JUNIOR LIVESTOCK RIBBON AUCTION

SUNDAY, JUNE 29 -- 12:30 P.M., EMMETT WILSON ARENA

1. This ribbon auction serves as a bonus to the exhibitors and as an encouragement for raising, fitting and showing their livestock projects. The ribbon buyer will receive a duplicate ribbon, certificate of purchase and a picture of the exhibitor with his/her livestock project.
2. No change of ownership of animals occurs at this auction. Only the ribbon earned during the various shows are offered at the auction. The exhibitors have the opportunity to market their animals as they see fit (with the exception of swine, which are transported to the packer).
3. Exhibitor must be present at the auction if his or her ribbon is to be sold. Exhibitor is to lead his/her own animal that has earned the ribbon into selling ring unless it is determined by Fair office that the animal not be lead into the ring. If an exhibitor does not attend auction, his/her ribbon will not be offered for sale.
4. Each exhibitor is limited to selling one ribbon per department at auction. Each exhibitor may sell one ribbon in each of the following animal species; beef, dairy, swine, sheep, horse, rabbit, poultry/novelty. Associate 4-H members are not allowed to participate in the auction.
5. Exhibitor is responsible for animals displayed with their ribbon at auction. After the auction is over, all swine will be transported to packer on Sunday for slaughter. All other breeds are the responsibility of the owner.
6. A sale commission will be withheld from the exhibitor's ribbon sale to pay for administration costs of the auction. Any moneys left over after all expenses have been paid will be split between exhibitors’ organization to fund future club projects, and used for improvements to livestock facilities.

7. In order for an exhibitor to qualify for inclusion in the auction, the exhibitor must have shown the project in its respective department at the current year's Fair.

SPECIAL THANK YOU TO LAST YEAR'S RIBBON BUYERS

Anderson Construction	Andy’s Mini Mart	Balik Dairy Heifers
Balk Lime & Ready Mix	C US Bank	Cresco Bank & Trust
Cresco Family Dentistry	Cresco Livestock Market	Cresco Motor Co.
Don Bartels	Fareway Stores	Farmer’s Feed & Grain
Farmer’s Mill	Featherlite Trailers	Fenco Products
First Southeast Bank	George Malven	Glen Pietan
Greenfield Ag	Grover Farms	Howard Co. Cattlemen
Howard Co. Coop Equity	Jeff & Colleen Peckham	KJAM, Inc.
Koschmeder Construction	Kurt & Cindi Grover	LaClaire Dohlman
Lime Springs Locker	Marzholf Implement	Max Schmidt
McConnell-Reicks Milk Hauling	Mlady Auction Company	NAU Country Insurance
Norwegian Mutual Insurance	Pioneer Seed – Steve Christensen	RCS Cattle Company
RES Concrete	Rice Construction	Richard Reinhart
SMI Co. Sawmill	Tupy Construction	Wacha Insurance
Weido Farms	Winneshiek Coop	Winneshiek County Marketing