Department 01 - Division 01
Junior Sheep Show

Judging – Monday, August 11th, 6:00 p.m.

Certificate of Veterinary inspection and meet requirements of the Scrapie Program.

Entry Form on page 25 of catalog.

1. Competition is limited to either 4-H members who were enrolled in the fourth grade or FFA members who were enrolled in agricultural education on January 1st of current year and have not reached the end of the calendar year of their high school graduation.

2. All animals to be shown must arrive at the fairgrounds by 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 11th, and will be released following completion of the show.

3. All animals exhibited must meet health requirements of the Fair.

4. Sheep must be entered using entry form in the Fair Catalog.

5. All animals entered in the Junior Sheep Show must be purebred and must be registered in the name of the exhibitor, or transferred to the exhibitor by August 1. Registration certificates or transfer certificate, properly executed, must be presented to the chairman of the show when sheep arrive at the fairgrounds.

6. Exhibitors are allowed to enter no more than two animals in any one lot.

7. Feed and bedding must be furnished by the exhibitors and the animals kept in the place assigned.


8. Exhibitors must comply with Rules and Regulations of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and to our General Rules.

9. Premiums will be paid for places 1-6 according to the following schedule.
        1st - $10.00
        2nd - $9.00
        3rd - $8.00
        4th - $7.00
        5th - $6.00
        6th - $5.00
If only one entry in a class, Exhibitor will receive 2nd place money. Ribbons will be presented for placing one through ten.

10. Breed shows will be provided for any breed with 10 or more head. Those breeds with less than 10 head will show in another breed's class.
        Class 01 - Breed to be determined
        Class 02 - Breed to be determined
        Class 03 - Breed to be determined
        Class 04 - Breed to be determined
        Class 05 - Other breeds

11. A one day exhibitors pass will be required for $5.00 per pass.

The Cocke County Fair will have its Annual ‘Little Woolies’ class. Costumes will be judged while showing sheep.

Lot
01) Senior Ram Lamb - 9/1/07 - 12/31/07
02) Early Junior Ram Lamb - 1/1/08 - 2/14/08
03) Late Junior Ram Lamb - 2/15/08 and after
04) Pair of Ram Lambs
05) Grand Champion Ram (Lots 1, 2, & 3)
06) Reserve Grand Champion Ram
07) Senior Yearling Ewe - 9/1/06 - 2/15/07
08) Junior Yearling Ewe - 2/16/07 - 8/31/07
09) Pair Yearling Ewes
10) Senior Ewe Lamb - 9/1/07 - 12/31/07
11) Senior Champion Ewe (Lots 7, 8, & 10)
12) Reserve Senior Champion Ewe
13) Early Junior Ewe Lambs - 1/1/08 - 1/31/08
14) Intermediate Junior Ewe Lambs - 2/1/08- 2/28/08
15) Late Junior Ewe Lambs - 3/1/08 and after
16) Pair or Ewe Lambs
17) Junior Champion Ewe (Lots 13, 14, & 15)
18) Reserve Junior Champion Ewe
19) Grand Champion Ewe (Lots 11 & 17)
20) Pen of Four Lambs (both sexes represented)
21) Flock (to consist of 2 yearling ewes, 2 ewe lambs, and 1 ram)
22) Market Lambs shown by weight.
23) Commercial Ewes by Weight

  1.  General rules of the Junior Breeding Sheep Show apply.
  2.  An exhibitor may show no more than two (2) lambs in this show.
  3.  All market lambs must have lamb teeth and must be whether or ewe lambs.
  4.  Ewe lambs shown as market lambs cannot show in the Junior Breeding Show.
  5.  Lambs must weigh a minimum of 75 pounds. Any lambs weighing less will not show. There is no maximum weight.
  6.  Lambs will be weighed and divided into classes by weight.
  7.  There will not be a sale in connection with this show.

24) Junior Showmanship, those exhibitors in the 4th, 5th, or 6th grade as of January 1, 2008 (Trophy)
25) Junior High Showmanship, those exhibitors in the 7th and 8th grades as of January 1, 2008 (Trophy)
26) Senior Showmanship, those exhibitors in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades as of January 1, 2008 (Trophy)