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Show Davis PBans Js. fat SfiocEi Show The Thirty-Ninth Annual In-termountain In-termountain Junior Fat Stock Show will get underway at the Davis County Fairgrounds, June 3-5, 1975. The traditional event is co-sponsored by the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, the Davis County Commission and the State of Utah. YOUTH LIVESTOCK entries en-tries are open to Future Farmers of America and 4-H Club members of Utah, Idaho, Eastern Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada and the Western Slope of Colorado. Receiving of livestock is scheduled from 3-6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3 at the Davis County Fairgrounds. On Wednesday, Wed-nesday, the 4th formal opening ceremonies will begin around 8:30 a.m. to be followed by showmanship and fitting of the cattle, lamb and hog entries. Judging will begin before noon and an evening dinner and program for participants conclude the second day of the show. NOT TO be overlooked is the auction sale of all show stock on Thursday, June 5. This is a rare opportunity for the meat-buying meat-buying public to acquire top quality meat for a very reasonable price. Since the object of the show is more of an educational experience for the youth, prices are substantially lower than the commercial market. LIVESTOCK class awards are as follows: Beef - Choice and Good; Hogs - U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 2; Lambs -Prime, Choice and Good. Among the special prizes offered of-fered will be the Utah Beef Council trophy to the top exhibitor with top carcass in the Profit Makers Program. "OUR THEME over the i years has been 'Grand Cham- 1 pion Youth'," says the Ted Crawford, president of the stock show. "We want to dig- t nify rural living and create an appreciation for good live- stockandanhonesteffortin the minds of our youth on how to raise and market animals," he continued. Working closely with Mr. Crawford are Kay Bendixsen, USU Extension Center and El-vin El-vin Downs, FFA, Utah State Board of Education. |