The Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest has had the distinction of being the “coolest” event at the Show for 17 years. Once a year, on the last weekend of the Show, teams of students representing their respective colleges travel to Houston for an all day Saturday evaluation and grading contest. “More than 200 students travel from colleges all across the United States to participate in this very worthwhile activity,” said Dr. David Mouton, officer in charge of the committee.
During his term as Show president, Dick Graves recognized the vast number of talented lawyers among the Show’s dedicated volunteers. He realized their expertise would be a tremendous asset, and began calling upon some of these individuals to render opinions concerning legal questions with regard to the organization.
It just doesn’t seem possible that people can get excited about cleaning cages and sweeping sawdust, but the members of the Show’s Rabbit Show Committee enthusiastically embrace this task to help make their exhibition one of the largest of its kind in Texas. This year’s rabbit competition drew more than 1,600 entries from more than 400 exhibitors.
In very little time, one of the newest committees at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has become the standard for all livestock shows in the United States.
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