2017 Woodbury County Fairbook WCF - Fairbook | Page 85

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assigned time and/or did not have prior approval will have to wait until their judging
time or if late will be judged as time allows. All exhibits will be judged. It is
important that clubs adhere to the judging schedule so that judging runs
smoothly throughout judging day.
Premiums will be awarded to exhibits in the 4-H Building on the basis of Blue -$3.00;
Red - $2.00; and White - $1.00. 4-H members who receive a merit ribbon in lieu of a
blue ribbon will receive a blue ribbon premium. Premiums will not be awarded to
Clover Kids. No exhibit will be awarded premium money that is not placed in one of
the above groups by the judge. An exhibit may be dropped one ribbon placing by the
judge if the class requirements as stated in each class description are not fulfilled.
Merit ribbons and grand and reserve champion ribbons do not receive additional
premium money. Judges will select exhibits showing good use of resources, including
time, energy, skills, and money to receive Resourcefulness Awards (special stickers).
No additional premium money will be awarded for resourcefulness awards.
Endangered and threatened plants and animals (includes insects) must NOT be used in
any exhibit. Wildflowers taken from parks must 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 loosestife (Lythrum salicaria) is a plant that
should not be planted in gardens. It has the potential of becoming noxious in Iowa.
Other dried established noxious weeds are acceptable to use in exhibits.
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 the owner of the copyright has granted permission, the exhibit will
be displayed and labeled appropriately. Those without permission cannot be
displayed. 4-H’ers must ask for permission before fair or will be dropped one ribbon
placing. The 4-H Clover is a protected emblem. 4-H’ers can include the 4-H clover,
but do not copy/print other material over the clover. 4-H Clover must have
“18U.S.C.707” in lower right of clover. See Woodbury County Extension website for
more information on use of the 4-H Clover at:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/woodbury/ click on the 4-H tab.
4-H members who are also students of a FFA chapter at the same time are allowed to
show only the maximum number of exhibits in 4-H as someone who is a 4-H member
only (or FFA student only). Example: Only 3 photography exhibits can be exhibited
per individual. Exhibits previously entered in an FFA Ag Science Fair or any other
FFA event or competition may not be entered in any 4-H exhibit class. Iowa State Fair:
Exhibitors in 4-H classes are not eligible to exhibit in a similar department of the FFA
divisions or vice-versa.
All new 4-H Fair trophies and 4-H Fair awards need to be approved by the 4-H & Fair
Committee by Monday of Fair week.
All exhibits, activities and programs must represent appropriate safety procedures in
the development of the exhibit and during the evaluation process. This includes static
exhibits and activities revolving around the communications program. Exhibits that do
not comply with the class description, size guidelines, copyright restrictions, safety
and approved methods will be disqualified and not put on public display.
Penalties for unexcused removal of exhibits from the fairgrounds include ineligibility
to show at any shows during the remainder of this fair and ineligibility to exhibit in the
county fair next year. This is a violation of the Code of Ethics and applies to all the
4-H member’s entries.
4-H Clover Kids – A booth will be provided for 4-H Clover Kids in the 4-H Exhibit
Building or if the member is with a 4-H club the member may have their exhibits in
the club booth. 4-H Clover Kids who want to have their exhibits evaluated will be
conference judged on Monday, July 31, 2017. Clover Kids will receive participation
ribbons. No premium money is given to Clover Kids exhibits.
State Fair Information: A limited number of exhibits may be chosen by the judges to
advance to the State Fair. Members must have completed 5 th grade through 12 th grade