FARMINGTON – Market animals have been raised all year for two big days at the Farmington fair. Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. youth will be showing off their animals that they have conditioned and trained all throughout the 2017 season. Animals will be placed and champions will be chosen by a qualified judge at the Farmington fairgrounds.
On Sept. 20 beginning at 6 p.m. there will be a buyers meet and greet before animals are auctioned off. Many youth will use the money made to finish up projects, buy grain for other animals or to put towards next years market animals. Commodities that will be sold include; beef, hogs, sheep, turkeys and broiler hens. Please feel free to swing into the Farmington Fairgrounds and support local agricultural youth by purchasing an animal.
I’ve witnessed these sales before and I am pained. I wonder if the children who bring their animals to the judging and sale fully understand what will become of their animals.
I’m sure they do Bill. All the farmers I know teach there kids the purpose of what they do. It’s not about having your meat magically appear in cellophane at the local grocery store. Nor should they be judged on how they make a living. Because if it weren’t for farmers many people wouldn’t be here today.
Yes Bill they understand they’re busting theirs to feed yours.
This is the reason I chose to have 4-H breeding sheep instead of market lambs. I couldn’t stand the thought of selling them off to be killed. I realize it has to happen but not to mine.
@Seth Webber… Well said!!