4H Cattle/Dairy

4-H DAIRY

Livestock Exhibit Sponsor

Superintendent - Lloyd Bos

Phone - 966-4117

Animal Haul in – Anytime Sunday before the Fair via the north door of the Cattle Barn, and exiting via Gate 2. The vet usually arrives at 5 p.m. Sunday evening or Monday morning by 9 a.m. for vet checks.

Animal Release – Released Saturday night of the Fair at 9 p.m. Parking in turn lane before 8:55 p.m. is not allowed by the Lynden P.D. Enter at north end of barn and exit through Gate 2. This will be supervised by the Superintendent.

4H Dairy Calendar

Monday	2:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.	Dairy Barn Exhibitor Meeting NW Start to Finish Event in Dairy barn show arena NW Start to Finish Event Fit and Show
Tuesday	11:00 a.m.	Fit and Show
Wednesday	9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.	Guernsey Type Holstein Type
	3:00 a.m.	Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Milking Shorthorn
Friday	9:30 a.m.	Jersey Type
	12:30 p.m.	Barnyard Olympics – meet at Jansen Building
Saturday	9:00 a.m.	4-H State Dairy Judging
	1:00 a.m.	4-H Best Decorated Cow Contest
	3:00 p.m.	4-H Round Robin Competition – Awards Presentation Following

Entries can be placed on-line or forms are due in the Fair office by July 25th. If July 25th falls on a weekend, entries will be accepted in the Fair office on the following Monday without penalty. Late entries will be charged a fee of $10.00 per head through July 31^st. After July 31^st late entries may not be accepted. All exhibits must be in place by 9 a.m. Monday of the Fair. Be sure to note on the entry form which CLUB your animal will be housed in.

· Entries in the dairy class are open to registered and grade animals cared for and fitted by 4-H club

members.

· Dairy certificate and enrollment must be in the Extension office by June 1^st, one certificate per lot

number, 4 maximum. Dairy record agreements must be turned into the Superintendent Monday,

beginning day of the Fair.

· All livestock eligible to compete for premiums in the purebred class must be accompanied by a

certificate of registration.

· No animal will be allowed to compete for more than one premium, nor shall be entered in more than

one class, except as one of a club, or cows for milk.

· Only blue and red ribbon winners in 4-H and FFA are eligible to enter Open Class Cattle.

· 4-H may enter open class provided there is a minimum of ten open class cattle per breed or two

exhibitors.

· Each 4-H member will be allowed a maximum of four animals. In case of shortage in stall space,

4 H members with the most entries will be cut first.

· All animals must have a double tie at night. No baling twine or wire.

· No dairy animal with horns will be permitted to exhibit except those entered in the Junior

Heifer calf class. Horns, as defined for all other age classes, shall include "scurs", "nubbins," or

"stubs", which extend beyond the skin more than one inch.

· All milk must be put into tank and will become property of the Fair. All medicated animals must

be milked last if using the parlor.

· A respiratory complex vaccine is strongly recommended four weeks prior to the Fair.

DIVISION 24 – 4H DAIRY

All 4-H exhibitors need to inform the open class clerk of entries to be shown and entries that have been scratched.

CLASS A	AYRSHIRE	CLASS E	HOLSTEIN
CLASS B	BROWN SWISS	CLASS F	JERSEY
CLASS C	DUTCH BELTED	CLASS G	MILKING SHORTHORN
CLASS D	GUERNSEY

PREMIUMS: 21.00 19.00 17.00

LOT NUMBER

1. Junior heifer calf, born after March 1, 2008 and over 4 months of age

2. Intermediate heifer calf, born after December 1, 2007 and before February 29, 2008

3. Senior heifer calf, born after September 1, 2007 and before November 30, 2007

4. Summer yearling heifer, born after June 1, 2007 and before August 31, 2007

5. Junior yearling heifer, born after March 1, 2007 and before May 31, 2007

6. Winter yearling heifer, born after December 1, 2006 and before February 28, 2007

7. Senior yearling heifer, born after September 1, 2006 and before November 30, 2006

Junior Champion Female- Rosette

PREMIUMS: 30.00 28.00 26.00

LOT NUMBER

8. Cow, 2 years and under 3, born September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2006

9. Cow, 3 years and under 4, born September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2005

10. Cow, 4 years and under 5, born September 1, 2003 through August 31, 2004

11. Cow, 5 years and over, born before September 1, 2003

Senior Champion Female- Rosette, Grand and Reserve Champion Female, Rosette

PREMIUMS: 25.00 23.00 21.00

LOT NUMBER

12. Produce of dam, both animals from one exhibitor

13. Get of sire, 3 animals from one sire, sire named, animals may be from 3 exhibitors but from the same club. Only one premium will be paid for each entry of three animals.

CLASS H - FITTING AND SHOWING - Add member’s birthday on entry form.

All dairy breeds will show together. Contestants will be divided into at least four groups of equal size, including novice. First Place Showman in the oldest group will participate in the Round Robin Competition. Show order will be Novice, Senior, Intermediate, Junior. First place trophy awarded in each lot sponsored by the NORTHWEST DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Second place trophy sponsored by WHATCOM COUNTY HOLSTEIN CLUB. Any exhibitor showing an animal owned by that exhibitor will receive a special award provided by All West Select Sires or Whatcom County Dairy Women.

PREMIUMS: 27.00 22.00 17.00

LOT NUMBER

1. Novice, first year showing dairy

2. Junior Fit and Showing

3. Intermediate Fit and Showing

4. Senior Fit and Showing

CLASS I - CLUB HERDSMANSHIP - To be entered by Club Leader ONLY

JUDGING: Will be done on a club basis two times each day. Club stalls will be judged during the entire Fair, up to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Judging will be based on condition of animals, cleanliness, attentiveness of exhibitors, arrangement of club, stall, and educational displays and decorations.

PREMIUMS: 30.00/ 29.00/ 27.50/ 26.00/ 25.00/ 24.00/ 22.50 21.50/ 20.50/ 19.00/ 18.00/ 17.00/ 16.00

LOT NUMBER

1.Herdsmanship - Rosette for top scoring club of the week.

CLASS J - BEST DECORATED COW CONTEST - Saturday, 1 p.m. Special Rosettes will be given. Open to all 4-H members with dairy projects.

LOT NUMBER

1. Most beautifully dressed

2. Most creatively dressed

3. Funniest dressed

CLASS K - DAIRY JUDGING – Enter on livestock entry form

Must be enrolled in a dairy project and give oral reasons to receive premium.

PREMIUMS: 6.00 5.00 4.00

LOT NUMBER

1. Junior - 3rd through 8th grades

2. Senior - 9th grade and over

CLASS M - NW Start to Finish Event - enter on livestock entry form. (Premium value is awarded to each team member. Just complete all phases of event to receive premium.)

PREMIUMS: 25.00 20.00 15.00

LOT NUMBER:

1. NW Start to Finish Event

This is a 3-person team event. Starting at 11 a.m., teams will be assembled. Each team works with a halter broke heifer (4-6 months of age). They will wash, train to lead, clip, and prepare the heifer for a Fit and Show event at 2 p.m. Each member gets a chance to show the heifer and their handiwork. Teams will be judged on participation by all members, communication between team members, helping each other to learn better or new fitting skills, and the final end result. This is a great time to practice or learn team work, fitting skills and showing skills, as well as provide an educational opportunity for the public! Each team to provide their own equipment (contact your club leader if clippers are needed). Heifers will be provided. Show attire - white shirt, clean pants, close-toed shoes.

Top team will be awarded a perpetual trophy. Trophy donated by LAIRD'S LIVESTOCK HAULING, INC.

DAIRY CLUB HERD CONTEST to be entered by the Club Leader ONLY
Sponsored by BANK OF THE PACIFIC, Everson Branch.

Premiums: Large herd, four animals 8.00 6.00 4.00

Small herd, two animals 6.00 4.00 2.00

Entries are limited to Whatcom County 4-H clubs only.
Clubs exhibiting seven or more dairy animals of one breed will be required to show four animals of that breed as a herd. Clubs exhibiting less than seven of a breed will be required to show two animals of that breed as a herd.
All animals shown by any club must belong to members of that club, but can be held by any member of that club. Leaders may aid club members in setting up animals in the ring.

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