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Images from the 2018 Delaware County Fair.
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The goat show didn’t start until 4:30 p.m. Monday. However, for Paige Garrett, the hard work of grooming her goat’s coat began in the early morning in order to be ready for the afternoon show.
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Skyler Swendrick practices jumps with his pony, Dash, prior to entering the ring to perform before the judges.
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Contestants in the Junior and Senior Dairy Show try to line up their cows for the judging on Monday.
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Market pig showmen parade their livestock around the ring as the judge sorts out which pig has a champion’s skeletal frame and proper muscular structure to match.
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In the Arts and Crafts Building Monday morning during the nut pie contest, Cheryl Newell cuts a piece of pecan pie to judge. Newell is a former Buckeye Valley High School home economics teacher.
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Judging the roaster rabbits, Kevin Hooper looks at 11-year-old Ainsley Russell’s two rabbits. Russell won Grand Champion in the category.