January 18, 2014
Victoria Advocate
KARNES CITY – The 20th annual Karnes County Youth Show is set for a three-day run beginning Thursday at the show barn off U.S. Highway 181.
More than 200 hogs are entered in this year’s show, along with 52 halter steers, 31 heifers, and 14 commercial steers.
The show will also feature 125 goats, 29 lambs and 19 pens of broilers. In the homemaking division there are 361 food entries, 239 handicraft entries and 25 clothing entries.
Livestock weigh-in begins at noon Thursday with the broiler show slated for 4 p.m. and the goat show at 5 p.m.
Friday begins with the commercial steer judging at 8 a.m. followed by the homemaking judging at 9:30 a.m. and the lamb show at 10 a.m. At noon the breeding cattle show begins followed by the halter steer show. Commercial steer awards will be handed out at 3:45 p.m., and the hog show is set for 4 p.m.
Items entered in the homemaking division are available for public viewing from 3-9 p.m. Friday.
Livestock judging starts the day at 9 a.m. Saturday. Sale of handicraft and non-champion food items runs from 9 a.m. until noon. Homemaking awards will be presented at 3:30 p.m. The Friends of the Karnes County Youth Show presentation, honoring a county resident who has helped the show improve, will be made prior to the 5 p.m. auction.
