GOAT DEPARTMENT

Goat Project Interview (required)

  • Read all rules in section entitled LARGE ANIMAL RULES
  • Meat goats may be shown with or without horns. Meat goats are usually shown with horns, but goats without will not be discriminated against.  Meat goats may be does or wethers, but no bucks will be shown in Meat Goad Division.
  • All ages OF LIVESTOCK will be age as of date of Goat Show.
  • There will be a Goat Showmanship competition in addition to the judging of animal(s). 
  • Exhibitors can enter ONLY one entry per class. Exhibitors are encouraged to choose their very best livestock to enter. Additional livestock can be entered in Open Class.
  • Market goats must weigh at least 70 pounds to sell, maximum payweight is 110 pounds, maximum sale participation weight is 123 pounds.

GOAT EXHIBIT DIVISION

CLASS 100           Goat educational display

CLASS 101           Other related item 1

CLASS 102           Other related item 2

CLASS 103           Other related item 3

DAIRY GOAT SHOWMANSHIP DIVISION

CLASS  100          Senior

CLASS  101          Junior

CLASS  102          Pre-Junior 

DAIRY GOAT DIVISION

CLASS 100           Baby kids, birth to under four months

CLASS 101           Junior kids, four mo. to under eight months

CLASS 102           Senior kids, eight mo. to under 12 months

CLASS 103           Senior yearling, dry, under two years

CLASS 104           Breeders trio, three bred junior does

CLASS 105           Produce of dam, two offspring same dam

CLASS 106           Dam and son or daughter

CLASS  107          Three generations

CLASS 108            Dairy herd - does in milk, same breed

CLASS 109           Milker, under two years, cannot be dry

CLASS 110           Milker, two years old, cannot be dry

CLASS 111           Milker, three years old, cannot be dry

CLASS 112           Milker, four years old, cannot be dry

CLASS 113           Milker, five years and older, cannot be dry

CLASS 114          Get of sire - three animals same breed; sire must be named (does, wethers and bucks)

MEAT AND MARKET GOAT SHOWMANSHIP DIVISION

CLASS  100          Senior

CLASS  101          Junior

CLASS  102          Pre-Junior

 

MEAT GOAT BREEDING DIVISION

Class 100   Doeling Kid, born during current calendar year

Class 101   Wether kid, born during current calendar year

Class 102   Yearling doe, born between January and February of the prior calendar year

Class 103   Two year old doe or older

Class 104   Yearling doe with kid or kids at side

Class 105   Two year old doe with kid or kids at side

Class 106   Three year old doe with kid or kids at side

Class 107   Buckling, born during current calendar year

Class 108   Buck, one year old or older

MARKET GOAT DIVISION

CLASS 100           Market goat, any meat breed, 70 to 110 lbs (Underweight animals will be placed in a feeder class)

CLASS 101           Pen of three market goats, 70 to 110 lbs 

 

SHEEP DEPARTMENT

Market Sheep AND Breeding Project Interviews (required)

  • All sheep must have Scrapie tags at fair. 
  • All lambs must be sheared prior to weigh-ins on Wednesday of fair. 
  • 4-H lambs can NOT wear any type of muzzle during the exhibit hours of 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Muzzles may be put back on after 10 p.m.  Fair Board members, Livestock Committee members and Barn Superintendents are not responsible for any accidents while the muzzle is on or off. 
  • Exhibitor number should be worn on back of exhibitor. 
  • Market lambs must weigh at least 110 pounds to sell, maximum payweight is 165 pounds, maximum sale participation weight is 185 pounds.

SHEEP EXHIBIT DIVISON 

CLASS 100           Market Sheep educational display

CLASS 101           Breeding sheep educational display

CLASS 102           Breeding sheep educational poster

CLASS 103           Breeding sheep educational display on grooming

CLASS 104           Breeding sheep educational display on feed

CLASS 105           Other related item 1

CLASS 106           Other related item 2

CLASS 107           Other related item 3

SHEEP SHOWMANSHIP DIVISON 

CLASS  100          Senior

CLASS  101          Junior

CLASS  102          Pre-Junior 

MARKET SHEEP DIVISION

CLASS  100         Market Ewe/Wether 110 lbs. - 165 lbs

                              (Underweight animals will be placed in a feeder class.)

CLASS  101          Pen of three lambs 110 lbs - 165 lbs 

 

SHEEP BREEDING DIVISION

  • Read all LARGE ANIMAL RULES.
  • It is encouraged that all rams be registered with their respective breed association. 
  • All Sheep Breeding animals will be shown at judge’s discretion, either in pen or at halter. 
  • Exhibitors can enter ONLY one entry per class. Exhibitors are encouraged to choose their very best livestock to enter. Additional livestock can be entered in Open Class.

CLASS  100         Ewe lamb, born during current calendar year

CLASS 101          Wether lamb, born during current calendar year

CLASS  102         Yearling ewe, born between January and December of the prior calendar year

CLASS  103        Two year old ewe or older

CLASS  104        Yearling Ewe, with lamb or lambs at side

CLASS 105        Two year old ewe with lamb or lambs at side

CLASS 106         Three year old ewe with lamb or lambs at side

CLASS  107        Ram lamb, born during current calendar year

CLASS  108        One year old ram or older 

FLEECE DIVISION 

  • All fleece entries must be a whole fleece.  Fleeces are judged in the sheep barn.  

CLASS  100        White-face fleece (no grade on entry tag, same as open-exhibit)

CLASS  101        Black-face and black-face cross (no grade on entry tag, same as open-exhibit)

CLASS  102        Other non-wool fibers

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