Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Libby Perez, 8, escorts her Hereford heifer out of the show ring during Friday's heifer show at the Quay County Fair. Perez's animal later was named grand champion. The fair allowed 6-, 7- and 8-year-olds to compete in the livestock shows for the first time.
The Quay County Fair embraced a youth movement, mostly out of necessity.
Earlier this year, the Quay County Fair Board voted to allow 6-, 7- and 8-year-olds to compete in the livestock show and sell their animals at the Junior Livestock Auction. The...