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DEPARTMENT 004 OPEN CLASS
41 2026 BUTLER COUNTY
Department 004 - Sheep Open to the World Market Lamb Show Rules:

Tim Ross-Member In Charge A. Pens to be assigned by Member in Charge.
B. NO STOCK REMOVED until animals are released by
timross.bcf@gmail.com the Member in Charge. Open Class Breeding sheep
Rules Governing This Department: will be encouraged to leave after the Open Class
Please Read All Rules Carefully Breeding Show if the exhibitor has no market animals
A. All Visitors, including Exhibitors must pay admittance to the fair. to show. All open class only animals will be released at
B. Registration for all open market lambs, entries will occur online and the conclusion of the Open Class Market Show.
need to be submitted by 8:00am on July 26th, 2026. For breeding C. Classes will be shown by weight. All Junior Fair Open
see breeding show rules. Premiums for all open classes will be Market Lambs will be weighed Saturday, July 25th
available on Friday July 31st after 1:00pm, if not picked up will be from 4:30-6:00 pm. In the Open Class Sheep Barn. All
mailed after July 31st. OPEN BREEDING class entries are $8.00 others will be weighed in on Sunday, July 26th from
per entry. OPEN MARKET class entries are $8.00 per entry. ALL 7:00am-8:00am in the Open Class Sheep Barn.

Exhibitors will be charged a one time $2.00 exhibi- D. All Market Lambs will be checked for an offi cial USDA
tor fee each year, regardless of online or in person scrapie ear tag or they will be dismissed.
entries. E. Market Lambs may be purebred, crossbred, or grade.
C. Pens for sheep, $5.00 each. It is recommended that pens be All lambs must be slick shorn uniform in length. Lamb’s
purchased. Showing out of trailer is diffi cult due to proximity wool is not to be longer than ¼ inch in length. Longer

of show ring to the parking area. Pens are to be purchased wool on the lower leg is acceptable.
at time of registrations. Exhibitors must furnish own bedding. F. All male market lambs must be castrated by May 1,
Straw, mulch and wood shaving are the only acceptable 2026.
forms of bedding. For Pens in use for more than 1 day, G. All Single market lambs will be divided into classes that
exhibitors must furnish kick boards on all pens along aisles will be displayed prior to the beginning of the show.
(board measure 1”x6”x4’8”).
D. Per the Ohio Department of Agriculture rules, the H. All market lambs entered in pen of two will show in the
application of ice, ice packs, cold packs, or cold com- same weight class.
presses on market animals is prohibited, except when I. All Junior Fair animals must be entered under the Ju-
specifi cally prescribed by the offi cial fair veterinarian nior fair exhibitors name, unless numbers necessitate

to treat heat stress or a diagnosed medical condition. two weight classes.
Using these items for other purposes is considered an J. Use of drench guns and feeding syringes is prohibited.
unacceptable practice. The use of these treatments
will make the market animal ineligible for competition. Division 1– Market Lamb
E. Livestock Trailers will have designated parking areas Class:
within the fair grounds. Once sheep and all supplies 1. Single Market Lamb
have been unloaded, please see the member in charge Open Market Lamb Show:
for parking guidance. All trailers must be moved off
of the fairgrounds property by midnight of the day of Sunday July 26th 2026 Immediately
show unless given approval by a representative of the Following Conclusion of Breeding Show
Agricultural Society Board. Premiums for each Weight Class:
F. For those choosing to show out of their trailers, gener- 1st $13.00 2nd $11.00 3rd $10.00 4th $9.00 5th $8.00
ators are recommended as electric will not be available Grand Champion Market Ram: $50.00
in the parking area. Water is available at the barns, but Sponsored By:
Grand Champion Market Ewe: $50.00
the barns are not in close proximity to the parking area. Sponsored By
Wash racks are also available at the show barn. Grand Champion Market Lamb: $50.00
G. Member in charge reserves the right to hold any pre- Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb: $30.00
mium while any decision is pending. Pending decision 3rd Overall Market Lamb: $8.00
can result from verifi cation of paperwork, protests, etc.
Upon fi nal decision, held premiums will be released. Division 2– Pen of Two
H. Any exhibitor wishing to make a protest against another
exhibitor shall deposit $200 with the Secretary at the Class:
time of making the complaint. If the protest is not sus- 1. Pen of Two Market Lambs
tained, then the money will be forfeited. Open Market Pen of Two Show:
I. All animals must be led into the ring and judged in Sunday July 26th, 2026 Following Open Class
order to be awarded a premium. (Even in the absence
of competition) Market Lamb Show
J. Out of State Papers Required. Premiums for each weight class:
K. Cooking in the barns, and areas around the barns, is 1st $13.00 2nd $11.00 3rd $10.00 4th $9.00 5th $8.00

Grand Champion Pen of Two: $10.00
prohibited
Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Two: $8.00