Department 4 - Breeding Sheep
See PA Fairs Animal Health Rules and Regulations for additional animal health requirements.
ENTRY FEE: $2.00 per animal. Payment is due with the entry form. Entry form and check should be mailed no later than July 7 and will be accepted in the order received. Entries must be marked SHEEP ENTRIES on the outside of the envelope. There will be absolutely no substitutions after the July 7 Entry Deadline, including arrival day at the fair.
Send payments payable to "Union County West End Fair Assoc." to:
Anthony Dietrich
517 Baker Hollow Rd
Mifflinburg, PA 17844
Phone: 966-4600
Rules and Regulations
- Any animal of unthrifty nature, unsuitable condition, or which cannot be satisfactorily handled under show conditions must be removed from the fairgrounds.
- All sheep shall be washed, properly fitted and trimmed. Blankets are to be removed prior to judging and kept off animals until leaving the fair.
- Flock consists of one ram, any age; two ewes, one year and under two years; and two ewes under one year.
- Breeder’s young flock consists of one ram lamb and two ewe lambs, all bred and owned by exhibitor.
- A Get of Sire shall consist of four breeding animals, any age or sex, the Get of one Sire. Get need not be owned by the exhibitor.
- The show will be limited to registered purebred breeding sheep including 4-H Purebred Registered Breeding Classes. Only breeds listed below may be entered. Registration must be furnished for all animals. All 4-H and FFA entries will be limited to members of the Union County Clubs.
- If an exhibitor is unable to tend his animals during the fair, superintendent shall be informed of the fact and of the person who will assume this responsibility in his absence.
- Entries in this department are eligible for the George L. Chick Award. The George L. Chick Award is given to the best Breeding Sheep or Best Group/Herd of Breeding Sheep in the barn.
- Fair reserves the right, in case of limited space, to limit the number of pens to any exhibitor.
- Only two animals per exhibitor may be entered in any one class.
CLASS/PREMIUMS $10 $9 $8 $7 $6
| 1 |
Yearling, Ram, 1 year and under 2 |
| 2 |
Ram, Lamb under 1 year |
| 3 |
Pair of Ram Lambs, owned by one farm |
| Rosette |
Champion Ram |
| Rosette |
Reserve Champion Ram |
| 6 |
Yearling Ewe, 1 year and under 2 |
| 7 |
Pair of Yearling Ewes, owned by one farm |
| 8 |
Ewe Lamb, under 1 year |
| 9 |
Pair Ewe Lambs, owned by one farm |
| Rosette |
Champion Ewe |
| Rosette |
Reserve Champion Ewe |
| 12 |
Breeders Young Flock |
| 13 |
Flock, Ram, 2 Yearling Ewes, 2 Ewe Lambs |
| 14 |
Get of Sire |
| 15 |
Pen of Lambs (4 breeding animals - 2 Ewe Lambs, 2 Ram Lambs) |
| Rosette |
Supreme Champion Ram |
| Rosette |
Supreme Champion Ewe |
SECTIONS and BREEDS
The same classification and premiums as stated above are to apply to each of the following breeds.
| A. Cheviot |
C. Dorset |
E. Tunis |
G. Southdown |
I. Oxford |
| B. Corriedale |
D. Hampshire |
F. Shropshire |
H. Suffolk |
J. Natural |