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Students earn top dollar for animals at livestock show and sale |
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Written by The Shreveport Times
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 |
For the last 11 years, Sarah Brakeville has shown livestock at the Louisiana State Fair. This year's Ark-La-Tex Agricultural Council Junior Livestock Show and Sale, however, was her last.
The auction started at 9 a.m. Wednesday and allowed 4-H and FFA students to present their stock and receive a premium for their hard work.
The students select, feed and groom steers, lambs, broilers, goats or hogs for a year to be judged, graded and sold at the State Fair.
"I'm a little sad," she said. "I'm going to be back, though. My little sister still shows, and I'm going to come back to work."
Brakeville, who hails from Benton, is now a freshman at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
She has grown up showing livestock, from goats and lambs to beef. She also rides horses.
"This is our life," she said. "We show animals and ride horses."
Brakeville earned $2,400 for her lamb at the auction Tuesday. It was the most she has ever gotten for one animal.
It was a welcome reward for all the work that goes into showing these animals.
She said her day starts at 5:30 a.m., when she gets up to feed her animals.
That's not just on school nights. She has to be up bright and early on the weekends as well.
The work also extends beyond taking care of the animals.
In order to earn money at these auctions, they have to go out in the community and get sponsors.
"I have to thank all the supporters," she said. "I hope when my kids come around the support just keeps getting better and better." Read more at ShreveportTimes.com... |
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