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Rules which have been changed for the 2009 Livestock show are shown in bold, underscored italics.
General Rules and Regulations
(Please read carefully)
1. The Junior Livestock Show will be open to 4-H and FFA members who attend elementary or secondary school in Eastland County at the time of the stock show. They must have fed, fitted and cared for the animal under the supervision of a vocational agriculture teacher or a county agent to be eligible to show. Exhibitors must be at least 9 years old or in the Third Grade. (Exceptions - See Rule 2) If the school rules the child ineligible to show, the animal is ineligible to show.
Students changing school districts after the entry date do not have to pay a late entry fee, but their animal(s) must be either state-validated or a prior ag teacher or county agent must confirm ownership or validation in another county to be eligible to show.
2. Any child who is of age to be enrolled in kindergarten in public or private school and has not otherwise met the age and grade requirements in General Rule One, may show breeding animals. Exhibitors do not have to be a member of 4-H or FFA until they are nine years old or in the Third Grade.
3. All entries must be turned into the General Superintendent by December 1 of the year prior to the stock show. Exhibitors who miss this deadline may pay a late entry fee of $50 per head up to 8:00 pm the Wednesday of the stock show. The late entry fee does not exempt an exhibitor from observing validation dates for market animals or ownership dates of breeding animals.
4. Entry fees are as follows:
$15.00 for cattle and calves
$10.00 for sheep, goats and hogs
$10.00 for a pen of broilers
$10.00 for a pen of market rabbits
$5.00 for each breeding rabbit
5. All breeds and species subject to market validation must be owned by exhibitors by validation day. Breeding animals must be owned by December 1.
6. County Market Validation Day will be respective of State Validation Day. Goats will be validated the same day as sheep.
7. The Superintendent will assign pens and stalls before check-in time.
8. All animals to be shown must be in their respective place by 8:00 pm Wednesday, with the exception of rabbits which must be in place by 12:00 noon Friday.
9. The superintendent of each division will classify animals according to breed at the weigh-in station. The Association may hire a classifying agent to assist the superintendents. The decision of the agent is final. When a classifying agent is not present and the decision of the superintendent is challenged, then a committee of three ag teachers or a committee of two teachers and the county agent will determine correct classification. No individual representing the town or organization of the animal being challenged shall serve on the committee. The superintendent shall appoint the committee.
10. All animals in breeding classes must be representative of their breed but do not need to be either purebred or registered except where specified by department rules.
11. All animals that are of quality, type or conformation that will not be a credit to the show will be sifted by an appointed committee. All sifted animals must be removed from the grounds as soon as possible.
12. All entries must comply with Texas Animal Health Commission regulations.
13. Market animals may not be shown in a breeding class, but female animals not qualifying for their market class when weighed in may be switched to a breeding class. Animals shown in breeding classes are not eligible to be shown in market classes.
14. Exhibitors must show their own animals unless they have two or three in the same class or they have extenuating circumstances approved by the Show Superintendent.
15. All animals are released after they have shown.
16. Market and breeding rabbits and broilers will be shown on tables with no hutch or pen.
17. Judges are to be secured on or before July 1.
18. No one will be allowed to spend the night on the show grounds. Curfew starts at 11:00 pm during nights of the show. A security guard will be on duty each night.
19. No hay will be allowed as bedding.
20. No supplemental or artificial heat sources will be allowed in the livestock barns.
21. All exhibitors are expected to keep their part of the aisles clean and neat at all times.
22. The Eastland County Livestock Raisers Association shall not be liable in any matter for loss, injury and/or accident to any person, animal or equipment , either exhibitor or spectator.
Special Showmanship Rules
1. Any exhibitor who participated in a market or breeding division is eligible to compete for showmanship honors in that division. The judge or an assigned person will determine which exhibitors return to the ring to compete against one another for showmanship honors. All exhibitors must wear an exhibitor number in the ring to be eligible for call-back.
2. Junior Showmen are students currently in the Eighth Grade or lower. Senior Showmen are students currently enrolled in high school.
3. Ownership is not a prerequisite for showmanship eligibility if a registered exhibitor is showing an animal for an exhibitor with more than one animal in that class or an exhibitor who is injured/ill or otherwise absent and cannot participate.
Special Auction Rules
1. An animal must place in the top 60% of its class to sell in the special auction sale.
2. Each exhibitor may sell only one lamb, one steer, one hog, one meat goat, one market angora goat, one pen of broilers and one pen of rabbits at the special auction sale, except when both breed champions and reserve breed champions are owned by the same exhibitor. All champions sell in the special auction sale.
3. All exhibitors that have a market animal selling, must walk an animal of the same species through the sale ring unless the exhibitor cannot be present.
4. The ECLRA shall retain an 10% commission on all money generated on each animal sold in the special auction.
Market Rules
1. All General Rules and Regulations regarding the livestock show also apply to the market division.
2. Classes for market hogs, goats, lambs and steers are judged separately, and afterwards the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion are picked from the champions and reserve champions of all breed classes. If a breed is to be broken into weight classes, no one class may have less than three (3) animals.
3. Each exhibitor is limited to three (3) steers, three (3) market hogs, three (3) market lambs, three (3) market goats, three (3) market angora goats, three (3) pens of market rabbits, and three (3) pens of broilers.
4. Weighing in begins at 12:00 noon and closes at 8:00 pm on Wednesday. Only one reweigh is allowed with no tolerance. Animals must be clean and dry when weighed.
5. Eligible market animals may be sold at the special auction sale on Saturday night at 6:00 pm.
6. The top 60% of each class will be placed, but animals in the market division will not receive premium money.
7. Animals will be checked for a tag, tattoo, and ear notch and must have at least two of the three or the animal will not be allowed to show.
8. All market hogs must weigh at least 175 and not over 270 pounds with a three pound tolerance either way. Market hogs may be either sex.
9. Lambs may be either sex and must weigh at least 90 pounds - except for Southdowns which must weigh at least 80 pounds - with a three pound tolerance either way.
10. Lambs must be slick shorn.
11. Meat Goats may be either sex and must weigh at least 50 pounds.
12. Market meat goats must have tipped horns. They also should be sheared no longer than 3/8" and must have milk teeth at validation.
13. The market goat show will consist of three (3) weight divisions, each division consisting of three (3) weight classes. A champion and reserve champion will be picked in each division, selected from the first and second place goats in each class within the division. A Grand and Reserve Grand Champion will be selected from the division champions and reserve division champions.
14. Market steers must weigh at least 900 pounds.
15. The market steer competition will be a "blow and show" exhibition. No color or adhesives are allowed.
16. All birds must come from the same hatch. There are no weight requirements for pens of birds.
17. The market rabbits will be divided by the Rabbit Superintendent according to entries. Pens of three must weigh between nine (9) and eighteen (18) pounds with a two ounce tolerance each way.
Breeding Beef Cattle
1st - $20 * 2nd - $15 * 3rd - $10
The breeding beef competition is a "blow and show" exhibition. No color or adhesives are allowed.
Heifers
Class 1 - 6 months through 11 months
Class 2 - 12 months through 17 months
Class 3 - 18 months through 23 months
Class 4 - 2 years of age and older
Class 5 - Champion Heifer of Breed
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..Trophy
Class 6 - Reserve Champion Heifer of Breed
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Rosette
Class 7 - Grand Champion Heifer of Breed
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..Trophy
Class 8 - Reserve Grand Champion Heifer of Breed
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Rosette
Same classes for Herefords, Angus Simmentals Limousin, Chianinas Brahman and all breeds. Heifers in the named breed classes must be registered in their respective breed associations in the name of the exhibitor. Those not registered will be shown with all other breeds.
Market Steers
The market beef competition is a "blow and show" exhibition. No color or adhesives are allowed.
The superintendent may divide into weight classes. Steers must weigh at least 900 pounds.
Class 1 - European breeds and crosses. (Steers showing any European breed characteristics except those with Braham characteristics.)
Class 2 - Champion of European Breeds
Class 3 - Reserve Champion of European breeds
Class 4 - English breeds and crosses. (Steers with no characteristics of any breed other than Angus, Hereford, Polled Hereford and Shorthorn.)
Class 5 - Champion of English Breeds
Class 6 - Reserve Champion of English breeds
Class 7 - Brahman and crosses with Brahman characteristics.
Class 8 - Champion Brahman or Brahman Cross
Class 9 - Reserve Champion Brahman or Brahman Cross
Class 10 - Grand Champion Steer
Class 11 - Reserve Grand Champion Steer
Dairy Cattle
1st - $20 * 2nd - $15 * 3rd - $10
Classes
Class 1 - Heifer Calves, 6-12 months
Class 2 - Heifers over one year and prior to calving (Age disregarded if she has ever been fresh - goes
to Class 3)
Class 3 - Cows, 2 years but under 3 years (Heifers that are younger, if ever fresh, go in this class.)
Class 4 - Cows, 3 years of age and over
Class 5 - Grand Champion Female
Class 6 - Reserve Grand Champion Female
Class 7 - Bulls, 6-12 months
Class 8 - Bulls, 1 year through 23 months
Class 9 - Bulls, 2 years through 35 months
Class 10 - Bulls, 3 years and over
Class 11 - Grand Champion Bull
Class 12 - Reserve Grand Champion Bull
Market Broilers
Rules
1. Broilers must be owned and fed by the exhibitor.
2. An exhibitor is limited to three (3) pens of birds. A pen consists of three (3) birds.
3. Birds with lice, bare backs, cracked breasts, blisters and other deformities will be sifted. If any bird is sifted, the entire pen is sifted.
4. No substituting of birds is allowed during or after weigh-in.
5. Exhibitors must be present at judging.
6. All birds must come from the same hatch.
7. Entry fee is $10.00 per pen.
Premium Schedule
Champion
Trophy
Reserve Champion
..Rosette
Placed Pens
.Ribbons
Breeding Swine
The Breed classes Berkshires, Durocs, Hampshires, Poland Chinas, Spots, White OPB and Yorkshires. There must be three entries to make a breed class or the animals must show OPB.
The Classes within each breed are
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Gilts 150-200 pounds
Gilts 201-260 pounds
Gilts 261 pounds to the first litter
NO sows are eligible for the breeding swine show.
Market Swine
Animals will be checked for a tag, tattoo, and ear notch and must have at least two of the three or the animal will not be allowed to show.
All market hogs must weigh at least 175 and not over 270 pounds with a three pound tolerance either way. Market hogs may be either sex.
The Breed Classes are
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Berkshires
Durocs
Hampshires
Poland Chinas
Spots
White OPB
Yorkshires
Crosses
Premium Awards
Breed Champions Trophy
Reserve Breed Champions Rosette
Top 60% of each class Ribbons
Grand Champion Trophy
Reserve Grand Champion Trophy
Dairy Goats
1st - $20 * 2nd - $15 * 3rd - $10
Special Rules
1. All exhibitors must comply with General Rule and Regulation Rule One.
2. Dairy Goats are not required to be on the grounds until the morning of their competition.
3. This show is restricted to female goats only.
4. It is preferred that exhibitors wear white while showing dairy goats.
5. If five (5) entries of the same breed, of any breed are entered in a class, they will show as a class.
Classes
Class 1 - Junior Doe - Under 12 months of age
Class 2 - Junior Doe - 12-24 months of age (must have kidded)
Class 3 - Champion Junior Doe
.Trophy
Class 4 - Reserve Champion Junior Doe
...Rosette
Class 5 - Senior Doe - Does that have kidded up to 36 months of age
Class 6 - Senior Doe - Over 36 months of age
Class 7 - Champion Senior Doe
.Trophy
Class 8 - Reserve Champion Senior Doe
...Rosette
Breeding Angora Goats
1st - $20 * 2nd - $15 * 3rd - $10
Classes
Class 1 - Kid Does (no permanent teeth)
Class 2 - Two-Tooth-and-Over Does
Class 3 - Grand Champion Doe, any age
Class 4 - Kid Bucks (no permanent teeth)
Class 5 - Two-Tooth-and-Over Bucks
Class 6 - Grand Champion Buck, any age
Market Angora Goats
1. All goats must be wethers with baby teeth intact. All goats must weigh at least 40 pounds with a three pound tolerance.
2. All market angora goats must be validated on the sheep & goat county/state validation day.
3. All entered goats must be shorn on or after August 1, of the year prior to the show and must be present at an appointed place and time determined by the show superintendent the week prior to Christmas Holidays to collect hair samples for testing.
4. Goats shall be judged on and placed by: 1. hair sample quality; 2. ring assessment of hair type and quality; 3. conformation. Goats shall be placed in each division and/or class with ten (10) points awarded for first place,nine (9) for second, eight (8) for third, ect.... Final Placing will be determined by the composite of these three scores. In the event of a tie score, the conformation score will break the tie.
Breeding Sheep
1st - $20 * 2nd - $15 * 3rd - $10
Fine Wool Breeds
Class 1 Ewe lambs (no permanent teeth)
Class 2 Two-Tooth ewes
Class 3 Four-Tooth-and-Over Ewes
Class 4 Champion Ewe
Class 5 Reserve Champion Ewe
Class 6 Ram lambs (no permanent teeth)
Class 7 Two-Tooth rams
Class 8 Four-Tooth-and-Over rams
Class 9 Champion Ram
Class 10 Reserve Champion Ram
Southdowns
Class 1 Ewe lambs (no permanent teeth)
Class 2 Two-Tooth ewes
Class 3 Four-Tooth-and-Over Ewes
Class 4 Champion Ewe
Class 5 Reserve Champion Ewe
Class 6 Ram lambs (no permanent teeth)
Class 7 Two-Tooth rams
Class 8 Four-Tooth-and-Over rams
Class 9 Champion Ram
Class 10 Reserve Champion Ram
Medium Wool Breeds
Class 1 Ewe lambs (no permanent teeth)
Class 2 Two-Tooth ewes
Class 3 Four-Tooth-and-Over Ewes
Class 4 Champion Ewe
Class 5 Reserve Champion Ewe
Class 6 Ram lambs (no permanent teeth)
Class 7 Two-Tooth rams
Class 8 Four-Tooth-and-Over rams
Class 9 Champion Ram
Class 10 Reserve Champion Ram
Market Lambs
Classes broken by weight as determined by Superintendent. Lambs may be either sex and must weigh at least 90 pounds - except for Southdowns which must weigh at least 80 pounds - with a three pound tolerance either way. Lambs must be slick shorn.
Class 1 - Fine Wool Breeds Class 2 - Fine Wool/Medium Wool Crosses
Champion
..Trophy Champion
.Reserve Champion
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.Rosette Reserve Champion
...Rosette
Top 60% of each weight class..Ribbons Top 60% of each weight class
..Ribbons
Class 3 - Southdowns Class 4 - Medium Wool Breeds
Champion
..Trophy Champion
.Reserve Champion
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.Rosette Reserve Champion
...Rosette
Top 60% of each weight class..Ribbons Top 60% of each weight class
..Ribbons
Class 5 - Grand Champion Market Lamb (Trophy) Class 6 - Res. Grand Champion (Trophy)
Market Meat Goats
1. The market goat show will consist of three (3) weight divisions, each division consisting of three (3) weight classes. A champion and reserve champion will be picked in each division, selected from the first and second place goats in each class within the division. A Grand and Reserve Grand Champion will be selected from the division champions and reserve division champions.
2. Market goats may be females or castrated males and must weight at least 50 pounds.
3. Market meat goats must have tipped horns. They also should be sheared no longer than 3/8" and must have milk teeth at validation.
4. Goats may be any breed or cross.
5. The Top 60% of each class will be placed and can sell at the premium sale.
6. No premium money is awarded for placing.
Breeding Meat Goats
Meat goat bucks must be kept in trailers and may be brought in the day of the show.
Class 1 - Kid Does (no permanent teeth) Class 4 - Kid Buck (no permanent teeth)
Class 2 - Two-Tooth-and-Over Does Class 5 - Two-Tooth-and-Over Bucks
Class 3 - Grand Champion Doe Class 6 - Grand Champion Buck
Market Rabbits
Special Rules
1. Rabbits must be in place by 12:00 noon the Friday of the show.
2. All rabbits must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor and must be owned by the exhibitor at least 30 days prior to the show.
3. Exhibitors must be enrolled in 4-H or FFA.
4. All rabbits showing signs of diseases, canker ear or sore feet, must be removed from the show immediately.
5. A pen of fryers will consist of three (3) rabbits. Wide variations in weight will cause a pen to be sifted.
6. The market rabbits will show in two weight classes. Pens must weigh between nine (9) and eighteen (18) pounds.
7. An exhibitor may enter three (3) pens of fryers.
8. No substituting of rabbits is allowed during or after weigh-in. Exhibitors must use some form of identification.
9. Exhibitors must be present at judging.
10. Entry fee is $10.00 per pen.
11. The top 60% of each class may sell. (SAR-2)
12. Exhibitors will be responsible for holding their rabbits during judging. Rabbits will be shown on the table without a hutch or pen.
Premium Schedule
Champion
..Trophy
Reserve Champion
....Trophy
Top 60% in each class
...Ribbons
Breeding Rabbits
Special Rules
1. Rabbits must be in place by 12:00 noon the Friday of the show.
2. Each exhibitor is limited to two (2) entries per class.
3. An entry consists of one rabbit.
4. Entries must be filed by December 1 prior to the show.
5. The entry fee is $5.00 per rabbit.
6. School excuses may be requested for 4-H and FFA members only.
7. All rabbits showing signs of diseases, canker ear or sore feet, must be removed from the show immediately.
8. Exhibitors must furnish their own feeding and watering facilities and will be responsible for the care of cage facilities.
9. Exhibitors will be responsible for holding their rabbits during judging. Rabbits will be shown on the table without a hutch or pen.
10. A junior rabbit is six months of age or less, and senior rabbit is over six months of age.
The 2009 Eastland County Livestock Show
January 14-17, 2009
Eastland County Show Grounds
Highway 3101, Eastland, Texas
Official Rules and Regulations
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