Superintendents: John Dittmer, Verle McGraw, Al Spick, Mark Goodhue, John Butler

A double entry fee will be charged for any changes made after entry week.

Pigs must have been farrowed on or after January 10, 2008. Each pig must have been earnotched and properly identified on the Swine Identification Form (4H-106-f) and submitted to the Extension Office by May 15, 2008. Please read the “General Rules and Regulations” and “Rules for Livestock”.

All livestock exhibitors (except horse exhibitors) are to wear a collared, sleeved, tucked in shirt or an official 4-H/FFA t-shirt tucked in, into the show ring.

Each exhibitor may exhibit two individuals and one pen-of-three in the purebred classes and two individuals and one pen-of-three in the crossbred or grade classes. Exhibitors are encouraged to use pigs from the pen-of-three in the individual classes.

To be eligible for exhibition, market pigs must weigh 210 pounds at the time of weigh-in. Pigs will be weighed only once, and the weigh-in weight will also be the official sale weight. A market pig, not weighing 210 pounds or greater, must go immediately to slaughter.

Exhibitors must designate (to the Superintendent) which animals are to be shown as individuals and which are to be shown in the pen-of-three immediately after weighing. The pigs will be divided by weight into approximately equal classes.

No coloring agent, powder or oil shall be used on any hogs while at the fair.

Swine exhibitors at county fairs that do not require a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, must sign and present an owner affidavit that the animals being exhibited did not originate from a quarantined herd and to the best of their knowledge, swine dysentery has not been in evidence in their herd for the past 12 months.

Quarantined animals or animals from quarantined herds cannot be exhibited.

No testing is required for swine at an exhibition that involves only market classes, provided all swine are consigned directly to a slaughter establishment from the exhibition.

All swine must have current erysipelas vaccination.

All swine must be sent directly to a slaughter establishment from the exhibition. No pigs can be sold in the auction that have not been exhibited. Underweight hogs cannot go home:  they must go to slaughter.

Premiums:
1st: $7 * 2nd: $5 * 3rd: $3 * 4th: $2 * 5th: $1

Purebred Market Pigs
Pigs may be either barrows or gilts. The sire and dam must be registered and numbers recorded on the 4-H Swine Identification Form on file at the Extension Office by May 15.

Class No. Division 131: Purebred
11 Individual Purebred Market Pig
12 Pen-of-Three Purebred Market Pigs

Champion Purebred Market Pig..............................Banner
Champion Purebred Pen-of-Three.........................Banner
Reserve Champions ................................................Ribbons

Crossbred or Grade Market Pig
Pigs may be either barrows or gilts and need not be litter mates.

Class No. Division 132: Crossbred or Grade
13 Individual Crossbred or Grade Market Pigs
14 Pen-of-Three Crossbred or Grade Market Pigs

Champion Crossbred or Grade Market Pig...........Banner
Champion Crossbred or Grade Market Pen-of-Three.................................Banner
Reserve Champions.................................................Ribbons
Champions of Div. 131 & 132 will compete for Grand Champion
Grand Champion Market Pig...................................Banner
Grand Champion Market Pen-of-Three ...............Banner
Reserve Grand Champions....................................Ribbons

Swine Showmanship
Junior Showmanship is for youth in grades 4-7 as of September 15 of the previous year. Senior Showmanship is for youth grades 8-12 as of September 15 of the previous year. An exhibitor can win Junior and Senior Showmanship only once. Winners receive ribbons only.