It’s fair week at the Warren County Agricultural Fair, meaning show week for 4-H youth across the county. Thursday at the Warren County Fair kicked off with the 4-H Swine Show.
Results of the Gilt Show.
The gilt show kicked off with the purebred division. Addyson Ryan exhibited the champion Duroc, and Ada Kunkle had the reserve champion.
Ada Kunkle exhibited the champion Poland gilt.
In the Yorkshire show, Aubrey Killey exhibited the Champion Yorkshire gilt, and Addyson Ryan exhibited the reserve champion.
The Purebred Champion Gilt title went to Aubrey Killey and her Yorkshire. Reserve Champion Purebred Gilt went to Addyson Ryan and her Duroc.
“We’ve raised her ever since birth. We’ve owned her mom, bred her mom, had a nice litter of pigs,” shares Killey. “We brought her here to the Warren County Fair, knowing how much work I’ve put into it, and we received reserve overall gilt with her today. So that was really, really exciting, knowing that this isn’t just something that I bought at a young age, and the breeder did all the work starting up to it. This is something my dad and I, from start to finish, have done, and I’m really, really appreciative of all the experiences that it’s taught me.”
In the Crossbred division, the champion lightweight was exhibited by Aubrey Killey and the reserve champion by Ariana Byers. The middleweight champion went to Jax Jenson, and the reserve champion went to Jayden Kunkle. The heavyweight champion went to Addyson Ryan, and the reserve champion went to Aubrey Killey.
The Crossbred Champion Gilt title went to Addyson Ryan and her heavyweight gilt. Reserve went to Aubrey Killey and her lightweight gilt.
Ryan Wins Grand Champion Gilt
The Champions of the purebred and crossbred divisions entered the ring again to determine the overall champion of the gilt show. Addyson Ryan and her crossbred gilt were named Overall Champion, punching their ticket to the Throwdown, A Western Illinois Showdown on August 2nd. Reserve Overall Champion went to Aubrey Killey and her Yorkshire.
Results of the Barrow Show
The Barrow division of the swine show kicked off with the lightweight classes. The Champion of the lightweight barrows went to Addyson Ryan, and Aubrey Killey exhibited the reserve champion lightweight. In the middle weight show, Addyson Ryan exhibited the champion barrow, and Haven Byers showed the reserve champion. The heavyweight champion barrow was exhibited by Aubrey Killey, and the reserve champion was Ada Kunkle.
The Champions of all three weight classes returned to the ring to determine the overall champion of the barrow show. Addyson Ryan and her middleweight barrow was named Overall Champion, punching their ticket to the Throwdown, A Western Illinois Showdown on August 2nd. Reserve Overall Champion went to Aubrey Killey and her heavyweight barrow.
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