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divide classes according to weight so as to equalize classes. No re-weighs will be
allowed. All pigs that are over or underweight may be shipped immediately at the
discretion of the superintendents.
Pigs entered into Performance Pen of Three (3) cannot be shown in Market Pen of
Three.
The Champion and Reserve Champion individual Barrow, Gilts, and Pig-of-Merit will
compete for Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Market individuals.
All swine that arrive at the Fairgrounds will be unloaded, held, and loaded out under
the supervision of the 4-H Swine Superintendents.
All swine that arrive at the County Fair are terminal and will be sold to a packer
determined by the superintendents (see rule # 15). The exhibitor will pay marketing
costs including trucking and data collection. All swine weighing under 220 lbs. at Fair
time will be subject to a different pricing scale from those pigs over 220 lbs.
Depending on what packers are willing to pay for lightweight hogs. They will also be
entered in a light weight class and not be eligible for a championship.
Due to some packer requirements, beginning Fair weight might be used as sale weight
unless otherwise notified by the Superintendents.
All pens should be cleaned daily.
In order to not jeopardize the acceptance of any and all exhibitors’ hogs brought to the
Fair and then sent to slaughter, exhibitors must strictly adhere to all drug withdrawal
times. Packing plants have zero tolerance for drug residues and their ability to detect
drugs is continuing to improve. The 4-H Superintendents and the Fair Board want to
continue to have good relations with the packing plants and do not want our hogs
refused this year or subsequent years. Any exhibitor that is found not following drug
withdrawal times will not be allowed to compete in any show and the animal will be
quarantined at the fair until the drug withdrawal time has been met. During quarantine,
the exhibitor will take care of the animal and be responsible to get the animal to
slaughter following quarantine, as well as to clean the premises where the animal was
kept.
NO oil or foreign spray may be used to cool animal. Only water may be used.
Superintendents have the right to disqualify any animals and the exhibitor.
Market Pigs The Woodbury County 4-H Swine show will be a terminal show. 4-H
Swine superintendents will make arrangements for a trucker to take animals to a
packer. Exhibitors will NOT have the option to take their animal (s) to a locker.
Exhibitors must have drug withdrawal, COOL affidavit form and weigh-in form
completed and submitted to a 4-H Swine Superintendent before their animals can be
weighed on Tuesday of fair week at fair check-in.
Fees for scanning pigs will be $10 cash and collected at fair check-in on Tuesday of
Fair week for Pig-of-Merit and Performance pen of three.
All swine exhibitors must clean their pens after the swine have left for the packer on
Monday after the fair. The Fair office will hold your swine checks until your pens are
cleaned and must be done by August 15.
Market Pig Classes
7040 Market Individual Barrows (Classed by Weight)
7050 Market Individual Gilts (Classed by Weight
7020 Pigs-of-Merit (Classed by Weight)
7030 Performance Pen of Three
7010 Market Pen of Three (Classed by Weight)
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Pig-of-Merit and Performance Pen of Three
Refer to general rules.
4-H/FFA members can nominate eight (8) pigs at the spring weigh-in for the Pig-ofMerit contest. The maximum beginning weight at Pig-of-Merit weigh-in in April is 80
lbs. It is the responsibility of the parents and 4-H’ers to handle all pigs at the weigh-in.
All other applicable entry rules for swine will apply to this class.
Pigs-of-Merit will be entered in Class #7020 which may be divided by weight if
numbers are sufficient. Members may show four (4) animals as individuals (2 barrows