About this event
Buckles on the Bosque is a livestock show in Clifton, Texas, announced by the Bosque County Extension agent to 4-H families and FFA advisors. The notice does not state species.
Dates and schedule
The latest verified date is April 20, 2019, so this is a historical listing. No current-year date has been found. Confirm whether the show is still held before planning to attend.
Getting there
The notice gives the town of Clifton but no venue address. The only address on the page is the Bosque County Extension office in Meridian, TX.
Tips for families
- The 2019 flier carried the entry details as an image, so the entry deadline and fees were not available as text.
- Contact the Bosque County Extension office in Meridian for current information.
Official links
Texas County Junior Livestock Shows: The Essentials
A county junior livestock show is where Texas 4-H and FFA members exhibit market animals they have raised, usually in winter, and the best projects sell at a premium auction to local buyers. Exhibitors must be members of a Texas 4-H club or FFA chapter in good standing and work under a County Extension Agent or ag teacher. Age and grade limits are set by each county.
Validation and ownership
Most county shows require Texas 4-H/FFA livestock validation, when animals are ear-tagged, DNA-sampled and tied to the exhibitor, who signs the ethics policy. Typical validation is June for steers, October for lambs and goats and November for swine, but local deadlines win. Offering an animal for sale during the feeding period can make it ineligible for the remaining shows that season.
Sales and ID
Premium sales are run by each county, and many take add-on and sponsor support from local businesses. Animals must carry official ID under USDA and Texas Animal Health Commission rules. Quality Counts, the AgriLife online course, is expected by some shows. Selling a project at a major show makes it ineligible for later majors.
Read the full guide: Texas County Junior Livestock Shows: How They Work
More in Bosque County
- Bosque County AgriLife Extension Office
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service county office serving Bosque County. Located at 104 S. Fuller St, Meridian, TX 76665. Listed in the AgriLife People directory of Extension county offices.
104 S. Fuller St, Meridian, TX 76665 | 254-435-2331 Website - Bosque County Farm Bureau
Bosque County Farm Bureau is a county organization of Texas Farm Bureau, named in the Texas Farm Bureau 2024 top ten county rankings. No office address or phone is printed in that document.
TX - Bosque County Veterinary
Veterinary practice in Meridian, Bosque County, Texas, listed by the Texas Animal Health Commission among clinics with a veterinarian certified to test cattle for trichomoniasis.
Meridian, TX | 254-435-2612 - Bosque SWCD
Bosque SWCD is a soil and water conservation district based in Meridian, Texas, listed in a directory of Texas conservation districts that includes SWCDs across the state.
Meridian, TX - Capital Farm Credit - Clifton
Capital Farm Credit office in Clifton, Texas, listed in the Rural1st directory of Texas Farm Credit offices. Farm Credit lenders finance farmers, ranchers and rural landowners.
702 West Fifth Street, Clifton, TX 76634 | 254-675-8698 - Clifton Livestock Commission
Livestock auction market at 3199 Highway 6, Clifton, Texas. Listed on a Texas farm auction directory as an auction barn that buys and sells livestock; confirm sale days with the market before hauling.
3199 Highway 6, Clifton, TX 76634 | (254) 675-8657 - Clifton Veterinary Clinic
Veterinary practice in Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, listed by the Texas Animal Health Commission among clinics with a veterinarian certified to test cattle for trichomoniasis.
Clifton, TX | 254-675-8925 - Double B Foods
Double B Foods, Inc. is a Meridian, Bosque County, food processor on East Morgan Street with USDA inspection per the FSIS 2021 directory.
109 E. Morgan Street, Meridian, TX 76665 | (254) 435-6187
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