The Stockmens Contest is a thorough test of knowledge about beef cattle, sheep, and swine, and the products coming from those species. The quiz portion of that contest deals with information about management practices and specific topics such as animal health, nutrition, genetics, reproduction, and meat products. Posted here are the quizzes used at the state Stockmens Contest for the past several years. There are two different age levels within the contest:
1998 State Fair Senior Stockmans Quiz
Most questions deal with facts, but a few deal with situations that change over time, such as the questions about prices. In other words, the right answer about a price question today may have been the wrong answer at the time this quiz was made up. Test yourself. Take one or all of these quizzes. See what you know well, and what you may need to study some more. Watch for the information about the next contest so you can sign up and participate.
