2010 Canfield Fair

     From August 31st through September 6th, I had the joy of visiting and exhibiting animals at the 164th Canfield Fair. What a great week it was! The weather sure threw us through a loop by being 90 degrees with lots of humidity the first half, and chilly fall weather for the rest! The Guernsey show was held Saturday and I am proud to say there were approximately 50 fawn and whites to pass through the show ring with more than 10 exhibitors. My congratulations go out to the Aiken family from Willowbrook Farm of West Middlesex, PA for recieving Grand and Reserve Champion of the show! I was lucky enough to have earned the Junior Champion title with my senior yearling, farm bred and owned from R-Way. Also, my younger sister recieving Reserve Junior with her intermediate calf. The Musser Family of Den-Be Farm can also pat themselves on the back for recieving the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor Award. Congratulations once again!

     Now to babble about some of my favorite highlights. I love the Canfield Fair not only for the great dairy people but also for their displays. I must commend everyone for making their areas look so lovely with everything from pumpkins to a full display of farmall tractors. The next thing I enjoyed was seeing the largest pumpkin (squash) competition. They are huge and can't believe that you can actually grow something this large. This year, the grand champion of all pumpkins weighed 1,277 and 1/2 pounds! I bet that would make alot of pies or take weeks to carve out. I also enjoyed watching the younger kids at the Milk-A-Cow station. What a great opportunity for educating and learning about the great dairy cow. Last, but certainly not the least was the Dress-A-Cow contest. This had to be my favorite event of the week! You can see in the few pictures I took that these kids and their families go all out. It's all about dairy promotion and sure draws a crowd into the show arena every year. The 4-H judging contest is also a hit the last day of the fair. I am very proud to say the top two teams were taken by my home county, Trumbull.

     It was such a wonderful week. I love being surrounded by farm people and talking with friends that I haven't got to see in a while. Fair food is a plus, stromboli being my favorite for the week! I didn't get to see all of the many events that were happening during the week but I can say that the Canfield Fair is certainly a fair worth visiting every year.  I want to thank Howard Moff, the Dairy Cattle Director for allowing me to serve as princess and help out with the show! Congratulations to all exhibitors.

Thank you Mahoning County,

Ashlee Dietz

2010 National Guernsey Princess

R-Way Guernseys