Dwight Anderson, Superintendent

Brooke Anderson, Terry Gilliland,

Kevin Marotz, Doug Temme Assistant Superintendents

A. Animals must enter through the WEST GATE.

B. See 4-H Animals-General Rules and Animal Health Requirements, for specific health requirements and other rules pertaining to livestock entries.

C. Dairy animals will be judged by breeds in the age group as listed. Each exhibitor is eligible to show no more than three animals. If these three animals meet the requirements they may be shown as a Junior Herd.

D. Dismissal Policy - Grand and Reserve Champion Cows are required to stay. All other lactating cows will be released providing 4-Her has at least one other 4-H dairy cow/heifer staying at the fair.

E. All entries are due in the UNL Extension-Wayne County Office prior to fair. See 4-H Animals-General Rules.

F. Champion and Reserve Champion may be picked for each breed if they receive a purple or blue in their individual class. Grand and Reserve Champion Dairy Animal will be selected from the breed champions and awarded trophies.

A Grand and Reserve Junior Champion will be chosen from exhibits in classes G-(  )-10 thru G-( )-70 from the top purple calf from each class, then adding the second purple for reserve if there is a second purple. Will be decided at time of show. These will be in addition to the other Grand and Reserve Champion trophies.

G. Best Producing Cow based on the current 305 day M.E. or most recent 305 complete lactation if no M.E. is available. 

H. Dairy Premiums

Purple $6.00, Blue $5.00, Red $4.00, White $3.00

Dairy Classes:

Dairy animals will be judged by the following breeds - any cross-bred dairy animal will be shown as a separate breed. Insert Section Number Between ( ) for each class entered.

Ayrshires: Section 41          Brown Swiss: Section 42

Guernseys: Section 43       Holstein: Section 44

Jersey: Section 45               Milking Shorthorn: Section 46

Cross-bred: Section 47

G-( )-10 Junior calves (born 3-1-08 to 4-30-08)

G-( )-20 Intermediate calves (12-1-07 to 2-28-08)

G-( )-30 Senior calves (born 9-1-07 to 11-30-07)

G-( )-40 Summer yearling (born 6-1-07 to 8-31-07)

G-( )-50 Spring yearling (born 3-1-07 to 5-31-07)

G-( )-60 Winter yearling (born 12-1-06 to 2-28-07)

G-( )-70 Fall yearling (born 9-1-06 to 11-30-06)

G-( )-80 Dry Cows Any Age

G-( )-90 2 year old (born 9-1-05 to 8-31-06)

G-( )-100 Cows 3 yrs. old (9-1-04 to 8-31-05)

G-( )-110 Cows 4 yrs. old (9-1-03 to 8-31-04)

G-( )-120 Cows 5 years and over (prior to 9-1-03)

G-( )-130 Dairy herd class. 3 females, at least one of the 3 must be a cow that is freshened and has been fresh long enough to have completed a 305 day record M.E or most recent 305 day lactation if no M.E. is available. At least one animal must qualify "bred by exhibitor," and all 3 must be the same breed. Points based on dairy herd score card. Must have a 4-H production record available, also. Official DHIA or DHIR records are preferred. Official DHIA or DHIR records will receive full points. Owner sampler records may be used but 5 points will be deducted from score.

Dairy Club Pens

G-44-914 Club Pen of 3 junior females-each club may exhibit two pens shown by two or more exhibitors.

G-44-915 Club Pen of 3 senior females-each club may exhibit two pens shown by two or more exhibitors.