DEPARTMENT D-GOATS

2.     The Goat Department reserves the right to dismiss any goat on the fairgrounds that has any communicable disease such as fungus, foot rot, sore mouth or any others that are identified. The Goat Committee also reserves the right to call in a veterinarian of its choice to review any health decisions made by the committee. To be in compliance with the recommendations of the state veterinarian, all goats must be identified with an official scrapie tag in their ear upon arrival at the fairgrounds. The official paperwork must also accompany the goat. Any goat not having the tag will be dismissed from the fairgrounds and sent home.

3.     The Junior Goat Show is open only to Clarke County 4-H or FFA project members by January 1, 2010. All new 4-H goat project members must be enrolled by March 1, 2010. The Commercial Doe Show is open to Clarke County 4-H and FFA members only.

Market and Bred and Owned Market Goat Rules:

4.     All market goats must be in possession and ownership of the exhibiting 4-H or FFA member and be on feed by June 1, year of the show.

5.     Goats must be weighed in and tagged at the official project weigh in (typically the 1st Saturday of June).

6.     Each exhibitor may weigh-in up to 5 goats at the official weigh-in in June; they may show 3 goats and sell 2 goats at the fair livestock sale.

7.     All 4-H’ers and FFA’ers planning to exhibit goats at the Clarke County Fair must turn in an updated project record book to the Extension Office or VoAg Instructor no later than July 15, 2010.

8.     All 4-H and FFA entries must have been personally managed and cared by for the exhibitor making the entry. From time project starts, the member must have personally managed, cared for, and fed the project animal(s) he/she enters, except in the case of illness or other circumstances beyond the owner’s control and not covering a total period of more than 14 days. All exceptions shall be made by the Goat Committee. Entries are accepted in good faith that feeding, management, and care of the animals have been conducted as part of 4-H or FFA projects by the exhibitor. Goat livestock exhibits at the Clarke County Fair can only be fitted and cared for by the exhibitor and immediate family members, i.e. mother, father, sister, brother and/or Clarke County 4-H/FFA goat project exhibitor. Goat committee members may offer care to animals when needed; however, they may not fit the animal(s). If the goat(s) are not housed on property owned or rented by immediate family then the exhibitor must notify the goat committee in writing of the location of the animal and why, and received committee approval by June weigh-in.

9.     All entries are subject to on farm inspections to verify entry information. All exhibitors agree to accommodate such inspections.

10.   All goats will be weighed and graded on Monday, August 9, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. All market goats must weigh a minimum of 50 pounds, grade select or better and must be born on or after December 1 of the current 4-H year to qualify to show. NO RE-WEIGH’s. All Goats not making the weight and/or grade need to be removed from the fairgrounds on Monday.

11.   All 4-H and FFA members must participate in the goat showmanship classes in order to receive Junior Show premiums. Underweight goats will be not be allowed to show in Showmanship.

12.   To recognize goat buyers, $5.00 will be retained from the proceeds of each goat sold to purchase a newspaper advertisement and recognition banner.

13.   Any market goat offered for resale will be for the benefit of charitable organizations only. They will be sold at the Farmers Livestock Exchange or individual buyers designated by the sale committee. All proceeds will be forwarded accordingly.

14.   Exhibitors will be expected to keep their animals fed and with clean water in their pens at all times and keep the pens and surrounding area clean throughout the entire week. Pens must be cleaned daily and pen areas must be presentable to the public by 5:00 p.m. each day.

15.   All buck goats must be castrated and have no evidence of testicular tissue. Both wethers (neutered males) and does may be shown in the market goat classes.

16.   All goats must be dehorned or have the horn tips blunted.

17.   All goats must be shown with a collar. No pinch collars will be allowed.

18.   The market goats will be divided into classes by weight, not breed. All breeds will be shown together.

19.   For a goat to be considered a meat goat at the Clarke County Fair, the goat must be full blood or a cross containing any of the following breeds: Boer, Kiko, Myotonic/ Tennessee Fainting Goat, Spanish, or Brush; Full blood dairy (ex: Nubian and all Swiss breeds); fiber (ex: angora/cashmere) or dwarf/pygmy goats or any crosses of these type goats that do not contain a % of the meat goats listed above will not qualify.

20.   The Goat Committee and Junior Exhibitors will meet Sunday, August 15, at 1:00 p.m. to take down goat pens. Before exhibitors in barn area leave the grounds at the conclusion of the Fair, they must clean their pens.

21.   Youth exhibitor must be present at show and sale in order to sell an animal. If there are unusual circumstances and the youth is not available, the youth must receive permission from the Goat Chairman.

22.   The Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Market Goat Show and Bred and Owned Show must sell in the junior livestock sale.

23.   All goats entered must comply with the fair’s health requirements. Any pre-show administering of any non FDA approved compound that may cause a quantitative or qualitative change in the characteristics of the animal on foot or in the carcass will cause disqualification, and no premium money will be paid. In the market goat sale, all sale money will be withheld, if at slaughter, it has been found to have been tampered with or altered, or if the carcass is condemned. The management also has the right to disqualify any animals, if the appearance or temperament of which has been changed or altered by any process. This included attempts to dye, discolor the natural hair color, use of tranquilizers and the use of ice or cold towels. In addition to the above penalties, any exhibitor caught in violation of such rules shall be banned from showing and selling any livestock project at the current Clarke County Fair and will not be allowed to show or sell a goat at the following Clarke County Fair.

Bred and Owned Market Goat Division

24.  Bred and owned market goat exhibitors must own and care for the mother during gestation of the bred and owned market goat prior to breeding.

25.   Youth exhibitors cannot show the same goat in the bred and owned market goat class and the general market goat classes. Youth must designate at June weigh-in which goat(s) are to be in the market goat class and which goat(s) are to be in the bred and owned market goat class. Bred and owned market goat exhibitors must take and complete the breeding goat project.

4-H/FFA Commercial Doe Show

1.     Show is for breeding Does only. No Bucks will be allowed to show.

2.     Show is open to Clarke County 4-H and FFA members only.

3.     All breeding goats shown in the 4-H/FFA Commercial Doe Show are to remain in place until 6:00 p.m. Saturday, August 14th, unless being removed to another fair. Permission of the chairman must be obtained by those wishing to leave before this time.

4.     BREEDING GOAT DOES WILL BE SHOWN BY AGE. Age determined at date of show. Age grouping will be determined by number of entries.

5.     Entries cannot be shown in market class or in showmanship.

6.     Limit of two (2) doe goats per exhibitor.

7.     All entries need to be identified by scrapie tags at weigh in.

8.     Ownership of breeding does must be before June 1, 2010.

 4-H/FFA Commercial DOE Show

Classes by age:  (Subject to change based on number of entries.)

1) 0-6 months                                      1st 8.00       2nd 5.00        3rd 3.00

2) 6-12 months                                     1st 8.00       2nd 5.00        3rd 3.00

3) 12-18 months                                   1st 8.00       2nd 5.00        3rd 3.00

4) 18-24 months                                   1st 8.00       2nd 5.00        3rd 3.00

5) Over 24 months                               1st 8.00       2nd 5.00        3rd 3.00

6) Grand Champion Breeding Doe               Rosette

7) Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Doe  Rosette

Junior Market Goat Show

Tuesday, August 10, 6:30 P.M.

Classes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH
1. Senior Fitting and Showing	Ribbons 1-4; Banner for Grand & Reserve
2. Intermediate Fitting and Showing	Ribbons 1-4; Banner for Grand & Reserve
3. Junior Fitting and Showing	Ribbons 1-4; Banner for Grand & Reserve
4. Novice Fitting and Showing	Ribbons 1-4; Banner for Grand & Reserve
5. Bred & Owned Light Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
6. Bred & Owned Medium Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
7. Bred & Owned Heavy Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
8. Champion Bred & Owned Market Goat	Rosette
9. Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Market Goat	Rosette
10.Light Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
11.Medium Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
12.Heavy Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
13.Champion Market Goat	Rosette
14.Reserve Champion Market Goat	Rosette
15.Overall Grand Champion Market Goat	Banner
16.Overall Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat	Banner
	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH
1. Senior Fitting and Showing	Ribbons 1-4; Banner for Grand & Reserve
2. Intermediate Fitting and Showing	Ribbons 1-4; Banner for Grand & Reserve
3. Junior Fitting and Showing	Ribbons 1-4; Banner for Grand & Reserve
4. Novice Fitting and Showing	Ribbons 1-4; Banner for Grand & Reserve
5. Bred & Owned Light Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
6. Bred & Owned Medium Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
7. Bred & Owned Heavy Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
8. Champion Bred & Owned Market Goat	Rosette
9. Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Market Goat	Rosette
10.Light Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
11.Medium Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
12.Heavy Weight Market Goat	10.00	8.00	6.00	4.00
13.Champion Market Goat	Rosette
14.Reserve Champion Market Goat	Rosette
15.Overall Grand Champion Market Goat	Banner
16.Overall Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat	Banner

Showmanship classes will be divided in to Novice, Junior, Intermediate and Senior. Novice Showmen will be those youth who have not shown goats as a 4-H or FFA project previously at the Clarke County Fair. Junior Showmen will be those exhibitors who will be 9, 10 and 11 years of age as of September 30, 2010. Intermediate Showmen will be those exhibitors who will be 12 and 13 years of age as of September 30, 2010 and Senior Showmen are those exhibitors who will be 14 years of age and older as of September 30, 2010.

Meat Goat Awards

Overall Grand Champion Market Goat Award: In Memory of Ralph Burner, the Burner Family will present an award to the exhibitor of the Overall Grand Champion of the Market Goat Show.

Overall Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat Award: In Memory of Buck and Dorothy Orndorff, the Orndorff Family will present an award to the exhibitor of the Overall Reserve Grand Champion of the Market Goat Show.

Overall Grand Champion Doe:  The Smith Family will present an award to the exhibitor of the Overall Grand Champion of the Commercial Doe Show.

Overall Reserve Grand Champion Doe:  In memory of Ralph Burner, the grandchildren (Tara, Frank, and Madison) will present an award to the exhibitor of the Overall Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Doe Show.

Goat Herdsman Award: This award will go to a 4-H/FFA member who does the best job caring for and preparing his/her animal throughout the week. Factors to be considered are neatness of stable area, cleanliness of animal at all times, care of equipment, personal appearance, and conduct, and spirit of cooperation. The award is given in memory of Kathy Jenkins by Jim and Jamie Jenkins.

Hoff Memorial Award: In memory of Mr. Floyd Hoff and Mr. Jock Hoff, a banner will be presented to the exhibitor of the Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat by an anonymous donor.