-Farm News photo by Larry Kershner GETTING ACQUAINTED with Toggenburg dairy goats are, from left, Chloe Elston, 10; Conner Weinholdt, 10, Rachel Weinhodt, 10; Lindsey Weinholdt, 10; Jocelyn Launderville, 11, and Kiersten Ryherd, 11, all of Alta.

ABIGAIL?NORRIS, 9, of Storm Lake, drew a crowd while reading a book during the Buena Vista County Fair. Listening in the foreground is fair queen Carlie Grau, 16, of Newell.

AT?LEFT: Paige Roberts, 12, of Albert City, uses a squirt bottle to give her pig an extra drink of water.

AT RIGHT: Drew Hinners, 14, of Alta, uses a curry comb on his champion market heifer, which also won Reserve Grand Champion Overall Market Individual.