Sonora readies for 78th Annual Wool and Mohair Show slated for June 16-18

 

Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu

Contact: Pascual Hernandez, 325-387-3101, p-hernandez@tamu.edu

 

SONORA – The 78th Annual Wool and Mohair Show, held in conjunction with the 55th National 4-H Wool Judging, the 15th FFA Wool Judging contests and a plethora of other ranch-related youth judging competitions, is set for June 16-18 in the Sutton County 4-H Civic Center in Sonora.

Pascual Hernandez, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent in Sutton County, said the events will be conducted by AgriLife Extension in cooperation with the Sonora Lions Club, Sonora Wool and Mohair Company, and Sonora Chamber of Commerce.

“The fleece show and contests encourage profitable livestock production, knowledge of rangeland vegetation, and proper wool and mohair fleece preparation,” he said. “We also try to make these events fun learning experiences aimed at ranching practices common in our range production area. We’ll begin weighing and tagging wool and mohair fleece entries at 10 a.m. on June 16. All fleeces must be in by 3:30 p.m. that day.”

Judging registration on June 17 will start at 7 a.m. Livestock judging competition will begin at 8:15 a.m., as will judging of the junior wool and mohair fleece entries.

Range judging participants will depart from the Sutton County 4-H Civic Center at 10 a.m.

The wool and mohair judging contest will begin at 1:30 p.m.

The national 4-H and FFA wool judging contests begin at 8 a.m. June 18.

The three days of activities will culminate with an 11:30 a.m. awards luncheon June 19, sponsored by the Sonora Lions Club and the Sonora Chamber of Commerce.

For more information, contact the AgriLife Extension office in Sutton County at 325-387-3101, or http://sutton.agrilife.org .

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