County youths exhibit in stock shows

Stock show season is already underway for a few local exhibitors, including AHS sophomore Carli Edgar who placed well with her barrows at the Lone Star Classic jackpot pig show in Abilene and at the Red River Rivalry in Wichita Falls recently, and seven year old Luke Smith who exhibited a gilt at the Best of the Best Coleman County Stock Show in November and at the Abilene show this past Sunday.

Edgar won the middle weight Berkshire class with one of her barrows and topped out the middle weight cross class with another barrow at the Red River Rivalry in Wichita Falls on Nov. 23.

She also placed third in her class of BOPB at the Lone Star Classic Pig Show in Abilene on Dec. 15 and 16.

Luke Smith has helped take care of “Katie,” a Hampshire gilt, and he was excited to be able to show her at the jackpot shows.

“This was his first time to show, and he really enjoyed it,” said his mother Kristie Smith. “Luke is only seven, so he won’t be eligible to show at the county show or at the majors for another two years, when he is nine. He was absolutely thrilled to be able to do what he has seen his brother Connor do!”

Connor will take Katie on to the county show and the majors, according to his mother.