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The winner of the Little Miss Piglet contest, which is decided by the length of the pig tails, was five-year-old Findley Armstead, right, the daughter of Phillip and Kendall Armstead of Baylis. Armstead had pigtails measuring 14 inches from her ear to the tip. First runner-up was Violet Baughman, daughter of Benjamin and Haylie Baughman of Pittsfield. Her pig-tails were 10 3/4 inches. In back is Clara Long, the 2022 Miss Piglet, whose pigtails are much longer than they were last year.
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Mr. Pork Chop was crowned Friday night at Pike County Pig Days. Part of the criteria of the contest is who looks like a farmer and has knowledge of agriculture, particularly pig knowledge. Both the winner and the first runner-up, as well as last year’s Mr. Pork Chop, all struck farmer-like poses for the pictures. Left to right: Cole Long, first runner-up and the son of Tara Collins and Clint Long of New Salem; the 2022 Mr Pork Chop Weston Gunder; and this year’s winner is Joel Hare, son of Christina Majthoub, of Griggsville.
