By MICHELLE MILLER
Staff Writer
MORRIS — Hannah Burchill, of
Edmeston, was recently named
this year’s Otsego County Dairy
Princess. As part of the 16-yearold’s
dairy princess duties, she attended
the Otsego County Fair,
which was held from July 31
through Aug. 3. At the fair, Burchill
handed out ribbons to other
4-H’ers, hung dairy posters around
the barns, participated in two parades,
and wrote a story about how
cheese is made, which was displayed
in the milk parlor at the
fair.
Burchill, who has been showing
at local fairs and the Annual Farmers’
Museum Junior Livestock
Show for three years, said she was
happy when she found out she
would be this year’s Otsego County
Dairy Princess. She said she was
not sure if she would get the opportunity
because the yearly banquet,
where the princess is normally
crowned, was not held this year.
Burchill said she was the only girl
in the running, so she was crowned
at a seminar where the incoming
princess is taught how to proceed
with her one-year reign. The seminar
was held at the White Eagle
Conference Center in Hamilton.
Dairy princesses are selected
based on speaking ability, knowledge
of the dairy industry, poise,
personality, and appearance. The
judges look for who will best represent
the county’s dairy industry
and dairy farmers in local promotions
to consumers.
In order to become a county
dairy princess, one must be a legal
resident of New York State and reside
on or own land in the county in
which they are running. She must
also be a daughter of a dairy farm-
er, dairy farm manager or
herdsman or of someone employed
in a dairy-related industry
(dairy farm store,
dairy feed supplier, veterinarian,
milk inspector, milk
truck driver or dairy cooperative
such as Dairylea or
Genex), employed herself in
a dairy-related industry, be
an owner of at least two dairy
cows in a 4-H or FFA club, or
have served her county a full
year as an alternate, dairy
maid or ambassador, or be
sponsored by a farm within
the county limits. Dairy princesses
must be at least 16
years of age, but cannot be
older than 24 before the state
pageant competition. Dairy
princesses cannot be married,
have children, and must
not marry or become pregnant
during her reign.
In addition to the Dairy
Princess, the program consists
of dairy ambassadors
and alternates. When requested,
dairy ambassadors
will work to help and support
the dairy princess with school
presentations, special events
and attending promotion
meetings.
Although Burchill has not
been an active princess for
very long, she said she enjoys
talking to people and loves
working with children. Besides
for attending the Otsego
County Fair, Burchill
handed out ribbons and hosted
an ice cream social at the
Junior Show. Burchill said
she become interested in becoming
a dairy princess because
she had a friend that
did it. She said she was also
a dairy ambassador last
year.
Burchill said she has enjoyed
raising her own animals
and showing at local
shows. She took grand champion
with her Angus market
steer this year at the Otsego
County Fair, and sold it at
the livestock auction. She
said selling her steer was a
very emotional experience.
She said she was able to
show at the New York State
Fair last year, and plans to
do so again this year.
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New Otsego dairy princess begins reign at county fair
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