2008 4-H FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

INDIVIDUAL AND CLUB PROJECTS

 

SUPERINTENDENT: Lynette Anderson, 4-H County Youth Coordinator

ADVISORY: Howard County 4-H & Youth Committee

 

Exhibits to be entered and judged as per club schedule on Tuesday, June 24

Exhibit release time is 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 29

 

All premiums and awards earned by exhibitor will be forfeited if the exhibitor’s entries, or any part of the entries,

are removed from the Fair before the designated release time. This also applies to entries left after the designated release time.

 

MAJOR DEPARTMENTS ARE:

            Agriculture and Natural Resources; Communications (Working Exhibits, Presentations, Share the Fun and Post Communications);  Expressive Arts(Photography and Visual Arts); Family and Consumer Sciences which includes (Child Development; Clothing; Consumer and Management; Food and Nutrition; Home Improvement),  Other Opportunities include: (Issues Department; 4-H History & Family Heritage, and Personal Development), and Science, Mechanics and Engineering. (Entry limit in photography is 5 entries and visual arts entry limit is 5 entries.)

 

GENERAL RULES

 

  1. Exhibit classes are broad categories. To plan exhibits, 4-H'ers are encouraged to use project guides and manuals and program materials to determine goals and learning experiences.  Some project manuals include specific exhibit suggestions and procedures. An exhibit can represent a part or all of learning involved in the respective project or program. All exhibitors are responsible for reading and complying with the Iowa State Fair General Exhibit rules for the exhibit to be eligible for Iowa State Fair participation.
  2. Exhibits that do not comply with the class description, size guidelines, copyright, safety and approved methods will be disqualified and not put on public display. The exhibitor will receive written evaluation comments and an explanation on why the exhibit was disqualified.
  3. Eligible exhibits are an outgrowth of the 4-H'ers participation in the selected project or program. Exhibits can be done by an individual or group. Exhibits might be, but are not limited to, an actual product, poster, display box, report, notebook, model, videotape, audiocassette, etc.
  4. The 4-H'ers goal and applicable exhibit standards will form the basis of the evaluation process. Evaluation criteria will include demonstrated learning, workmanship, and techniques, and general appearance and design.  All exhibitors will receive written evaluation comments on the exhibits and a blue, red, or white ribbon.
  5. A written explanation, an audiocassette, or videotape needs to accompany the exhibit. The exhibitor should respond briefly to the following questions about the exhibit:  A. What was your goal(s)?  B. How did you go about working toward your goal(s)?  C. What were the most important things you learned as you worked toward your goal(s)? D. What you would like to do in this project area next year?  The information requested needs to be well organized and brief.  Check for additional requirement in exhibit classes for food and nutrition, photography, 4-H historical/family heritage, Go The Distance Class, and visual arts.
  6. Age for exhibiting at the Iowa State Fair: Youth must have completed 5th grade through 12th grade or that equivalent.  Exception, see rule #3 for 4-H Historical/ Family Heritage Class.
  7. Label all parts of exhibit with name, club, county, class, age, and years in 4-H.  Labels should be placed on the back of posters and cards, and in an inconspicuous place on others.
  8. Exhibitors must have participated in the project or program from which the exhibit is an outgrowth. The exhibit is to be an outgrowth of work done to accomplish a goal(s) determined by the member or group during the current 4-H year.  The exhibit should be selected at county event to go to state fair.  Entries at state fair must be made in the name of the county and certified by an Extension staff member. 
  9. Due to security, 4-H'ers are discouraged from bringing items that have special meaning and historical value as the exhibit or part of an exhibit.   The Howard County Fair, Iowa State Fair and Howard County Extension Staff will use diligence to insure the safety of articles entered for exhibition after their arrival and placement.  However, they will not be responsible for damage or loss by fire, theft, etc.
  10. All 4-H members are encouraged to submit to their 4-H leaders by September 1, a complete up-to-date 4-H record book including project inserts. Club leaders must file member completion forms with the Howard County Extension Office by September 1, indicating minimum 4-H standard requirements have been met by members.
  11. Exhibits should be evaluated at an achievement show or club tour.
  12. Exhibit displays should be in proportion to the main item or idea being displayed. If the exhibitor chooses a display to illustrate what was learned, the following maximum size guidelines apply: Posters and banners are not to exceed 22 inches x 28 inches or foam core board size of 22 x 30.  Exception: See rule #5 in communications for Poster Art. Chart or graph boards, project presentation boards,  and model displays, etc., are not to exceed 4 ft x 4 ft in size. Display boxes are not to exceed 28 in x 22 in. in height or width and 12 inches in depth. Exception: See rule number 7 for Food and Nutrition exhibits. EXHIBITS WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH THESE GUIDELINES in #10, #29, #30, and #32 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY, JUDGING OR DISPLAY AT THE FAIR.
  13. The 4-H and Youth Committee reserves the right to determine if exhibit chosen for State Fair is too large to be transported to State Fair. In such a case, the family will be responsible for transport.
  14. All exhibitors in these departments must be a bonafide 4-H member of Howard County. 4-Her must have filled an enrollment card and be enrolled in a Howard County 4-H Club prior to May 1 to have projects exhibited. They must also be members during the current Fair year and meet the membership guidelines as set up by the state office. 4-H ages are to refer to the September 15 deadline with each member exhibiting in only one grade division.  These age divisions are as follows: Junior grades 4, 5 and 6; Intermediate grades 7 and 8; and Senior grades 9, 10, 11 and 12.  Exhibitor must be enrolled in the project area from which the exhibit comes.
  15. "Associate 4-H members" (those who do not fall into the membership guidelines of 4-H - grade 3) are allowed to enter one exhibit in the home economic departments but will not be awarded premium money.
  16. Premiums, unless noted, will be prorated in each department and premiums earned will be paid to the Club Treasurer. Note – static exhibits and Spring Fair exhibits will receive premiums at fair this year 2008.
  17. Exhibits can be used for presentations and working exhibits with permission from Superintendent.
  18. All premiums and awards earned by exhibitor will be forfeited if the exhibitor’s entries, or any part of the entries, are removed from the Fair before the designated release time. This also applies to entries left after the designated release time.
  19. Judge's decision is final. No parent participation allowed in the judging of entries.
  20. The identification of all 4-H and FFA projects exhibited in the 4-H building must correspond with the information listed on the entry form turned into the Extension Office on June 9 by 4:00 p.m. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
  21. 4-H member shall wear 4-H uniform (plain white shirt, T-shirt or blouse with emblem) during project judging.
  22. 4-H or FFA members can only show the same identified project in one County Fair.
  23. A 4-H member becomes ineligible to exhibit in the Howard County Fair upon completion of the calendar year of high school graduation.
  24. Any exhibitor who in any way, whether in person or by agents, interfere with the judging procedures shall forfeit or cause forfeiture of any premiums he or she would have gotten for that department.
  25. The decision of every judge shall be final in all cases, except where error, fraud, misrepresentation, or collusion, discovered at time of award is obvious. In such cases, Superintendent may render a decision.
  26. Fair Management reserves final and absolute right to interpret these Rules and Regulations and to settle and determine arbitrarily all matters regarding exhibiting or selling at the Howard County Fair.
  27. These rules and the General Rules and Regulations of the Fair, listed elsewhere in this premium book, shall be adhered to at all times. All exhibitors are to refer to all the rules prior to entering and showing at the Fair.
  28. 4-H leaders, Extension staff, Extension Council, 4-H County Council, 4-H & Youth Committee, Fair Board or Office Personnel are not responsible for articles left at the Fair.
  29. Endangered and threatened plants and animals (includes insects) should NOT be used in any exhibit.  Wildflowers taken from parks should NOT be used. It is illegal to possess songbird feathers or nests. Game animals “legally taken” such as pheasant, goose, duck or quail are acceptable. Purple loosestrife & Lythrum salicaria are plants that should not be planted in gardens. It has potential of becoming noxious in Iowa. Other dried established noxious weeds are acceptable to use in exhibits.
  30. Duplication of copyright material or design should not be used in a 4-H exhibit that is presented as original work by the exhibitor.  A copyright design cannot be displayed in a public setting (fair) without permission being granted from the owner of the copyright.  When permission has been granted by the owner of the copyright, the exhibit will be displayed and labeled appropriately.  Those without permission cannot be displayed.
  31. Exhibitors are to refer to the General Rules and Regulations found elsewhere in this premium book. Entries not complying with guidelines #10, #29, 30, and 32 will not be accepted for entry or display at the Iowa State Fair.
  32. All exhibits, activities, and programs must represent appropriate safety procedures in the development of the exhibit around the evaluation process.  This includes static exhibits and activities revolving around the communications program. 
  33. Exhibitors in photography, visual arts and school projects are limited to five projects in each department.

 

 

 

NOTE: 2008 Departments to be posted in mid-April