{"id":78,"date":"2013-09-06T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/2013\/09\/06\/nebraska-state-fair\/"},"modified":"2013-09-06T06:19:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T11:19:00","slug":"nebraska-state-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/2013\/09\/06\/nebraska-state-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska State Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">We made it to the Nebraska State Fair again this year. &nbsp;While I miss the old fairgrounds in Lincoln, I love that they have moved to Grand Island and taken on a more agricultural theme.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-BpVSLW2iZR8\/UinB-qvh5MI\/AAAAAAAACKY\/YgARBzVcuWE\/s1600\/2013+State+Fair1.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-BpVSLW2iZR8\/UinB-qvh5MI\/AAAAAAAACKY\/YgARBzVcuWE\/s320\/2013+State+Fair1.JPG\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;We had to stop in and check out the goats. This guy was always talking to the younger ram in the next pen. He sounded pretty gruff so I&#8217;m sure he was telling the younger goat who was boss.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hyu6AiPbm0o\/UinBvszxxWI\/AAAAAAAACJ4\/V5r0gVytK_k\/s1600\/2013+State+Fair+big+goat.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hyu6AiPbm0o\/UinBvszxxWI\/AAAAAAAACJ4\/V5r0gVytK_k\/s320\/2013+State+Fair+big+goat.JPG\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;This was the largest steer, He was half Angus and half Waygu and he weighed nearly 3,000 pounds.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ap6ywA6UvTI\/UinBv0efe4I\/AAAAAAAACJ8\/VTcF3VpoZWg\/s1600\/2013+State+Fair+biggest+angus.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ap6ywA6UvTI\/UinBv0efe4I\/AAAAAAAACJ8\/VTcF3VpoZWg\/s320\/2013+State+Fair+biggest+angus.JPG\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;Always glad to see the kids doing &#8220;hands on&#8221; learning. Luckily most milk cows are pretty tame.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WTT0gOTE1fc\/UinBuXwKtsI\/AAAAAAAACJw\/CxN9TS30QfY\/s1600\/2013+State+Fair+cow2.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WTT0gOTE1fc\/UinBuXwKtsI\/AAAAAAAACJw\/CxN9TS30QfY\/s320\/2013+State+Fair+cow2.JPG\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;There was a wild west show that was pretty funny. &nbsp;Some adult humor thrown in that was over most of the kids&#8217; heads.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3wVd921hpuA\/UinB87vTKZI\/AAAAAAAACKQ\/LOnvOVRzGA0\/s1600\/2013+State+Fair+shoot-out+play.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3wVd921hpuA\/UinB87vTKZI\/AAAAAAAACKQ\/LOnvOVRzGA0\/s320\/2013+State+Fair+shoot-out+play.JPG\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;Ken&#8217;s knees were getting tired so we sat and watched the long horn show which was going on just before the draft horse show.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ljFwVLKhp5w\/UinB1dFSL2I\/AAAAAAAACKI\/rBO4DJvehEg\/s1600\/2013+State+Fair+longhorn+show2.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ljFwVLKhp5w\/UinB1dFSL2I\/AAAAAAAACKI\/rBO4DJvehEg\/s320\/2013+State+Fair+longhorn+show2.JPG\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">I know I probably get this from my Dad, but here is my favorite part of the whole State Fair&#8230; the draft horse show. &nbsp;It&#8217;s amazing to watch the 6-horse hitch as they prance around, usually in unison. Ken and I have talked about the money and time that it takes to go around from state fair to state fair and to shows. &nbsp;All of the tack, wagons, feed not to mention a trailer large enough for all of the horses. It&#8217;s wonderful what they do. I can image children raised in this setting learn the meaning of hard work and dedication very early and I am in awe of the families that do this.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nkGhGfVPufs\/UinB_bsIaqI\/AAAAAAAACKg\/4uQNBMkXO90\/s1600\/2013+State+Fair+draft+horse+6-up.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nkGhGfVPufs\/UinB_bsIaqI\/AAAAAAAACKg\/4uQNBMkXO90\/s320\/2013+State+Fair+draft+horse+6-up.JPG\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">AND, here&#8217;s a video of the winner!<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><object width=\"320\" height=\"266\" id=\"BLOG_video-f4315334713af94f\" class codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/get_player\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"flvurl=http:\/\/redirector.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?id%3Df4315334713af94f%26itag%3D5%26source%3Dblogger%26app%3Dblogger%26cmo%3Dsensitive_content%253Dyes%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1459963985%26sparams%3Did,itag,source,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D18F41B6FC29379EA7BD0A7DBB94C0647E7F70A5D.92B05FB83C166C645A741AABE24BD4F2A8F47597%26key%3Dck2&amp;iurl=http:\/\/video.google.com\/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df4315334713af94f%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DX7b8S35HhTPYZ4tGg7WX6zHhEVc&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger\"><embed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/get_player\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"320\" height=\"266\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" flashvars=\"flvurl=http:\/\/redirector.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?id%3Df4315334713af94f%26itag%3D5%26source%3Dblogger%26app%3Dblogger%26cmo%3Dsensitive_content%253Dyes%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1459963985%26sparams%3Did,itag,source,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D18F41B6FC29379EA7BD0A7DBB94C0647E7F70A5D.92B05FB83C166C645A741AABE24BD4F2A8F47597%26key%3Dck2&#038;iurl=http:\/\/video.google.com\/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df4315334713af94f%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DX7b8S35HhTPYZ4tGg7WX6zHhEVc&#038;autoplay=0&#038;ps=blogger\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We made it to the Nebraska State Fair again this year. &nbsp;While I miss the old fairgrounds in Lincoln, I love that they have moved to Grand Island and taken <a href=\"https:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/2013\/09\/06\/nebraska-state-fair\/\" class=\"more-link\">[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-webmaster","post-78","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steele.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}