Total Premiums Offered — $1,455.00
Bantams and Large Fowl
September 27-29, 2010

Jon Mooney, Superintendent
Ray Hinsley, Ass’t. Superintendent
Floyd Starkey Secretary

Judge: TBA

Regular meeting of the South Plains Bantam Association is held every other
month. Call Floyd Starkey, 649-7565 for time and place. Visitors are welcome.

Officers of the South Plains Bantam Association
President .....................................................Jon Mooney
Secretary .................................................Floyd Starkey

SPECIAL RULES

1. Entry Deadline, September 13, 2010. Late entries will not be accepted. Rules of the Texas Animal Health Commission shall apply. (Published in Livestock special rules.) ALL ENTRIES NEED HEALTH PAPERS.
2. Entry fees are $2.00 per bird. Make checks payable to Panhandle South Plains Fair, and mail to Floyd Starkey, 1192 CR 186, Ralls, Texas 79357.
3. Birds will be accepted on the Fair Grounds beginning at 6:00 p.m., Friday, September 24 and must be cooped by 9:00 a.m., Saturday, September 25. Release time for exhibitors living 75 miles or more, 6:00 p.m., Sunday, September 26. All other birds will be released at 9:00 p.m., Monday, September 27. Birds must be out by 10:00 p.m.
4. Judging will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 25.
5. Substitutes will be permitted when they are the same breed, sex, class, and variety.
6. Exhibitors who enter 10 birds or less will receive one season pass. Exhibitors who enter ten or more birds will receive two season admission passes and one season parking pass.
7. ALL ENTRY BLANKS MUST SHOW BAND NUMBER, SEX, COLOR, WHETHER BANTAM OR LARGE FOWL. ALL BIRDS MUST WEAR A BAND NUMBER.
8. NO sell birds.
9. Management reserves all rights to return any entry deemed undesirable or not filled out correctly.

PREMIUMS
Regular premiums will be paid according to number of entries in each class.
Ribbons will be given through 5 places.

No. in Class       1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th
1-2 .....................3.00 2.00                         
3-5 .....................5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00
6-12 ...................6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00
13 or more .......7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00

SPECIALS
Champion Bantam of Show ..........................................................$35.00 Plus Trophy
Reserve Champion Bantam of Show ............................................ 20.00 Plus Trophy
Champion Large Fowl ................................................................... 35.00 Plus Trophy
Reserve Champion Large Fowl .................................................... 20.00 Plus Trophy
Grand Champion Fowl.................................................................. 50.00 Plus Trophy
Reserve Grand Champion Fowl ................................................... 25.00 Plus Trophy
Grand Champion Display............................................................. 20.00 Plus Trophy
Reserve Grand Champion Display............................................... 15.00 Plus Trophy

BANTAMS
A trophy and $5.00 will be given on the following classification, by the
Panhandle South Plains Fair Association, provided there are 8 or more birds per class.

Best Rose Comb Clean Leg
Best Single Comb Clean Leg
Best Feather Leg
Best Bantam Duck
Best Old English
Best Any Other Comb
Best Modern Game

LARGE FOWL
$5.00 will be given on the following classification, by the Panhandle South Plains Fair Association.

Best American
Best Asiatic
Best Continental
Best English
Best Mediterranean
Best Other Classes

AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.
CLUB MEET
133 Millville Street
Mendon, MA 01556

The APA invites you to become a member. Annual dues are $10.00 for 1 year, $25.00 for 3 years, $25.00 for one year outside the U.S. and Canada; Junior Dues (for those 18 and under) are $5.00 per year. Endowment Trust Life membership is $175.00. All Annual and Endowment Trust Life members receive our yearbook and are eligible to earn points toward a Master Exhibitor Award. Every member is eligible for the awards at this show. A minimum of 5 Master Exhibitor Award Points will be awarded to any qualified win at this show.

AWARDS
An APA Certificate will be awarded for the following when ten (10) or more are judged:

Grand Champion & Reserve Champion Large Chicken
Grand Champion & Reserve Champion Bantam
Grand Champion & Reserve Champion Duck
Grand Champion & Reserve Champion Goose
Grand Champion & Reserve Champion Turkey

An APA Medal will be awarded to the Champion in each of the following classes when (10) or more are judged in a class.

Large Chickens: American, Asiatic, English, Mediterranean, Continental, All Other Standard Breeds

Bantams: Modern Game, Old English, Single Comb Clean Legged, Rose Comb Clean Legged,
All Other Comb Clean Legged, Feather Legged

Ducks: Heavy, Medium, Light, Bantam

Geese: Heavy, Medium, Light

Turkeys: All competing in one class

JUNIOR AWARDS
An APA Medal plus one (1) year Junior membership will be given for the following:

• Champion Large Chicken shown by a Junior;
• Champion Bantam shown by a Junior;
• Champion of Ducks, Geese & Turkeys combined that is shown by a Junior
  
  Juniors need not be members to receive these awards. All Judging will be by the latest edition of the American Standard of Perfection, Copyrighted by the American Poultry Association, Inc. Application for membership may be made at the show or may be sent to the All American Poultry Association, but must be prior to the judging to be eligible for the APA awards.

AMERICAN BANTAM ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 127, AUGUST, NJ 07822

SPECIAL MEET
Plaque to Champion and Reserve Champion Bantam
Pins for Champion and Reserve for all seven bantam divisions providing there are 25 birds competing. Pins for all starred wins in the show.

Only ABA members are eligible to compete for the above awards. Dues are $15.00 per year or $40.00 for 3 years. New members receive a copy of the quarterly and the latest available copy of the Annual American Bantam Association Year Book which lists 900 advertisers and includes a complete breed and variety index. Winners of ABA awards are listed in the year book under Who’s Who in Bantams. Starred wins are earned in classes of 100 or more in the following:
*Champions and Reserve Champions in the seven bantam divisions
*Best and Reserve of Breed and Variety
*Best Display when 7 or more bantam displys are shown
*Best and Reserve Display when 10 or more bantam displays are shown
*Best and Reserve Trio when 30 or more trios are shown by 4 or more exhibitors

A single bird is eligible for only one award and can earn only one starred win.

*Awards are subject to change.*