Jr. Fair Changes and What to Know

Dress Code

Quoted from page 86 and from the Jr. Fair Constitution “the following list of items are prohibited from being worn during ALL Jr. Fair shows and during the Jr. Fair Livestock Sale: shorts, sweatpants, leggings, yoga pants, capri pants, any pants with holes, low-cut shirts, tank tops, halter tops, shirts with inappropriate words, symbols, or logos”. Please read the entire excerpt if you are concerned about what you are planning to wear. A shirt will be provided to anyone deemed in violation of dress code.

Jr. Fair Livestock Sale

Animals must be declared at the time of weigh-in. The livestock sale will be on Tuesday September 3^rd, 2013 starting at 9:00am. Changes can be made, but should be directed to the Jr. Fair Board Office. The Sale order for 2013 is as follows: Milk, Champion Steers (due to slaughter facility availability,) Dairy Feeder Calves, Rabbits, Sheep, Swine, Broilers and Roasters, Turkeys, Goats, and Steers. Animals are considered to be the responsibility of the exhibitor until they are picked up for slaughter or released.

DUNF Paperwork

All animals must be drug-residue free by the first day of fair. Papers must be turned in upon weigh-in of the animal. Forms can be picked up from the Extension Office and must be filled out completely in order to be accepted. All market animals and milking dairy animals must complete a DUNF. Dairy Feeders  and Rabbits do not need to complete DUNF.

Member/Adult Involvement

Any parent, guardian, sibling, persons meeting 4-H or FFA age requirements, Ohio Extension Agents, Ohio 4-H advisors, Ohio FFA instructors and Ohio FFA advisors may assist the exhibitor with normal exercising, feeding, grooming, and caring for the animals while on the fairgrounds, and provide educational project activities at the fairgrounds, without registering with the fair board or designees. However any person not meeting the above requirements must register with and be approved by the fair board to provide any of the activities listed above prior to the opening of the Van Wert County Fair.

Pen & Stall Care

All livestock exhibitors are responsible for cleaning and maintaining their pens in good order. Members should strive to clean their pens daily or more if needed. To preserve the image of good animal husbandry, pens that are found to be unsatisfactory will be reported to adult junior fair board advisors as being in question. Adult junior fair board advisors will document and communicate with exhibitors to give them a verbal warning. Members who do not clean, or continue to be reported will be subject to a red card violation. Members with 3 written violations will be asked to remove their exhibit and forfeit their sale and premium money.

Thank you & Donor Recognition

We are very thankful for the amount of time and money that our numerous donors dedicate to the Jr. Fair program. We ask that all winners take a moment to write a thank you to their award donor. Also, those who receive money from the livestock sale should send thank you cards or a photo thank you (which can be picked up at the Jr. Fair Board Office or at the Extension Office). It is also suggested that youth who have been supported recognize their donors from the previous year (such as a sign on their pen or cage that says thank you to their specific donor). Taking the time to say thank you is something that we very highly encourage.

Premiums

Jr. Fair premiums will be paid at the fair and can be picked up at the Treasurer’s Office near the Grandstand. If you are under 18 your parent must be with you in order to receive your premium. All projects receive a premium if displayed in your 4-H Club’s booth. The exception to this is the market animals which will not receive a premium due to being in the livestock sale. If you do not pick up your premium by the end of the fair you may pick up your premiums at the Senior Fair Board Office starting on September 12^th, 2013. Premiums not picked up within 1-2 weeks will be forfeited.

Animal & Project Release

Non-Sale animals will be released Monday, September 2^nd, at 9:00pm. Projects are released from the Jr. Fair Building at the same time and must be out of the building no later than 12:00noon on Tuesday, September 3^rd, 2013. Those who will be in school should ensure that arrangements are made to get their projects out of their booth as the curtain company usually is there close to 12:00noon to take the curtains down.

Livestock Specific Updates

Beef

Event	Date	Time	Location
In Place	8/27/2013	8:00pm	Beef Barn
Weigh In	8/27/2013 (Tues)	2:00-8:00pm	Beef Barn
Show	8/1/2012 (Sat)	12:00 noon	Farm Focus Arena

Dairy Feeders

Event	Date	Time	Location
In Place	8/27/2013 (Tues)	8:00pm	Beef Barn
Weigh In	8/27/2013 (Tues)	2:00-8:00pm	Beef Barn
Show	8/31/2013 (Sat)	8:30am	Farm Focus Arena

Dairy

Event	Date	Time	Location
In Place	8/27/2013 (Tues)	8:00pm	Dairy Barn
Show	8/30/2013 (Fri)	9:00am	Farm Focus Arena

Swine

Event	Date	Time	Location
In Place	8/27/2013 (Tues)	8:00pm	Hog Barn
Weigh In	8/27/2013 (Tues)	10:00am-8:00pm	Hog Barn
Showmanship & Farrow to Finish Show	8/30/2013 (Fri)	1:00pm	Farm Focus Arena
Market Show	9/2/2013	8:30am	Farm Focus Arena

Sheep

Event	Date	Time	Location
In Place	8/27/2013 (Tues)	8:00pm	Sheep
Weigh In	8/28/13 (Wed)	12:00-1:00pm	South end of Sheep Barn( Baby land)
Show	8/29/2013 (Thurs)	7:00pm	Sheep & Goat Arena

Goat

Event	Date	Time	Location
In Place	8/27/2013 (Tues)	8:00pm	Goat Barn
Weigh In	8/28/2013 (Wed)	1:00-1:30pm	South end of Sheep Barn (Baby Land)
Show	8/31/2013 (Sat)	3:00pm	Sheep & Goat Arena

Chickens

Event	Date	Time	Location
In Place	8/27/2013 (Tues)	6:00pm	Poultry Barn
Weigh In (Broilers/Roaster Only)	8/27/2013 (Tues)	6:00pm-8:00pm	Poultry Barn
Show	8/30/2013 (Fri)	9:00am	Poultry Barn

Turkeys

Event	Date	Time	Location
In Place	8/27/2013 (Tues)	8:00pm	Babyland
Weigh In	8/28/2013 (Wed)	10:00am (Last Name A-M) and 11:00am (Last name N-Z)	North of Babyland
Show	8/29/2013 (Thurs)	9:00am	Babyland

Rabbit

Event	Date	Time	Location
Exhibits in Place	8/28/2013 (Wed)	4:00pm	Rabbit Barn
Weigh In	8/28/2013 (Wed)	4:00-6:00pm	Rabbit Barn
Show for meat pen, doe and litter and single fryer	8/30/2013 (Fri)	4:00pm	Rabbit Barn
Showmanship Show	9/1/2013 (Sun)	11:00am	Rabbit Barn
Show	9/1/2013 (Sun)	Following Showmanship	Rabbit Barn

Horse

Event	Date	Time	Location
In Place	8/27/2013 (Tues)	8:00pm	Horse Barn
Pleasure Show	9/1/2013 (Sun)	9:00am	Jr. Horse Arena
Contesting Show	9/2/2013 (Mon)	4:00pm	Jr. Horse Arena

Special Interest Events during the Fair

Jr. Fair King & Queen Coronation – Wednesday, August 28^th at 5:30pm in the Gospel Pavilion

4-H Special Awards Ceremony – Wednesday, August 28^th following the King & Queen Coronation in the Gospel Pavilion.

Livestock Animal Dress Up Contest – Saturday, August 31^st, at 6:30pm. Event is open to anyone, can only dress up animals that are presently on the grounds. For full information please contact the Jr. Fair Board at their Office next to the show arena before 12:00noon on Saturday.

4-H Talent Show – Sunday, September 1^st at 1:00pm in the Entertainment Tent. Event is open to all 4-H’ers and enclosed you will find an entry form to participate. Come show us your talent!

4-H Style Review – Sunday, September 1^st  at 2:00pm in the Entertainment Tent. All 4-H members who have made a sewing project are strongly encouraged to model their project.

Showman of Showmen – Sunday, September 1^st at 6:00pm in the Farm Focus Arena. Outstanding showmanship winners from each species compete against each other for the title of showman of showm


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