Welcome to the South Plains Fair

Junior Market Swine Show

JUNIOR MARKET SWINE SHOW
T.C.P.A. SANCTIONED

(Texas Students Only)
No Health Certificate Required.

Cody Hill, Superintendent
Steve Fraze Ass’t. Superintendent
Chris Edens, Ass’t. Superintendent
Jeff Wyatt, Ass’t. Superintendent

Brian Hines - Quincy, MI , Judge

Total Premiums Offered — $9,300.00
Exhibitors: No floor price will be available.

*NO CLIPPING ALLOWED ON FAIRGROUNDS*

SPECIAL RULES

All entries and awards in this department shall be subject to the General Rules and Regulations 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 AST
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 barrows or gilts or a combination of both will be allowed.
Entry fee: $20.00 per swine. Initial bedding is provided.
DEADLINE TO ENTER is August 15, 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 700 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 time: Animals will be accepted in the barn from 2 p.m. Friday 9/21 till 12 noon on Saturday 9/22. All animals must be in place by 12 noon Sat 9-22. After unloading, all trailers must be taken home or parked north of the Avenue A and 4th Street Intersection. Unattended trailers parked on the public parking lots will be towed.
Release Time: Swine will be released on Sunday 9/23 after judging.
On arrival, each exhibitor will be given weight cards to fill out. These weight cards must be completed and turned in to the Swine Superintendents by 2 p.m. on Saturday 9/23 no exceptions. The top animals in each class will be reweighed and must weigh within ten pounds of the weight recorded on the weight card or be disqualified. Scales will be furnished
for weighing. No other scales are allowed in the barn.
Weight limits will be 230 lbs. minimum, no maximum.
With a minimum of 10 entries, swine will be divided into two equal classes for gilts and two equal classes for barrows in each division. Barrows and gilts will be judged separately.
Competition in the Show is open to Texas Students only and the animals must be owned and on feed by the exhibitor since August 1, 2007.
Judging time: 9:00 a.m. Sunday 9/23 in the order that classes are set up in thepremium book.
Champion Swine of each Division will compete for Grand Champion. Reserve Champion Swine of the Division named Grand Champion will be brought in and compete for Reserve Grand Champion of the Show.
Pen assignments will be made on arrival by the Show Superintendents.
Dressing: The use of oil, paint, powder or dressing other than water is not allowed.

PREMIUMS
Premium money will be paid and ribbons given thru 10 places in each class, provided
a minimum of 10 barrows or gilts are entered in each division.