Entries due July 15

Animals in Barn by 8:00 p.m. Tuesday

Show Times: Friday, August 8 at 2 p.m.

1. A stall fee of $3.00 per animal will be charged on all entries in this department. Fees must accompany entry forms. Address entries to: Grays Harbor County Fair, PO Box 1229, Elma WA 98541.
2. Entries will not be accepted after July 15. All substitutions must be made by that date.
3. Entry form must include name of animal, breed, age, and classes in which they are entered. All sheep entered in group/pair classes must first show in individual classes.
4. All sheeps being exhibited must have an ear tag with a state flock number. No exceptions. Tags and numbers can, be obtained by calling the Federal Veterinarian office in Olympia. This is a scrapie tracing program and tags are free of cost.
5. All sheeps and goats, except castrated males and those moving directly into slaughter channels, must have official USDA National Scrapie Eradication assigned flock identification.
6. All animals must in the barn until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, prior to opening day. Animals must remain in place until Sunday at 7:00 p.m., subject to special permission by the Fair Manager and the Department Superintendent.
7. Because of limited barn space, those entries received first will receive the first available barn space. The fair reserves the right to limit the number of animals per exhibitor.
8. All animals entered in this department must be accompanied by registration papers. Animals under one year of age may be exhibited if eligible for registration and accompanied by the registration number of the sire and dam.
9. 4-H and FFA exhibitors registered in Grays Harbor County clubs/chapters will be allowed to enter their purebred animals in open classes, and will be entitled to premium moneys. Out of County exhibitors must declare, by entry date, and show in either 4-H, FFA, or Open Class. There will be no cross exhibiting for out of county exhibitors. Appropriate stall fees must be paid by all exhibitors in open classes.
10. No exhibitor may receive more than two premium payments in any one class.
11. Exhibitors are required to perform herdsmanship duties. Exhibitors will be responsible for the entire care of their animals.
12. All animals must be kept unblanketed from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. each day of the fair, except on the show day when animals may be blanketed until showing is completed. Sheep may be blanketed, if accompanied by educational posters as to why.
13. All animals on display at the Grays Harbor County Fair must be entered into competition, except with special permission of the Fair Manager and Department Superintendent.
14. In order to make the show run smoothly, classes will not be held an unreasonable length of time for late entries. The judge may exclude these animals from the judging ring.
15. Feed and supplies may be delivered to the barn before 9:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. There will be no moving vehicles on the fairgrounds at any other times.
16. All ribbons and awards won must be put on display over the animal.
17. For health requirements, please refer to general rules.

Premium Awards:
1st - 60 pts, 2nd - 45 pts, 3rd - 30 pts

SECTIONS:
1. Border Cheviot 8. Suffolk
2. Corriedale 9. Natural Colored
3. Dorset 10. Fleece Goats
4. Hampshire 11. Other Meat Breeds
5. Lincoln (please list)
6. Shropshire 12. Other Wood Breeds
7. Southdown (please list)

CLASSES:
1. YEARLING RAM - over one year, under two years
2. RAM LAMB - under one year
3. PAIR OF RAM LAMBS - bred by exhibitor
4. YEARLING EWE - over one year, under two years
5. PAIR OF YEARLING EWES - bred by exhibitor
6. EWE LAMB - under one year
7. PAIR OF EWE LAMBS - bred by exhibitor
8. YOUNG FLOCK - one ram and two ewes bred by exhibitor
9. FLOCK - one ram, two yearling ewes, and two ewe lambs bred by exhibitor
10. GET OF SIRE - four individuals of any sex by same sire, bred by exhibitor
11. BEST PAIR

SPECIAL RIBBON AWARDS

Ribbons only, will be awarded for each section as follows:

Champion and Reserve Champion Ram
Champion and Reserve Champion Ewe
Supreme Ram (all breeds)
Supreme Ewe (all breeds)