4-H Is Where It’s At!
Published 1:34 pm Thursday, July 20, 2017
- Members of the Farm Hands 4-H club wave to spectators during the annual Lawrence County 4-H Parade. The parade signals the official start of the county fair.
- Lailih Holbrook, of Proctorville and member of the Scottown Farmer and Farmerettes, competes in the market chicken show. Holbrook won grand champion at the event.
- Area youth compete in the market hog show during the Lawrence County Fair.
- Linda Wells is shown who is in charge by a disgruntle lamb while trying to compete in the Showman of Showman event at the Lawrence County Fair.
- Gabby Daniels, from Scottown, gets cleans and tests her gear as she prepares for the market steer show.
- Participates wait to be judged while taking part in the market chicken show.
- Emily Greene spends the afternoon cleaning the floors of the barn where the steers are housed. A big responsibility for a participating 4-H’er is to not only keep the stall of their animal well kept but to also clean the walk ways and help other 4-H’ers.
- Market hogs owned Gavin Yates, with 4-H Valley Farmers, receive special treatment while being watered due to high temperatures at the county fair.
- Grand champion winner for market goats Lauren Wells breaks down in tears at the large animal auction following the weeklong county fair.
- Karsyn Ball spends time with her cherished steer before the start of the market steer show during the Lawrence County Fair.