JUNIOR SHEEP SHOW DEPT 161 – SHEEP
18. All sexually intact sheep of any age must be identified with the scrapie tag before leaving the farm for market/slaughter, sale, lease or exhibition. This is for all sheep. 19. 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. 20. No tack pens until all animals in place and superintendent approves. 21. If anyone breaks any of the rules, you will be barred from showing at the Crawford County Fair the next year, the Iowa State Fair, Ak-Sar-Ben, Clay County, Denver, Kansas City and any show connected with 4-H and FFA. 22. All exhibitors must be FSQA certified by July 1 to show at the Crawford County Fair, Iowa State Fair, and Clay County Fair. 23. Prizes are as follows: Market Classes Pen of Three Purple Group 3 Points 5 Points Blue Group 2 Points 4 Points Red Group 1 Point 2 Points White Group .5 Point 1 Point
Superintendents: Caitlin and Danny Wessel, and Kevin Brus Judging: Thursday, July 24, following Goat Show
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Entry fees are $6 per pen and entries are due July 1 to the Extension Office. All junior sheep must be in their pens by 8 am, Tuesday, July 22. All sheep will be inspected by the superintendent before unloading. All blankets must be removed. All sheep will be weighed after swine on Tuesday, July 22. Show day & time: following goat show on Thursday, July 28. Market lamb minimum weight will be 100 pounds. Lambs under minimum weight see Prospective Lamb Class. Lambs Weighing less than 100 pounds will NOT be eligible to be sold on sale day. Packers do not want light lambs. Lambs will need to be clipped with only ¼” of wool when weighed. Sheep must have all clipping done by Wednesday, July 23 at 9 pm. Sheep must be dry at weigh-in. All blankets and tubes must be removed from lambs prior to entering the weigh-in lines. Only re-weighs will be immediately off and back on the scale. When showing lambs, all four feet must be on the floor of the show ring at all times. Where there are fewer animals shown in a class than premiums offered, the judge may in their discretion, award a prize to such a grade as the animal deserves. Exhibitors are not advised to use cool blue or alcohol products. Exhibitors are expected to care for their lambs in an acceptable manner. No muzzles are allowed. No icing of lambs allowed. Only tap water may be sprayed or applied to lambs. No ice allowed in spray buckets or blankets. Any abusive care including slapping or excessive modification of lambs will be grounds for disqualification at the discretion of Show Officials. Drenching will not be allowed. Some of the products being used are not labeled for animal use. There are quality assurance issues involved with this practice. There will be no coloring agent or paint used on any sheep. Sheep in violation will not be allowed to show. Pedigrees must be presented for purebred animals. Breeding stock requires ear tags, may be flock tags. Breeding stock may not be shown in market classes and vice versa. All sheep must have official 4-H/FFA ear tag. To receive a purple ribbon, lambs need to have an average daily gain (ADG) of at least .35 pound. The only bedding that will be allowed in the sheep barn will be wood shavings or chips. NO STRAW. Feed pans need to be removed from pens after feeding. The lambs you bring and weigh at the fairgrounds are the ones you must show. You will not be allowed to bring extra lambs and take them home. They must stay until the fair is over.
2014 Crawford County Fair
MARKET LAMBS CLASS A: PROSPECTIVE LAMB CLASS A minimum weight of 75 lbs. A maximum weight of 99 pounds. No more than two entries per exhibitor. Lambs in this weight bracket are not eligible to show for Grand Champion Lamb or sell in livestock sale. (A maximum of four lambs may be shown in Classes B & C.) CLASS B: COUNTY BORN MARKET LAMBS Minimum weight is 100 lbs. If numbers are sufficient, weight divisions can be made. County Born Market Lambs must be identified as Crawford County born by May 15. Champion will compete for Grand Champion Market Lamb. CLASS C: MARKET LAMBS Minimum weight is 100 lbs. If numbers are sufficient, weight divisions can be made. CLASS D: MARKET LAMB PEN OF THREE Two pens of three per exhibitor. If numbers are sufficient, weight divisions can be made. All three lambs must weight 100 pounds individually. CLASS E: 4-H CLUB PEN OF 5 One per club and at least 3 exhibitors per 4-H Club, with money to be awarded to 4-H Club. No more than one pen per club, Trophies for weight divisions: light, medium, and heavy. Trophies for Grand and Reserve Champion Market Lamb Pen of Three. Grand and Reserve Champion will be chosen from first and second place winners in Class B & C. 70
July 22-28, 2014