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2018 Logan County Fair Lincoln Daily News July 29 - August 5, 2018 Page 105 A t the Wednesday morning 4-H Shows the hustle and bustle at the livestock barns was all about cows and pigs. On the east end of the barn the 4-H Dairy Show was going on and at the other end was the 4-H Swine Show. The Swine Show in particular brings in a pretty good sized crowd of spectators. Folks take a prime spot on the wooden bleachers, and a large number of people bring their lawn chairs and line the fences of the show arena to assure a “front row” experience as kids herd their animals around the ring. This year, the Dairy Show was much sparser than in years past with only two youngsters showing in a number of categories from calves to full grown milking cows. In the vast majority of the classes there was only one showman, Dawn Irwin. But also appearing from time to time was 4-H member Walker Allen. While Irwin was a solo showman, she was still very conscience of her showmanship in the ring, and impressed the judge with her handling ability with all of her animals. The animals were also top quality which was reflected when it came time to choose an overall champion. While it was obvious Dawn would be the winner of that championship trophy, the challenge for the judge was to select which of the top-notch animals was indeed the very best of the best. When the winning animal was selected, Logan County’s newest Fair Queen, Molly Schempp, was on hand to deliver the coveted championship trophy. Championship awards in the dairy department were sponsored by Phil Wilson, Atlanta Ag Center; Prairie Farms, Inc., Peoria Division; Brandt Consolidated, and Irwindale Farms. In the Showmanship competition Dawn went up against Walker and it was a tough show, even though there were only two. The judge debated for quite some time, then made a selection. Dawn would take the top prize in Showmanship and Walker would receive the Reserve Award. The Showmanship Wednesday, August 1, 2018 At the Logan County Fair pigs and cows steal the show Wednesday morning CONTINUE 00