Burleson County Fair prepares next generation of farmers & ranchers

CALDWELL, Texas — It's a pivotal time of year for many kids in Burleson County. This week is the annual Burleson County Fair, where hundreds of exh...

September 24, 2022
12:06 AM

CALDWELL, Texas — It's a pivotal time of year for many kids in Burleson County. This week is the annual Burleson County Fair, where hundreds of exhibitors have been showing off the hard work put into animal rearing, craft work and baking.For kids like cousins Aubrey and Braxton Lockhart, taking care of goats, chickens, rabbits and steers isn't a hobby. It's a responsibility, and a major part of each day.'If we're doing haltered heifers, we'll get up early in the morning and we'll come to the barn, get them from tie-outs, bring them in, blow all the shavings off, tie them down and feed them," said Aubrey, an 11-year-old exhibitor at the fair.

Rebecca Fiedler