Just for Jollies I went back 7 years and looked at the entries at just one of
the regions (NE) to not just see the numbers entered but the percent that
actually participated. Here is what I got:
2015: 87 entered, 49 shown - 56% shown
2014: 131 entered, 66 shown - 50.4% shown
2013: 123 entered, 54 shown - 43.9% shown
2012: 83 entered, 44 shown - 53% shown
2011: 107 entered, 60 shown - 56% shown
2010: 100 entered, 58 shown - 58% shown
2009; 95 entered, 60 shown - 63.2% shown
As you can see numbers go up and down, but the percent that are shown doesn't
seem to be much different, in fact it looks like Mr Yergin had the same percent
participating as breeder judges from 4 years ago. I just don't think one should
be looking at the total entry numbers alone. Just one person's opinion.
Sheri
