Supreme At Westmoreland Fair
Goes On To Nationals In Louisville
DAVID HIEBERT
Westmoreland Correspondent
SCOTTDALE (Westmoreland
Co.) A Jersey Sr. 3-year-old
has won the supreme dairy award
at the Westmoreland County Fair.
Shown by Amy Jo Hixson, Scott-
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dale, the winner has gone a long
way since winning the title August
28. Most recently, she traveled to
the Jersey Junior National Show,
Louisville, Kentucky for the na
tional event on November 7-9. On
November 4, Mickey (or Stoncy
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Hollow Brook Mickey), the West
moreland daily supreme champ
ion traveled ahead of her show
ring companion, “to get used to
the place" before the big show on
the weekend.
“We’re going for the exercise. I
hope she’s not last," said Amy Jo
before the national show where
“there are lots of animals from all
over. I know there arc better ani
mals around, because I saw them
at Harrisburg” where she com
peted in both the All-American
show and the Pennsylvania state
show. Amy and Mickey placed
third in the state open class.
And they did very well at the
national, bringing home a seventh
place and were rated second
among the competitors from
Pennsylvania. Stephanie Carson,
Washington County, who partici
pated in another show class, was
rated first among the Common
wealth participants.
This was the second trip to the
Westmoreland fair for this animal,
which had come in third in 1997.
“The maturing that comes with
freshening a couple times” made
the difference according to Amy
Jo’s mother. “We have one of her
did.”
The steps to the national in
cluded shows where first and sec
ond can go on to the next level.
Amy Jo and Mickey won first in
the Mon Valley District Show at
Washington, then went on to grab
first in the 4-H state show, Harris
burg.
Amy is a student at Southmore
land High School in Westmore
land County. Her parents Jetty
and Barbara Hixson, and grandma
Betty run a 150-acre dairy farm
Amy Jo Hixson, Scottdale, with Mickey (or Stoney Hol
low Brook Mickey), dairy supreme champion in the West
moreland County Dairy placed seventh in the national
Jersey show in Louisville. (photo by Dav|d Hlebert)
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