DAIRY CATTLE
Department G
Superintendents: Ryan Sellman, Ron Betson, and Sam Dyer-Edelman
Junior Superintendents: Kody Keim, Emily Pyle, & Roudy Schommer
DAIRY CATTLE RULES AND GUIDELINES:
- General Animal Science Rules apply to this Department.
- Number of Entries per Exhibitor: Each 4-H member is limited to two animals under each class number with not over three breeding heifers. At least one of three in the dairy herd must be a cow that has freshened. At least one of the animals must qualify as “bred by exhibitor’, and all three must be of the same breed.
- All Dairy Cattle must have official 4-H ownership affidavits on file for the current year.
- Exhibitors furnish their own feed and bedding.
- All purebred animals must be registered or eligible to register by fair time.
- Show: Thursday, July 30 at 11 a.m.
- Grade animals must have the characteristic color markings, conformation, and general size of the breed it represents.
- Registered and Grades of each of the listed breeds will show together: Ayrshires, Brown Swiss, Guernseys, Holsteins, Jersey, Milking Shorthorn and Crossbred.
DIVISION 041: DAIRY CATTLE
G041001. Senior Showmanship.
G041002. Intermediate Showmanship.
G041003. Junior Showmanship.
G041004. Junior Calves. (3/1/26 – 4/30/26)
G041005. Intermediate Calves. (12/1/25 – 2/28/26)
G041006. Senior Calves. (9/1/25 – 11/30/25)
G041007. Summer Yearlings. (6/1/25 – 8/31/25)
G041008. Spring Yearlings. (3/1/25 – 5/31/25)
G041009. Winter Yearlings. (12/1/24 – 2/28/25)
G041010. Fall Yearlings. (9/1/24 – 11/30/24)
G041011. Dry Cow Any Age.
G041012. Junior Two Year Olds. – Must have freshened. (3/1/24 – 8/31/24)
G041013. Senior Two Year Olds. – Must have freshened. (9/1/23 – 2/28/24)
G041014. Three Year Olds. (9/1/22 – 8/31/23)
G041015. Four Year Olds. (9/1/21 –8/31/22)
G041016. Five + Year Olds. (Prior to 9/1/21)