By Barb Lumley
The Harrison County Fair Open Dairy Show was held Thursday, June 22, 2023, at the Harrison County Fairgrounds in Cadiz, Ohio. The show was dedicated in memory of Samuel W. Cunningham, a former Harrison County Dairy Board member. Judge for the show was Jason Miley, Miley Holsteins, West Salem, Ohio.
Winning the Supreme Grand Champion Award was the Jersey Aged Cow shown by HLF Jerseys, Dale Anderson & Family, New Philadelphia, Ohio. She was also the Senior and Grand Champion of the Jersey show. The Supreme Reserve Grand Champion was the Holstein Four Year Old shown by Hardingdale Holsteins, Jarod Harding & Family, New Philadelphia, Ohio. She was also Senior and Grand Champion of the Holstein show.
The Supreme Junior Champion All Breeds Award was won by the Red & White Winter Yearling shown by Hardingdale Holsteins, New Philadelphia, Ohio. She was Junior Champion of the Red & White Show.
The Supreme Reserve Junior Champion All Breeds Award went to the Jersey Fall Calf shown by HLF Jerseys, New Philadelphia. She was Junior Champion of the Jersey Show.
The Senior Champion and Grand Champion of the Brown Swiss show was the Three year Old shown by Clarkhills Farm, Robert Clark & Family, Uhrichsville, Ohio. The Brown Swiss Junior Champion was the Winter Calf and the Reserve Brown Swiss Junior Champion was the Spring Calf, both shown by Eddy Farms.
The Red & White Reserve Junior Champion was the Spring Yearling shown by Clarkhills Farms, Uhrichsville, Ohio.
The Ayrshire Junior Champion and Grand Champion was the Fall Yearling shown by Hardingdale Holsteins. The Senior Champion and Reserve Grand Champion was the Junior Two Year Old shown by Eddy farms, Keith Eddy, Jewett, Ohio.
The Milking Shorthorn Junior Champion and Grand Champion was the Fall Calf shown by Clarkhills Farm, Uhrichsville, Ohio. Reserve Junior Champion and Reserve Grand Champion was the Winter Yearling shown by Caldwell Dairy Farms, Bloomingdale, Ohio.
Sponsers for the Dairy Show were Andi’s Point, Freeport, Ohio; Jones Equipment, Freeport, Ohio; Yoder’s Market And Feed Supply; and Bardall Crossing Hardware, Freeport, Ohio. The show was managed by the Harrison County Dairy Board.