DEPARTMENT E - MARKET LAMBS

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1 DEPARTMENT E - MARKET LAMBS Superintendents: Dale Lanham, Kathy Brazle Show Date: Saturday, September 30, following commercial ewe show Judge: Brian Reilly MARKET LAMB RULES 1. Only wether lambs are eligible to show in the market lamb show. 2. Weighing, sifting of market lambs will begin at 2:00 p.m. and end at 6:00 p.m., Friday, September. 29 in the sheep barn. 3. Market lambs are released at the conclusion of the show. Exhibitors wanting to sell their lambs are responsible to take them to the holding pen. 4. Market lambs will show by division: Division 1: Dorsets Division 2: Southdowns Division 3: Speckled face, will include all white face-influenced crossbreds Division 4: Blackface Light weight Division 5: Blackface Medium light weight Division 6: Blackface Medium weight Division 7: Blackface Medium heavy weight Division 8: Blackface Heavy weight **Black face divisions will be suffolks, hamps, naturals, shropshires and crossbreds, broken by weight into 3 to 4 classes per division. 5. All division winners will show for Grand Champion Market Lamb. The top five overall lambs will be selected from the 8 division champion and 8 division reserves. 6. The Sheep Barn is closed from Midnight - 5:00 a.m. on Friday. The barn will be off-limits to all individuals with the exception of show officials. 7. Market lambs must: a. Weigh at least 90 pounds b. Have lamb teeth in place c. Be free from testicle and castration scar tissue 8. All market lambs and commercial ewes must be "slick shorn," above the knee and hock joints, including the head, before arrival on the grounds. A maximum of 0.2 (two tenths) inch of wool is permitted. 9. Touch-up clipping only with battery-operated clippers, scissors or hand shears will be allowed. No artificial coloring or use of adhesives is allowed on market lambs. 10. No blocking tables are permitted on the grounds in the sheep/goat division. Blowers will be allowed for sheep and goats. 11. Soft muzzles are permitted in your livestock pen only. Muzzles must be removed from an animal any time they are taken from their pen. Drenching is only permitted in your pen. 12. Identification: All lambs must be tagged on or before June 15, 2017 with an official 4-H/FFA EID tag. A completed nomination form with a DNA sample must be postmarked by June 15, Breed Classification - During check-in, all market lambs will be classified by breed into the proper Division, regardless of the breed designation on entry form. The decision of the Classifier is final. 14. One bag of wood shavings or chips will be provided for each pen. Additional bags are available for a fee.

2 15. Communicable Disease/Club Lamb Fungus - Sheep will be visually inspected by a Show veterinarian for sore mouth, infectious skin lesions (ringworm) and general health. This will be done as you check your sheep in starting at 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 29. All blankets must be completely removed from all sheep. Any lamb found to be infected with active fungal lesions or other health problems must be removed from the building. Any sheep may be required to undergo a second health inspection at the Superintendent s request. 16. All exhibitors of market lambs must give their intent to either sell at the base bid or take their lamb home. This intent must be given at weigh-in. 17. Once lambs have been checked in, they are not allowed inside trailers for any reason. Lambs are required to stay in and around the sheep barn and are not permitted in the beef or goat barn. Failure to comply will result in disqualification from the Show. 18. Showing and Handling of Sheep - An exhibitor and a lamb may be disqualified from the Show for using showmanship techniques which are deemed excessive or are inhumane treatment of an animal. This shall include but is not limited to the lifting of the front legs from the ground by pulling the animal from the head and neck. Disqualification applies to the animal being shown at the time of infraction and also disqualification will be administered by the Superintendent or the Superintendent's designate but can be initiated by the Show judge. During the judge s inspection or handling, all four feet of the animal are required to be in contact with the ground. 19. Each exhibitor is responsible to check in his/her base bid lamb(s) at the gathering pen beginning at 4:00 p.m. Saturday. Lambs will be accepted until 15 minutes after the completion of the showmanship contest MARKET LAMB PREMIUM LIST Premiums will be paid to at least half the class, but will not be paid past 10th place. Amounts will be based on a percentage of the entries per class. Division 71- DORSET CHAMPION DORSET LAMB Award sponsored by Smith Family Dorsets Division 72 - SOUTHDOWN MARKET LAMBS CHAMPION SOUTHDOWN LAMB RESERVE CHAMPION SOUTHDOWN LAMB Division 73: Speckled face, will include all white-face influenced crossbreds Award sponsored by Harris Show Lambs, Abilene, Kansas Division 74: Blackface Light weight Award sponsored by Evan Winchester Family, Liberal, Kansas Division 75: Blackface Medium light weight Award sponsored by Harris Show Lambs, Abilene, Kansas

3 Division 76: Blackface Medium weight Award sponsored by Evan Winchester Family, Liberal, Kansas Division 77: Blackface Medium heavy weight Award sponsored by Harris Show Lambs, Abilene, Kansas Division 78: Blackface Heavy weight Award sponsored by Floyd Club Lambs, Johnson, Kansas **Black face divisions will be suffolks, hamps, naturals, shropshires and crossbreds, broken by weight into 3 to 4 classes per division. GRAND CHAMPION LAMB $2,000 cash award sponsored by the Kansas Jr. Livestock Show Wristwatch sponsored by Hugh and Linda Nicks, Maize, Kansas Award sponsored by Jim Maddox, State Farm Insurance, Wichita, Kansas RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION LAMB $1,000 cash award sponsored by the Kansas Jr. Livestock Show Award sponsored by Dale and Vickie Lanham, Yates Center, Kansas Third Best Overall Lamb $900 Cash Award sponsored by TSB Hay Grinding, LLC, Hillsboro, Kansas, in honor of Sue Brown Fourth Best Overall Lamb $600 Cash Award sponsored by TSB Hay Grinding, LLC, Hillsboro, Kansas, in honor of Sue Brown Fifth Best Overall Lamb $300 Cash Award sponsored by TSB Hay Grinding, LLC, Hillsboro, Kansas, in honor of Sue Brown DEPARTMENT F - REGISTERED AND COMMERCIAL EWES Superintendent: Dale Lanham Show Date: Registered ewes, Friday, September 29, 7:00 p.m.; Commercial Ewes, 8 a.m. Saturday, September 30 Judge: Brian Reilly REGISTERED BREEDING EWE RULES: 1. All ewes must be registered in the exhibitor's name no later than July 1, Breed associations that issue ear tags should use registration ear tags. Registration papers must accompany all breeding ewes at check-in on Friday. 2. All registered ewe exhibitors will enter a number of ewes (1 or 2) by breed and not have to designate age or name of their animal on the entry form.

4 2. Yearling ewes must be born on or between September 1, 2015 and August 31, Ewe lambs must be born on or after September 1, If an adequate number of ewe lambs are admitted, they will be split into two or more classes by age. 3. All ewes must be identified with an official USDA premise scrapie ID tag. Inspection will take place at the Health Check Station. PREMIUMS FOR REGISTERED BREEDING EWES Premiums will be paid to at least half the class, but will not be paid past 10th place. Amounts will be based on a percentage of the entries per class. DIVISION 81 - DORSET CHAMPION DORSET EWE Award sponsored by Star Dust Sheep Farm, Terry & Sherry Nelson and Helen Selsor, Lincolnville, Kansas DIVISION 82 - HAMPSHIRE CHAMPION HAMPSHIRE EWE Award sponsored by K2 Ranch, Doug and Lisa Holthaus, Tribune, Kansas RESERVE CHAMPION HAMPSHIRE EWE DIVISION 83 - SUFFOLK CHAMPION SUFFOLK EWE Award sponsored by K2 Ranch, Doug and Lisa Holthaus, Tribune, Kansas DIVISION 84 - AOB Must be registered ewe from any breed other than listed divisions. Please identify the breed on the entry forms CHAMPION AOB EWE DIVISION 85 SHROPSHIRE CHAMPION SHROPSHIRE EWE Award Sponsored by Nelson Family Show Lambs RESERVE CHAMPION SHROPSHIRE EWE Award Sponsored by Marcy Family, Leoti KS DIVISION 86 MONTADALE CHAMPION MONTADALE EWE DIVISION 87 SOUTHDOWN EWE CHAMPION SOUTHDOWN

5 RESERVE CHAMPION SOUTHDOWN EWE GRAND CHAMPION REGISTERED EWE $500 CASH AWARD SPONSORED BY KANSAS JR. LIVESTOCK SHOW RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION REGISTERED EWE $300 CASH AWARD SPONSORED BY KANSAS JR. LIVESTOCK SHOW 3rd PLACE REGISTERED EWE $200 CASH AWARD SPONSORED BY KANSAS JR.LIVESTOCK SHOW 4 th PLACE REGISTERED EWE $100 CASH AWARD SPONSORED BY KANSAS JR. LIVESTOCK SHOW 5 th PLACE REGISTERED EWE $ 50 CASH AWARD SPONSORED BY KANSAS JR. LIVESTOCK SHOW COMMERCIAL EWES Show Date: Saturday, September 30, 8 a.m. COMMERCIAL EWE RULES: 1. Identification: All commercial ewes must be tagged on or before June 15, 2017 with an official 4-H/FFA EID tag. A completed nomination form with a DNA sample must be postmarked by June 15, No registration papers are required. 3. Yearling ewes may not have more than two permanent incisors in wear. Ewe lambs must be born on or after January 1, 2017 and have all baby teeth in place. The ewe lamb classes will be split by weight as necessary. All breeds and crossbreds are combined. 4. Commercial ewe lambs will show by divisions: Each of the 4 divisions will have several classes broken by weight. PREMIUMS FOR COMMERCIAL EWES Premiums will be paid to at least half the class, but will not be paid past 10th place. Amounts will be based on a percentage of the entries per class. DIVISION 88 - YEARLING COMMERCIAL EWES DIVISION 1 Champion and Reserve Champion DIVISION 89 - COMMERCIAL EWE LAMBS DIVISION 2 Champion and Reserve Champion DIVISION 3 Champion and Reserve Champion DIVISION 4 Champion and Reserve Champion DIVISION 5 Champion and Reserve Champion

6 All division champion and reserve champions will show for the top 5 commercial ewes. GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND COMMERCIAL EWE Award sponsored by Stroble Club Lambs, Longton, Kansas $500 CASH AWARD SPONSORED BY KANSAS JR. LIVESTOCK SHOW $100 cash award sponsored by Syndicate Club Lambs, Lawrence, Kansas $100 Cash Award sponsored by Suderman Club Lambs, Hillsboro, Kansas RESERVE CHAMPION COMMERCIAL EWE Award sponsored by Allen and Paula Dinkel, Junction City, Kansas $400 cash award sponsored by Kansas Jr. Livestock Show $50 cash award sponsored by Syndicate Club Lambs, Lawrence, Kansas $50 Cash Award sponsored by Suderman Club Lambs, Hillsboro, Kansas 3 rd Place Overall Ewe $300 cash award sponsored by Kansas Jr. Livestock Show 4 th Place Overall Ewe $200 cash award sponsored by Kansas Jr. Livestock Show 5 th Place Overall Ewe $100 cash award sponsored by Kansas Jr. Livestock Show