The annual Daviess County Junior Livestock Show will be held July 6-7-8 at the Dockery Park fairgrounds in Gallatin.
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Katie Martin is this year’s Livestock Superintendent and the daily emcee. Marcia Bird is in charge of concessions at the livestock show. Alicia Chrisman is the Fair Board President.
Last year 187 exhibitors showed 516 animals. There were 94 head of cattle, 73 head of sheep, 55 head of goats, 48 rabbits, 56 poultry and waterfowl and 190 head of swine.
The following lists the 2017 county fair events:
Thursday, July 6 — Swine in place at 4 p.m. for the Swine Show at 5 p.m. A PeeWee Show immediately follows the champion boar drive at approximately 5:30pm.
Friday, July 7 — Sheep in place at 9 a.m. for Sheep Show at 10 a.m. A PeeWee Show immediately follows the Lead Line. Goats are to be in place at 12 noon for the Goat Show which immediately follows the Sheep Show (approximately 1 p.m.). A PeeWee Show follows.
Saturday, July 8 — 9:30 a.m. Rabbit Show and Poultry/Waterfowl Show; 4 p.m. Beef in place for the 5 p.m. Beef Show with the PeeWee Show to follow at approximately 5:30 p.m.
The Invitational 4-H and FFA Livestock Show is open to all 4-H and FFA members living in any county in Missouri and enrolled in respective livestock projects, or belonging to 4-H Clubs or FFA Chapters. Points will be earned in conjunction with the Invitational Show to Daviess County only FFA and 4-H members.
Admission to the livestock show is free with food concessions offered for various charge. The public is invited to a pulled pork barbecue at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Concessions will be open daily serving grilled pork burgers, hamburgers, pulled pork and hotdogs. Biscuits and gravy will be served Friday morning along with homemade cinnamon rolls.