Department 40 - Herdsmanship Herdsmanship is important – It reflects the way the participants view their exhibits. It also reflects the way the public perceives the 4-H program, the club, and the individual exhibitor. Good herdsmanship is a way exhibitors can communicate to the public the 4-H’ers pride and the value they place on cleanliness and neatness. This encourages visitors to walk among, view, appreciate and learn from their exhibits. Good herdsmanship contributes to making the Monona County Fair a quality Fair. Livestock exhibitors are responsible for keeping their areas (includes stalls, tack area, walkways, tools, etc.) orderly, neat and as attractive as possible. Used bedding is to be placed in spreaders that are provided. Bedding is provided for sheep, beef, old show barn, rabbit and poultry buildings. Wood chips for swine can be purchased from the Fair Board. Walk-ways are to be kept clean, manicured, and the dist controlled. Herdsmanship is the sole responsibility of the exhibitor. Judging will be twice daily – morning and evening for beef, sheep, swine, rabbits, poultry, bucket calf, and goats. Each area will be judged in the evening only on their show day. Each club will be scored daily by each separate animal exhibit area. Judging times will vary according to the availability of the herdsmanship judges. Exhibitors need not be present during judging but will be expected to have left the area in an orderly fashion. Exhibitor’s premiums will be withheld if livestock areas are not clean after check-out time. Basis of Rating 1. Animals clean with grooming apparent. 25 2. Bedding adequate, reasonably clean and kept in place. All unpenned animals securely tied with 18 to 20 inches of lead. No feed boxes left before cattle after feeding time allowed. 15 3. Tack and feed clean and neatly arranged within area for them and area clean. 10 4. Courtesy and conduct of exhibitors 25 5. Alleys are to be free from obstructions (grooming apparatus) and clutter, clean, debris free, dust settled, inviting and accessible to all fair patrons 25 Total: 100 Herdsmanship will be checked from Thursday noon through Sunday checkout time. Three exhibitors per club needed. Placement based on average of scores. Traveling Trophy Parking Parking as stated in fairbook rules. All vehicles will be parked outside of fence surrounding livestock barns at all times during the Fair except to load and unload. Thank you! Pens and barns clean after checkout time. Fences Do not tie animals to fences.
Terry Pekarek Family Award The Terry Pekarek Family, Blencoe, will award a traveling trophy to the club who places first in the Herdsmanship contest.
2012 Monona County Fair • 4-H & FFA Department
Crystal Bretthauer, Farm Bureau Award Crystal Bretthauer, Farm Bureau, Mapleton, provides a traveling plaque for the club that best promotes a theme in the livestock barn areas. Winning club will be added to the plaque to be displayed in the Monona County Extension Office.
Department 50- 4-H Livestock Judging Contest Superintendent – Rick Watson Friday – 1:30 p.m. Check-in time: 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. 1. Chapter, Club, and County teams from Northwest, West Central, and Southwest Iowa are eligible to compete. 2. Individuals must be a 4-H or FFA member in order to compete in this contest. 3. A team will consist of four individuals with all four scores for team total. 4. 4-H & FFA members can compete as individuals as well as in a team. 5. Competitors will be scored based on their selection of beef cattle, market hogs, breeding gilts, breeding heifers, market lambs and breeding ewes. 6. A time limit of eight minutes to view each class and two minutes between classes will be used for this contest. 7. 4-H or FFA members with college training and/or experience in livestock judging will not be eligible to compete. 8. Trophies will be given to the first and second place top two individuals and to members of the top two teams in the contest. Ribbons will be awarded to the top ten individuals and the top five teams. 9. Winners will be announced as soon as possible after the contest. 10. Premium points will be awarded to Monona County 4H and FFA Individuals & teams as follows: Class A – Individuals 8, 7 ½, 6 ½, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 ½, 1 ½, 1 Class B – Teams 8, 6 ½, 5, 3, 1 ½ 11. There will also be classes for Adults and non 4-H/FFA youth. No premium money.
Farm Credit Services Award Farm Credit Service, Sioux City, will award trophies to members of the first place livestock team and the first and second place individual in the Livestock Judging Contest at the Monona County Fair. Larry Kreger Family Award Larry Kreger family, Onawa, will award a trophy to a member of the first place livestock judging team. Monona County Extension Award The Monona County Extension Office will award a traveling trophy to the first place Adult Individual. McCall Auctions & Real Estate Award Russ McCall, McCall Auctions & Real Estate, Onawa, will award a trophy to a member of the first place livestock judging team.
Livestock Division Showmanship System of Awarding Points 1. The exhibitor’s attitude, appearance and promptness 2. The exhibit (beef, dairy, lamb, swine, horse or goat) a. General appearance of animal b. Presenting animal in ring Total:
20 40 40 100
Page 4