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sWinE - market hogs 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. 1. Eligibility and Rules as per the General Livestock Rules. In addition, exhibitors in this department are subject to the rules that follow: 2. All exhibitors must be an ACTIVE Benton County 4-H or FFA member in Good Standing at the time of Nomination/entry as well as the fair. 3. Due to pen availability, pens will only be used for entries (no tack). A single entry maybe required to share a pen. Exhibitor must provide their own partitions. 4. Regulations governing time of entry and removal are covered in Schedule of Events. 5. Exhibitors will be expected to keep pens and animals in orderly condition or forfeit premium money. Offending animals may be released by superintendents and sent home. 6. Animals must be owned by, and in the possession of, and cared for by the Jr. Exhibitor who will enter and show the animal. Must be owned by August 1, 2022. 7. Hogs must be classified by the Benton County Fair Swine Superintendent on day of nomination. The Nomination form for State Fair Entry does not constitute an entry form for the Benton County Fair. 8. Jr. Exhibitors will be limited to a total of (6) hogs. Only (3) of those can be Market Hogs. Owners must show their own animal unless they have multiple class entries. In such case, another Benton County Junior Member may show one for them. The exhibitor can nominate as many hogs as they wish. Exhibitors 8 & Under are limited to (3) hogs total and only (1) hog can be a Market Hog. 9. All Market Hogs to be shown by breed or breed characteristics and crosses will be broken by weight within the breed. Market Hog classes will be established by breed characteristics and will show together. If there are not three entries in a breed, they will show in an AOB class. 10. A Champion Market and Reserve Market hog will be award. Superintendent will have the final say on breed characteristics. 11. Following the Market Champion Supreme selection, a Farrowed by Exhibitor in Benton County Champion will be selected from the market classes. 12. Market Hog/Commercial Gilt weights are 170-280 lbs. There will be no re-weighs between these weights. 13. Market Hog/Commercial Gilt weighing UNDER 170lbs will be sent Home, NO EXCEPTIONS! 14. Clover bud market hog participants must be 5 to 8 years old, and only allowed one (1) show entry will be made per Clover bud. 15. All swine showing at the fair must have health certificate showing: a) Animals to be negative of brucellosis (90 -day test) or out of certified free herd. b) Animals to be negative for Pseudo rabies on test approved by the State Veterinarian or out of Pseudo rabies free qualified herd (90-day test). c) Animals to be free of other contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases (erysipelas, atrophic rhinitis, etc.). d) All animals must be free of restricted antibiotics to sell in the livestock sale. e) No fresh ear markings f) All Hogs Must Have Premise Id Tags in ear at Nomination. 16. No Boars allowed at the Benton County Fair. 19. All animals will be inspected INSIDE the trailer prior to entering the barn area. If any animals on the trailer are contagious the ENTIRE trailer will be sent home immediately! 17. If a Purebred Gilt wins Champion or Reserve Champion overall market hog, then they cannot show in purebred show. superintendent: scott belts 787-6699 or 721-5253 *all swine must enter online at: https://bentonar.fairwire.com by august 1, 2022 **nEW: email pictures of each entry (front, back, each side, scrapie/premise id tag, ear notches) to belts1993@gmail.com nomination/Entry fee: $8.00 per head - $8.00 per entry arrive monday 4-9 pm or Tuesday 8-10 am Weigh-in Tuesday 11 am-12 pm – show Wednesday at 4 pm 2022 Benton County Fair 107