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Judging Contest - 2016 2016 Team/Individual Judging Contest Results Individual Results
Team Results
2016 Judging Contest Classes Breanna Lawyer grew up in Shirley, IN where she was, and still is, actively involved in her family’s farm. Bre went to school at Black Hawk and then graduated from Purdue. She was a member of both the Black Hawk judging team, as well as, Purdue’s judging team. After graduation, she accepted a position with DOW and continues to work alongside her brother and family at their family farm, and their showpig operation, Lawyer Showpigs. Seth Lawyer grew up in Shirley, IN where he was, and still is, actively involved in his family’s farm. Seth went to school at Black Hawk and then Purdue. He was a member of both the Black Hawk judging team, as well as, Purdue’s judging team. Currently, Seth works for Smith Implements continues to work alongside his family at their family farm, and their showpig operation, Lawyer Showpigs. Chris Shinker grew up in Iowa and attended Black Hawk. Chris was worked for some of the best in the showpig industry, A Cut Above and Armstrong. He currently is focusing on his family’s showpig operation, Shinker Showpigs, and working for Crop Production Services.
I placed the Berkshire barrows 3-2-4-1. Within a drive that forces you to make some calls, it’s when you keep build an upmost priority that the up headed, good lookin’ barrow wins. Even though I’d like to strengthen him up on his front pastern, he still reads the most right in his angles. He’s the loose structured hog that gets out with most flex and reach to his hip and hind leg. Now… the remaining three certainly contrast in their kind, and I think that’s where the most discussion lies. Sure, I’d like to freshen 2 up from his shoulder forward and make him come out of his blade with more shape up high, but it’s as the drive wears on where I’m much more comfortable markin’ them 2-4. He gets out with more flex and reach up front, he’s more relaxed about his shoulder and knee, and just comes with a practical look. There’s no doubt that 4 comes with more shape at the topside of his skeleton- but it’s when you study him up front that his problems become apparent. He needs reassembled and laid back in his blade to make him cover the drive with more athleticism. Within a bottom pair that both have more than enough muscle, it’s still from his shoulder back where I’ll keep 4 up. The fresher barrow is longer hipped and set higher at the base of his tail. He sets down with more coordination on his hind leg and stays more in line his body wall. If you’re sorting them on stoutness along, then you need to switch the pair and write them the other way. 1 is stout bladed, big backed, and comes out of his sternum into the bold cage. Then again, he just comes in more pieces. He’s forward in his blade and short and round out of his hip.
Class 2 - Crossbred Gilts I placed the crossbred gilts 1-4-3-2. Initially its 1’s unique combination of power and build that make her a good place to start. Not only is she bold in her forearm and maternal in her center body, but her real advantages are at the ground. Here is the square built, loose structured gilt that is ultra flexible on the drive.No doubt that the painted up gilt that ends up in 2nd is a notch cleaner and more extended up front, but in relation to my class winner she’s a bit frailer at the ground and rounder hipped. Things can certainly get a bit closer in an intermediate decision of gilts that offer their tradeoffs. Yet, I opted for 4’s added look and design and kept her 2nd. Here is the cleaner fronted, taller shouldered gilt that has more shape from there back. All the while, she too is the sure footed gilt that stays more comfortable off of both ends. Now the red belted gilt is without question the power gilt of the drive, however she too is a bit shorter hipped and softer on her pasterns. Even so, it’s her added mass and stoutness that logically keeps her off of the bottom. This rugged designed female is the stout skeletoned, heavy structured gilt that’s easily more opened up off both ends. Sure, the belted gilt that closes is a notch cleaner made and more extended. But with that, she too is the frail made, flat ribbed gilt that’s a bit harsher in her center body.
Class 3 - Landrace Barrows As a committee we found the landrace barrows 1-4-3-2. For us, it was a logical placing. We started the class with the 1 barrow. Here is one to us that looks like a killer cruiser show barrow. He sets down on big feet, big legs, and is set back in his angles. We love his presence and the way his head carriage come up and out of his blade. With him appearing to be the most correct built hog and best balanced, he is also one of 3 that appear to be extremely fresh. We love the outward turn to his ribcage and the way his muscle is appropriately laid onto his skeleton. An Awesome Barrow to start this class. The 4 hog is another one that is good on his feet and legs, fresh in his appearance, and balances up well. We will also admit that he is more powerful than the barrow that we lead this class off with particularly right behind his blade. He has a bigger ditch, more shape and appears to be more impressive when you get right on top of him. However, this barrow doesn’t meet the surface with as much foot and bone as the one that proceeds him and also appears to be a little too long from blade to hip, which is why he lands where he does. 3 is A barrow that looks to be very easy doing and fresh. As we continue to analyze he has a few problem areas for us. He is easily the one that falls out of bed in terms of natural muscle dimension. When you get on top of this barrow he doesn’t appear to have as much shape working back off of his blade as his contemporaries. He is also the flattest in his front pasterns and looks to be shorter from his hooks to pins. Although we don’t think the last two hinder his movement, we would still adjust him in those areas. Rounding out the class was probably the easiest thing for us to do as a committee. Although the 2 barrow looks to have been a good performer, he is the one that presents the most problems from a freshness standpoint. He appears to be a bit more stale over his blade that his counterparts. He aslo reads to be the narrowest and frailest of the set while being poorer balanced due to him being a notch straighter off of both ends.
I placed the Spot Gilts 2143. Within a quality drive, it’s when you keep in mind that we’ve proven we can make hogs stout and wide- I’ll keep them more right in their build when I can and start with 2. When she drives away not only does she plant the more coordinated hind leg, but she’s also cleaner jointed and stays more in line her body wall. Plus, the more upheaded, taller fronted gilt hits you harder on the profile. Bottom line, this ones build and look will be easy to complement come breeding season. Now, if you’re looking to add power, then the predominately black gilt in second is one that needs to be utilized. She’s bold bladed, big backed, and stout hipped… but like so many of this kind, she comes in more pieces. I’d like to strengthen her up on her pastern, peel her back in her condition, and make her plant more secure on her rear two. But that’s getting awfully critical of one that’s got some intriguing pieces and I’ll still mark them 1-4 in the middle. She reads with a more generating look in her feature and width of chest and comes out of her sternum into the bolder, more pliable cage. She too handles the drive with more flex and use to her hock. Sure, the loud marked gilt is the freshest of the drive and I’m sure her best days are ahead of her, I just wish this one was softer through her center body. Then again, I’d much rather feed middle into one than battle structure issues so I’ll easily keep 4 up in the bottom pair. She just reads more right in her angles. She’s more set back about her blade and knee and covers the drive with more flex and reach off both ends of her skeleton. Don’t get me wrong, 3 is stout headed and has more body, but her structure doesn’t read with much practicality. She needs reassembled up front and her build becomes the most problematic as the drive wears on.
Class 5 - Hampshire Barrows I placed the Hampshire Barrows 2143. Initially, its 2's unique blend of stoutness and design that makes him the place to start. Here is the heavy structured, stout featured barrow that stays ultra square and flexible at the ground. And yet, he further separates himself from a design standpoint. The upheaded barrow is the tall shouldered, level designed hog that has the most functional hip and hind leg design. There’s no doubt that the wider belted barrow that drives out of 2nd can be deemed the power hog is class, and he has a notch more shape up high. However, in relation to the barrow that wins he is shorter and rounder hipped and consequently, as the drive wears on, less comfortable off his rear two. But it's still his decided advantage in muscularity and freshness that keeps him 2nd in a pair of barrows that differ in kind. 1 is easily the stouter forearmed, bigger bladed barrow that feeds with more shape and expression from there back. He too is the stouter hipped barrow that is more expressive in his stifle and to no surprise, leaves wider at the ground. Now I certainly appreciate the added rib shape and body offered in the 4 barrow. Yet, he is still the plainer fronted barrow that is rounder in his shape up top. Even so, it's still an issue of practicality that logically sorts the bottom 4-3. The moderate framed, basic built barrow is easily bolder in his forerib and center body and still stays truer in his width at the ground. And as an added bonus, he too transitions more correctly out of the back side of his blade. I admit that the narrow belted barrow that closes is taller fronted and more extended from his blade forward. But unfortunately, the barrow that is slightly off behind his blade, is the flattest in his forerib and he become the off balanced barrow in class.
Class 6 - Crossbred Barrows
Class 7 - Duroc Gilts I placed the Duroc gilts 3421- Within a drive that forces you to make some calls, 3 best combines power and build. Of a quality top pair, she’s bold bladed, comes out of her sternum into the more pliable center body, and she’s stouter hipped. Even though I’d like to give her a notch more set to her hind leg, it’s when you break her down on the other end of her skeleton where she truly gets the upper hand- she’s more right in the set to her pastern and handles the drive with more comfort up front. If you’re sorting them on look alone, then you need to switch the pair and write them the other way - 4’s just too soft footed and becomes labored up front. She still easily gets the upper hand in the middle pair- bottom line, she’s cleaner headed, taller fronted, and higher at her tail set. Sure, 2 is bigger footed and is soft through her center body- I just begin to question how she’ll hold up as a sow. The low fronted gilt is the weakest on her pastern and the roundest and most uncoordinated out of her hip and hind leg. Within a bottom pair that contrast in where I’d like to change them, I’ll still mark 2/1. She’s heavier skeletoned and just comes with a more generating look in her feature and width of chest and she just comes with an easier fleshing look. Don’t get me wrong, 1 is fresher and longer from her blade forward - I would just like to give her more body and set her back in her blade.
Class 8 - Spot Barrows I placed the spot barrows 3-2-4-1. Initially it’s a pair of more product driven, wider skeletoned hogs that certainly offer their tradeoffs. However, it is 3’s ability to combine this with balance and look that make him the place to start. The dark colored barrow is the heads up, tall shouldered hog that is certainly leveler from there back and set higher at the base of his tail. Just as importantly, he too is bolder in his forearm and consequently drives at me more opened up underneath. Now there’s no doubt that the loud marked barrow that ends up in second is more pliable in his center body and squarer from his hock down. But when compared to the barrow that wins, he is the lower fronted barrow that is shorter and rounder hipped. Even so it’s his advantage in terms of composition that keeps him a close second. The light colored barrow is the leaner designed hog that feeds with more shape out of the back side of his blade and certainly is more expressive in his stifle. I realize that 4 is a notch heavier structured and bigger footed, however he is still the heavy conditioned barrow that reads with the most on him. Nonetheless it’s still an issue of product that logically sorts the bottom pair 4-1. 4 is simply the stouter constructed barrow that lays more muscle over a more practical center body and ribcage. I’ll admit that 1 is taller fronted and more extended, but he too is the flat ribbed, light muscled barrow that is the narrowest off either end of his skeleton.
Class 9 - Crossbred Boars
Class 10 - Hampshire Gilts I placed the Hampshire gilts 3-4-1-2, and of a pair of more maternally designed females that feature their tradeoffs, it is 3’s unique ability to complement her build with added stoutness that makes her the place to start. Not only is she the more attractive fronted, taller shouldered female, but she too gets the advantage at the ground. To no surprise, the gilt that is bolder in her blade and forearm is more opened up in her chest and stays squarer off of either end of her skeleton. Now there’s no doubt that the gilt that drives out of second is big bodied and has more set to her hock. However, in relation to the gilt that wins this flatter bladed gilt is narrower in her chest and closes at her knee. Even so it’s the fundamental basics of maternal build that keep 4 a logical 2nd. Here is simply the loose structured, sure footed gilt that reaches more comfortably, especially up front. As an added bonus, she too is easily more pliable in her center body. Now 1 is leaner designed and has more shape up high, but structure limits her to 3rd. The flatter ribbed gilt is simply more forward in her blade and knee and more rigid in her hock. To no surprise things can get a bit closer in a bottom pair of females that differ in kind. However I opted for the added design found in 1 and kept her 3rd. Here is still the taller fronted, leveler designed gilt that is set higher at the base of her tail. And all the while is still heavier structured and bigger footed. I admit that the narrow belted 2 gilt is bigger bladed, and wider at the ground. But unfortunately, as the drive wears on she becomes the tighter structured, poor balanced gilt in class that the lowest fronted and the shortest and roundest out of her hip.
Class 11 - Grand Drive Barrows Within a deep grand drive, there’s one that surfaces pretty quickly in terms of build and freshness. The upheaded, good lookin’ Yorkshire barrow is unique in his own right when it comes to how he covers the ring- flexible, square, and his muscle shape up high still matches his stoutness at the ground. Bottom line, I’m not sure where he’s pushing to round out the show season, but he’s still got a bright future ahead of him. Now… The remaining three certainly differ in their kind, and even though I’d like the Hamp barrow to get out and cover the ring with more authority, it’s when they drive underneath me that he still gets the upper hand to grab the reserve banner. There’s just more there. He’s bigger backed, bolder caged, and the heavier skeleton hog has more shape and turn to his stifle. Sure, the chromed up barrow is taller fronted and cleaner from his blade forward, but I’d like him to have more lower rib shape and lengthen him out of his hip. That’s still getting awfully critical of one that made for a close call in the middle and he still easily stays in the top 3 of the drive. The crinkle ear is just more genuine and reads more right in his condition. Not only is he more opened up through his chest, but he too lays his chine more correctly into his topline. Don’t get me wrong, the red hog still gives you a pliable look through his center body, but it’s when you work to the topside of his skeleton where he sorts out of contention. He’s just too far past him prime. He’s plain and flat out of this backside of his blade and closes at the ground.
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