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97 2026 BUTLER COUNTY
Herdsman Award cies.
Notice: H. The points will be awarded on the following sys-
Awarded at Grand Showman of Showman Contest. tem. For everything except FCS (5 places)
The Herdsman contest is open to all Jr. Fair mem- 1ST 25 PTS. 2ND 23 PTS. 3RD 21 PTS.
4TH 19 PTS. 5TH 17 PTS. 6TH 15 PTS.

bers, exhibiting livestock including Beef, Sheep, 7TH 13 PTS. 8TH 11 PTS.
Swine, Dairy and Goats. Scoring criteria: done on the *All participants will receive 10 pts. if they do not place.
following basis in terms of %. I. The award will be presented prior to the start of the
• Sportsmanship - 30pts. Grand Showman of All Showmen Contest at approxi-
In Showing mately 6:30 p.m.
Greeting Public J. Only points awarded to a participant are legal for that
With Jr. Fair Members species. For example, beef participants do not have
• Evidence of respect and courtesy t public and more of a chance for receiving points because their
other members - 10pts, classes are smaller than those of swine. Beef compete
• Leadership ability - 25pts. against beef, swine against swine. The two species do
not cross. To be eligible one must compete in all three
• Cleanliness of project area and animals - 20pts. categories
• Appearance of project display - 15pts. K. Exhibitors cannot win in more than one category in a
* Jr. Fair Board members and superintendent are given year.
allowed to receive award L. Premiere Exhibitor forms MUST be turned in on weigh-
* Will be judged by Adult Advisor/Jr. Fairboard & in day (Saturday) and is due no later than 9:00 pm in
Senior Fairboard the Jr. Fair Offi ce.

Premier Exhibitor Award
Sponsored By: Gordon Cornelius Family Junior Fair Skillathon Contest
Rules: 2026 SKILLATHON DATES & LOCATIONS:
A. There will be one Premiere Exhibitor Award given to the For all livestock departments (Beef, Goat, Swine, Sheep,
highest point scorer from each of the following depts...: Poultry, Rabbit, Dairy & Horse) Skillathon will be July 24th,
Beef, Sheep, Swine, Horse, Goat, Dairy Cattle, Rabbit, 2026 from 9am-noon & 1pm-5pm in the Event Center at
Poultry, Dog, Nutrition, Clothing, Small Engine, Garden- the Fairgrounds. Nutrition department Skillathon will be July
ing & Shooting Sports. 28th. Shooting Sports, FCS, and Special Interest contest
B. The Premiere Exhibitor Award will only be given to se- July 22nd. Check for updated information at www.butler.
nior exhibitors, those who are at least 14 years old as osu.edu.
of January 1, of current year. A. Members need not be enrolled in a project in the Skil-
C. The award scoring will be broken down into three lathon Contest category in order to participate. Those
categories for Beef, Sheep, Swine, Goat, Dairy Cattle, participating in any of the contests are asked to go to
Rabbit, Poultry, Dog, and Horse. Two categories will the registration table at the location of the contest to
be utilized for the Nutrition, Clothing, Small Engine, get entered.
Gardening and Shooting Sports B. Participants needing reading assistance will be provid-
D. The scoring using 3 categories will consist of Skillathon ed service if it is requested at contest check-in.
placing, Showmanship placing, and the exhibitor’s top C. Age levels: The age levels for the contest are as fol-
live animal placing. *Horses will use the exhibitor’s lows for all Skillathon Contests:
largest 2 classes for points, plus Skillathon. Exhibitors D. Juniors-3rd Grade and 8 years old thru 13 years old
market animal placing takes priority. If a member does E. Seniors-14 to 19 years old.
not show a market animal, their largest non-market Jr. F. The Skillathon Contests will have questions from the
fair class placing will be used. skillathon kits, current project manuals, OSU Extension
E. To earn premiere exhibitor points, the exhibitor must website, Ohio State University Extension Skillathon
have a project in that species and be registered in the materials sources online from website or a combination
Premiere Exhibitor Program. This will not interfere with of all.
exhibitors wanting to participate in Skillathon’s outside G. Each contest will have a series of 25 questions used for
of their species area. Nor will it interfere with determin- scoring the contestant. Contestants with tie scores will
ing the 1st and 2nd place winners in the Skillathon. The be asked to return to the contest test area to answer
points a participant will receive will be based on their tiebreaker questions until the tie is broken.
placing among all participants in each Skillathon. H. No contestants will be allowed to use cell phones or
F. For tie breaking an oral fi ve-question quiz will be used. other communication devices in the testing area. All cell
These tie-breaking measures will only be used between phones must be on silent or vibrate only.
the two exhibitors who are tied. I. Top scorers will receive a special recognition at the
G. Once a person wins the Premiere Exhibitor Award in Fair’s Award Ceremony. Contestants receiving said
a specie area, they are not eligible to win again in the awards will be given notice by email to attend the cer-
same area. Although they may win in a diff erent spe- emony to pick up their awards. Awards not picked up