Welcome to the South Plains Fair

JUNIOR LAMB SHOW

JUNIOR LAMB SHOW
T.C.L.A. SANCTIONED
Terry Millican, Superintendent
Jimmy Bearden, Ass’t. Superintendent
Andy Hart, Ass’t. Superintendent

Judge TBA

Premiums Offered — $11,400.00

All pens are pre-assigned by Show Superintendents & stall assignments will be posted.

SPECIAL RULES

All entries and awards in this department shall be subject to the General Rules and Regulations as published in the front of this catalog.
Exhibitors must be bonifide members of a County 4-H club or FFA Chapter. Exhibitors must have continuously, personally, fed, and cared for their animals under the direct supervision of a CEA or an ASR.
To be eligible, boys or girls must be enrolled in, and attending, public, private, or home school elementary or secondary schools in Texas; and are eligible to participate in the 2007-2008 year if they are 8 (and in the third grade) or 9 years of age by August 31, 2007 and have not reached the 19th birthday on or before August 31, 2007.
All entries must be made by the CEAs or ASTs with one check for the entry fees. Entries will not be accepted from individual junior exhibitors.
Entries – 4 lambs will be allowed. They may be from different breeds and may show in the same or separate classes. Both ewe and wether lambs may be shown. Lambs must have baby teeth.
Entry Fee: $20.00 per lamb. Initial bedding is provided.
DEADLINE TO ENTER is August 15th, 2007. Entry forms must be postmarked by that date. Entries received after deadline, between August 16th and Labor Day must pay a late fee of $15.00 per entry. No entries will be accepted after Labor Day. Only 750 entries will be accepted and entries received in excess of this number or after this closing date will be returned.
Each exhibitor will be issued 2 season passes but must purchase a “Gate 2” parking pass for $10.00, if needed. Complimentary parking passes will not be issued. The $10.00 pass fee must be included with entry fees at the time entry is made and all passes and parking passes will be mailed to the CEA or AST prior to the show.
Arrival and Release Times: Lambs will be accepted in the barn until 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 27 and Friday, September 28 until 10 a.m. Immediately after unloading, each trailer must be moved off the fairgrounds to an outside parking lot as instructed by your Show Superintendents. Trailers left on the inside parking lot or around the barns will be towed by a commercial wrecking service and held for charges. Lambs will be released on Saturday, September 29th after their class has been judged.
Each exhibitor must show his or her own lambs. In case of emergency, the superintendent may appoint a qualified Junior to show the lambs.
Lambs must be slick shorn from knee and hock up at a uniform length. Maximum of 1/4 inch wool permitted. There will be no exceptions to this Rule. Wool length to be measured at time of judging. No top knots allowed.
Each exhibitor will be given Weight Cards to fill out. These Weight Cards must be completed and returned to the Lamb Superintendent before 12 noon. on Friday 9/28. The top five lambs in each class will be reweighed and must weigh within five pounds of the weight recorded on the Weight Card. Lambs not weighing back within the five pounds will be disqualified. There will be no weigh back on the heavy weight classes. Scales will be furnished for weighing.
Lambs will be classified & judged on Saturday 9/29, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
There will be no sale and premium checks will be mailed after the fair is over.
Breeds with 20 or more entries will be divided into two classes, 50 or more entries justifies three classes, 90 or more four classes, 140 or more five classes, 170 or more six classes and 200 or more seven classes.
Breed Champions and Reserve Breed Champions will be selected immediately after the judging of the weight classes and prior to the judging of the next breed. Awards will be presented and pictures taken at the end of the show.
No painting, powdering, or artificial coloring is allowed.
All Ewe Lambs must be identified with a Scrapie Identification ear tag and be in compliance with the USDA Scrapie Eradication Program.

PREMIUMS
Premium money will be paid and ribbons given according to the number of entries in each class as follows:
10 or under pay 1 thru 5
20 or under pay 1 thru 10
21 or more pay 1 thru 15
...........1 .....2 .....3 .......4 .....5 ........6 .......7 ........ 8 .......... 9 .......10 ...11 thru 15
$50 ..$45 .$40 ..$35 ...$30 ...$25 ...$20 ......$20 .......$20 ...$20 .....$10

Division 31 — JUNIOR LAMBS
Class

Fine Wool —(Rambouillet, Delaine, or Debouillet Purebred or High Grade; typical body markings for breed).
Fine Wool Cross—(First cross of Rambouillet, Delaine, or Debouillet ewes with Hampshire, Suffolk, Dorset, Columbia, or other medium wool rams).
Southdown—(Purebred or High Grade Southdowns with typical body markings).
Medium Wool—(Hampshire, Suffolk, Dorset, Columbia Purebred or High Grade; or crosses of the medium wool breeds listed).
Champion Fine Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500 plus Rosette & SPF Plaque
Reserve Champion Fine Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250 plus Rosette & SPF Plaque
Champion Fine Wool Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500 plus Rosette & SPF Plaque
Reserve Champion Fine Wool Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250 plus Rosette & SPF Plaque
Champion Southdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500 plus Rosette & SPF Plaque
Reserve Champion Southdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250 plus Rosette & SPF Plaque
Champion Medium Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500 plus Rosette & SPF Plaque
Reserve Champion Medium Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250 plus Rosette & SPF Plaque
Grand Champion Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . .$800 plus Banner, SPF Plaque, & Buckle
Reserve Grand Champion Lamb . . . . . . . .$500 plus Banner, SPF Plaque, & Buckle