Article: Best In Show

BEST IN SHOW

WHAT'S FAIR GAME TODAY

Monday, August 6, 2001

Fair animal of the day: While most of its breed is destined for chops and stew, Matt Glewen's Hampshire sheep are destined for breeding.

Glewen, 44, was busy Sunday in the sheep building grooming his Hampshires -- the washing and clipping started on Thursday -- in preparation for open-class judging today. His lambs and ewes go up against a lot of foreign competition, from places like Minnesota and even Illinois.

"It just happens in our breed, we don't have a lot of real aggressive breeding in Wisconsin, so there's a lot of breeders from out of state," said Glewen, of New Holstein in Calumet County.

The Hampshires have black hair on ...

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