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Meat
Pen of Rabbits
Tattooing of Meat Pen Rabbits will be on Saturday, August 26, from
10:00
a.m.—Noon at the Extension office parking lot.
Secretary/Treasurer
Books
Secretary books should run from the beginning of the current 4-H year
until the fair. The treasurer’s books should have a fiscal year of
September 1, 2005, through August 31, 2006.
When turned in at the fair, all books should be complete and the
treasurer’s book audited and final. Club name, officer’s name and age
need to be on the front cover.
Livestock
Bedding
Each exhibitor is
responsible for the proper bedding of their livestock project. The three recommended beddings for the 2006 fair
will be straw, mulch, and wood shavings. There will be no stock piling
of bedding and several vendors will have baled shavings for sale on the
grounds. We would like to suggest that each exhibitor take all steps to
ensure that clean bedding is under their animal at all times throughout
the week. In some cases, it is necessary to spread livestock lime, then
shavings, and then straw or mulch to absorb the urine and the ammonia
odor. Cleaning of pens is essential.
Cleanliness
is important! Keeping the pen
and area around it clean and dry is very important. Sweeping is an
essential part of your animal project. This process needs to be done
more than once a day and is everyone’s responsibility. We want to send
a positive message regarding the care of animals to all fair-goers and
prospective buyers. Large crowds view the barns in the evening, so keep
the pens clean. Another part of care is to be the
animals have feed and water in containers that won’t
spill or tip. Cleanliness and care is a constant job while your animal
is at the fair.
ALL pens must be completely cleaned out by 8:00
p.m. Sunday or immediately following the loading out of your market
livestock. Exhibitors will be notified of any changes in this status.
Livestock
Sale Times
Three sales will be taking
place at the fair this year. The times are as
follows:
JUNIOR FAIR LIVESTOCK SALE
Thursday, September 21 -
4:00 p.m.
Livestock Arena
Lambs - Steers - Hogs
DAIRY PRODUCTS SALE
Friday, September 22 -
2:30 p.m. Livestock Arena
JR FAIR
SMALL ANIMAL SALE
Saturday, September 23 -
3:00 p.m.
Hog Arena
Meat Pen Rabbits, Broilers, Market Dairy Goats
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