Entries in all sections open to any Missouri and Ringgold and Decatur County, Iowa boy or girl who is properly supervised and enrolled in FFA or 4-H Club work, as specified in Department Regulations.

　It is the desire of the State Department of Agriculture to establish a uniform system of awarding prizes at all junior fairs and shows. Animals will be placed in gold, silver and bronze ribbon groups. Unworthy animals will not be placed. In the Gold ribbon group, all animals will be placed individually and awarded ribbons indicating placing up to 5 places. The point value of premiums will be as follows:

                                                                                            Gold    Silver    Bronze

All individual classes of beef cattle                                30         20         10

All individual classes of hogs, sheep & goats              12           8          4

All Poultry classes                                                                9           6          3

　The maximum value per point on all above classes is 60 cents. In case the number of exhibits prevents payment on the maximum value, the value per point will be determined by dividing total money by the total points in all exhibits.

　The first and second animals in each market class will be shown for championship and reserve judging.

1. Pens and stalls will be assigned.

2. All animals entered for premiums in this department shall be housed and exhibited as designated by the Bethany Fair, Inc.

3. Every precaution will be taken to protect exhibits, but neither the Bethany Fair, Inc.,

4-H Clubs, or FFA Chapters will be responsible for any losses or damages to exhibits.

4. Championship competition does not require entry.

5. 4-H and FFA livestock will be shown together.

6. All feed and bedding must be furnished by the exhibitor at his expense.

7. All stalls must be kept clean and refuse disposed of as directed. Any stall or pen left unattended or unclean, the exhibitor will be asked to remove the livestock for the remainder of the show.

8. Exhibitors should accompany their animals to the show and care for them.

9. Only registered animals will be allowed to show in the purebred breeding classes, with the exception of Goats. Registration papers must be furnished.

10. In order to have proper release papers, all pens must pass inspection by department superintendent. Any stall not passing inspection will result in loss of premium money.

11. Please read individual regulations under each Department.

12. Any animal removed from premises without a release from the superintendent will result in an automatic forfeiture of all show premium money. (Also forfeiture of any Harrison County Commissioners money.)

14. Showmanship will be at end of each respective species show. Classes will be divided by age as follows: 15 & up Senior, 12, 13 & 14 Intermediate, 8, 9, 10 & 11 Junior. Bucket Calf exhibitors and Pee Wee sheep and swine exhibitors are not eligible. No Boars or Bulls eligible for showmanship.

15. Definition of Home Raised Animal: Birthing mother of animal exhibited must be family owned and offspring exhibited must be born on the Parents or Grandparents farm.

1. All animals entered must be owned by exhibitor and been fed and cared for and developed as their 4-H project.

2. In case of purebreds, registration or transfer papers must be furnished. Transfers must be made prior to June 1 of the current year. In case of grade animals and in case of partnership registration, the exhibitor must furnish a statement signed by the youth specialist attesting the ownership and to the fact the animals represent a bonafide 4-H project.

3. Entries in the 4-H are limited to members who have passed their 8th birthday and have not passed their 19th birthday before Jan. 1st of the current year.

1. Open only to Missouri and Ringgold and Decatur County, Iowa students enrolled in one of the following types of supervised farming programs during the 2010-11 school year.

　　a. Regularly enrolled students in vocational agriculture classes in high school.

　　b. Active members of an FFA Chapter, can show up to the fourth FFA National Convention after graduation.

　　c. Junior Project workers enrolled in the seventh or eighth grades who were reported on the preliminary supervised farming report for the current year.

2. All animals entered in the FFA classes are required to be the bonafide property of the exhibitor and a part of his regular supervised farming program. The vocational agriculture instructor supervising the members is held responsible for the enforcement of this rule. Instructors must accompany their students to the show and be responsible for their conduct while there. No premium money will be paid to members who must be reprimanded by the fair board for non-conformance of rules.

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