Emery, Mercer lead 4-H dairy show

Corey Emery and Elise Mercer came out on top.

Emery showed the supreme grand champion and Mercer showed the supreme junior champion animals at the Jay County 4-H Dairy Show on July 12.

The titles flipped for both winners as Mercer also showed the reserve supreme grand champion and Emery showed the reserve supreme junior champion.

Emery had the grand champion registered holstein, and Mercer took home titles for the grand champion brown swiss, guernsey, jersey and milking shorthorn.

Veronica Dirksen and Eli Dirksen earned junior showmanship and senior showmanship awards, respectively. Porter Clamme was named intermediate showman and Seth Degler was the advanced showman.

Corey Emery showed the supreme champion dairy female on July 12 during the Jay County 4-H dairy show. (Photo provided)

 

Other results were as follows:

Spring calves

Ayrshire 

1. Kelsey Frantz

Brown swiss

1. Elise Mercer

Guernsey

1. Ava May

Grade holstein

1. Adalyn Broering

2. Joseph Kunk

Registered holstein

1. Ava May

Winter calves

Guernsey

1. Elise Mercer

Grade holstein

1. Henry Dirksen

2. Adalyn Broering

Registered holstein

1. Porter Clamme

2. Veronica Dirksen

Jersey

1. Elise Mercer

Fall calves

Grade holstein

1. Eli Dirksen

2. Veronica Dirksen

Registered holstein

1. Elise Mercer

2. Henry Dirksen

Milking shorthorn

1. Elise Mercer

Summer yearling

Brown swiss 

1. Seth Degler

Grade holstein

1. Simon Dirksen

Spring yearling

Ayrshire

1. Kelsey Frantz

2. Kelsey Frantz

Brown swiss

1. Seth Degler

2. Cody Jacobs

Guernsey

1. Porter Clamme

Grade holstein

1. Joseph Kunk

Registered holstein

1. Eli Dirksen

Milking shorthorn

1. Nevaeh Brower

Winter yearling

Brown swiss

1. Elise Mercer

2. Seth Degler

Registered holstein

1. Corey Emery

Fall yearling

1. Simon Dirksen

Junior 2-year-old

Brown swiss

1. Elise Mercer

Registered holstein

1. Simon Dirksen

Junior 3-year-old

Grade holstein

1. Joseph Kunk

4-year-old

Ayrshire

1. Kelsey Frantz

Registered holstein

1. Courtney Harris

Aged cow

Grade holstein

1. Joseph Kunk

Registered holstein

1. Core Emery

Dry cow

Brown swiss

1. Cody Jacobs

Junior champion ayrshire

Champion: Courtney Harris

Reserve champion: Kelsey Frantz

Junior champion brown swiss

Champion: Seth Degler

Reserve champion: Elise Mercer

Junior champion guernsey

Champion: Elise Mercer

Reserve champion: Ava May

Junior champion holstein

Champion: Eli Dirksen

Reserve champion: Henry Dirksen

Junior champion registered holstein

Champion: Corey Emery

Reserve champion: Ava May

Junior champion jersey

Champion: Elise Mercer

Junior champion milking shorthorn

Champion: Elise Mercer

Reserve champion: Nevaeh Brower

Senior champion ayrshire

Champion: Kelsey Frantz

Grand champion ayrshire

Champion: Kelsey Frantz

Reserve grand champion: Courtney Harris

Senior champion brown swiss

Champion: Elise Mercer

Reserve champion: Cody Jacobs

Grand champion brown swiss

Reserve champion: Cody Jacobs

Grand champion guernsey

Reserve grand: Ava May

Senior champion grade holstein

Champion: Joseph Kunk

Reserve champion: Joseph Kunk

Grand champion grade holstein

Champion: Joseph Kunk

Reserve champion: Joseph Kunk

Senior champion registered holstein

Champion: Corey Emery

Reserve champion: Simon Dirksen

Grand champion registered holstein

Reserve champion: Simon Dirksen

Grand champion milking shorthorn

Reserve champion: Nevaeh Brower