DEPARTMENT F
OPEN SHEEP AMOUNT OFFERED : $ 13,285 THURSDAY , JULY 27 9 AM , AND FRIDAY JULY 28 , 2023 9 AM
SUPERINTENDENTS : Wendell DeVries 815-275-1706 ENTRY FEE : $ 4.00 / entry
Jacob Snook PEN FEE : $ 5.00 / pen
1 . Release time is Saturday after 6:30 pm . NO EXCEPTIONS ! 2 . Entries close July 14 . 3 . All exhibitors showing in open show ONLY must be in place by 11 pm , Wednesday .
See Rule # 12 for Market lamb weigh-in . 4 . The Sheep Show will be open to all exhibitors from Stephenson , Jo Daviess , Carroll , Winnebago , Ogle , Boone ,
Lee , Whiteside , DeKalb and Bureau Counties . 5 . Pen size is 6 ' x 6 '. IMPORTANT : Give the number of animals and number of pens needed . No bedding will be furnished . The Fair Association reserves the right to assign pens and close entries in any department when housing facilities are exhausted . Exhibitors will be allowed one feed / display combo pen only . This is solely at the discretion of the Superintendent .
6 . Animals CANNOT be entered as a Purebred unless they have been recorded in the recognized books of record for their respective breeds and exhibitors must produce certificates of registry at the request of the Superintendent . Lambs must be registered ( applies to Colored Breeds also ). ORIGINAL REGISTRATION PAPERS ( NO COPIES ALLOWED ) MUST BE ON THE GROUNDS AT ALL TIMES . 7 . Read regulations governing Livestock Exhibits at Illinois Fairs on pages in the front this Fair Book . 8 . Check location of pens before unloading and park accordingly . The assignment must be adhered to and no alterations will be allowed . If extra pens are available they will be spaced so all exhibitors will benefit .
9 . The Superintendent reserves the right to limit one ( 1 ) pen for every two ( 2 ) animals entered if lack of space exists .
10 . Sequence of Show will be split between Thursday and Friday : AOB Meat , Dorset , Montadale , Shropshire , Natural Colored , Suffolk , AOB Wool , Southdown , Oxford , Cheviot and Hampshire . Superintendent has the right to change the sequence of the show .
11 . SENIOR LAMB CLASS : Senior Lambs will be 09 / 01 / 22 and after for Columbia , Montadale , Corriedale , Suffolk , Hampshire , Dorset and AOB ( Meat & Wool ). 09 / 01 / 22 to 02 / 15 / 23 and 02 / 16 / 23 and after for Cheviot , Oxford , Shropshire and Southdown . JUNIOR LAMB CLASS : Junior Lambs will be 01 / 01 / 22 and after for all breeds .
12 . Market Show will consist of all market lambs and or ewe lambs . They will consist of three ( 3 ) classes : Light , Medium and Heavy Weight . Lambs must be completely slick shorn within five ( 5 ) days of opening day of the fair . All market lambs will be weighed Tuesday afternoon or on Wednesday . Exact times will be posted by the judges table in the sheep barn . Lambs being sold in the Junior Auction and / or being shown in the open show must be weighed .
13 . All market lambs must have feed and water at all times . Any inhumane treatment of animals such as slapping , shots , shocks , use of alcohol , curry combs , etc . will not be allowed . If found doing these acts , the exhibitor will be asked to leave the grounds and will forfeit all premiums . 14 . All lambs must have their lamb teeth in order to show in the Lamb Classes . 15 . The American and Illinois Southdown Sheep Associations require that all Southdowns be shorn within five ( 5 ) days of the show . Wool may be left below the knees and hocks and also below the eyes and muzzle . 16 . The National Shropshire Association requires that all Shropshire be shorn within five ( 5 ) days of the show . Wool may be left below the knee and hocks and also on top of the poll . 17 . In order to show in pair and flock classes , you need to show in single class first , per State guidelines .
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