62 Woodbury County Fair
Commercial Ewe Lambs Production Yearling Ewe Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Ewe Top Rate-of-Gain Market Lambs Pen of Three Market Lambs Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Three Individual Market Lamb Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Individual Market Lamb Club Group of Six ( must have 2 exhibitors ) Senior Showmanship ( 6001 ) Intermediate Showmanship ( 6002 ) Junior Showmanship ( 6003 )
4-H / FFA Swine Department ( 70 )
Ron Meister – Superintendent – ( 712 ) 378-3160 or 251-3224 Lonnie Ploeger – Superintendent – ( 712 ) 375-5932 or 490-7669
Matt Scheer – Superintendent – ( 712 ) 876-2807 1 . Refer to General Rules . 2 . Food Safety Quality Assurance ( FSQA ) – anyone selling hogs ( includes 4-H and FFA members ) must be certified . Training will be provided for youth who plan to exhibit swine at County , State and Clay County Fairs to meet this qualification . 4-H ’ ers in 4th , 5 th and 6 th grade as of January 1 must attend a workshop . 4-H ’ ers 7 th , 8 th and 9 th grades as of January 1 must test out . 4-H ’ ers age 10 th , 11 th and 12 th grades as of January 1 must take the test . This includes any youth who plan to exhibit at County Fair , State Fair or Clay County Fair .
3 . All pigs must be ear tagged with the official Iowa 4-H tag and ear notched . This must be done before May 15 . Tags must be the official Iowa 4-H tag and are available at the Woodbury County Extension office . Any time after May 15 superintendents may be spot checking ear notches . Animals having fresh cut or questionable ear notches at Fair entry will be shipped with under and overweight swine at the discretion of the superintendents . The decision of the superintendents will be final .
4 . Swine entered in the Pig-of-Merit class and Performance Pen of Three class must be weighed and identified under the supervision of the Swine Superintendents . Date of the weigh-in will be published in the 4-H Scene . The maximum weight for Pig-of- Merit at the spring weigh-in is 80 lbs . 4-H ’ ers and their families must handle pigs and not the 4-H Fair Superintendents at Pig-of-Merit Weigh-in . 4-H / FFA members can weigh-in eight ( 8 ) Pig-of-Merit animals per member . All ear tags lost must be reported to a superintendent immediately upon discovery with proof of loss of the ID tag so that a re-tagging can be rescheduled . No maximum weight but due to discount weight prices it is recommended pigs stay below 280 lbs .
5 . On the Livestock / Animal Fair entry form ( due : July 15 ), each member can IDENTIFY a maximum of ten ( 10 ) market pigs . Each exhibitor can enter four individual market pigs ( 2 barrows and 2 gilts ), and may bring two ( 2 ) Pen of Three ( one market pen and one Performance Pen of Three from the tagged pig-of-merit ). The Pen of Three can be purchased or farrowed . An exhibitor CANNOT enter the same animals in the Pig-of- Merit class or in the market individual class . A Livestock / Animal Fair Entry form is due in the Woodbury County Extension office no later than Friday , July 15 , 4:30 p . m . Forms coming in after 4:30 p . m . on July 15 will make the animals ineligible to be shown at county fair . See rule # 3 under livestock general rules . It is highly recommend that 4-H ’ ers know what class each animal will be entered in at the time of weigh in at the fair . 4-H members must have drug withdrawal , COOL affidavit form , and weigh-in form completed and turned into a Swine Superintendent before their animals can be weighed Tuesday during fair checkin .
6 . Individual Market Swine and Pig-of-Merit must weigh a minimum of 220 lbs . at Fair entry . A Pen of Three must weigh a minimum of 660 lbs . at Fair entry day . No underweight pigs will be allowed to show . The superintendents reserve the right to