JUNIOR SHEEP SHOW -- DEPARTMENT 3

Thursday, June 26, 9:00 a.m.

Judge: James Lein, Arlington, Iowa

Junior Superintendents: Mychelle Richter

 

NOTE: Market Goats will be show at the beginning of this Show.

 

Stall fee is $1.00 per head. Premiums paid are Blue $4.00, Red $3.00, White $2.00 unless noted. 

 

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.

 

It is recommended that sheep be sheared, but not more than 30 days prior to the Fair.

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.

 

Weight will be used to determine the class division.

The weight divisions will be determined after final Fair weigh-in. Each weight division will be divided so that approximately an equal number of animals will be shown in each weight division.

First and second place animals in each weight will compete for Grand Championship and Reserve Championship.

Placings to be made by blue, red, or white ribbon groups, according to merit and quality.

 

All sexually intact sheep must have an individual Scrapie Flock of Origin identification tag.

 

Any market animal that does not have a minimum rate of gain of .25# per day will not be eligible

for any award greater than a red ribbon. Exhibitor may show up to three lambs in each weigh group.

Market Lambs must weigh at least 90# at final Fair weigh-in to be eligible to compete in any market class.

Any lambs that weigh-in under 90# will be shown in a special “Feeder Lamb” division.

Feeder lambs are not eligible to compete for championships, but do compete for ribbons and are awarded premiums for the ribbons earned.

 

DEPARTMENT CLASSES (will be shown in this order)

 

CLASS 1 - Individual Market Lamb; Blue - $5.00, Red - $4.00, White - $3.00

            LOT 1a - Lightweight       LOT 1b - Middleweight      LOT 1c - Heavyweight

            LOT 2 -- Champion Market Lamb; Trophy sponsored by Howard County Farm Bureau Insurance-Arnie Kriener

 

CLASS 2 - Pen of Market Lambs: Pen of three wether or ewe lambs; Blue - $6.00, Red - $5.00, White - $4.00;

            LOT 1a - Lightweight;       LOT 1b - Middleweight;      LOT 1c - Heavyweight

            LOT 2 -- Champion Pen of Three; Trophy sponsored by McCarville Auction Company, Cresco

 

CLASS 3 - Commercial Ewe -- No market lambs may be entered in this class.

            LOT 1 -- Commercial Ewe, any age, judged on breeding qualities. One entry per exhibitor.

            LOT 2 -- Champion Commercial Ewe; Trophy sponsored by Howard County Mutual Insurance Agency

            LOT 3 -- Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe; Lavender Ribbon

 

CLASS 4 - Rate of Gain

            LOT 1 -- Lamb Rate Of Gain; 1st --Trophy & $10.00, 2nd -- $8.00, 3rd -- $5.00

                                    Rate of Gain trophy sponsored by Scheidel Farms, Schley

            Above Classes (1, 2, 3, & 4) are shown as Crossbreds

 

CLASS 5 - Purebred Ram, 2 years old or over

 

CLASS 6 - Purebred Ram, 1 year old and under 2 years

 

CLASS 7 - Purebred Ram, under 1 year old

 

CLASS 8 - Purebred Ewe, 2 years old or over

 

CLASS 9 - Purebred Ewe, 1 year old and under 2 years

 

CLASS 10 - Purebred Ewe, under 1 year old ---

CLASSES 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10 have Class Lots as follows;

            LOT 1 - Cheviots; LOT 2 - Columbia; LOT 3 - Coridales; LOT 4 - Dorset; LOT 5 - Hampshire;

            LOT 6 - Oxford Downs; LOT 7 - Shropshire; LOT 8 - Southdown; LOT 9 - Suffolk; LOT 10 - Polypay           

 

CLASS 11- Champion Purebred Ram over all breeds;

            LOT 1 -- Champion; Trophy sponsored by Howard County Farm Bureau                      

            LOT 2 -- Reserve; Lavender Ribbon

 

CLASS 12 - Champion Purebred Ewe over all breeds;

            LOT 1 -- Champion; Trophy sponsored by Peoples Savings Bank, Elma

            LOT 2 -- Reserve Champion Purebred Ewe over all breeds; Lavender Ribbon

 

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

            LOT 1-- Junior Showman, Trophy sponsored by Featherlite Inc., Cresco

            LOT 2 -- Senior Showman, Emmett Wilson Memorial Plaque, sponsored by Alum-Line, Cresco

            LOT 3 -- Winners Class - Trophy sponsored by Lewis Southdowns

 

CLASS 20 - Barn Prize,   LOT 1 -- Barn Prize, $15.00; sponsored by C US Bank