SWINE
Each member may show six individual market hogs OR five market hogs and one breeding gilt. Each exhibitor may only show a total of six hogs. The market hogs may either be barrows, gilts, bred & fed market barrow, bred & fed market gilt or a combination, but no more than three in any class of market animals or breeding gilts. Home farrowed market swine must be born and raised in the possession of the exhibiting family. All breeds and crossbreeds of market hogs will be shown together.
Grand and Reserve Champions will be selected from the market swine and breeding gilt classes. These champions will be selected from the top two winners of each class of market barrow and market gilt (including home farrowed and purebred) in the market swine show. Premarket Swine (weighing under 200lbs are not eligible for Grand and Reserve Trophies but subject to weigh change because of an early fair).
Pigs must be shown without hairdressing compounds. This includes oils, powder, or any other coat dressing compounds. Water is the only thing that is permitted. Pigs found in violation of this rule will be lowered one ribbon group in the live show.
SWINE SHOWMANSHIP
Premiums: $4.00, $3.75, $3.50, $3.25
G310901 Senior Division (14 and over as 4-H age)
G310902 Intermediate Division (11-13 4-H age)
G310903 Junior Division (10 and under 4-H age)
BREEDING GUILTS
Premiums: $7.00, $5.00, $4.00, $3.00
All breeding gilts are to be born after November 1 of the previous year. Purebred gilts must have up-to-date registration papers in the name of the exhibitor, family or farm name, and meet industry standards for breed type, color, and confirmation. Breeding gilts will be shown by breed divisions for purebred gilts. Breed divisions may be divided up by age at the discretion of the swine superintendent. Commercial gilts can be crossbred gilts, gilts of pure breeds that do not meet breed standards or gilts that do not have up to date registration papers. Gilts may not be shown in both breeding and market classes. The breeding gilt show will consist of two divisions: purebred and crossbred. The champion and reserve champion purebred and crossbred breeding gilts will compete for the Overall Breeding Gilt selection.
G312901 Purebred Breeding Gilt
G312902 Crossbred Breeding Gilt
SWINE
Premiums: $7.00, $5.00, $4.00, $3.00
The Purebred and Crossbred Market divisions will have both gilts and barrows in separate divisions. The market swine show will be broken in the following divisions: Purebred Market Gilt, Crossbred Market Gilt, Bred & Fed Market Gilt, Purebred Market Barrow, and Crossbred Market Barrow and Bred & Fed Market Barrow. Breeds with a minimum of 3 market hogs or more will show in their own breed division. Purebred breed hogs in breeds with fewer than 3 purebred entries will be eligible to show in the “All Other Breeds” division. Breed divisions may be divided up by age at the discretion of the swine superintendent.
G311901 Premarket Gilt (weighing under 200)
G311902 Bred & Fed Market Gilt
G311903 Purebred Market Gilt
G311904 Crossbred Market Gilt
G311905 Premarket Barrow (weighing under 200)
G311906 Bred & Fed Market Barrow
G311907 Purbred Market Gilt
G311908 Crossbred Market Barrow
G311909 Pen of Three Market Swine