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sheep This department is open to junior exhibitors as defined in the Benton County Fair General Livestock Rules. All general livestock rules of the fair apply to this department. In addition, the exhibitors in this section are subject to the following regulations. Sheep rules: 1. All general and junior livestock rules of the fair apply to this department. 2. All exhibitors must be an acTivE Benton County 4-H or FFA member in Good standing at time of nomination/ entry as well as time of the fair. 3. Sheep will be inspected on trailers before entering the fair gates. Market lambs must be slick shorn at this time. No covers will be allowed at inspection. Sheep showing symptoms of disease, particularly fungus, ringworm, foot rot, sore mouth, sheep pox, scrapie, and uncontrollable rectal prolapsed will not be allowed to show and must be removed from the grounds. 4. Market lamb exhibitors will be allowed to nominate six, however show, only three Market Lambs, wethers or ewes, weighing at least 80 lbs. may be shown and must have their baby teeth. One of these can be shown in the Commercial Ewe Class. but must be entered. 5. Grand or Reserve Champion lamb in the market lamb show cannoT be shown in the commercial ewe class. Exhibitors showing the Grand or Reserve will have the option to substitute another ewe lamb owned by the exhibitor for this class. 6. All market lambs must be owned by the exhibitor by August 1st. 7. PAIRS will consist of two market lambs owned by the same person, they will be judged on quality and uniformity. 8. GROUP OF FIVE (5) entries must all be market lambs, must all be from the same 4-H Club or FFA Chapter, and must compete in the same contest. Cloverbuds may compete with older 4-Hers and FFA (in GROUP OF 5) the group must be made up of five market lambs from at least three exhibitors. Each club or chapter may use no more than seven people to show the lambs. One entry per Club or Chapter. 9. All breeding animals must be judged by breeds or in commercial class. Animals in breed classes must have registration papers in exhibitor's name for thirty days prior to show, or will be put in commercial class. Only registered rams will be allowed to show 10. All sheep mUsT have a Premise ID tag in place and readable at nomination date and will be confirmed at weigh-in. 11. no exhibitor names will be changed on nose-print cards. 12. Exhibitor will have to have shown in Market Lamb Show to be in showmanship competition and must show their animal to be considered for the contest. 13. Exhibitors must show their own animal unless they have two entries in market class, in such case, another Jr. Exhibitor participating in the same show may show one of them. 14. A single exhibitor may have to share a pen. Partitions not provided. See general livestock rules 15. Animal can only be groomed/fitted by Exhibitor, Parent of Exhibitor, B.C. 4H Advisor or Benton County FFA Advisors or fellow B.C. Exhibitors. 16. No paint, powder or artificial coloring is allowed. co-superintendents: * leroy connolly or mary connolly 479-426-4257 Entry/nomination fee $8.00 per head/per class Enter at: https://bentonar.fairwire.com before august 1, 2022 **nEW: Email pictures of each entry to mcsconnolly@yahoo.com (head shot with tags, closeup of each side of scrapie/premise id tag with numbers, all other tags the animal may have) ownership/nomination before august 1, 2022 **no laTE EnTriEs arrive monday 5-8 pm Weigh-in Tuesday 8-9 am show Thursday 1 pm 2022 Benton County Fair 105