2017-Mercer-County-Fairbook

CHICKENS. MARKET BEEF SALE WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
GRAND & RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION, TOP HERDSMEN
WINNERS, SHOWMANSHIP WINNERS, RATE OF GAIN.
IN THE COLDWATER YOUNG FARMERS
ARENA
MEAT GOATS AND GALLON OF DAIRY GOAT MILK,
MARKET HOGS, MARKET LAMBS
MARKET HOG SALE ORDER IS AS FOLLOWS: GRAND
& RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION, TOP HERDSMAN
WINNERS, SHOWMANSHIP WINNERS.
THE SHEEP SALE WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
GRAND & RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION,
TOP HERDSMEN WINNERS, RATE OF GAIN,
SHOWMANSHIP WINNERS.
2. Each member may sell only one project through the auction
and it must immediately go to slaughter because the auction
is terminal.
3. To be eligible to receive any auction proceeds the exhibitor
must exhibit their own project. Any exceptions will be
determined by the Senior Fairboard.
4. Exhibitors may sell market hogs, market lambs, market
beef, one dozen eggs, gallon of dairy cattle milk, gallon of
dairy goat milk, broilers, roasters, turkeys, meat goats and
market rabbits. ALL MARKET RABBITS will sell based on
market standards. NO FEEDER CALVES WILL BE SOLD.
5. Exhibitors of the Grand Champions and Reserve Grand
Champions must sell their market animals. Exhibitor of the
Grand Champion Dairy Cow, Grand Champion Dairy Goat
and the Grand Champion Production Pen of Poultry must
be present with their animal when their product is sold.
6. WEIGHT OF ANIMALS: NO animals will be sold unless
these weight requirements are met:
BEEF ..........................850 pounds or over
HOGS. .................. over 200 pounds
Hogs under 200 will not be sold
SHEEP ............................ over 90 pounds
MEAT GOATS ...................... over 45 pounds
MARKET RABBITS .............. 3.5-5.5 pounds each
7. Show weights are sale weights. Beef weights are broken
on 5 pound increments.
8. Animals will be weighed ONLY ONE TIME. This weight will
be the SALE weight.
(cattle will be shrunk if packer requires)
9. Members exhibiting two market hogs will sell only the
heaviest hog. Members exhibiting two animals of another
specie will sell the heaviest of the two unless changed in
Junior Fair Office.
10. .All market hogs will go immediately to slaughter. No swine
will be allowed to return to any farm or feeding operation.
11. . ..SALE PROCEDURE : All exhibitors consigning animals
and animal by products must:
(a) be present when the animal is weighed
(b) BE PRESENT FOR THE SALE
(c) securely tie or pen animal after the sale
(d) stay with the animal until the buyer/packer places the
animal on the truck to go to market.
ANIMAL’S CARE IS THE EXHIBITOR’S RESPONSIBILITY
UNTIL THE ANIMAL IS PLACED ONTO THE PACKERS’
TRAILER.
12. All members will be responsible for feeding, watering and
general care of their animals until the buyer or packer picks
up the animals sale night.
13. The commission for selling Junior Fair Livestock (as
determined by the Auction Committee) will be a percentage
of the gross income:
3% ........................................Beef
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11% .....................................Rabbits
7% ....................................... Hogs
13% ......................Chickens, Turkeys & Eggs
7% ...................................... Lambs
7% .................................. Meat Goats
Dairy Cattle Gallon of Milk .....10% Awarded to the seller
70% divided among all Jr. Fair dairy cattle exhibitors
(not selling another animal) 10% for the necessities as
the Mercer Co Auction Comm. deems appropriate 10% to
species
Dairy Goat Gallon of Milk ......20% Awarded to the seller
60% divided among all Jr. Fair goat exhibitors
(not selling another animal)
19% for the necessities as
the Mercer Co Auction Comm. deems appropriate
1% to species
Dozen Eggs ................40% Awarded to the seller
40% divided among all Jr. Fair layer pullet exhibitors
(not selling another animal)
19% for the necessities as
the Mercer Co Auction Comm. deems appropriate
1% to species
This money is retained for sale promotion, publicity in local
newspapers, buyers’ dinner and mandatory check- offs and
other necessities as the Mercer County Auction committee
deems appropriate.Commission percentages are subject
to change as the committee deems appropriately.
14. Animals sold are NOT to be returned to the members
because that animal, once sold in the Junior Fair sale,
is not eligible to be shown again by that exhibitor or
any other Junior Fair member in any Junior Fair show
in any Ohio county, independent or State Fair. ALL
LIVESTOCK SOLD THROUGH THE JUNIOR
FAIR AUCTION MUST IMMEDIATELY
GO TO SLAUGHTER. ALL GRAND AND
RESERVE CHAMPION ANIMALS MEAT
AND PROCESSING COSTS WILL BE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EXHIBITOR
UNLESS THE MEAT IS FOR HOME USE OF
THE BUYER.
15..Checks will be available for mailing and/or distribution
when ALL ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN SETTLED.
16. Drug Use Notification Forms will be required for any
market livestock, dairy cow (in production) and dairy
goat (in production). Forms will be collected at weigh-in.
Completed forms must be given to the Senior Fairboard
Director in charge of these forms (records official) when
the animal is weighed. Any animal testing positive
for any drug will not be sold in the junior fair
auction. Any product from a positive animal
will not be sold.
17. All junior fair market livestock and dairy exhibitors must
participate in, or test out of, the Quality Assurance training
programs as announced and conducted by the Extension
Office to be eligible to show and sell.
18.To be eligible for sale at the auction, all animals must be
free and clear of any and all liens.
19.Any exhibitor with more than one project
eligible to go through the auction ring must
declare at skillathon night which project is to
be listed in the sale book. If a species is not
declared, the Auction Board will choose.
20. Any changes to the specie declared must be changed in
the Junior Fair Office by Tuesday, August 15th by 3:00
p.m.
21. Auction animals will only be eligible for home use by the
auction buyer.
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