My paper was in need of A1 wild art again today so I was able to convince my editor to let me drive over to Goshen, Ind. for the Elkhart County Fair. The fair is one of the largest county fairs in the country so I figured I might be able to get something out of it. It just so happened that today was the big 4-H dairy show.
![Elkhart County 4-H Fair Karina Kern, 10, of Goshen, reacts as she hoses down her holstein dairy feeder calf, Dude, during the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Goshen, Ind. Kern is showing for her second year in 4-H, but is a fourth-generation participant. Many 4-Hers and their cows filled the stalls on Tuesday afternoon as they prepared for the day's dairy show competitions. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ecfair072412a.jpg)
![Elkhart County 4-H Fair Andrea Kline, of Goshen, sits on a fence petting her jersey cow, Present, during a break in the action at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Goshen, Ind. The fairgrounds dairy barns were buzzing Tuesday as participants prepped their cows for the day's various dairy show competitions. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ecfair072412b.jpg)
![Elkhart County 4-H Fair A man holds onto a couple of calves near a rain puddle during the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Goshen, Ind. A morning rain provided relief from temperatures in the 90s earlier in the week. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ecfair072412d.jpg)
![Elkhart County 4-H Fair 4-Hers show holstein cows during the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Goshen, Ind. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ecfair072412f.jpg)
![Elkhart County 4-H Fair 4-H competitors wait outside of the show area for a show during the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Goshen, Ind. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ecfair072412e.jpg)
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