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1 Pearl River County Extension Service 401 West Lamar Street Poplarville, MS msucares.com October 2016 October 5-16 Mississippi State Fair (Jackson, MS) 6 Entries due for Washington Parish Fair Livestock Show 8 Hitting Pay Dirt Show Pig Sale & ShowTec Clinic (Dothan, AL) 9 Giachelli MS Bred Pig Sale (Indianola, MS) 9-10 Bring donations for East Baton Rouge Parish Livestock Club to State Fair 11 4-H Banner Club record books due in County Office 15 4-H Day at the State Fair (Jackson, MS) 17 Registration due for Volunteer U Multi State Conference Entries due for Washington Parish Fair Open Dairy Show Entries due for Rankin County Junior Jackpot Show 19 Pick up State Fair exhibits from County Office 20 Pearl River County 4-H Awards Program (6:00 p.m., Middle School of Poplarville Cafeteria, Poplarville, MS) Washington Parish Fair Livestock Show (Franklinton, LA) 22 State Special Olympic Horse Competitions (Hattiesburg, MS) Washington Parish Fair Open Dairy Show (Franklinton, LA) 28 4-H/MQHA Shadow Program applications due in County Office Rankin County Junior Jackpot Show (Brandon, MS) November 4 Entries due for Jones County 4-H/FFA Jr. Livestock Assn. Fall Frenzy Open Jackpot Show 5 Marshall County Livestock Expo (Holly Springs, MS) Volunteer U Multi State Conference (Arkansas) Jones County 4-H/FFA Jr. Livestock Assn. Fall Frenzy Open Jackpot Show (Laurel, MS) 21 Entries due for Heart of the Delta Jackpot Pig Show Extension Office closed for Thanksgiving holiday 28 Entries due for Pearl River County Cattlemen s Open Jr. Beef Show 30 Entries due for Covington County Winter Classic In This Issue Livestock Information... 2 Horse Information... 5 Congratulations... 5 Volunteer U Multi State Conference... 6 County 4-H Awards Program... 6 State Fair Exhibit Pick-Up... 6 Club Meetings... 7 Programs of Mississippi State University Extension Service are open to all people, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or group affiliation. If you have questions regarding MSU Extension s non-discrimination policies, contact: Juli Rester, Human Resources Management, PO Box 9603, MS State, MS 39762, MSU Extension will provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities or special needs. Please contact our office (Alex Shook, , acs729@msstate.edu) prior to a program or event to request reasonable accommodation.

2 Livestock Information Hitting Pay Dirt Show Pig Sale & ShowTec Clinic (Dothan, AL) October 8, 2016 Giachelli MS Bred Pig Sale (Indianola, MS) October 9, 2016 Washington Parish Fair Livestock Show (Franklinton, LA) October 20-21, 2016 (Entries due October 6) Washington Parish Fair Open Dairy Show (Franklinton, LA) October 22, 2016 (Entries due October 17) Rankin County Junior Jackpot Show (Brandon, MS) October 28-29, 2016 (Entries due October 17) Marshall County Livestock Expo (Holly Springs, MS) November 5, 2016 Jones County 4-H/FFA Jr. Livestock Assn. Fall Frenzy November 18-19, 2016 Open Jackpot Show (Laurel, MS) (Entries due November 4) Pearl River County Cattlemen s Open Jr. Beef Show December 3, 2016 (Poplarville, MS) (Entries due November 28) Covington County Winter Classic (Collins, MS) (Entries due December 10, 2016 November 30) Heart of the Delta Jackpot Pig Show (Belzoni, MS) (Entries December 10, 2016 due November 21) Pearl River County Livestock Show (Poplarville, MS) January 13-14, 2017 (Entries due December 1) Southeast District Livestock Show (Hattiesburg, MS) January 26-29, 2017 (Entries due December 1) Dixie National Livestock Show (Jackson, MS) (Entries due February 2-9, 2017 December 1) Call the Pearl River County Extension Service Office at for information. Be sure to bring your original registration papers, affidavit (for purebred dairy animals), and an official health certificate with each animal identified to the shows. Commercial Heifer and Market Steer Exhibitors Special Notice! All commercial heifers and steers showing at the Mississippi State Fair (and District and Dixie National Junior Round-Up Livestock Shows) must be polled or dehorned with no scurs or re-growth to exceed 1-1/2 inches above the skin line. Remember the minimum weight on commercial heifers is 500 pounds. ALL exhibitors are responsible for weighing their commercial heifers and market steers and declaring their animals show weight on a weight card. Official scales will be made available for weighing livestock. Market Goat Exhibitors Special Notice! Goats may be shown that are polled, dehorned or disbudded with no re-growth to exceed 1-1/2 above the skin line. Removal of horns is not allowed on the show grounds. (continued on next page) 2

3 Livestock Information (continued) Remember the minimum weight of market goats is 40 pounds with no maximum weight for the Mississippi State Fair. ALL exhibitors are responsible for weighing their market goats and declaring their animal s show weight on a weight card. Official scales will be made available for weighing livestock. Commercial Meat Goat Doe Show Exhibitors Special Notice! Remember the minimum weight of commercial meat goat does is 40 pounds with no maximum weight for the Mississippi State Fair. ALL exhibitors are responsible for weighing their commercial meat goat does and declaring their animal s show weight on a weight card. Official scales will be made available for weighing livestock. Market Lamb Exhibitors Special Notice! Remember the minimum weight of market lambs is 70 pounds with no maximum weight for the Mississippi State Fair. ALL exhibitors are responsible for weighing their market lambs and declaring their animal s show weight on a weight card. Official scales will be made available for weighing livestock. Commercial Dairy Heifer Exhibitors Special Notice! Remember the minimum weight of commercial dairy heifers is 200 pounds for the Mississippi State Fair. District and Dixie National Reminders * Animals with pending registration numbers after January 5, 2017, will not be allowed to show at the District and Dixie National Junior Round-Up Livestock Shows, unless extenuating circumstances are presented in writing to the Rules Committee within 5 days of the deadline date. Animal registration information will be verified electronically before the show. * For some purebred dairy cattle exhibitors: A signed affidavit by the current owner, exhibitor, exhibitors parent or guardian and Extension Agent or FFA Advisor stipulating to the fact that the exhibitor is in possession and has ownership of the animal for the purposes of showing at any Mississippi Junior Dairy Show for the dates recorded on the affidavit. All other rules concerning possession, housing and care of the animal would still apply as per Mississippi show rules and regulations. (continued on next page) 3

4 Livestock Information (continued) * When junior dairy exhibitors show a purebred dairy animal using the affidavit, they should have the original affidavit and a copy of their dairy animal s registration certificate in their possession. For more information, call the Pearl River County Extension Service Office at Adopted 4-H Livestock Club The Wilkinson County 4-H Livestock Club has adopted a 4-H Livestock Club in East Baton Rouge Parish that suffered complete losses of their equipment, supplies, feed and some animals during the flooding in August. The youth (6 to 10 families) had swine, poultry, rabbits and beef cattle. On September 24, Wilkinson County Livestock Club conducted a fundraiser and raised several hundred dollars that are being used to order supplies and equipment to help these 4-H ers get back on their feet. If you would like to contribute new or gently used equipment (water buckets, feeders, feed buckets, brushes, show sticks, etc.) or make a monetary donation for the East Baton Rouge Livestock Club through Wilkinson County 4-H Club, items and money can be brought to the State Fair October 9-10 and given to Adriene Ashley (Ashley Farms) in the swine barn or locate Wilkinson County Ag Agent Lionel Brown on Monday, October 10. If you have questions, call Lionel Brown at , Ann Davis at or or Adriene Ashley at H Newsletter Online If you would like, you can view the newsletter online at At the top of the page, put the cursor on Offices and click County Extension Offices. Then click Pearl River and then click County 4-H. Click the newsletter link, and the newsletter will open. Look for Pearl River County 4-H on Facebook! Like our pages to keep up with upcoming programs. 4

5 Horse Information Special Olympics Horse Competitions Purposeful Refuge and Lamar County Turners N Burners 4-H Horse Club are sponsoring the Mississippi State Special Olympic Horse Competitions on Saturday, October 22, 2016, in the Forrest County Multipurpose Center at 962 Sullivan Drive in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Admission is free. Go and cheer for their Special Friends as they compete! If you have any questions, please call the office at H/MQHA Shadow Program Are you interested in being a part of the LARGEST quarter horse show in the south? If so, the 4-H/MQHA Shadow Program is for you! Be sure to mark February 16-19, 2017 on your calendar. Plan to spend an hour, a day, or all week. This program is meant to expose senior age 4-H ers (14-18 as of January 1, 2016) to the behind the scenes action of putting on a world class quarter horse show (the Dixie National Quarter Horse Show). 4-H ers will also be exposed to some of the top industry leaders and have one-on-one educational time with them! Educational stations will include Announcer, Paddock, Horse Sale, Arena Crew, Ribbons and Equine Expo. All Shadow Program participants present on Friday night will be featured in the opening ceremony of the Freestyle Reining performance. Completed applications (including essay and reference letter) are due in the Pearl River County Extension Service Office by October 28, Call the office at for more information. Congratulations! Congratulations to Olivia Branum who won first place with her Senior 4-H Beef record book! As a result of this win, Olivia will be participating in National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, GA in November! Harvey Mitchell won third place and a blue ribbon with his Junior 4-H Beef record book, and Ben Fowler won a blue ribbon with his Junior 4-H Pet Care record book. I m very proud of these 4-H ers for completing their record books. I would love to see more record books completed next year. I ll be glad to help you. 5

6 Volunteer U Multi State Conference The Volunteer U Multi State Conference will be held November 11-13, 2016 at the C. A. Vines 4-H Center in Arkansas. This is an excellent opportunity for 4-H volunteers to get motivated. This is an educational and fun conference! Workshop sessions will include 4-H Club Management and Volunteer Best Practices, Positive Youth Development, 4-H Science (STEM) programs, Healthy Living programs, Citizenship/Leadership programs, funshops, and more. The cost for the conference $175 (3 people per room), $185 (2 people per room) or $195 (1 person per room), which includes meals, and lodging. Some funds are available from Pearl River County 4-H. The deadline for registering is October 17, If you are interested in participating in this conference, call the Pearl River County Extension Service Office at Pearl River County 4-H Awards Program The Pearl River County 4-H Awards Program will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. in the Middle School of Poplarville Cafeteria. Be sure to put this date and time on your calendar! You don t want to miss the program! State Fair Exhibits If you had exhibits that were taken to the State Fair, please come by the Pearl River County Extension Service Office on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, to pick up your exhibits. We will dispose of any exhibits that have not been taken from our office by Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. 6

7 4-H Ambassadors The Pearl River County 4-H Ambassadors will meet on Monday, November 7, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. in the Extension Auditorium. Please make plans to attend this meeting. Pearl River County 4-H Ambassadors Monday, November 6:00 p.m. Extension Auditorium Blazin Saddles 4-H Club Tuesday, October 5:30 p.m. Fairgrounds Arena Sharmon Shiyou ( ) Tuesday, October 5:30 p.m. Fairgrounds Arena Tuesday, October 6:00 p.m. sharp - Fairgrounds Arena Fun Show Tuesday, November 5:30 p.m. Fairgrounds Arena Tuesday, November 5:30 p.m. Fairgrounds Arena Friday & Saturday, November 11 & 12 - Cowboy s Camp: Sign up early with Chia, $65 for the weekend Tuesday, November 5:30 p.m. Fairgrounds Arena Tuesday, November 22 - no practice - Happy Thanksgiving Tuesday, November 6:00 p.m. sharp - Fairgrounds Arena Fun Show Clover 4-H Club Monday, November 5:00 p.m. Extension Auditorium Pat Jones ( ) Monday, December 5:00 p.m. Extension Auditorium Lucky 13 4-H Club Thursday, October 5:15 p.m. Extension Auditorium Connie Williams ( ) Thursday, November 5:15 p.m. Extension Auditorium Lucky 13 4-H Robotics Club Tuesday, October 5:00 p.m. Extension Auditorium April Fowler (gardenchild@hotmail.com) Tuesday, November 5:00 p.m. Extension Auditorium Megabots 4-H Club Thursday, October 4:00 p.m. 36 Orchard Lane Aimee Ryals ( ) Thursday, October 4:00 p.m. Picayune, MS Thursday, November 4:00 p.m. Alex Shook Extension Agent Ag/4-H Pearl River County 401 West Lamar Street Poplarville, MS

8 October 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Mississippi State Fair (5-16) Entries due for Washington Parish Fair Livestock Show 7 8 Hitting Pay Dirt show Pig Sale & ShowTec Clinic Dothan, AL 9 Giachelli MS Bred Pig Sale Indianola, MS Mississippi State Fair (5-16) Bring donations for East Baton Rouge Parish Livestock Club to State Fair 4-H Banner Club record books due in County Office 5:00 p.m. Lucky 13 4-H Robotics Club Extension Aud :00 p.m. Megabots 4-H Club 36 Orchard Lane, Picayune, MS H Day at the State Fair Jackson, MS Volunteer U Multi State Conf. reg. due Entries due for Washington Parish Fair Open Dairy Show and Rankin Co. Jr. Jackpot Show Pick up State Fair exhibits from County Office Washington Parish Fair Livestock Show Franklinton, LA (20-21) 6:00 p.m. County 4-H Awards Program Middle School of Poplarville Cafeteria State Special Olympic Horse Competitions Hattiesburg, MS Washington Parish Fair Dairy Show Franklinton, MS :00 p.m. Megabots 4-H Club 36 Orchard Lane, Picayune, MS 5:15 p.m. Lucky 13 4-H Club Extension Aud H/MQHA Shadow Program applications due in County Office 29 Rankin County Junior Jackpot Show Brandon, MS 30 31

9 November 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Entries due for Jones County 4-H/FFA Jr. Livestock Assn. Fall Frenzy Open Jackpot Show 5 Marshall County Livestock Expo Holly Springs, MS 6 7 6:00 p.m. Pearl River County 4-H Ambassadors Extension Auditorium :00 p.m. Megabots 4-H Club 36 Orchard Lane Picayune, MS 5:15 p.m. Lucky 13 4-H Club Extension Auditorium Volunteer U Multi State Conference Arkansas (11-13) :00 p.m. Clover 4-H Club Extension Auditorium 15 5:00 p.m. Lucky 13 4-H Robotics Club Extension Auditorium Jones County 4-H/FFA Jr. Livestock Assn. Fall Frenzy Open Jackpot Show Laurel, MS Entries due for Heart of the Delta Jackpot Pig Show Extension Office closed for Thanksgiving Holidy Entries due for Pearl River County Cattlemen s Open Jr. Beef Show Entries due for Covington County Winter Classic