Judging Sheep

Animals are really what the State Fair is all about. I passed by the livestock pavilion when the Dorset Sheep ewes were being judged. I've never seen them do this before, and know absolutely nothing about the process.

The sheep were carefully lined up, and the judges carefully squeezed and felt the animals, like they were judging fruit at the Farmer's Market. The winning sheep (#3945?), in the foreground, was praised for her "width and consistency."

These sheep were beautiful! Congratulations to their hard-working owners!