~ Swine ~ Project Requirements: All Complete at least seven activities in the project manual each year. Advanced Raise one or more breeding animals and/or market animals. 1. All swine exhibited must meet state health requirements. All animals, both market and breeding, must have a negative test for pseudorabies conducted within 90 days prior to exhibition or be from a validated herd. 2. All pigs shall be farrowed on or after January 1 through March 31 of the current year for the Ford County Fair. All pigs shall be farrowed on or after January 1 and before April 1 of the current year for the Iroquois County Fair. 3. All pigs must be owned by the exhibitor on or before June 1 of the current year. 4. Each exhibitor is allowed to show 3 single barrows and 3 gilts in Iroquois County. Ford County exhibitors may show 4 barrows and 4 gilts. Exhibitors may show more than one breed. 5. All ear notches must be completely healed prior to the fair. The Universal Ear Notch System must be used to notch all animals. 6. All purebred animals exhibited must be registered in the member's and/or family name on or before June 1. Registration papers will be inspected. 7. The order of show will be announced on show day. 8. All sale animals should be market weight. To qualify for the Livestock Sale, they must weigh between 220 and 280 (both Ford & Iroquois), as set by the Livestock Sale Committees. NO EXCEPTIONS!!! 9. Three classes of showmanship will be offered: a. Junior Showmanship = 8-10; b. Intermediate Showmanship = ages 11-13 IROQUOIS COUNTY ONLY c. Senior Showmanship = ages 14 and over 10. The Master Showmanship Contest will be held after the Sr. Showmanship contest. This contest is open to all 4-H members who have won Sr. Showmanship honors this year or in the past. Participants must be enrolled in a swine project this year. The winner or alternate will represent the Swine Department in the 4-H Master Showman Contest at the county level. (All age categories are as of September 1 of the current 4-H year.) 11. A champion and reserve champion will be selected for each breed. 12. The champion in each breed will compete for Grand Champion 13. The reserve champion for the breed chosen as Grand Champion will show for Reserve Grand Champion 14. Ford County Fair - Classes for Berkshire, Chester White, Duroc, Hampshire, Landrace, Poland, Spot, Yorkshire, All Other Breeds, and Crossbred will be offered. 15. Iroquois County Fair - Classes for Berkshire, Chester White, Duroc, Hampshire, Spot, Yorkshire, Crossbred, Landrace, Poland China, and All Other Breeds will be offered. 16. All barrows and gilts will be weighed. 17. Iroquois County Fair - Herdsmanship Award is open to every exhibitor and will be judged on the following: clean pens and alleys, exhibitor and project clean and neat, cooperation with superintendents and fellow exhibitors. Work must be done by the exhibitor. 18. IROQUOIS COUNTY - At the fair board s request no feeding will be allowed in the washrack and animals must be brought to the fair clean. 44
Swine Continued 19. IROQUOIS COUNTY Super Heavyweight and Super Lightweight classes may not compete for the champion. 20. IROQUOIS COUNTY Only woodchips or shavings will be acceptable bedding no straw allowed. 21. Members must follow the Livestock Guidelines listed on page 19 & 20. Choose one Breed and one project Description per entry Breed Purebred Choose from the following: ( Duroc, Hampshire, Berkshire, Yorkshire, Poland, China, Landrace, Chester White, Spot) Crossbred Decription Gilt (maximum of 3 entries for Iroquois or 4 for Ford) Barrow (maximum of 3 entries for Iroquois or 4 for Ford) Breed determination must be made at weigh-in. Iroquois County 4-H & Open Pork Premiere 1. Barrows must have been nominated, ear notched and tattooed before they are 35 days old. Pigs can be purchased by the exhibitor however, the Extension Office must be notified to transfer tattoo information and ownership. Pigs cannot weigh more than the equivalent of 1.0 pound per day of age when tattooed. An official nomination form must be presented at time of weighing. One exhibitor may tattoo 10 head, but exhibit only one. 2. Pigs must be farrowed on or after January 15 of the current year for the Iroquois County Fair. Pigs must be farrowed on or after February 10 of the current year for the Illinois State Fair. 3. Health Papers are required. 4. Entries will be placed on basis of combined carcass merit & pounds of carcass per day of age score. 5. To be eligible for awards, all carcasses must meet the following minimum standards: a. Hot carcass weight of at least 144 pounds b. Backfat, length, and loin eye area standards based on carcass weight as follows: Hot Carcass Backfat Length Loin eye Area Weight Max. In. Min. In. Min. Sq. In. 144-159 lbs. 1.40 29.5 4.50 160-179 lbs. 1.50 30.0 4.75 180 & over 1.60 30.5 5.00 c. In addition, all carcasses must meet the quality score of at least 2 (on a scale of 1 to 5) for color and firmness. 6. The judge will place the live animals on the hoof and then the top twenty will be slaughtered and carcasses placed according to above standard and rate-of-gain score. 7. Check current fair book for times & dates when carcass barrows are to be weighed, & shown. 45
Iroquois County Born & Raised Class 1. Any hog eligible for this show must have been born and raised by an Iroquois County 4-H exhibitor or from an Iroquois County Pork Producer. 2. All 4-H rules apply born no earlier than January 1. Only Iroquois County 4-H members are eligible to show in this show. 3. Sponsorship lists will be made available by March 20. 4. All barrows shown in this show must be purchased from or raised by sponsors of this show. Families who raise their own pigs can be sponsors. Each family (immediate family members only) who farrow their own will not have to pay the sponsorship fee, but must still pay the entry fee. 5. Sponsorship shall consist of a $25 sponsorship fee. 6. All barrows must have matching ear notches from sponsor and must be owned by June 1. 7. All health rules and weight rules run in accordance with 4-H barrow show rules. 8. Show will be run in conjunction with the Iroquois County 4-H Show. 9. 100% of sponsorship money and entry fees will be paid back to exhibitors. 10. To enter in this show make sure the gray swine identification form (mailed to you before fair) is filled out when your barrow crosses the scale. 11. Grand Champion Barrow will sell on the auction as Grand Champion Barrow Iroquois County Born and Raised. FOR 4-H LIVESTOCK ENTRIES ONLY Livestock Project Name Livestock Project name and description must match the 4-H Handbook description, which can be found on our website: http://www.extension.illinois.edu/ford Barrow Gilt Iroquois County Pork Premiere Species (beef, dairy, goat, horse, poultry, rabbit, sheep or swine) Breed Breeding Stock Birth Date Beef Tattoo Number Swine Landrace x This is NOT an entry for Junior or open shows, but is being used for pen assignments only* 4-H Junior Swine X-bred x x x Swine x Open 46
Ford County 4-H Showmanship Classic Program Objectives: 1. To provide an opportunity for 4-H exhibitors to participate in a showmanship contest each year and for 4-Hers to meet other members. 2. To develop an appreciation of other animal species. 3. To establish an experience that promotes pride in the knowledge and care of animals. 4. To increase interest in animal projects. Who is Involved: 1. The top two senior showmanship 4-H exhibitors (age 14 by September 1 of the previous year) from the species of BEEF, GOATS, SHEEP, and SWINE are eligible to compete. 2. Participants are responsible to furnish an animal of each species for the competition. Owner's permission must be obtained in order to borrow animals in other species not owned by the participant. 3. Past county winners may compete in consecutive years as long as they meet the following: a. Have not won the state contest b. Are currently enrolled in 4-H c. Are enrolled in their species project d. Have won their specie Sr. Masters Showmanship that year Process: The top two senior showmanship winners (ages 14 and over) from each species will bring their animals to the Show Barn(s). All competitors will show the same species at the same time, with specie order to be determined by the judges. Should a specie not be represented by a participant that specie will not show in the master showman competition unless it is one of the species shown at the state fair (sheep, swine and beef). The judge will rank, based on performance, each participant. In addition, the judge may ask appropriate questions pertaining to each of the four species. The highest total scoring participant will be awarded the title of Supreme Showperson and receive a Showmanship Classic hat, and plaque. The winner will represent Ford County in the Master Showman Contest at the Illinois State Fair in August. **This program is coordinated by the Ford-Iroquois Extension staff, 4-H Youth Committee, and 4-H Showmanship Classic Committee. 47
Iroquois County 4-H Master Showman Program Guidelines: 1. The Overall Master Showman will be selected from the Master Showman of the following species: (This will also be the order of the show) 1. Horses 2. Swine 3. Sheep 4. Goats 5. Dairy Cattle 6. Beef 2. Exhibitors who have won Master Showmanship honors in their own species will be eligible to compete in the 4-H Master Showman Contest. 3. Participants must be 4-H members 14 years or older. 4. With the assistance of livestock superintendents, each participant must find an animal from each species to show in the contest. 5. Each participant will show 5 species. Contestants will not show their respective specie. The Master of Ceremonies will interview exhibitors while their specie is being shown. 6. Should a specie not be represented by a participant that specie will not show in the master showman competition unless it is one of the species shown at the state fair (sheep, swine and beef). 7. Each class will last approximately ten (10) minutes. 8. The judge will ask each participant a question regarding the species they are showing. Contestants will be ranked by the judge based on their answer and showmanship skills. 9. Participants will be given points (0 5) in each class as follows: a. 0 points = Participant s own species (not showing) b. 1 point = 1 st place c. 2 points = 2 nd place d. 3 points = 3 rd place e. 4 points = 4 th place f. 5 points = 5 th place 10. At the end of the contest, the participant with the least points will be declared the Overall Master Showman. The contestant with the 2nd lowest score will be the alternate. 11. The Overall Master Showman will represent Iroquois County at the Illinois State Fair. If the winner is not able to compete in Springfield, the alternate will represent Iroquois County. 12. In the case of a tie the winner will be the person with the most 1 st place finishes. If there is still a tie, the superintendents will get together and come up with a question(s) that pertains to all species and ask all contestants. 13. Past county winners may compete in consecutive years as long as they meet the following: a. Have not won at state b. Are currently enrolled in 4-H c. Are enrolled in their species d. Have won their specie Sr. Masters Showmanship that year **This program is coordinated by the Ford-Iroquois Extension staff, 4-H Youth Committee, and 4-H Master Showman Committee. 48