DEPARTMENT F

SHEEP

 

Premiums Offered

$14,988.00

Marty Pierceson, Superintendent

Phone 815/438-4792

 

All entries must be in writing.

 

Entries close Saturday before the fair, at 4:00 PM

 

  All animals must be in pens by 4:00 PM Wednesday, ready for judging.  All animals to be entitled to a premium must be entered in their class and must be purebred.  Papers will be checked.  Only first prize winners will be checked. Only first prize winners will be eligible to show in Champion Class.

No exhibitor will be awarded more than two prizes in any one class.

No exhibitor will be allowed to show more than three breeds.

 

  See health requirements governing exhibits in the class.  All sheep must have Scrapie ear tag required by the  IL Department of Agriculture.

 

Entry Fee - $3.00 Per Drive;

Pens - $3.00

Membership Ticket - $15.00

Helpers Ticket - $10.00

  One Helpers Ticket is available for each ten head of sheep exhibited. 

  All exhibitors must have Premise I. D. number on entry form.

  Persons exhibiting must first secure a Membership Ticket.  Awards made by a single expert judge.

 

NO PAPER BEDDING.

Judging will be Friday morning at 8:00 A.M. starting with wethers, with breeding stock to follow.

 

 Animals will be released at 1:00 PM Saturday.

 

Lamb classes break: Cheviot, Shropshire, Oxford, Southdown split on February 15.  Corriedale, Dorset, Hampshire, Suffolk, Montdale on January 1.

 

Premiums: 1st-$22.00, 2nd-$20.00, 3rd-$18.00, 4th-$16.00, 5th-$13.00, 6th-$10.00, 7th-$8.00

 

Champion Ram of Breed    $10.00

Res. Champ. Ram of Breed  $5.00

Champion Ewe of Breed     $10.00

Res. Champ. Ewe of Breed   $5.00

 

Trophies will be awarded to:

Champion Ewe Overall  $100.00

Reserve Ewe Overall           50.00

Champion Ram Overall    100.00

Reserve Ram Overall          50.00

 

Judging to be decided on the best type, uniformity of type of flock exhibited in general fitting, condition, and appearance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

 

CHEVIOT

CORRIEDALE

DORSET

HAMPSHIRE

MONTDALE

OXFORDOWN

SHROPSHIRE

SOUTHDOWN

SUFFOLK

COLUMBIA

ALL OTHER BREEDS

YEARLING RAM

501

516

531

546

561

576

591

606

621

636

650

SENIOR RAM LAMB

502

517

532

547

562

577

592

607

622

637

651

JUNIOR RAM LAMB

503

518

533

548

563

578

593

608

623

638

652

PAIR OF RAM LAMBS

504

519

534

549

564

579

594

609

624

639

653

CHAMPION RAM/ RES. RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEARLING EWE

506

521

536

551

566

581

596

611

626

641

655

SENIOR EWE LAMB

507

522

537

552

567

582

597

612

627

642

656

JUNIOR EWE LAMB

508

523

538

553

568

583

598

613

628

643

657

PAIR OF EWE LAMBS

509

524

539

554

569

584

599

614

629

644

658

CHAMPION EWE RES. EWE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEN OF 3 LAMBS (BOTH SEXES)

511

526

541

556

571

586

601

616

631

646

660

PAIR OF YEARLINGS (RAM & EWE)

512

527

542

557

572

587

602

617

632

647

661

FLOCK (ram any age, 3 ewes, 1 yearling, and 2 ewe lambs)

513

528

543

558

573

588

603

618

633

648

662

PAIR OF YEARLING EWES

514

529

544

559

574

589

604

619

634

649

663

 

 

 

Section 13

          FAT LAMB SHOW

 

   Lambs must be in pens by 6:00 PM Wednesday. Weigh in Wednesday evening.  Class will be determined when weigh-in is complete.  All breeds, whether and/or ewe lambs will compete in the classes listed.

 

Judging will be Friday morning at 8:00 A.M. starting with wethers, with breeding stock to follow.

 

Premiums: 1st-$22.00, 2nd-$18.00, 3rd-$14.00, 4th-$9.00, 5th-$8.00, 6th -$7.00

 

679-Fat Lamb (all weight divisions are to be entered under this number)