The Ohio State University, The United States Department of Agriculture,

and County Commissioners Cooperating

Ohio State University Extension Wayne County

428 W. Liberty St., Suite 12 Wooster, Ohio 44691-5092

330-264-8722 Phone

330-263-7696 Fax

http://wayne.osu.edu

To be eligible for the 2018 Wayne County Junior Fair

ALL MARKET LAMB PROJECTS MUST BE TAGGED

Saturday, June 2, 2018 • 8:00am - 10:30am • Wayne County Fairgrounds-Coliseum

May 2, 2018 Dear 4-H and FFA Market Lamb and Breeding Sheep Exhibitors; This letter contains very important information about your project, so please read it carefully. Also, be sure to read the project guideline sheet found in your 4-H project book or online at Wayne.su.edu/projectinfo and the help sheet to complete your Animal ID online.

This is the ONLY date that market lambs will be tagged for the fair! You do not have to be present,

but your lamb must be at the Coliseum between 8:00am and 10:30am on June 2 to be eligible to show or sell at the Wayne Co. Junior Fair!

Due to Scrapie Eradication Program, all lambs including breeding and market must have a premise I.D. ear tag (please see project guideline sheet for list of approved Scrapie identification). Market Lambs must have their

Scrapie tag in their ear by the June 2 Tag-in.

Registration papers on purebred breeding sheep must be available to a sheep committee member at the fair. Members who do not comply will be unable to exhibit their animals and animals will be dismissed from the fairgrounds, unless slick shorn and weighed-in for the slick shorn ewe lamb or yearling class.

Good Luck! I hope you enjoy your lamb project this year!

Sincerely, Stephen Heppe Extension Program Assistant 4-H Youth Development

FFA TEACHERS: PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO YOUR LAMB MEMBERS

We want to say Thank You to Boliantz Packing

of Ashland for agreeing to host our 2018 Sheep Carcass Contest!

Please read the attached Sheep Carcass

Contest rules if you plan to participate in the contest!

The Show Live show will be Saturday Sept. 1st The Carcass Show will be Thursday Sept. 6th

May 12th from 9am - 11am

Coliseum at the Wayne County Fair

The clinic will cover Quality Assurance, Showmanship, & Skillathon.

If you wish to receive credit for QA, you MUST be on time and participate

in all aspects of the clinic!

May 12th from 9am - 11am

Coliseum at the Wayne County Fair

The clinic will cover Quality Assurance, Showmanship, & Skillathon.

If you wish to receive credit for QA, you MUST be on time and participate

in all aspects of the clinic!

May 12th from 9am - 11am

Coliseum at the Wayne County Fair

The clinic will cover Quality Assurance, Showmanship, & Skillathon.

If you wish to receive credit for QA, you MUST be on time and participate

in all aspects of the clinic!

GENERAL RULES AND REQUIREMENTS

1. All of the general rules and requirements of the traditional Junior Fair program pertain. 2. Entries in Carcass Classes are limited to 4-H and FFA members enrolled in a local 4-H club or FFA

chapter. 3. Carcass lambs are to be tagged in June at official county check-in. 4. Carcass lamb must be entered on a Jr. Fair entry and submitted online August 1st (only one lamb

may compete in Carcass Contest). Make Jr Fair entry in Sheep Department Section 50 Class 3. 5. Carcass lambs will be shown live Saturday, September 1st at the Wayne County Fairgrounds.

Carcass viewing will be Thursday, September 6th. The carcass contest results will be held at the new Boliantz Meats in Mansfield.

6. A letter will be mailed to all Market Lamb in August. 7. All Carcass Contest lambs will be processed at Boliantz Packing in Ashland. Then they will be

shipped to their new facility in Mansfield. Members must have a buyer or expect to keep the animal, unless they are a Champion or Reserve Champion carcass. (Please note Champions will be sold at the fair, and will not go back into the family’s custody.)

8. All members enrolled in the Lamb Carcass Contest project should complete the 4-H or FFA record book, and must complete the Skillathon and Quality Assurance to meet ODA livestock quality assurance and Wayne County Jr Fair rules.

9. This is a terminal contest - no exceptions. 10. Carcass Contest scoring shall be as follows:

Carcass merit 90% Handling 10%

11. The lamb with the greatest number of points after the two scores are added will be declared the Grand Champion.

RULES FOR CONDUCT OF CARCASS SHOW (Live Evaluation Part) 1. All lambs must be shown by the Wayne County 4-H or FFA member who enrolled in the project,

unless medically unable to do so at the time of the show. School and/or sports excuses will not be allowed. Member must be present unless medically unable, since 10% of final placing will be based on your ability to handle and lead the animal.

2. Members must wear clean clothes and solid shoes or boots in the show ring. 3. Lambs will be shown in an order determined by the Sheep Committee. 4. All lambs will be slick shorn at home. Fitting and grooming is not scored and is discouraged.

RULES FOR CONDUCT OF CARCASS SHOW (Cooler Evaluation Part) 1. All animals judged live will be transported for slaughter by the committee. 2. Judging of carcass will be based on a combination of USDA Quality and Yield Grades. 3. Lambs will be graded and the appropriate stamp rolled.

SALE OF CARCASS CONTEST LAMBS 1. The Champion & Reserve Champion carcasses will be sold at the Wayne County Fair live lamb sale. 2. The buyers of the Grand & Reserve Champion carcasses will be responsible to pick up the frozen

retail cuts. 3. If you pre-sell your carcass to a buyer and you should receive Grand or Reserve Carcass you must

tell your buyer that they will have to purchase it at the sale or make other arrangements for buying another carcass.

4. All lambs will be processed and cut identically unless prior directions are given to Boliantz Packing.

OTHER RULES Other rules may be added or clarifications provided if deemed necessary by the Sheep Committee.

NOTE: The live judging is an educational session on live evaluation. There will also be an educational session on carcass evaluation prior to the carcass show.

NOMINATION FORM FOR “WAYNE COUNTY BORN AND RAISED”

MARKET LAMB SHOW

Exhibitor name: ________________________________________________________

4-H or FFA Club: ________________________________________________________

Scrapie Ear Tag # Breeder’s Address Breeder’s Signature

1.

2.

3.

4.

You will be eligible to show only one market lamb at the Wayne County Junior Fair. This includes the “Born and Raised” and the Market Lamb shows. You may, however, show the same market lamb in the Market Lamb show and then again in the “Wayne County Born and Raised” show. Each market lamb must be shown in the market lamb show in the appropriate weight class to be eligible to sell in the auction. This form must be completed and turned in at the market lamb tag-in for a lamb to be eligible to show in the “Born and Raised” class at the Wayne County Junior Fair. Exhibitor signature __________________________________________________________ Parent signature ____________________________________________________________

This form must be turned in at the June lamb Tag-In! (Not 4-HOnline or the Extension Office!)