JUNIOR DAIRY CATTLE  & DAIRY GOAT SHOW -- DEPARTMENT 2

Wednesday, June 25 at 9:00 a.m.

Judge:  Bob Breitsprecher, Arlington, Iowa

 

Refer to the General Rules and Regulations of the Howard County Fair concerning exhibiting in this department.

These rules are available on line at http://www.mhcfair.com/fairbook/general rules.htm.

 

Dairy Heifers must be clipped before showing. No horned dairy animals allowed.

Purebred and grades will be shown together.

 

Aisles in all barns must be kept open at all times. Grooming chutes allowed in designated areas only.

Animals are to be groomed in their own stall/pen, or if more room is needed,

outside of barn in area set aside for grooming by the Superintendent of the department.

 

Stall fee is $1.00 per head. Premiums paid are Blue $11.00, Red $8.00, White $5.00; unless noted.

 

 

DEPARTMENT CLASSES (will be shown in this order)

 

OPEN CLASS BUCKET CALF (See Department 101)

 

CLASS 1 - Dairy Goat: LOT 1 -- Dairy Goats; Trophy sponsored by AgSource-CRI - Bev Meade.

  

CLASS 2 – 4-H Bottle Calf Project; LOT 1 -- Bottle Calf. Premiums paid; Blue $4.00, Red $2.00, White $1.00

(Follow showing guidelines for bottle calf project members received upon entering project)

 

Exhibitor must be enrolled in this project area by May 1. Calf must be born between Feb. 1 and April 30 and purchased within 2 weeks of birth.

Open to any newborn or orphan calf, steer or heifer; dairy beef or crossbred.

 

Calf must be bucket or bottle-fed, no nursing. Calf must be in possession of exhibitor by May 1 and be identified on 4-H/FFA ID form by May 15.

Two animals may be identified but only one exhibited.

 

Calves will be shown at halter. Calves will be stalled during Fair. Judging based on a) What exhibitor has learned about care and raising the calf.

b) The grooming and cleanliness of the calf.

c) General health, management and condition of the calf and exhibitor’s knowledge of this area. d) Confirmation or quality of the calf is NOT to be considered. e) Completed record sheet and report.

 

Trophies in Class 2 sponsored by Howard County Farm Bureau.

 

CLASS 3 - Junior Calf; Dec. 1, 2007 to April 1, 2008

            LOT 1-- Holstein; LOT 2 -- Guernsey; LOT 3 -- Brown Swiss; LOT 4 -- Jersey; LOT 5 -- Ayrshire

 

CLASS 4 - Senior Calf; Sept. 1, 2007 to Nov. 30, 2007

            LOT 1-- Holstein; LOT 2 -- Guernsey; LOT 3 -- Brown Swiss; LOT 4 -- Jersey; LOT 5 -- Ayrshire

 

CLASS 5 - Junior Yearling; March 1, 2007 to Aug. 31, 2007

            LOT 1-- Holstein; LOT 2 -- Guernsey; LOT 3 -- Brown Swiss; LOT 4 -- Jersey; LOT 5 -- Ayrshire

 

CLASS 6 - Senior Yearling; Sept. 1, 2006 to Feb. 28, 2007

            LOT 1-- Holstein; LOT 2 -- Guernsey; LOT 3 -- Brown Swiss; LOT 4 -- Jersey; LOT 5 -- Ayrshire

 

CLASS 7 - 2 years and under 3 years; Sept. 1, 2005 to Aug. 31, 2006

            LOT 1-- Holstein; LOT 2 -- Guernsey; LOT 3 -- Brown Swiss; LOT 4 -- Jersey; LOT 5 -- Ayrshire

 

CLASS 8 - 3 years and older; born before Sept. 1, 2006 (must also enter CLASS 13)

            LOT 1-- Holstein; LOT 2 -- Guernsey; LOT 3 -- Brown Swiss; LOT 4 -- Jersey; LOT 5 -- Ayrshire

 

CLASS 9 - Champion of individual breed. Must have competition in class. Champion $5.00

            LOT 1-- Holstein; LOT 2 -- Guernsey; LOT 3 -- Brown Swiss; LOT 4 -- Jersey; LOT 5 -- Ayrshire

 

CLASS 10 - Junior Champion Heifer

             LOT 1 -- Junior Champion Heifer (from Classes 3, 4, 5, and 6); Trophy sponsored by (TBD)

 

CLASS 11 - Senior Champion Cow

             LOT 1 -- Senior Champion Cow (from Classes 7 and 8); Trophy sponsored by Dick & Lois Ollendieck, Cresco

 

CLASS 12 - Supreme Champion (Comes from Class 10 and Class 11)

             LOT 1 -- Supreme Champion; Trophy sponsored by Select Sires, Mark Knudtson

 

Class 13 – Production Record – Trophy winner must be on official or owner sampler test.

LOT 1 -- Production Record. Purebred and grade with feed, production and management records from August 1, 2006. First calf heifers must have 90 days production record by June 9, 2008.

Placings will be based on record and production. Each exhibitor must fill out a Dairy Production Contest record and questionnaire form.

                        1st $12.50 and trophy, 2nd $10.00, 3rd $7.50, 4th $5.00, all other places $2.50   Trophy sponsored by Howard County DHIA          

 

CLASS 14 - Best Udder; Trophy sponsored by Kleveridge Holsteins, Cresco

 

CLASS 15Showmanship; For guidelines, refer to "Showmanship Regulations" listed in this book.

LOT 1 -- Junior Showman; Trophy sponsored by International Protein Sires

LOT 2 -- Senior Showman; Emmett Wilson Memorial Plaque sponsored by Bev Meade, Agsource-CRI

LOT 3 - Winners Class; Trophy sponsored by JP Fitzgerald Surge

 

CLASS 20 - Barn Prize -- LOT 1 -- Barn Prize, $15.00 sponsored by Dick & Lois Ollendieck, Cresco