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In order to be eligible to compete, the hogs must weigh under 100 pounds on a previous weigh-in on April 22 and weigh between 190 and 250 pounds when weighed on the day of the competition.
When show time arrives at 7 p.m. the anxieties are high and so is the temperature in the show ring. The judge takes his place in the center of the ring and the hogs, with their exhibitor, are released into the ring.
The exhibitor, in this case Joyce Starks, leads the hog (or sometimes tries to—with six or seven hogs in the ring it’s confusing who is leading whom) around the ring using a cane.
After several minutes of observation the judge takes the microphone and announces the winners, explaining to each exhibitor how he placed each hog. This gives the kids the opportunity to learn and improve their techniques for the next showing, explained Judge Frank Fesser.
Joyce Starks, entered in the senior fitting and showing class, did well and placed third. She also placed second and fourth in the market hog class. Tyrone, Joyce’s younger brother, had a good showing also, placing fifth in the market hog class.
“The 4-H provides an excellent opportunity for families and friends to work together in a productive and constructive atmosphere in a way that seems to becoming less common, especially in rural communities,” observed Mr. Fesser, a hog breeder from Maryland who volunteers his expertise to judge the pigs at the Farm Show.
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