Charlotte -- based solely on my observations at only a few county fairs I've attended in recent years I'd have to agree with the others, i.e. that your daughter would have little or no chance with a straight Hereford. I don't know what part of the country you are in --- in my part of Texas there are frequently 3 brackets: English, Brahman Influenced and All Other Breeds (Continentals). If you want your daughter to show a calf that was born and raised on your place consider AI'ng some of your best cows to a good Black Angus and compete in British with a black baldy -- or if down south maybe AI to a beefy J. D. Hudgins Brahma and have a tiger stripe entry in Brahman Influenced. Gosh, as I recall, the last country fair I went to I looked at what I estimate to be about 100 or more entries and not a single one was a straight Hereford. Interestingly, the top two placers in the English category were both roan Shorthorns. Arnold Ziffle