2008 Marcus Community Fair 

COMMITTEE - Marvin Simons, Bruce Rainboth, Denny Spieler, Kirk Letsche,

Rod Ogren, Ric Collins, David Whited, Dave Alesch, Rick Simons

ENTRY CLERK - Marvin Simons

Rules & Regulations

     1.  Market Beef will be divided into weight classes at the discretion

          of the Market Beef committee.

     2.  No livestock sale will be held. Premium money will be paid from a

      fund provided by livestock fund contributors.

     3.  Grand Champion and Reserve Champion ribbons will be awarded.    

     4.  A first and second prize will be awarded for showmanship.

     5.  All entries will be judged and placed according to qualifications.

     6.  All entries must be in their assigned stalls between by 9:00 PM,

      Thursday, August 7.

     7.  All applications for entry must be made to the committee no later than

          Thursday, August 7.

     8.  Exhibitors must furnish their own feed and equipment, but the Fair Board

          will furnish a wash rack.

     9.  Stalls must be kept clean and orderly at all times, and exhibitors must

      show due courtesy to all visitors.

   10.  Judging of Market Beef will take place on Saturday, August 9.

   11.  The Exhibitor's age limit is 19 years old.

   12.  No blocking chutes allowed in barn.

   13.  Market Heifers will be shown and judged in separate classes as the

       Market Beef (male) and will receive the same premiums and ribbons.

   14.  Breeding Heifers will be received and judged.

   15.  Feeder Calf classes will be received and judged, male and female, in

  separate classes.

   16.  Make application for entry to entry clerk Marvin Simons, (712) 376-2538.

   17.  Release time: 6:00 PM, Saturday, August 9.

   18.  PLEASE PUSH all bedding to middle of aisle before leaving.

Trophies & Sponsors:

     Grand Champion - Farmers State Bank

     Reserve Champion Steer - Sand Seed Service

     Grand Champion Breeding - Simons Show Cattle

     Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer - Livestock Production Center

     Grand Champion Market Heifer - First Co-operative Association

     Reserve Champion Market Heifer -Marcus Junction

     Grand Champion Feeder Steer Calf - Sand Seed Service

     Reserve Champion Feeder Steer Calf - Ogren Bros.

     Grand Champion Feeder Heifer Calf  - Stowater Feed Lot Inc.

     Reserve Champion Feeder Heifer Calf - David & Becky Whited & Sons

     Senior Showmanship - Stowater Cattle Company

     Junior Showmanship - Arnie Berglund Family

COMMITTEE - Rod Ogren, Kirk Letsche

Purpose: 

     To design a cattle project to fit the physical and maturity level of younger youth and  

     to provide a better understanding of the feeder calf industry.

Rules:

     1.   Project is open to all youth that have completed kindergarten through

           age 11 as of July 1, 2008.

     2.   Calves must be purchased and in possession of the youth within two

           weeks of birth. Any newborn or orphaned calf, steer or heifer, dairy or

           beef, purebred or crossbred, calved in 2008. Bull calves will be allowed

           to show at the Fair.

     3.   Calf may be bucket or bottle-fed.

     4.   Calves do not need to be ear tagged or entered before the Fair.

     5.   All calves will be shown at halter and should be clean and groomed.

     6.   Calves will be brought to the Fair on the day of showing and return home

            the same day.

COMMITTEE - Rod Ogren, Kirk Letsche

Rules:

     1.  Any age cow with calf at her side, shown at halter.

     2.  Calf must be born after January 1, 2008.

     3.  The cow and calf may be brought to the Fair on the day of the show: Saturday, 

          August 9, and return home the same day.

Grand Champion & Reserve Champion Cow/Calf Pairs trophy sponsor:  

First Trust & Savings Bank, in Marcus, Cleghorn, and Aurelia.

COMMITTEE - Rod Ogren, Kirk Letsche

Rules:

     1.  One cash award for each sex, males and females.

     2.  Selections to be determined by the Beef Judge after regular championships are 

          selected.

     3.  This award includes yearling cattle and 2008 spring-born calves.

     4.  Entries must be born in Cherokee County, but not limited to producer ownership 

          at the time of the 2008 Marcus Community Fair.

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