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NJSA Southwest Regional Gilt Show
Sept. 2-4
Chickasha, Okla.
Judge: Larry Moore, Okla.

Champion Overall & Champion Yorkshire Gilt
Kyler Bechtel, OK    
ARK0 FINAL MOVE 2-8 x ARK7 VINTAGE 30-1

Reserve Champion Overall & Champion Duroc Gilt
Hunter Nabours, TX   
COLO9 BUCK A ROO 1-4 x RWG7 JUICY FRUIT 19-1

Reserve Champion Duroc Gilt
Adrian Austin, IL    
OAB8 PSSS BUCK CHERRY 1-1 x RWG8 PSSS NO PROBLEM 197-3

Champion Bred & Owned Duroc Gilt
Ashton Keeter, OK    
RWG0 AFTERMATH 26-1 x RWG8 PROBLEM SOLVER 197-2

Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Duroc Gilt
T J Parks, OH      
SDH9 YAK II 218-2 x ROBB8 ABSOLUTE 2-7

Champion Landrace Gilt
Jimmy Guerry, TX    
CR7 DYNAMITE 452-1 x SNSS6 SAMPSON 33-1

Reserve Champion Landrace Gilt
Tegan Guerry, TX    
SNSS0 SECOND HAND SMOKE 65- x JMG8 PSSS ZEUS 40-8

Champion Hampshire Gilt
Deekota Williams, OK  
MVLS0 LONG TIME COMING 12-1 x BOLN8 HOME GROWN 99-3

Reserve Champion Hampshire Gilt
Blake Goss, OK     
MVLS0 LONG TIME COMING 12-1 x KTB7 UB THE JUDGE 9-3

Champion Bred & Owned [ … ]

NJSA Southwest Regional Barrow Show
Sept. 2-4
Chickasha, Okla.
Judge: Larry Moore, Okla.

Champion Overall & Champion Yorkshire Barrow
Kaylin Listen, OK    
OKR9 QUICK DRAW 18-14 x BRCK7 POWER SOURCE 10-4

Reserve Champion Overall & Champion Duroc Barrow
Christine J Todd, IL  
RWG0 TRIBUTE 26-3 x BEYE6 PRENUP 29-1

Reserve Champion Duroc Barrow
Dannah Whelan, OK    
DANM9 GRIZZLY BEAR SSP 22-1 x RWG7 JUICY FRUIT 19-1

Champion Hampshire Barrow
Brandon Stickler, IL  
JLM8 STIMULUS 5-3 x SNMH8 GTO 24-3

Reserve Champion Hampshire Barrow
Ashlyn Maddox, OK    
JM9 HUSKY 5-6 x JDB8 TCG NO PROBLEM 33-3

Champion Lan
drace Barrow
Jimmy Guerry, TX    
SNSS0 SECOND HAND SMOKE 65-1 x JMG8 PSSS ZEUS 40-8

Reserve Champion Yorkshire Barrow
Kyle Wheatley, OK    
ARK0 FINAL MOVE 2-8 x ARK7 VINTAGE 30-1

Champion Crossbred Barrow
Dannah Whelan      

Reserve Champion Crossbred Barrow
Natalie Hofschulte     

From the University of Illinois
URBANA – Meg Meeker of Logan County exhibited the Champion Junior Pork Premiere at the 2011 Illinois State Fair Pork Premiere Carcass Show. Meeker’s pig was also named Champion Junior Land of Lincoln and Reserve Open Land of Lincoln.

“Meg’s barrow had a hot carcass weight of 223.5 pounds with 0.90 inches of backfat and a 10.0 square-inch loineye,” said Dan Jennings, University of Illinois Extension 4-H livestock specialist. “With 129 days on test, this barrow had 0.822 pounds of lean gain per day, which is the ultimate figure used in ranking the premiere hogs. Her 283-pound Duroc barrow also scored well on qualitative measures such as color, marbling, firmness and pH.”

The second place hog in the Junior Premiere Show was exhibited by Kade Buysse of Henry County. His 258-pound crossbred pig had a hot carcass weight of 212 pounds, 0.70 inches backfat, and a 10.5 [ … ]