Iowa Farms Win Top Honors in Iowa State Fair Salers Show

DES MOINES, IA (08/24/2015)(readMedia)-- T Bone Cattle of Allerton won Grand Champion Bull and Iowa Champion Bull honors in the Salers Cattle show judged Friday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Travis Barnes of Lamoni was awarded Grand Champion Female honors. The Reserve Grand Champion Female banner was awarded to Jeremy Brink of Fremont. Brink also won Reserve Grand Champion Bull and Iowa Champion Female banners.

Complete results below (names, hometowns, animal identification):

Optimizer Female Division

1) Silver Spur Salers, Maryville, Mo., DJF Cassie 585C, 2/4/2015, P701755

2) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP DJF CHOLE, 3/2/2015, 701694

3) Levi Kaufman, Chelsea, Strawberry, 4/25/2014, p701819

4) Travis Barnes, Lamoni, Barn Chanbra, 3/21/2015, 701947

5) M&M Stock Farm, Earling, M&M Ms Bingo, 3/25/2014, P696508

Heifer -- On or After March 1, 2015

1) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP FREEDOM, 3/2/2015, 701692

2) M&M Stock Farm, Earling, M&M 527, 5/14/2015

3) Jeremy Brink, Fremont, LMB Carly 507C, 3/10/2015, p701020

Heifer -- Feb. 1-28, 2015

1) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP CANDIE, 2/10/2015, 701690

Heifer -- Jan. 1-31, 2015

1) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP CALAMITY JANE, 1/10/2015, 701690

Heifer -- Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 2014

1) Silver Spur Salers, Maryville, Mo., DJF Baylee 497B, 9/8/2014, 701566

Heifer -- July 1 - Aug. 31, 2014

1) Diamond L Salers, Aspinwall, ALJS Meme, 7/11/2014, 701355

Heifer -- May 1 - June 30, 2014

1) Diamond L Salers, Aspinwall, JNLS Beauty, 6/3/2014, 701159

2) Diamond L Salers, Aspinwall, AKLS Beatrice, 6/15/2014, 701160

Heifer -- April 1-30, 2014

1) Travis Barnes, Lamoni, Barn Brandy, 4/9/2014, 698035

Heifer -- March 1-31, 2014

1) Jeremy Brink, Fremont

2) Riley Spire, Maryville, Mo., DJF BRINSLEY 448B, 3/14/2014, 697879

3) Zachary Marxen, Lenox, Black Betty 230B, 3/13/2014, P701429

Heifer -- Feb. 1-28, 2014

1) Jacobi Farms, Grand Mound, DJF Bluebonnet 464B, 2/13/2014, P694410

2) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP DJF JULIE ANNE, 2/11/2014, 694436

3) Travis Barnes, Lamoni, Lmb Bree, 2/27/2014, 694716

Heifer -- Jan. 1-31, 2014

1) Silver Spur Salers, Maryville, Mo., DJF Brooklynn 406B, 1/25/2014, 695098

2) Travis Barnes, Lamoni, Djf Brinkley 430b, 1/1/2014, 697905

Cow/Calf -- First Calf Heifer Cow/Calf

1) Jeremy Brink, Fremont, LMB4YLA 328A, 3/6/2013, p687328

2) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP CRAWFORD 51A/ CALF DOB: 3/2/15, 3/6/2013, 687174

Cow/Calf -- Second Calf & Older Cow/Calf

1) Jacobi Farms, Grand Mound, AJP Tassie/ CALF DOB:2/4/15, 2/1/2012, P680776

2) M&M Stock Farm, Earling, M&M Spendid Cassi 625/ CALF DOB:5/23/15, 4/8/2006, P630981

3) M&M Stock Farm, Earling, AJP Blk RBB28 4-28Y/CALF DOB:5/14/15, 2/21/2011, P673706

Optimizer Bull Division

1) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP BMC - 458 LBS, 3/11/2015, 701695

2) Silver Spur Salers, Maryville, Mo.

3) Travis Barnes, Lamoni, Barn Chadwick 515-LBS, 3/27/2015, 701446

Bull -- On or After March 1, 2015

1) Jeremy Brink, Fremont, LMB Captain Morgan 505C - 487 LBS, 3/2/2015, p701821

2) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP CLARK - 552 LBS, 3/6/2015, 701688

3) M&M Stock Farm, Earling, MM 28Y - 351 LBS, 5/23/2015

Bull -- Feb. 1-28, 2015

1) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STB DJF CONFIDENCE - 554 LBS, 4/2/2015, 701689

2) Jeremy Brink, Fremont

3) Diamond L Salers, Aspinwall, ALKS Colbalt - 534 LBS, 2/7/2015, 701356

4) Diamond L Salers, Aspinwall, AKLS Charlie - 567 LBS, 2/7/2015, 701161

Bull -- Jan. 1-31, 2015

1) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP LMB Concord - 754, 1/6/2015, 701736

Bull -- Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 2014

1) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP INDIANA JONES - 1116 LBS, 9/9/2014, 697331

Bull -- March 1 - April 30, 2014

1) T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP LUCAS - 1254 LBS, 3/12/2014, 699279

2) M&M Stock Farm, Earling, M&M Rebel - 1325 LBS, 4/11/2014, P694761

Bull -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2014

1) Diamond L Salers, Aspinwall, AKLS's Baxter - 1314 LBS, 2/9/2014, 694403

Produce of Dam

1) T Bone Cattle, Osceola

2) T Bone Cattle, Osceola

3) M&M Stock Farm, Earling

Pair of Heifers

1) Silver Spur Salers, Maryville, Mo.

2) Jeremy Brink, Fremont

3) Jacobi Farms, Grand Mound

4) T Bone Cattle, Osceola

5) Travis Barnes, Lamoni

6) T Bone Cattle, Osceola

7) Diamond L Salers, Aspinwall

Junior Get of Sire

1) Jeremy Brink, Fremont

2) T Bone Cattle, Osceola

3) Silver Spur Salers, Maryville, Mo.

Get of Sire

1) T Bone Cattle, Osceola

Best Four Head

1) Jeremy Brink, Fremont

2) Silver Spur Salers, Maryville, Mo.

3) T Bone Cattle, Osceola

4) Diamond L Salers, Aspinwall

Champion Heifer Calf: T Bone Cattle, Osceola, 22144

Reserve Champion Heifer Calf: T Bone Cattle, Osceola, 22165

Champion Senior Heifer Calf: Silver Spur Salers, Maryville, Mo., 34573

Champion Summer Yearling Heifer: Diamond L Salers, Aspinwall, 21385

Reserve Champion Summer Yearling Heifer: Diamond L Salers, Aspinwall, 21388

Champion Spring Yearling Heifer: Jeremy Brink, Fremont, x

Reserve Champion Spring Yearling Heifer: Riley Spire, Maryville, Mo., DJF BRINSLEY 448B

Champion Junior Female: Silver Spur Salers, Maryville, Mo., DJF Brooklynn 406B

Reserve Champion Junior Female: Travis Barnes, Lamoni, Djf Brinkley 430b

Grand Champion Female: Jeremy Brink, Fremont

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Silver Spur Salers, Maryville, Mo., DJF Brooklynn 406B

Champion Iowa Female: Jeremy Brink, Fremont

Champion Cow/Calf: Jacobi Farms, Grand Mound, AJP Tassie/ CALF DOB: 2/4/15

Reserve Champion Cow/Calf: Jeremy Brink, Fremont, LMB4YLA 328A

Champion Junior Bull Calf: T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STB DJF CONFIDENCE - 554 LBS

Reserve Champion Junior Bull Calf: Jeremy Brink, Fremont

Champion Senior Bull Calf: T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP INDIANA JONES - 1116 LBS

Champion Spring Yearling Bull: T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP LUCAS - 1254 LBS

Reserve Champion Spring Yearling Bull: M&M Stock Farm, Earling, M&M Rebel - 1325 LBS

Grand Champion Bull: T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP INDIANA JONES - 1116 LBS

Reserve Grand Champion Bull: T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STB DJF CONFIDENCE - 554 LBS

Champion Iowa Bull: T Bone Cattle, Osceola, STP INDIANA JONES - 1116 LBS

Premier Exhibitor: T Bone Cattle, Osceola

Premier Breeder: T Bone Cattle, Osceola

Iowa Premier Breeder: T Bone Cattle, Osceola

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DES MOINES, IA (08/24/2015)(readMedia)-- Nothing compares to the Iowa State Fair, and the 2015 Iowa State Fair was one for the record books.

Despite a couple of rainy days, an estimated, unaudited 1,117,398 people visited the 2015 Iowa State Fair, besting the previous 2008 record of 1,109,150. The 2015 Iowa State Fair was held August 13-23. A breakdown of daily attendance is listed below:

Thursday, August 13 - 91,569

Friday, August 14 - 95,624

Saturday, August 15 - 115,959

Sunday, August 16 - 101,783

Monday, August 17 - 92,837

Tuesday, August 18 - 75,436

Wednesday, August 19 - 106,637

Thursday, August 20 - 107,449

Friday, August 21 - 106,622

Saturday, August 22 - 111,931

Sunday, August 23 - 111,821

Following the Fair, daily attendance estimates are set aside and an actual count of tickets including daily sales, advance sales, exhibitors, concessionaires, campers, children, credentials, half price, etc. is made to determine the final total attendance.

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