Sheep
Co-Superintendents : * Leroy Connolly or Mary Connolly 479-426-4257 Entry / Nomination fee $ 8.00 per head / per class Grooming Chutes $ 15 one per family Market Lambs Enter at : https :// bentonar . fairwire . com before May 31 , 2024 Ownership / Nomination before May 31 , 2024 ** NO LATE ENTRIES Nose printing June 1st 8 to 10 at the fairgrounds Breeding Sheep Enter at : https :// bentonar . fairwire . com before July 1 , 2024 Ownership / Nomination before July 1 , 2024 ** NO LATE ENTRIES Arrive Sunday , Sept . 22nd from 3-5pm or Monday Sept . 23rd from 7am-12pm Weigh-in Monday , Sept . 23rd from 1-2 pm
This department is open to junior exhibitors as defined in the Benton County Fair General Livestock Rules . All general livestock rules of the fair apply to this department . In addition , the exhibitors in this section are subject to the following regulations .
Sheep rules : 1 . All general and junior livestock rules of the fair apply to this department .
2 . All exhibitors must be an ACTIVE Benton County 4-H of FFA member in Good Standing at the time of nomination / entry as well as time of the fair , by entering any projects in the Benton County Fair in Arkansas , you acknowledge that you have not and will not exhibit any projects ( livestock , crafts , canned goods , etc .) in any county fair in this calendar year .
3 . Sheep will be inspected on trailers before entering the fair gates . Market lambs must be slick shorn at this time . No covers will be allowed at inspection . Sheep showing symptoms of disease , particularly fungus , ringworm , foot rot , sore mouth , sheep pox , scrapie , and uncontrollable rectal prolapsed will not be allowed to show and must be removed from the grounds .
4 . Market lamb exhibitors will be allowed to nominate six , however show , only three Market Lambs , wethers or ewes , weighing at least 80 lbs . may be shown and must have their baby teeth . One of these can be shown in the Commercial Ewe Class . But must be entered .
5 . Grand or Reserve Champion lamb in the market lamb show CANNOT be shown in the commercial ewe class . Exhibitors showing the Grand or Reserve will have the option to substitute another ewe lamb owned by the exhibitor for this class . 6 . All market lambs must be owned by the exhibitor by May 31st .. 7 . PAIRS will consist of two market lambs owned by the same person , they will be judged on quality and uniformity .
8 . GROUP OF FIVE ( 5 ) entries must all be market lambs , must all be from the same 4-H Club or FFA Chapter , and must compete in the same contest . Cloverbuds may compete with older 4-Hers and FFA ( in GROUP OF 5 ) the group must be made up of five market lambs from at least three exhibitors . Each club or chapter may use no more than seven people to show the lambs . One entry per Club or Chapter .
9 . All breeding animals must be judged by breeds or in commercial class . Animals in breed classes must have registration papers in exhibitor ’ s name for thirty days prior to
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