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62nd Annual Farmers' Museum Junior Livestock Show
July 12, 2009 | July 13, 2009 | July 14, 2009
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Farmers' Museum (held at Iroquois Farm)

The 62nd annual Farmers’ Museum Junior Livestock Show, a three-day event that brings together the area’s best livestock and youth exhibitors from a nine-county region, will take place Sunday, July 12 through Tuesday, July 14.  More than 250 youth handlers and 750 animals will fill The Iroquois Farm Show Grounds located on County Highway 33 in Cooperstown for what will truly be a celebration of youth in agriculture and the continuation of a rural tradition in Central New York. Admission to the show grounds is free, and the public is welcome to attend.
 
The event tests the skills of youth handlers ages eight to eighteen who present animals (dairy cows, beef, swine, dairy goats, and sheep of various breeds) that they own, care for, and have prepared for competition. Since 1947 The Farmers’ Museum has collaborated with the Cooperative Extension’s 4-H program to produce the show, which is the second largest youth competition in New York State.
 
The Junior Livestock Show begins Sunday evening with a chicken barbecue by Miller’s Barbecue for the public and exhibitors at 5:30 p.m. The cost for the barbecue dinner is $8 per person. At 7:30 p.m., there will be an ice cream social, which is open to participants and the general public, free of charge.
 
On Monday, July 13, judging of animals and showmanship classes, which test the handler’s ability to present their fit and well-groomed animals in the way that best shows off their conformation, begins at 9:30 a.m. At 5:20 p.m. the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health will lead a discussion in ATV Safety and Hearing Safety.  Following at 6:00 they will award prizes for the 20th annual FARMSAFE FOR KIDZ poster/slogan contest displayed in the visitor tent.
 
On Tuesday, July 14, judging begins at 9:00 a.m. At 2:30 p.m., the Grand Champions in the dairy, beef, dairy goat, sheep, and swine divisions will join the winners of the F. Ambrose Clark Livestock Trophy, The Farmers’ Museum Cup, and The Farmers’ Museum Dairy Goat Cup in a Parade of Champions.
 
The Junior Livestock Show is conducted in cooperation with Cornell Cooperative Extension County 4-H educators and clubs throughout central New York. On-site services are provided by Leatherstocking Corp.  Food services are provided by the Cooperstown American Legion Post 579.  The show is sponsored in part by Bruce Hall Home Center, Stewart’s Shops and NBT Bank.