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41 Department No. 3 2025 Butler County Fair
Department NO. 3 - Swine Rules for Class 1

Mike Green-Member In Charge Crossbred

Rules Governing This Department: A. Exhibitors may bring a maximum of two market hogs to the
Please Read All Rules Carefully fair. (Include Jr. Fair animals in total.)
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B. Market hogs will be weighed and tagged Saturday, July 19
A. Entries close and must be into the Senior Fair Board Office by
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3pm. On Saturday June 28 , 2025. Late Entries accepted from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30p.m. Each exhibitor must be with his/
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until July 12 , 2025 at 3pm. With $75/entry. If entries are her own animals at this time. All hogs under 220 lbs or over
mailed, you may check with the fair board office at 300 lbs must be removed from fairgrounds by 10:00 p.m.
513.892.1423 to see if they have been received before the Saturday.
deadline. We are not responsible for delay or loss of mailed C. All entries will be judged by weight classes. All hogs not going
entries. though the Jr. Fair sale need to be removed from the fair-
grounds Tuesday night, after the Jr. Fair Show. All pigs re-
B. Open Class exhibitors must purchase a Society Membership, maining on the grounds will go to the packer.
4-Day Pass or 7-Day Pass, except Butler County Jr. Fair Ex-
hibitors who are entering their Junior Fair Animals. D. Weight Classes for market hogs will be divided as evenly as
possible. The number of show classes will be determined
C. Stall rental is $5.00 per head unless it is a 4-H or FFA project.
Entry Fee $8.00 per entry. Fees must be paid at time of entry. once all hogs are weighed and processed.
All Junior Fair animals must be entered under Junior Fair E. Crossbred classes will be divided into 4 Divisions.
exhibitor’s name. Do not reserve more stalls/pens than need- F. A Champion and Reserve Champion will be selected from
ed. If additional housing is reserved and cannot be accommo- each division.
dated, fees will not be refunded.
G. The Champion and Reserve Champion from each crossbred
D. Livestock must be in their proper places by 1:00 p.m., Satur- division will be eligible to show for the Overall Top 5 open
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day, July 19 2025.
class Market Hog.
E. Livestock trailers will not be permitted to park in the infield fair
week. Trailers must be moved off the fairgrounds by12:00 Rules for Classes 2-11
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a.m., Sunday, July 20 2025.
A. Registration Certificates for all Purebred Market Hogs
F. Any exhibitor making a protest against another exhibitor shall are REQUIRED from respective Breed Assn. To be
deposit $200.00 with the Secretary at the time of making the shown at weigh-in.
complaint and if protest is not sustained, will be forfeited.
B. Registration certificates must be in Exhibitors name or
G. All animals must be exhibited in show ring and judged, even family as owner, transferred by entry due date.
in absence of competition, in order to be awarded premium.
C. All purebred market hogs to be ear notched.
H. All Jr. Fair animals must be entered under Junior Fair exhibi- (Universal System)
tor’s name.
I. Exhibitors must furnish own bedding. No straw furnished. D. Breed Purity Verification by Sr./Jr. Fair Board. All mar-
Straw and wood shavings Only type of bedding permitted. ket hog entries not meeting the purebred requirement
will be permitted to enter as a crossbred, unless it is
J. Exhibitors must furnish a 1”x6”x4’8” kick board on all pens the exhibitors 3 crossbred pig, at which time it is dis-
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along aisles. qualified, as exhibitors are limited to a maximum of 2
K. No chutes or canopies are permitted between any buildings. crossbred entries. Animal will need to be removed
from the fairgrounds by Saturday night of weigh-in.
L. An exhibitor must not place any obstruction in the aisles and
must keep them clean. All show boxes must be located with E. A minimum of 3 entries is required per breed or they
the exhibitors pens. will show AOB.

M. Exhibitor must be 4 years old (day of show) or older to show. F. Purebred or composite breeds not recognized by the
Ohio State Fair Breeds will not be eligible for AOB
N. No Cooking in barns.
classification.