Holt/Boyd County 4-H Fair Regulation Book

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The 2023 4-H Fair Regulations Book is divided into sections. Please click on the Section of your choice. You may not need to print the whole book - just print the section or maybe you can just print the pages that you need.

After you open a Section - You can click on any line on the index page - it is "linked" and will take you directly to that specific page.

New Green StarburstAnything that is new this year is in green so that it will be easier for you to see the changes.

Online Entries Using Fairwire
All Entries will be made online. Here are the detailed step-by-step instructions with screenshots to walk you through the process of online entries. Entries are easy to make so please do not let the lengthy instructions scare you. The screenshots take up a lot of the pages. We recommend printing these instructions for use during registration. (This site will be open to take entries until July 13 for Boyd County and July 21 for Holt County with both entry times will ending at 11:59pm. No entries will be taken after this date)

Front Cover (*88.2 kb pdf file - 2 pgs)

Holt/Boyd 4-H Calendar (Google Calendar listing of all programs during year - this can be added to your personal google calendar)

Holt/Boyd Extension Facebook

HOLT COUNTY FAIR -

2023 Holt County Fair Schedule (pdf file)

Last Minute Reminders/Information Letter - 8 pages of reminders, information and schedules

2023 Holt County Agricultural Society (*69.4 kb pdf file - 1 pg)

Holt County Fair Facebook

2023 Holt County Fair Camper Reservation Liability Waiver Form  doc | pdf (*80.3 kb docx file - 3 pgs) Use this form to reserve a spot at the Holt County Fair.

BOYD COUNTY FAIR -

2023 Boyd County Fair Poster

2023 Last Minute Boyd County Fair Information - Includes reminders and schedules

2023 Boyd County Bonus Auction Letter

2023 Dog and Small Animal Show Flyer

2023 Boyd County Open Class Fairbook

2023 BOYD COUNTY PARADE - Theme will be "Out To Sea in 23". Drop off parade form or mail to Head to Toe Glow, 109 S. Thayer St., Spencer NE 68777 by 2 pm Saturday, June 29. After 2 pm, hand form to superintendent in charge of lining up the parade - 2023 Boyd County Fair Parade Form

Scoresheets, Forms and Contest Study Materials (65.6 kb pdf file - 1 pg)

4-H GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS - STATIC ENTRIES
  • 4-H Fair Objectives
  • 4-H/FFA/Clover Kid Member Eligibility
  • Deadline Dates
  • County Dress Code
  • Exhibit Information
  • Safety Information
  • Premium Amounts
  • Disclaimer of Responsibility
  • Protest Commitee
  • State Fair Premier 4-H Science Award

Pre-Fair Day Projects, Contests, and Events (345 kb pdf file - 26 pages)

Photography (204 kd pdf file - 6 pgs)

  • Photography

Consumer and Family Sciences (*319 kb pdf file - 17 pgs)

  • Human Development
  • Consumer Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Home Environment
  • Visual Arts

Citizenship, Civic Education and Heritage (*204 kb pdf file - 7 pgs)

Environmental and Earth Science (*305 kb pdf file - 15 pgs)

  • Forestry
  • Conservation, Wildlife and Shooting Sports

Food and Nutrition (*302 kb pdf file - 12 pgs)

Agronomy and Horticulture (*312 kb pdf file - 18 pgs)

  • Agronomy
  • Range Management (Range Management and Weed Science)
  • Horticulture (Floriculture, Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits)
  • Resources for Agronomy and Horticulture
    • Scoresheets, Forms, and Contest Study Materials (65.6 kb pdf file - 1 pg)
    • Horticulture/Floriculture Exhibitors – For the number of tags that you need  . . . you will create that number of generic entries in Fairwire. You will receive the Generic Floriculture/Horticulture Tags as you have done in the past. You will need to fill in the class number; class name; and variety (cultivar) name on the printed tag that you receive. See this Sample Tag Sheet for more information.
    • On Entry Day of County Fair, the rest of the information will be gathered when you check in. Please bring a list of the classes that you will be entering in. Here is a Horticulture/Floriculture Entry Form for you to list what you actually brought to fair. Give this completed form to the 4-H Staff.

    • Additional Resources for Agronomy and Horticulture
    • Additional Resources for Range Management

Science, Engineering and Technology (*418 kb pdf file - 29 pgs)

Animals
Holt County Animals
(*496kb pdf file - 48 pgs)
Boyd County Animals (*347 kb pdf file - 28 pgs)

SHOOTING SPORTS
Holt County Shooting Sports
( 221 pdf file - 6 pgs)
Boyd County Shooting Sports
(226 pdf file - 5 pges)

  • BB GUN
  • AIR RIFLE
  • ARCHERY
  • .22 RIFLE
  • TRAP SHOOTING
  • AIR PISTOL
  • MUZZLELOADING
  • SMALLBORE PISTOL
  • HUNTING AND OUTDOOR SKILLS
  • SHOOTING SPORT EXHIBITS

CLOVER KID HANDBOOK AND FAIR REGULATIONS (*343 kb pdf file - 21 pgs)

  • Clover Kid Information
  • Clover Kid Static (Non-Livestock) Exhibits
  • Clover Kid Animal Exhibits
  • Clover Kid Pre-Fair Exhibits
  • Clover Kid Judging Contests
  • Clover Kid Hunting and Outdoor Skills Contest

FAIR FORMS

  • There are several forms that are need prior to the fair and also those that are attached with the entry tag on your exhibit. This page lists all of those forms.