella Franklin won the supreme junior champion and Leah Jenkins won the supreme senior champion. In showmanship, Chelsie Watts won the junior division.
There will be several livestock shows this Saturday, July 27, with the swine show starting at 9 a.m. at the pavilion. The open rabbit show will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the floral hall. The goat show starts at 1 p.m. at the pavilion. The livestock shows wrap up for 2025 with the open beef show on Monday, July 28, starting at 6 p.m.
Below are results by breed, class, place, name and division awards:
Mercer County Fair Dairy Show Supreme Junior Champion Stella Franklin.
Jersey
Heifer junior calf – 1st Victoria Howard;
Heifer intermediate calf – 1st Lizzy Turner, youth grand champion female, youth junior champion female, 1st place youth;
Heifer senior calf – 1st Jessica Largen, junior champion female; 2nd Gabe Howard; 3rd Jeremiah McCowan, youth reserve junior champion female, 1st place youth; 4th Stella Franklin; 5th Kennedy Largen;
Heifer Summer yearling – 1st Gabe Howard, reserve junior champion female;
Dry Cow – 1st Gabe Howard;
2-year-old cow – 1st Evelyn Koinski, reserve senior champion female;
3-year-old cow – 1st Jessica Largen, senior champion female, grand champion;
Holstein
Heifer junior calf – 1st Lizzy Turner, youth reserve junior champion female, 1st place youth; 2nd Bailey Goode;
Heifer intermediate calf – 1st Leah Jenkins, youth Supreme junior champion, youth junior champion female, junior champion female, youth grand champion female, 1st place youth; 2nd Lizzy Turner, 2nd place youth; 3rd Sawyer Mangum, 3rd place youth;
Heifer senior calf – 1st Kaelyn Goode, reserve junior champion female; 2nd Bailey Goode;
Heifer Summer yearling – 1st Leah Largen;
Heifer junior yearling – 1st Kaelyn Goode; 2nd Bailey Goode;
Heifer senior yearling – 1st Leah Largen, 2nd place youth;
3-year-old cow – 1st Bailey Goode, senior champion female, grand champion;
Best Udder – 1st Bailey Goode, best udder;
Best three females – 1st Bailey Goode, best three females; 2nd Lizzy Turner;
Best Produce of Dam – 1st Bailey Goode, best produce of dam;
Mercer County Fair Dairy Show Junior Showmanship winner Chelsie Watts with sponsor Dena Worthington of the Dustin Worthington Memorial Fund.
Guernsey
Heifer junior calf – 1st Tripp Popplewell; 2nd Bailey Goode; 3rd, Kaelyn Goode;
Heifer intermediate calf – 1st Kaylee Cocanougher, youth junior champion female, junior champion female, 1st place youth;
Heifer senior calf – 1st Sawyer Mangum, 1st place youth;
Heifer junior yearling – 1st Molly Shewmaker, 1st place youth; 2nd Leah Jenkins, 2nd place youth;
Heifer intermediate yearling – 1st Leah Jenkins, youth reserve junior champion female, reserve junior champion female, 1st place youth;
Heifer senior yearling – 1st Leah Jenkins, 1st place youth; 2nd Molly Shewmaker, 2nd place youth;
Dry Cow / Dry Cow – 1st Leah Jenkins, reserve senior champion female, youth award;
2-year-old cow – 1st Leah Jenkins, youth Supreme senior champion, Supreme senior champion, grand champion, Supreme female, youth senior champion female, senior champion female, youth grand champion female, 1st place youth;
Best udder – 1st Leah Jenkins, best udder;
Best three females – 1st Leah Jenkins, best three females;
Best produce of dam – 1st Leah Jenkins, best produce of dam;
Brown Swiss
Heifer junior calf – 1st Sawyer Mangum, youth grand champion female, youth junior champion female, 1st place youth;
Heifer intermediate calf – 1st Tripp Popplewell, junior champion female, grand champion;
Heifer senior calf – 1st Jon Spencer Ford, reserve junior champion female;
Ayrshire
Heifer junior calf – 1st Auburn Strange, junior champion female; 2nd Jon Spencer Ford;
Heifer intermediate calf – 1st Jon Spencer Ford, reserve junior champion female;
Heifer senior calf – 1st Hannah Hatfield;
Heifer Summer yearling – 1st Jon Spencer Ford;
Heifer junior yearling – 1st Chelsie Watts, 1st place youth;
Heifer intermediate yearling – 1st Chelsie Watts, youth reserve junior champion female, 1st place youth; 2nd Auburn Strange; 3rd Auburn Strange;
Heifer senior yearling – 1st Chelsie Watts, youth grand champion female, youth junior champion female, 1st place youth; 2nd Alyssa Chambers;
2-year-old cow – 1st Jon Spencer Ford;
4-year-old cow – 1st Jessica Largen, reserve senior champion female;
5-year and older cow – 1st Jessica Largen, senior champion female, grand champion;
Milking
Heifer intermediate calf – 1st Stella Franklin, Supreme junior champion, grand champion, junior champion female; 2nd Ava Riding;
Heifer senior yearling – 1st Ava Riding, reserve junior champion female;
Showmanship
Junior showmanship (9-13 years, Mercer County residents only) – 1st Chelsie Watts, Supreme junior Showman; 2nd Jeremiah McCowan; 2nd Kaylee Cocanougher;
Kiddie showmanship (8 and under) – Bryce Bustle, Olivia Cocanougher, Victoria Howard, Cooper Largen, Harvest Largen, Kennedy Largen, Rowdy Largen, Shiloh Mangum, Stella Mangum, Joseph McCowan, Hollyn Milburn, Auburn Strange, Sunnie Williamson, Tripp Popplewell;
Senior showmanship (14-21 years, Mercer County residents only) – 1st Leah Jenkins, Supreme senior Showman; 2nd Lizzy Turner; 2nd Sawyer Mangum.
