DEPARTMENT D-GOATS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. All goat entries must be in place no later than 12:00 noon Fair Monday.
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 paper work 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 to only Clarke County 4-H or FFA project members by January 1, 2007. All new 4-H goat
project members must be enrolled by March 1, 2007.
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 first 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 July 17, 2007.
8. All 4-H and FFA entries must have been personally managed and cared by for the exhibitor making the entry. If the
goat (s) is 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.
9. All entries are subject to on farm inspections to verify entry
information. All exhibitors agree to accommodate such inspections.
10. All goats MUST be washed and cleaned before they arrive at the fair.
11. All goats will be weighed and graded on Monday, August 13, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. All market goats must weigh a minimum
of 40 pounds and must be born on or after December 1 of the current 4-H year to qualify to show. NO RE-WEIGH's.
12. All 4-H and FFA members must participate in the goat showmanship classes in order to receive Junior Show premiums.
Underweight goats will be allowed to show in Showmanship.
13. To recognize goat buyers, $5.00 will be retained from the proceeds of each goat sold to purchase a newspaper
advertisement and recognition banner.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. All goats must be dehorned or tipped to the size of a dime.
18. All goats must be shown with a collar. No pinch collars will be allowed.
19. The market goats will be divided into classes by weight, not breed. All breeds will be shown together.
20. 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.
21. The Goat Committee and Junior Exhibitors will meet Sunday, August 19, at 1:00 p.m. to take down goat pens.
22. Before exhibitors in barn area leave the grounds at the conclusion of the Fair, they must clean their pens.
23. The live grand champion and reserve grand champion of the junior market goat show must sell in the junior livestock sale.
24. 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 had 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 be not be
allowed to show or sell a goat at the following Clarke County Fair.
Bred and Owned Market Goat Division
25. 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.
26. 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.
Junior Market Goat Show
Tuesday, August 14, 6:30 P.M.
Classes & Premiums 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 & Award
9. Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Market Goat Rosette & Award
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 & Award
14.Reserve Champion Market Goat Rosette & Award
15.Grand Champion Market Goat Overall Banner
16.Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat Overall Banner
Showmanship classes will be divided into 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 Showman will be those exhibitors who will be 9, 10 and 11 years of age as of September 30, 2007.
Intermediate showmen will be those exhibitors who will be 12 and 13 years of age as of September 30, 2007
and Senior Showmen are those exhibitors who will be 14 years of age and older as of September 30, 2007
Meat Goat Awards
Grand Champion Market Goat Award
In Memory of Ralph Burner, the Burner Family will present an award to the exhibitor of the Grand Champion of the Market Goat Show.
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 Reserve
Grand Champion of the Market Goat 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.