Page 45 - 2025 Fairbook

45 Department No. 4 2025 Butler County Fair
Department NO. 4 - Sheep C. Classes will be shown by weight. All Junior Fair Open Market
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Lambs will be weighed Saturday, July 19 from 4:30-6:30 pm.
In the Open Class Sheep Barn. All others will be weighed in
Tim Ross-Member In Charge on Sunday, July 20 from 7:30am-8:30am in the Open Class
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timross.bcf@gmail.com Sheep Barn.
Rules Governing This Department: D. All Market Lambs will be checked for an official USDA scrapie
ear tag or they will be dismissed.
Please Read All Rules Carefully
E. Market Lambs may be purebred, crossbred, or grade. All
A. Registration for all open market lambs, entries will occur online lambs must be slick shorn uniform in length. Lamb’s wool is
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and need to be submitted by 12:00pm on July 20 , 2025. For not to be longer than ¼ inch in length. Longer wool on the low-
breeding see breeding show rules. Premiums for all open clas- er leg is acceptable.
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ses will be available on Friday July 25 after 1:00pm, if not F. All male market lambs must be castrated by May 1, 2025.
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picked up will be mailed after July 25 . OPEN BREEDING
class entries are $8.00 per entry. OPEN MARKET class en- G. All Single market lambs will be divided into classes that will be
tries are $8.00 per entry. displayed prior to the beginning of the show.
B. Pens for sheep, $5.00 each. It is recommended that pens be H. All market lambs entered in pen of two will show in the same
purchased. Showing out of trailer is difficult due to proximity of weight class.
show ring to the parking area. Pens are to be purchased at
time of registrations. Exhibitors must furnish own bedding. I. All Junior Fair animals must be entered under the Junior fair
Straw, mulch and wood shaving are the only acceptable forms exhibitors name.
of bedding. For Pens in use for more than 1 day, exhibitors J. Use of drench guns and feeding syringes is prohibit-
must furnish kick boards on all pens along aisles (board meas- ed.
ure 1”x6”x4’8”).
Section 1– Market Lamb
C. All Visitors, including Exhibitors must pay admittance to the fair.
Class:
D. Livestock Trailers will have designated parking areas within the 1.Single Market Lamb
fair grounds. Once sheep and all supplies have been unload-
ed, please see the member in charge for parking guidance. All Open Market Lamb Show:
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trailers must be moved off of the fairgrounds property by mid- Sunday July 20 2025 Immediately Following
night of the day of show unless given approval by a repre- Conclusion of Breeding Show
sentative of the Agricultural Society Board. Premiums for each Weight Class:
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1 $13.00 2 $11.00 3 $10.00 4 $9.00 5 $8.00
E. All animals must be led into the ring and judged in order to be
awarded a premium. (even in the absence of competition) Grand Champion Market Ram: $50.00
Sponsored By: Butler County Lamb & Wool
F. Cooking in the barns, and areas around the barns, is prohibit- Grand Champion Market Ewe:
ed. Sponsored By Butler County Lamb & Wool
Grand Champion Market Lamb: $80.00
G. For those choosing to show out of their trailers, generators are Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb: $40.00
recommended as electric will not be available in the parking 3 Overall Market Lamb: $8.00
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area. Water is available at the barns, but the barns are not in
close proximity to the parking area. Wash racks are also avail- Section 2– Pen of Two
able at the show barn. Class:
H. Any exhibitor wishing to make a protest against another exhibi- 1. Pen of Two Market Lambs
tor shall deposit $200 with the Secretary at the time of making Open Market Pen of Two Show:
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the complaint. If the protest is not sustained, then the money Sunday July 20 , 2025 Following Open
will be forfeited. Class Market Lamb Show
I. Member in charge reserves the right to hold any premium Premiums for each weight class:
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while any decision is pending. Pending decision can result 1 $13.00 2 $11.00 3 $10.00 4 $9.00 5 $8.00
from verification of paperwork, protests, etc. Upon final deci- Grand Champion Pen of Two: $10.00
sion, held premiums will be released. Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Two: $8.00
Open to the World Market Lamb Entry for pen of two: $8.00
Show Rules:
A. Pens to be assigned by Member in Charge.
B. NO STOCK REMOVED until animals are released by the
Member in Charge. Open Class Breeding sheep will be en-
couraged to leave after the Open Class Breeding Show if the
exhibitor has no market animals to show. All open class only
animals will be released at the conclusion of the Open Class
Market Show.