DEPARTMENT
4- Sheep
CHAIRMEN
Carl
Slack Fred
Belke Bud
Baldwin
SECTION
1—
Breeding Sheep
Friday,
August 20, 2010 — 4:30 P.M.
Rules
1. Entries
close July 22, 2010.
2. Substitutes
will not be accepted after midnight, August 7,
2010.
3. Entry fees
must be paid at the time of making
entries.
4. Entry fee
is $1.00 per head; Bucks County 4-H entries are free,
but members must fill out an entry
blank.
5.
All entered animals
must be owned by the exhibitor at least 30 days before the Show, AND MUST BE MARKED WITH PERMANENT
PENNSYLVANIA DESIGNATED EAR TAG OR
TATTOO.
6. Entry fees
will not be refunded unless the applicant withdraws his entry before
July 22, 2010.
7.
Breed number
requirement - in order for the breed to be shown there must be a
total of 15 head entered and exhibited by 3 different breeders.
(Decision is at the discretion of the show
committee).
8. All animals
must be in place by 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, the first day of the Fair
and remain in the Fair Grounds until 4:00 P.M., Sunday, the last day
of the Fair.
The only
exception will be those exhibitors who have permission from the Fair
Chairman to attend another Sheep Show.
Violators
will automatically forfeit their premiums.
9. Any number
of animals may be entered in a class, but only two (2) of these
animals can receive premiums or
ribbons.
10. Sheep showing clinical signs
of contagious, infectious or external parasitic disease including
foot rot will NOT be admitted to any
show.
11. Any show sheep must be
individually identified by a PERMANENT PENNSYLVANIA DESIGNATED ear
tag or tattoo.
12. The flock of origin,
including sheep consigned to a show, shall be examined by an
accredited veterinarian. The veterinarian must prepare the official
health certificate and must state on the health certificate that he
examined the entire flock and found no evidence of contagious,
infectious or external parasitic disease. The date of examination
must also appear on the health certificate. All sheep from other
states must be accompanied by an interstate health certificate
issued by an accredited veterinarian indicating an examination
fur health within 30 days.
SECTION
1A –
Cheviot
1E –
Merino
1I – Columbia
1M – Montadale
lB –
Corriedale lF -
Shropshire 1J –
Oxford
1N - Other (by breed)
lC –
Dorset
IG – Southdown 1K –Rambouillet 1O -
Market
lD –
Hampshire
lH - Suffolk
1L
– Romney
1P – Champions
1Q- Tunis
PREMIUMS: $12.00 $10.00 $9.00 $8.00 $7.00 $6.00
$5.00
** Except
for Classes 3, 4, 9, & 10
Class Ribbons 1st,
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
(first five places only)
1. Ram, Fall Lamb (Born Sept.
1 through Dec. 31, 2009)*
2. Ram, Spring Lamb (Born on
Jan. 1, 2010 or after)*
3. A. Champion B. Reserve Champion Ram of
Breed
4. A. Champion
B. Reserve Champion Ram of
Show
5. Aged
Ewe
6. Ewe-l year and under
2
7. Ewe, Fall Lamb (Born Sept.
through Dec 31, 2009)*
8. Ewe, Spring Lamb (Born on
Jan.1, 2010 or after)*
9. A. Champion
B. Reserve Champion Ewe of
Breed
10. A. Champion B. Reserve Champion Ewe of
Show
11. Pen of Lambs — consisting
of two (2) ewe lambs
12. Breeders’ Young Flock -
consisting of a ram lamb & 2 ewe lambs all bred and owned by the
exhibitor
13. Get of Sire — consisting of
four (4) breeding animals, any age or sex, the get of one sire. (Get
need not be owned by the exhibitor)
14. Market Class
I
15.
Market Class
II
16. Market Class
III
17. Market Class
IV
18. Market Class
V
19. Ram, Yearling (Born
September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2009)
* These classes
will require registration papers.
AWARDS
Grand Champion
Reserve Grand Champion
Ribbons
will be awarded to the first five placing In all classes. Cash
premiums will be paid to the first seven placings: first, $12.00;
second, $10.00; third, $9.00; fourth,
$8.00;
fifth, $7.00; sixth, $6.00; and seventh, $5.00; except for classes
3, 4, 9, 10.
SHEEP
SHOW COMMITTEE
Ken
Poorman Sharon
Poorman
Ron
Andress
Tim Ruth
Dennis Marquis Bob
Brown
LAMB
SALE
COMMITTEE
Rita
Brown
Sue Andress
Bob Brown
Sharon
Poorman
Coleen Coleman
SECTION
4- Wool
CHAIRMEN:
Mark Woodward
(215) 860-2253
1. Wool exhibited
must be produced by the exhibitor who must have owned the sheep from
which the fleece was shorn.
2. Exhibits are open
to both PUREBRED and COMMERCIAL flocks.
3. Exhibits will be
placed in clear plastic bags.
NATURAL
COLORED WOOLS
The
purpose of this Show is to encourage the production of better
fleeces of colored wool for home spinners and weavers. In addition
to the general rules, the following apply specifically to the
natural colored wool classes.
Disqualifications:
Any fleece
entered for competition in the Natural Colored Wool Show shall be
discriminated against and subject to disqualification if
showing any definite defect including the
following:
1. Any fleece not
skirted, removing excessive dirt, plant material, tags,
etc.
2. Showing any paint
or tar brand substances.
3. Discolored from
excessive moisture, oxidation or showing effects of
cotting.
Class
Fleece
Classification
PREMIUMS $10.00 $8.00
$6.00]
20
White Fleece
(60’s & finer)
21
White Fleece
(58’s & coarser)
22
Solid Black,
Brown/Grey Fleece (60’s &
finer)
23
Solid Black,
Brown/Grey Fleece (58’s &
coarser)
24
Nonsolid Colored
Fleeces (60’s & finer)
25
Nonsolid Colored
Fleeces (58’s & coarser)
26
Champion Wool of
Show – Ribbon only
