Parker County Today February 2017 | Page 94

our youth : AG KIDS

Clara Conlon —

Ag Newcomer Looks To Make Her Mark In The Show Ring

BY MELISSA MOORMAN
FEBRUARY 2017 PARKER COUNTY TODAY

This is 14-year-old

Clara Conlon ’ s first experience raising and showing an animal . She chose a Wether Boer goat because her mother said “ no ” when she mentioned chickens . Boer goats are meat goats that were developed in South Africa . Boer is an Afrikaans or Dutch word meaning “ farmer ” and they are one of the most common show goats .
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