JUNIOR BEEF SHOW BEEF CATTLE
10. Crawford County Champions will be chosen from any 4-H or FFA member belonging to a club within the county or from a 4-H or FFA member residing in the county. Crawford County Born calves must be born in Crawford County. 11. Average Daily Gain (A.D.G.) will be displayed on card on the member during the show. 12. Minimum A.D.G. of 2.4 lbs. on steer and 2.2 lbs. on heifers for blue award. 13. Breeding heifers must be tattooed and listed on I.D. sheet by May 15. Tag is optional but animal will not show without tattoo. 14. Purebred heifers of any breed must be registered in that breed association. 15. All other heifers will be shown as commercial heifers. 16. Length of horns on cattle limited to two (2) inches for safety, unless required by breed characteristics. 17. All grooming of beef exhibits will be done in or around the beef barns. (No grooming allowed on the north side of cattle barn.) 18. No Butt Fans allowed on the fair grounds 19. No pumping of liquids will be allowed 20. Beef should be in the stall in the barn from 9 am to 9 pm exception only: taken out for water or exercise. 21. Bucket/bottle + 1 can only come back one year to show in the +1 class. Breeding heifers can show 1 year and then if they want to come back they must show in the regular breeding class. 22. Bucket/bottle calves are asked to clean their stalls when they get ready to leave after their show. No straw should be used for bedding. 23. All bedding must be pulled back three (3) feet from the wall before exhibitors leave the fair. Cow/calf bedding needs to be removed and dumped into bunkers. 24. NO livestock will be allowed to leave early from the fair, unless of a family emergency or the animal has been sick or injured. You are asked to let the Superintendent, Extension staff or Fair board know. 25. If anyone breaks any of the rules, you will be barred from showing at the Crawford County Fair next year, the Iowa State Fair, Ak-Sar-Ben, Clay County, Denver, Kansas City and any show connected with 4-H and FFA. 26. Rules will be strictly enforced. Fair Board, Extension Staff and Youth Committee will uphold these rules. 27. NO TIE OUTS!! 28. All exhibitors must be FSQA certified by July 1 of the current to year at the Crawford County Fair, Iowa State Fair and Clay County Fair. 29. Painting, dyeing and use of color agents on beef animals is not condoned by Crawford County Fair and State Fair Officials. Beef projects which show evidence of this will not be permitted into the show ring. 30. No artificial aides such as tail head or tail fins will be permitted. No artificial tails/switches will be permitted.
Superintendents: Fred Jepsen, Pat Corey, & Mike Vogt Show: Saturday, July 26, 2014
Ages and eligibility rulings are designated in FFA and 4-H rulings and must be strictly adhered to. 1. Entry fee for beef cattle is $12 per head. Entry fee for feeder calf(s) is $5.00 per head. Entries are due by July 1 to the Extension Office. 2. After market animals are weighed they will be divided into weight classes. 3. All market entries must be in place by 8 am on Tuesday, July 22. Market beef will be weighed after sheep on Tuesday, July 22. Any reweighing must be done immediately, only off and back on scale. 4. Beef breeding heifers must be inspected and tattoos read between 9 am and 10 am on Tuesday, July 22. 5. Beef breeding heifers must be in place by 8 am, Tuesday, July 22. 6. EXHIBITORS MUST HAVE REGISTRATION PAPERS AT THE FAIR GROUNDS. Papers must be furnished at check-in at Fair. 7. Livestock will be sold on Monday morning, July 28, beginning promptly at 9 am. 8. Each individual market beef must carry a readable ear tag that was recorded on or before January 15, 2014. 9. Minimum weights for the Junior Livestock Sale Market Beef will be 1,050 lbs. to meet Tyson requirements. Maximum weight is 1,700 lbs. No cattle will be accepted over 1,700 lbs.
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2014 Crawford County Fair
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July 22-28, 2014