SPECIAL AWARDS
LOWELL & CAROL STROUD MEMORIAL INSPIRATIONAL AWARD This award is
presented to an FFA and 4-H exhibitor who not only exhibits his animal in a manner which
exemplifies the FFA and 4-H mottos, but also through manners and a willingness to help his
fellow exhibitors, becomes an inspiration to those he encounters. Presented by Stroud Family
3080 Jones Road, Wapato, WA 98951.
CHARLES SLAGG CITIZENSHIP AWARD This award goes to any exhibitor who helps
the fair board and other exhibitors at the fair. This exhibitor will obtain this by showing
others that cooperation and citizenship pays off. The Charles Slagg family would like to
present the exhibitor with one hundred dollars and their name on the traveling trophy. c/o Gary Slagg
SALLY KAYSER MILLS MEMORIAL AWARD $50.00 will be given to the 4H and FFA
winner of the Round Robin contest by an anonymous donor.
STEER AWARDS
YAKIMA COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION will provide an award for
the best beef promotion and educational display. This award will be judged by
members of the Yakima County Cattlemen's Association. c/o Sandi Hull
Following two awards in the name of Edgar Reif:
THE OTTO V. BATTLES AWARD will be awardedto the FFA member who has
the outstanding beef project at the Central Washington Junior Livestock Show.
○ C/o Phillip Sealock
THE FRANK RICHES AWARD will be given to the 4-H member who has the
outstanding beef project at the Central Washington Junior Livestock Show.
CARCASS OF MERIT PROGRAM STEER OF MERIT (If Data Is Available) To
facilitate the collection of Steer of Merit data, all steers must be slaughtered in one
single, federally inspected slaughterhouse. Washington Beef will not be grading
custom or take-home beef. Therefore, only turned beef will be eligible. The Steer of
Merit Program,which originated at this Show in 1963, is continuedfor this show. It is
designed to give recognition and encouragement to children who manage and feed out steers that have carcasses of desirable meat quality, conformation, and cut- ability. At the same time, it gives recognition the breeders of those calves with the right kind of genetic make-up to produce these desirable carcasses. Steer exhibitors will not be provided Steer of Merit forms. All aspects of the Steer of Merit are now set by the beef industry. A committee established the specifications after studying
desirable carcass traits as determined by meat packers, retail buyers, federal
graders, and meat research people in this area and across the nation. Steer
exhibitors are requested to provide the name of the breeder and information on the
feeding of the steer, if needed. Federal meat graders give a written evaluation of
each carcass when the steer is slaughtered at a packing plant under the supervision
of the Federal USDA. The Steer of Merit Committee then compares the data with the
established specifications and selects the Steer of Merit. Completed data sheets on
all steers will be available for exhibitors, breeders, and other interested parties.
Award sponsors are: WASHINGTON BEEF (AB Foods). P0 Box 832 Toppenish, WA 98948 Attn: Barb
STEER CARCASS TROPHY A trophy will be awarded to the exhibitor of the steer
ranking highest in carcass evaluation in both FFA and 4-H. Evaluation will be by a
formula based on carcass weight, dressing percent, quality grade, and yield grade.
Only those steers meeting Steer of Merit standards will be considered.
Trophy sponsors are:
FFA: JRC Livestock, Jason & Becky Donaldson
4-H: In Memory of Gary and Althea Goeken, c/o Shelly Petersen
SWINE AWARDS
ROSE WEEKS MEMORIAL AWARD Baa Baa and Company, c/o Jason Donaldson, will provide an award for outstanding educational 4-H display in the Swine Division. J Hanson Floral, will provide an award for outstanding educational FFA display in the Swine Division.
GUY & ANNIE NEWMAN MEMORIAL AWARD The Guy Newman family,
12481 Yakima Valley Hwy. Zillah, WA 98953, will award two (2) trophies, one to
the Champion 4-H Duroc exhibitor and one to the Champion FFA Duroc exhibitor
in memory of Guy Newman.
SPECIAL SWINE AWARDS Ken Stroud and Gary Gasseling will donate to each
4H and FFA Class winners of each breed in the amount of $50.00.
DUROC AWARD G5 Livestock will award a buckle to the first 2 durocs listed on
the sales sheet, following the sale order.
LAMB AWARDS
JB Suffold, C/o Julie Abenth, will award a $25.00 gift certficate to Reserve Champion 4-H and FFA Lamb.
Rutherford Family c/o Trisha Rutherford of Prosser, WA will award a $50.00 gift certificate to Grand Champion 4-H and FFA Lamb.
Washington Wool Growers' Auxiliary Award $150 to the best educational display in the lamb area for both 4-H and FFA. C/o Washington Wool Growers Auxiliary 13391 SR 24 Moxee, WA 98936