Awards: Livestock Clubs that win the Herdsmanship Contest will have their club names displayed in the Wayne County Extension Office.
General Rules:
All livestock clubs (Horse, Beef, Goats, Sheep, Swine, Dairy, Rabbit and Poultry) will be automatically entered in the Herdsmanship Contest. Judges will be volunteers. Herdsmanship will be judged twice each day, except on show day. A club member or parent is encouraged to be in the barn during the fair.
Herdsmanship will be divided by species:
1) Beef
2) Bucket Calf
3) Horse
4) Dairy
5) Goats
6) Sheep
7) Poultry
8) Rabbits
9) Swine
Club Rabbit & Poultry areas will be judged using the following score card.
PERCENT
1. Cleanliness of club exhibit - 45
2. Neatness and completeness of stall card for each animal - 15
3. Arrangement of exhibit - 40
TOTAL - 100
All other livestock areas will be judged using the following score card.
PERCENT
1. Cleanliness of club exhibit - 30
2. Arrangement of exhibit (includes feed, straw and show equipment) - 30
3. Cleanliness and appearance of animals - 20
4. Neatness and completeness of stall card for each anima - 20
TOTAL - 100