DEPARTMENT F -SWINE

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. All swine entered must be in place no later than 1:00 p.m. Fair Monday.
2. All swine entered must be free of disease. The swine committee reserves the right to reject any entries they feel unfit for the health of the show.
3. The Junior Swine Show is open to Clarke County 4-H and FFA previous swine project members who are enrolled by January 1 of the year of the show. All new swine project members must be enrolled by March 1 of the year of the show.
4. All 4-H'ers and FFA'ers planning to exhibit swine 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.
5. All 4-H and FFA entries must have been personally managed and cared for by the exhibitor making the entry. If an animal is not housed on property owned or rented by immediate family, then the exhibitor must notify the swine committee or Extension Office in writing explaining where the animal is housed.
6. All 4-H and FFA members must participate in the swine showmanship classes showing their own hog in order to receive Junior Show premiums. In conformation classes, if an exhibitor cannot show in class due to a committee approved absence or have two animals in the same class, the exhibitor must inform the show announcer by 9:00 a.m. the day of the show. Designee must be a Clarke Country 4-H or FFA swine exhibitor.
7. All hogs not weighing at least 220 pounds or weighing over 290 pounds at fair weigh-in will be sent home, since they do not meet weight requirements. Hogs that do not make weight need to be removed from the fairgrounds by 6 pm Monday of the fair.
8. Competition is open to any market hog, barrow or gilt or any breed or crossbreed.
9. All market hogs must be weighed on Monday at approximately 2:00 P.M., and classes will be determined by weight. All hogs must weigh between 220 and 290 pounds to be eligible to show and sell in the Junior Livestock Sale. All first place hogs will be eligible to compete in the Grand Champion market drive, and the second place hog in the class from which the champion came from is legible to compete for the Reserve Champion market hop as well as the remaining first place hogs.
10. The number of hogs sold by one (1) exhibitor is limited to two (2). All hogs offered for resale will be for the benefit of charitable organizations only. These animals will be sold at the Farmers Livestock Exchange or other buyers designated by the sale committee and all proceeds will be forwarded accordingly. .40 of 1% of the sale price of hogs will be withheld for pork referendum.
11. To recognize hog buyers, $5.00 will be retained from the proceeds of each hog sold to purchase a newspaper advertisement.
12. All market hogs will be graded at the time of weigh-in on Monday. This will be done by ultra-sound equipment.
13. Exhibitors will be expected to keep their animals fed and watered and their pens clean and neat the entire week until their animal leaves the fairgrounds (this may be as late as Monday following the fair). If in the opinion of the committee, pens are not kept clean until the animal is removed from the fairgrounds, $20.00 per hog will be subtracted from the sale check of the exhibitor. Bedding will not be permitted in the pens.
14. Gilt entries MUST be designated by January 1 for past 4-H members and by March 1 for new 4-H members. Youth must complete the breeding section of their project book to be eligible to show a gilt the following year.
15. No 4-H or FFA member or their parents will be permitted in the barn during the swine weigh-in or show. Only committee members or designated volunteers are permitted.
16. An exhibitor may only weigh-in three (3) hogs at  the June weigh-in and can bring  only two(2) hogsat fair time due to limited space. A scramble hog counts as one of your two hogs.
17. All swine animals entered must comply with the Fair's Animal Health Regulations. Any pre-show administering on any non FDA approved compound that may cause a quantitative or qualitative change in the characteristics of the animal on foot or in carcass will cause disqualification, and no premium money will be paid. In the market animal auctions, all sale money will be withheld if after slaughter, the animal is 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 includes attempts to dye or discolor from the natural hair color and to the use of tranquilizers. In addition to the above penalties, any exhibitor caught in violation of such rules will be banned from showing and selling any livestock in project area at the current Clarke County Fair. The following year, they will be banned from showing and selling an animal in that project area (swine) for the coming year.
18. All hogs must be kept in their pens between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. except the night of the show.

F-1 JUNIOR SWINE SHOW

Thursday, August 12, 4:00 P.M.

CLASSES PREMIUMS

1. Gilt - 1ST 12.00, 2ND 10.00, 3RD 8.00, 4TH 6.00, 5TH 4.00
2. Champion Gilt - Rosette
3. Reserve Champion Gilt - Rosette
4. Single Market Hog - 1ST 12.00, 2ND 10.00, 3RD 8.00, 4TH 6.00, 5TH 4.00
5. Scramble Market Hog Class - 1ST 12.00, 2ND 10.00, 3RD 8.00, 4TH 6.00, 5TH 4.00
    Pigs caught in the 2009 scramble only
6. Champion Market Hog - Rosette & Award
7. Reserve Champion Market Hog - Rosette
8. Youth Fitting and Showing
    Open to any youth under 9 years of age Ribbons & Trophy
9. Novice Fitting and Showing* - Ribbons & Banner
10. Junior Fitting and Showing* - Ribbons & Banner
11. Intermediate Fitting and Showing* - Ribbons & Banner
12. Senior Fitting and Showing* - Ribbons & Banner

*Showmanship classes will be divided into Novice, Junior, Intermediate and Senior. Novice Showmen will be those youth who have not shown swine as a 4-H or FFA project previously at the Clarke County Fair. Junior Showman 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.

JUNIOR SWINE SHOW SPECIAL AWARDS

OUTSTANDING YOUTH SWINE AWARD
A $25 cash award will be presented to the outstanding youth swine exhibitor by Barbara Morris in memory of James H. Morris. This award is a reflection of the exhibitor's showmanship abilities, animal and pen care, and respect towards other exhibitors during fair week.

CLARKE COUNTY RURITAN CLUB SWINE SHOWMANSHIP AWARDS
Banners will be presented to the first place exhibitors in the novice, junior, intermediate and senior showmanship divisions by the Clarke County Ruritan Club.

GRAND CHAMPION MARKET HOG AWARD
Floyd Lofton, SMIDLEY Feeder Dealer, presents a $10.00 check to the exhibitor of the Grand Champion Market Hog.

VIRGINIA PORK INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
The Virginia Pork Industry will award a silver tray to the sweepstakes winner in the Junior Market Hog Show. The winner is to be selected by the total number of points accumulated in the show by the following systems: 1st- 5 points; 2nd-4 points; 3rd- 3 points; for placings in the single classes, pen classes, and fitting and showing classes. In case of a tie, the tying exhibitor placing highest in the fitting and showing class will receive the award.

JUNIOR SWINE HERDSMAN AWARD
In memory of Mrs. Geraldine Lofton, a $50.00 cash award will be presented by the Lucky Leaf 4-H Club to the youth who does the best job of presenting his/her project during fair week. This will be divided equally among the exhibitors if more than one exhibitor's projects are in the same pen.

HOFF MEMORIAL AWARD
In memory of Mr. Floyd Hoff and Mr. Jock Hoff, a banner will be presented to the exhibitor for the Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog by an anonymous donor.

L. Floyd Jenkins Swine Award
The L. Floyd Jenkins Swine Award has been established in memory of Mr. L. Floyd Jenkins. This award is to be given to the exhibitor of Grand Champion Market Hog each year. Mr. Jenkins believed in honesty, hard work and responsibility. These characteristics can be developed at an early age by raising and caring for livestock. Hard work should be rewarded and respect should be earned, not given. The exhibitor of the Grand Champion Market Hog will receive a plague and a check.

F-2 GREASED PIG SCRAMBLE

Monday, August 9 following Little Miss Clarke County Fair Contest

RULES AND REGULATIONS

A. Youth Division - Ages 9 Through 18 Years
1. The Youth Pig Scramble is open to Clarke County 4-H and FFA youths at least nine (9) years of age through eighteen (18) years of age on the day of the contest. Youth who caught pigs last year will not be eligible this year. Participants must be enrolled in 4-H or FFA by March 1 of the current Fair year.
2. Contestants and parents must agree to assume responsibility for any injuries or damages resulting from participating in the contest. Parents must certify that the pig will remain in Clarke County.
3. All who plan to enter the scramble must complete entry blank and liability release forms and turn them into the Fair Office no later than 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 9. The committee will then review those submitted and make decisions regarding the eligibility of each prospective contestant.
4. Each contestant must be able to provide proper facilities to adequately care for the pig and report at least once a month to their FFA Advisor or Extension Agent the progress they are making.
5. Pigs for the scramble will weigh between 50 and 65 pounds.
6. Twelve pigs will be offered in the scramble.
7. Feed sacks to put the pigs in once they are caught must be provided by the contestants.
8. All boys and girls who are scramble winners will be give the option:
a. Take $10.00
b. Take a pig in the Spring and enter it in the 2011 Fair.
If the choice is to take the pig in the Spring, the pig must meet weight requirements for the next fair or you will have to reimburse the Ruritan Club for the price of the pig. Contestants cannot change their choice once entries are turned in.
9. Scramble participants will meet behind the stage following the Little Miss Clarke County Fair Contest. Once classes are divided up, there will be no changing.

B. AGES 6 THROUGH 8 YEARS
1. Contestants must be Clarke County residents and show proof of residency when signing up. Contest is limited to the first 80 youth who sign up. Contestants for the youth scramble must be at least six (6) years of age through eight (8) years of age on the day of the scramble.
2. Contestants and parents must agree to assume responsibility for any injuries or damages resulting from participating in the contest. An entry and a liability form must be signed and turned into the Fair Office by Monday, August 9, 1:00 p.m.
3. Sixteen pigs will be offered in the scramble.
4. Feed sacks are not needed for this contest.
5. Contestants who catch a pig have the option to pick up their pig immediately within 1 hour after the scramble at the Swine Barn and take it home, or receive $10.00. Contestants cannot change their choice once entries are turned in.
6. Once classes are divided up, there will be no changing.
7. Participants must catch and hold the pig by at least one back leg to win.

C. LADIES- 19 YEARS AND ABOVE
1. Contestants must be Clarke County residents and show proof of residency  and proof of age when signing up. Contestants who enter the Ladies scramble must agree to assume responsibility for any injuries or damages resulting from participating in the contest. All must sign a liability release form and turn it into the Fair Office by Monday, August 9, 1:00 p.m.
2. Twelve pigs will be offered in the scramble.
3. Feed sacks will be used in the scramble and must be provided by the contestant.
4. Contestants who catch the pig have the option to pick up their pig immediately within 1 hour after the scramble at the Swine Barn, or receive $10.00. Contestants cannot change their choice once entries are turned in.
5. Once classes are divided up, there will be no changing.