The Otoe County Fair welcomed 952 animal science entries from 316 exhibitors. Including static exhibits, 4-H’ers submitted a total of 4,093 entries.
Addy Bates, 17, listens to 8-year-old Sloane Murdoch in the cattle barn at the Otoe County Fair in Syracuse on July 31. Murdoch is a 4-H Clover Kid and isn’t able to show livestock yet. She wanted to know more about Bates’ cows. Liz McCue | University Communication and MarketingTrent Stubbendick, 12, from Avoca, poses with his friends Elliot Johnson, 12, from Unadilla (left), and Liam Wander, 10, from Syracuse (right), in the livestock barn at the Otoe County Fair. Liz McCue | University Communication and MarketingAliyah Beach, 11, gives a marshmallow to one of her pigs, Poppy, during livestock entry day. Beach shows both pigs and shorthorn cattle with her sisters, Annalynn, 15, and Aizley, 9. Liz McCue | University Communication and MarketingA group of 4-H competitors chat at the edge of the cattle barn just before livestock entry. Liz McCue | University Communication and Marketing
