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Neosho, Mo. —
On Tuesday, countless participants of all ages were seen bringing in their indoor exhibits for the Newton County Fair.
The fair kicks off tonight, with an opening dedication ceremony at 4 p.m. The commercial tent opens up at the same time.
Indoor exhibits brought to the youth building Tuesday ranged from baked goods to vegetables, plants, clothing, computer exhibits, crochet items, decorated cakes and other items.
Participants for the indoor exhibits can be either in 4-H (ages 5-18) FFA (up to age 21) and open classes from ages 5 and up.
“There are a lot of kids and people that don’t exhibit any type of livestock, but do the indoor stuff only,” said Rhonda Helm, indoor supervisor with the fair. “It is a compilation of things they have learned all year and this gives them the opportunity to show what they have done.”
The participants dropped off the items from 8 a.m. to noon on Tuesday.
One of the indoor exhibit participants was Abbie Kennedy, 14, with the 4-H Downtowners of Neosho.
She brought in a baby quilt and a disbudding box for Boer wether goats.
“I started it (baby quilt) last year right after the fair and I ended it two days ago,” Kennedy said.
She has shown items before in the indoor exhibit side.
“I used to be in cake decorating,” she said. “It’s easier.”
The disbudding box is an interesting item to see.
According to an information sheet attached to her exhibit, “Boer wethers need to be disbudded by the time they are two months old. This means to take the ‘bud’ off their horns off so they will not grow large horns. In the goat meat production industry, horns are not wanted because they may fight when they get older and bruise their meat. This box allows us to hold the small goal steady while we take the buds off.”
The disbudding box took Kennedy only 30 minutes to make, she said.
She also is showing animals during the fair, including goats. And if she wins either ribbons or trophies, she has a place to put them.
“I will put them in my hope chest, along with the blanket,” she said.
At 2 p.m. Tuesday, the fair judges began judging the indoor exhibits.
“In the foods (category), (judges) do taste,” Helm said. “We do have the Newton County nutritionist come and she judges the foods. Clothing is judged for construction, so they are turned inside out, upside down. The horticulture and gardening is judged by the Master Gardeners. And the other things, we try to find volunteers that have had experience in that area.”
On Tuesday, countless participants of all ages were seen bringing in their indoor exhibits for the Newton County Fair.
The fair kicks off tonight, with an opening dedication ceremony at 4 p.m. The commercial tent opens up at the same time.
Indoor exhibits brought to the youth building Tuesday ranged from baked goods to vegetables, plants, clothing, computer exhibits, crochet items, decorated cakes and other items.
Participants for the indoor exhibits can be either in 4-H (ages 5-18) FFA (up to age 21) and open classes from ages 5 and up.
“There are a lot of kids and people that don’t exhibit any type of livestock, but do the indoor stuff only,” said Rhonda Helm, indoor supervisor with the fair. “It is a compilation of things they have learned all year and this gives them the opportunity to show what they have done.”
The participants dropped off the items from 8 a.m. to noon on Tuesday.
One of the indoor exhibit participants was Abbie Kennedy, 14, with the 4-H Downtowners of Neosho.
She brought in a baby quilt and a disbudding box for Boer wether goats.
“I started it (baby quilt) last year right after the fair and I ended it two days ago,” Kennedy said.
She has shown items before in the indoor exhibit side.
“I used to be in cake decorating,” she said. “It’s easier.”
The disbudding box is an interesting item to see.
According to an information sheet attached to her exhibit, “Boer wethers need to be disbudded by the time they are two months old. This means to take the ‘bud’ off their horns off so they will not grow large horns. In the goat meat production industry, horns are not wanted because they may fight when they get older and bruise their meat. This box allows us to hold the small goal steady while we take the buds off.”
The disbudding box took Kennedy only 30 minutes to make, she said.
She also is showing animals during the fair, including goats. And if she wins either ribbons or trophies, she has a place to put them.
“I will put them in my hope chest, along with the blanket,” she said.
At 2 p.m. Tuesday, the fair judges began judging the indoor exhibits.
“In the foods (category), (judges) do taste,” Helm said. “We do have the Newton County nutritionist come and she judges the foods. Clothing is judged for construction, so they are turned inside out, upside down. The horticulture and gardening is judged by the Master Gardeners. And the other things, we try to find volunteers that have had experience in that area.”
