our youth: AG KIDS
Clay Jones —
Committing to Success
BY CHRISTINA LOVELESS
NOVEMBER 2015
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
You could say that in the world
of youth livestock shows, Clay
Jones is working to keep up
with the other Joneses.
It all began with his older sister
Makinzie Jones, who started
showing livestock when she
was in the third grade then.
Clay Jones began showing
nearly five years ago with the
Peaster 4-H Club.
Clay started off showing goats
his sister previously showed,
he said, adding, “… I wanted
to do it too and see what it was
like.”
He now shows cows, which is
a nod to his family’s business.
He’s even growing his own
herd. “We raise cattle,” Clay’s
mother Brandi Jones said.
Clay currently has a Braunvieh,
a breed of cattle developed
in the Swiss Alps known
and valued for its vigor and
adaptability. Its name is
Mocha. He also has a heifer
named Razzy and a dairy cow
named Butter.
Clay’s sister Makenzie is also
working to build her own herd.
Both Clay and Makenzie plan
on continuing to show until
they go to college.
“When they are done showing
them, we let them roam the
pastures and we breed them,”
Brandi said.
Clay has won numerous
awards in the show ring,
including this year’s Bronze
Star awarded to junior league
and intermediate members of
4-H.
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