ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT

MARILEE APPEL
462 Byers Road
Somerset, Pa. 15501
445-3260

1. Rules of the American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA & NPGA) shall govern though this is not an official sanctioned show.
    
2. Animals entered as a fair exhibit must be shown; and, animals shown must be entered as a fair exhibit.
    
3. Only registered or recorded animals may be shown. Purebred and American animals to be shown together by breed; all recorded grade animals to be shown together as Recorded Grade.
    
4. The original registration certificate is required for all animals and must be shown to the show secretary or barn superintendent upon picking up passes. A photocopy sent with entry blank preferred.
    
5. Animals must have an official legible breed registration tattoo.
    
6. No horned animals will be allowed. Does and pygmy wethers only will be allowed. No boar goats allowed.
    
7. No goats showing clinical sign of contagious or infectious disease, including active ring worm, warts, lice and mange, will be admitted to any show.
    
8. Pa. Health Certificate must accompany all goats for show dated March 1 or later.
    
9. All goats must bear an official U.S.D.A./A.P.H.I.S. ear tag to be exhibited at the show. The only exceptions are those goats that have a registration tattoo and have been coded with a premise I.D. number.
    
10. All animals shown in group or special classes must have been shown in their regular class.
     
11. There will be a mandatory pre-show milk out the evening before the show at 7:30 p.m.
     
12. Pygmy goat wethers class – ribbons only.
     
13. A 15-goat limit per exhibitor will be enforced unless space permits.
     
14. Does to be shown in udder class should have freshened before fair.

SOMERSET COUNTY FAIR REQUIREMENTS
 

1. All goats shown in the open class must be registered. Junior show (4-H and FFA) all goats must be owned by the exhibitor and registered in their name. No animal registered as a farm or parent-child ownership is eligible to show in the Junior show.

2. All questions should be referred to the barn superintendent, who exercises final decision.

3. All pens must be bedded in straw. No Shavings, Sawdust, or Shredded Newspaper.

4. Pygmy Wethers must be registered.
   (See Rule 1)

1. Alpine
    
2. LaMancha
    
3. Nubian
    
4. Oberhaslis
    
5. Saanens
    
6. Toggenburgs
    
7. Recorded Grades
    
8. Pygmy
    
9. Others

Class 1 – birth to 4 months $9 $7 $5 R R R

Class 2 – 4 to 8 months $9 $7 $5 R R R

Class 3 – 8–12 months $9 $7 $5 R R R

Class 4 – 12–24 months $9 $7 $5 R R R

Class 5 – Jr. Champion Ribbon

Class 6 – Jr. Reserve Champion Ribbon

Class 7 – Under 2 years $9 $7 $5 R R R

Class 8 – 2–3 years $9 $7 $5 R R R

Class 9 – 3–5 years $9 $7 $5 R R R

Class 10 – 5 years and over $9 $7 $5 R R R

Class 11 – Sr. Grand Champion Ribbon

Class 12 – Sr. Reserve Grand Champion Ribbon

Class 13 – Best Udder Ribbon

Class 14 – Dam & daughter same owner Ribbon

Class 15 – Produce of Dam – 2 does of different age classes Ribbon

Class 16 – Milking Herd (3 milking does) of same breed Ribbon

Class 1 – Best Junior Doe in Show Ribbon

Class 2 – Best Senior Doe in Show Ribbon

Class 3 – Best Udder in Show Ribbon

Class 4 – Wether – under 1 year (see rule 4) Ribbon

Class 5 – Wether – over 1 year (see rule 4) Ribbon