Students win at Fort Worth show

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February 2, 2010

Special to the Review The Athens Daily Review Tue Feb 02, 2010, 06:58 PM CST

Two Henderson County students came away with winning entries in the early days of the 2010 Fort Worth Stock Show.

Casey Pitchford, a 4-H member from Athens, exhibited a First Place Late Junior Yearling Heifer in the Santa Gertrudis Junior Heifer Show on Jan. 24. Junior show officials say there were more than 10,000 entries at this year’s show in the various divisions. which ends February 7.

Samantha Crocker, of the Eustace Future Farners if America, exhibited a First Place Late Spring Heifer Calf in the Beefmaster Junior Heifer Show on Jan. 23. The legendary Fort Worth competiton runs through Feb. 7.

“One of our Show’s main priorities is our commitment to the livestock industry and the agriculture leaders of tomorrow. Junior exhibitors learn many valuable life lessons during their years of showing livestock, which will serve them well throughout their lives,” Bradford S. Barnes, the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s executive vice president and general manager said. “We started out 114 years ago as a livestock show and our focus remains the same today.”

Winning exhibitors are awarded cash “premiums” – this year to exceed $89,985 – in addition to monies generated from the sale of animals in the show’s sale of champion steers, lambs, barrows and wether goats. Over 22,000 head of world-class livestock from across the country will be on exhibit throughout the 24-day run of the Show. Four national Shows will be hosted at the event. In addition, 17 livestock auctions will be conducted.

The Stock Show showcases the nation’s dynamic livestock industry to over 900,000 visitors mostly from the Metroplex and surrounding areas. Besides livestock, the show includes educational exhibits designed to educate visitors on the livestock industry and provides 4 acres of shopping to suit most any taste.

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