2017-Mercer-County-Fairbook

92 ♦ 2017 MERCER COUNTY FAIR ♦ CELINA, OHIO
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ENTRY REQUIRED. USE J-NUMBER TO INDICATE CLASS.
SETH KOHNEN AND BEN SIEFRING, SUPERINTENDENTS
ENTRIES DUE AT INTERVIEW/SKILLATHON , THURSDAY, JULY 13, AT FAIRGROUNDS
WEIGHING & MEASURING SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRIDAY AUGUST 11, 1 P.M. AT THE SOUTH END OF THE CATTLE BARN
MARKET BEEF, FEEDER CALF & BREEDING HEIFER SHOW . . . . . . . . . .MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 6 P.M., ADRIAN DEBROSSE SHOW ARENA
BEEF SHOWMANSHIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 10 A.M., ADRIAN DEBROSSE SHOW ARENA
BEEF JUDGING CLINIC ......................................TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1 HOUR AFTER BEEF SHOWMANSHIP ENDS.
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BEEF CATTLE DEPARTMENT POLICIES
1. All health regulations apply. Papers will be checked at weigh-in.
See exhibition rules.
2. Market animals are to be in the member’s possession by the winter
weigh in date..
3. All animals are to be tied with neck straps and halter.
4. Market animals will be shown by weight.
5. Exhibitors may show two animals in each class.
6. Identification rules apply to crossbred, breed, market heifer, and
dairy steer classes. Animals are to be weighed and ear tagged with
a county-issued tag at the county ID clinic held in the winter.
7. Beef animals will be weighed only one time.
8. Any Market Animal that does not meet the minimum weight (850
lbs.) will be eligible to show in separate class. Animals showing in
this class will NOT be eligible for awards and animals showing in
this class will not be eligible to sell. This will give the exhibitor an
opportunity to complete their project.
9. An exhibitor may weigh in a maximum of 5 animals in each group
(crossbred, breed, market heifers, and dairy steers) and show 2 (in
each group) in the Junior Fair.
10. Market animals must be born after Jan. 1, 2015. Any questionable
animal will be mouthed.
11. Horns will not be allowed on market or feeder cattle.
12. Animals and pens are to be clean at all times.
13. Animals must be in the owner’s possession by: Market animals - by
the nose printing date Feeder calves and junior heifer calf- July 1,
2016. All other females - May 1, 2016.
14. A $5.00 premium will be awarded for each exhibited feeder calf
and heifer. The premium for market beef will be deposited into the
diverted premium account.
15. Family Market Animal - Families with more than (1) exhibitor will
have the choice of purchasing one or more market beef animals
and entering them under the family name rather than the name of
an exhibitor from that family.
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In the event one of the market animals that the exhibitor has checked
in at the weigh in dies or for some reason the exhibitor does not want
to bring them to the fair, or the exhibitor wants to show this as a 2nd
Market Beef Animal, the “Family Market Animal” can be placed in the
exhibitors name and shown at the Mercer County Fair.
The following rules will apply:
All “Family Market Beef Animals” must be brought to the identification/
weigh in. The exhibitor will be listed as “____________ Family”.
A separate Project Entry Form for this animal must be filled out with the
Exhibitor listed as “____________Family”.
All families entering a “Family Market Beef Animals” must advise the
Beef Advisor as soon as possible, but no later than (1) hour after the
deadline for the cattle to be in the barn at the Mercer County Fair, of the
intentions for this animal. If it is going to be shown at the Mercer County
Fair, the animal needs to be put in an exhibitors name. A completed
Drug Use Notification Form must be filled out in the exhibitors name
and presented at the weigh in at the Fair.
Eligible exhibitor must be an immediate member of the “____________
Family” and must have checked in an animal at the identification/weigh
in. Animals already checked in under an exhibitor cannot be switched.
All Junior Fair rules apply for the exhibitor and animals.
Family Market Animals are NOT eligible to show at the Ohio State Fair.
16. DRESS CODE RULES APPLY. SEE GENERAL LIVESTOCK RULES.
17. ALL beef cattle can NOT to be shown by any other exhibitor in any
other county junior fair show.
18. Anything that is in question, will be decided upon
by the Beef Committee.
DAIRY STEER
1. Animals are to be finished dairy steers No beef or crossbred (dairy/
beef) animals are to be shown.
2. Animals should be representative of dairy breeding .
3. All health regulations apply. See health rules.
FEEDER CALF
1. See health rules. Regulations apply.
2. Feeder calf is to be born after January 1 current year.
In the exhibitor’s possession by July 1 current year.
3. Weight of animal must be 700 pounds or less.
4. Animal may be beef, crossbred or dairy.
5. Calf must be castrated.
6. Heifers are allowed in this class, but cannot be shown in both the
feeder calf show and the heifer show.
7. All feeder calves must have a farm ear tag in their ear.
This tag number is to be recorded in the member’s
record book and stated on the member’s beef entry form.
MARKET HEIFER
1. A Market Heifer is a beef heifer sired by a beef bull. (NO Dairy
characteristics.)
2. The heifer must be intended for market (slaughter) purposes only,
and not for breeding purposes.
3. Must be born after 1/1/15, and in exhibitor’s possession by the day
of the weigh in.
4. The Market Heifers will show in a separate class along with the
market steers. The champion Market Heifer will compete against
the Crossbred, Breed, and Dairy Steers for the Grand and Reserve
Market Beef Animal. (No separate Born & Raised Market Heifer
Class)
5. There will be a trophy awarded only if there is a minimum of four
market heifers entered at weigh-in.
CROSSBRED STEER
1. All steers not eligible to show as a breed steer, a dairy steer or in
All Other Breeds – will be shown as crossbreds.
2. Any steer displaying strong dairy characteristics will be shown as a
dairy steer.
BREED STEER
1. To qualify as Breed Beef Steer, the animal must be registered with a
Beef Breed Association.
2. The original copy of the registration paper for the animal must be
brought to the weigh-in in August.
A ) The animal must be registered in the exhibitor name or the name
of the immediate family.
B) At the weigh-in/tagging in December, if the animal is registered
in the exhibitor’s name, the animal must be entered and showed by
that exhibitor only and is not eligible for the family market animal or
can be entered as the family market animal project.