IROQUOIS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL & 4-H CLUB FAIR ARBA RABBIT SHOW SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017 STARTING @ 8:00 A.M. LOCATED 2 MILES NORTH OF CRESCENT CITY, IL ON ROUTE 49 JUDGES: Adam McCabe Rex Hall Dick Gehr Open Rabbits show in Showbarn Youth Rabbits show in Rabbit Building
Department I - Rabbits OPEN & YOUTH SANCTIONED Sunday, July 23, 2017 8:00 A.M. $2500.00 Offered In This Department Superintendent - Darrel Clatterbuck - 815-486-7481 Assistants - Laverne Ritzma, Julie Lange, Kim Nakaerts, Jean Ritzma & Larry Wauthier ***Premise ID is voluntary 1. The general rules of the Iroquois County Agricultural and 4-H Club Fair shall apply in this department. 2. This is an official ARBA sanctioned show and will be governed by the latest rules of said association. 3. All entries for this show should be made at the fairgrounds on Sunday, July 23 by 8:00 A.M. Each exhibitor must fill out their own entry form and show cards. Filing of entry blank indicates your acceptance of the show rules. Exhibitor must use ARBA entry sheet. (Social Security Number will be required) 4. We reserve the right to substitute other judges in case those selected are unable to serve. 5. Entry fees: $1.50 per head; $2.00 single fryer; and meat pens $2.50. Youth entry fees same as adult. Classes will be shown for fur points only (no entry fee). ALL exhibitors will be charged $1.00/class sanction/allottment fee. Entry Regular Class would be $1.50 class + $1.00 = $2.50. Single Fryer classs would be $2.00 + $1.00 = $3.00. Meat Pen classes would be $2.50 + $100 = $3.50 6. Exhibitor must have all entries in to start judging promptly at 8:00 A.M.. Rabbits will judge in the show barn. 9. This association will not be responsible for loss from fire, theft, accidents or destruction. Every precaution will be taken to prevent same. 10. All specimens must be permanently and legibly earmarked or judge has the discretion to disqualify. 11. No one except the judges, show officials or owner will be allowed to handle the rabbits. Breeding of animals in the showroom will not be permitted. 12. Make all checks payable to: Iroquois County Agricultural and 4-H Club Fair Association. 13. Exhibitors will have their premium check mailed. Ribbons will not be mailed; they should be picked up the day of the show. Premiums will be void after 60 days 14. All breeds not listed will be paid $2.00 for Best of Breed and $1.00 for Best Opposite providing 10 or more are shown in that breed. Specials will not be paid if 10 or more are not shown per breed. 15. If 3 or more breeders show 10 or more animals within a breed than that breed will be sanctioned next year providing fair board approval and sufficient funds. If 3 or more breeders do NOT show 10 animals within a breed, then the breed sanction will be dropped. 16. An exhibitor will be paid a maximum of two premiums in any one class. Points will be awarded for all entries earning them.
. 17. ALL EXHIBITORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BUY AN EXHIBITOR PASS FOR $12.00. GATE ADMISSION WILL BE CREDITED TOWARD PRICE OF PASS. This pass allows you to view our fair 18. There must be 10 or more rabbits shown, in the breed sweepstakes, before the show has to pay the guaranteed specials required by the Specialty club under the sweepstakes rule. 19. No dogs allowed on fairgrounds. 20. The ARBA host club has reserved the right to refuse entries from all locations within 150 miles which has had a confirmed outbreadk of RCD/RHD/VHA within the past 60 days of the entry deadline. OPEN - SWEEPSTAKES - ARBA Approved Sanctions Florida Whites ~ New Zealand ~ Californians ~ Holland Lops ~ Mini Lops ~ Mini Rex ~ Havanas ~ Himalayans ~ Champagne D'Argent - English Spots YOUTH - SWEEPSTAKES - ARBA Approved Sanctions Californian ~ Havanas ~ Mini Lops ~ Mini Rex ~ New Zealands Also approved Sweepstakes Show by the following Illinois Specialty Clubs: OPEN Meat Pens & Single Fryers - Florida Whites - New Zealand Californians - Illinois Mini Lops - Illinois Mini Rex YOUTH Meat Pens & Single Fryers - Californians - Illinois Mini Lops - Illinois Mini Rex - Illinois Netherland Dwarfs - Illinois New Zealand The 2017 ARBA National Convention will be held in Indianapolis, IN on October 1-5, 2017 OFFICIAL ARBA OPEN & YOUTH SANCTIONED SHOW Eric Stewart, Executive Director PO Box 5667 Bloomington, IL. 61702 Membership Dues: Adult $20.00 or $50.00 for 3 years Comb. Husband/wife $30.00 or $75.00 for 3 years. Youth $12.00 or $30.00 for 3 years. ILLINOIS RABBIT BREEDERS, INC. Norma Hart, Secretary 190 N. First Ave. Coal City, Illinois 60416 Sanction Fee - $15.00 o/y Dues Adult - $7.00; Youth - $4.00 Club Affiliated Adult - $6.00; Club Affiliated Youth - $4.00 JUDGING WILL START PROMPTLY AT 8:00 A.M.
ALL OPEN SANCTIONED BREEDS WITH 10 OR MORE SHOWN BY 3 OR MORE EXHIBITORS WILL BE PAID ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING PREMIUMS PER CLASS: $5.00 $4.00 $3.50 $3.00 $6.00 Best of Breed and $3.00 Best Opposite All sweepstakes will be governed by the latest club rules and specials will be added as required by the sanctioned breeds. ADULT MEAT PENS ALL BREEDS $20.00 $15.00 $10.00 $5.00 Meat pens will consist of three (3) rabbits - all the same breed and variety. Age limit not over ten (10) weeks, weight limit 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 pounds per rabbit in pen. ADULT SINGLE FRYER ALL BREEDS $20.00 $15.00 $10.00 $5.00 Single Fryers - not over ten (10) weeks of age, weight 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 pounds. Best of Show Adult Rabbit Trophy donated by Dr. Sarah Ochs - Bond OFFICIAL FLORIDA WHITES SWEEPSTAKE SHOW Jane Meyer, 1795 N 1800 E Rd, Thawville, IL 60968 Sanction Fees: Open $10.00, Youth $5.00 Combination $10.00 Dues: Adult $7.00, Youth $5.00 ILLINOIS FLORIDA WHITE SPECIALTY CLUB Jane Meyer, 1795 N 1800 E Rd, Thawville, IL 60968 Sanction Fee - $3.00 open & youth; Dues - $3.00 per household OFFICIAL CALIFORNIAN SWEEPSTAKES SHOW Jerry Hicks - 10698 Prairie Creek Creek - New Berlin, IL 62670 Sanction fee - $10.00 Open, $5.00 youth; Membership (1yr) Adult $10.00, 3 Yrs. $28.00, Youth $5.00, H& W $43.00, OFFICIAL CALIFORNIAN RABBIT SPECIALTY CLUF OF ILLINOIS Greg Post - 1177 County Rd 700 N - Eureka, IL 61530 Dues: Adult $3.00/yr., Youth $2.00, H/W $4.00 Sanction Fee - $5.00 Open per Show / $5.00 Youth per Show OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND SWEEPSTAKES SHOW Lori Basgill - 5129 Chestnut Ridge Rd - Sneedwille, TN 37869 Dues: Adults - New $15, Renewal $13, Husband/Wife - New $17 Renewal $15 Youth: New $13; Renewal $8 Sanction Fees - $12 Open & $8 Youth
OFFICIAL ILLINOIS NEW ZEALAND SWEEPSTAKES SHOW Cheryl Sorensen, 3350 S Broadway, Braceville, IL 60407 Sanction Fee - $5.00 Open per show / Youth Free w/open) HAVANA RABBIT BREEDERS ASSOCIATION Tanya Zimmerman, N9487 Walnut Rd., Clintonville, WI 54929 Dues: Adult $8, H/W $11.50, Youth $6 Sanction Fees - Open $10.00 - Youth $5.00 combined $10.00 OFFICIAL MINI-LOP SWEEPSTAKES SHOW Judy Todd, 1617 Douglas Lane - Lebanon, IN 46052-1402 Dues: Single, $15.00/1yr., H-W$18.00/yr, Family Dues: $20.00 Youth Dues: $10.00/yr Sanction Fees: Open $13.00 Youth sanction - $10.00 Send Sanction Requests/Show Reports to: Nicole Schmitt, 505 E Henry Clay St #104, Whitefish Bay, WI 53217 OFFICIAL ILLINOIS MINI LOP SWEEPSTAKES SHOW\ Cathy Ping, PO Box 326, Flat Rock, IL 62427 Dues - Single $4.50/yr.; H-W $7.50/yr.; Youth $2.50/yr.; Family $10/yr. Sanction Fee - $8.00 Open - Youth - $8.00 Free if requested with Open HOLLAND LOP RABBIT SPECIALTY CLUB, INC. OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES SHOW Pandora Allen - 2633 Seven Eleven Rd - Chesapeake, VA 23322 Dues: Single $15; Renew $10 H-W $19; Renew $14; Youth $12; Renew $7 Family $22; Renew $17 Cheri Bushee, PO Box 27 - Spencerville, IN 46788 Sanction Fee: Open $15.00 Youth $10.00 Send Sanction Request/show Reports to: Cheri Bushee, PO Box 27, Spencerville, IN 46788 AMERICAN HIMALAYAN RABBIT ASSOCIATION Errean Kratochvil, 2159 Bendway Dr. - Port Charlotte, FL 33948 Membership: (1yr) adult $10 H/W or Family $12 - Youth $8 Sanction Fee: Open $7.00 - Youth $7.00 - O & Y Combination $10.00 CHAMPAGNE D'ARGENT RABBIT REDERATION Lauren Rasher, 766 CR 1730 - Grapeland, TX 75844 Membership: (1yr) adult $10 H/W $12 Youth $6 Sanction Fee: Open $10.00 - Youth $8.00
OFFICIAL MINI REX SWEEPSTAKES SHOW Only & Youth Doug King - 14584 W Grimes Rd - Tracy, CA 95304 Membership: $15 new - H/W $20 Youth $15 - Family $30 Sanction Fee: Open $15.00 - Youth $15.00 ILLINOIS MINI REX SPECIALTY CLUB Amanda Marquardt, 7974 Bluff Rd - Waterloo, IL 62298 Membership Fees: A/$5.00 Y/$2.00 Family/$10.00 Sanction Fee: $6.00 Open, Youth free with open AMERICAN ENGLISH SPOT RABBIT CLUB Michael C Wiley SR - 5722 Owenton Rd - Stamping Ground, KY 40379 Membership - Adult - $15 Youth - $12 Sanction Fees - Open $12.00 Youth $7.00 YOUTH ARBA SANCTION SHOW Sunday, July 23, 2017-8:00 a.m. ***PREMISE ID is recommended on ALL Livestock entries. Check Premise ID information on ORANGE sheet in back of fair book. 1. All Open class rules apply. 2. This show is open to all youth 5 years through the age of eighteen. 3. All entries in youth classes must be clearly marked as youth. 4. No rabbit may be entered in both adult and youth classes. 5. All rabbits must be property of the exhibitor. 6. Rabbits will be shown in specified area. 7. All exhibitors must have their Social Security Number on their entry blank. Best of Show Youth Rabbit will a trophy given by Iroquois Rabbit Breeders Association. YOUTH MEAT PENS ALL BREEDS $5.00 $4.50 $4.25 $4.00 $3.75 $3.50 Meat pens will consist of three (3) rabbits - all the same breed and variety. Age limit not over ten (10) weeks, weight limit 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 pounds per rabbit in pen. YOUTH SINGLE FRYER ALL BREEDS $5.00 $4.50 $4.25 $4.00 $3.75 Age limit of 10 weeks weight 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 pounds.
ALL SANCTIONED YOUTH BREEDS WITH 10 OR MORE SHOWN BY 3 OR MORE EXHIBITORS WILL BE PAID THE FOLLOWING PREMIUMS: $5.00 $4.00 $3.50 $3.00 $6.00 BOB and $3.00 BOS providing there are 10 or more shown in that sanctioned breed