ALL-AMERICAN SHOW

All Classes...... Wednesday, September 22, 8:00 AM, Large Arena Judge...... Sean Johnson, Rohrersville, MD Breed Superintendent...... Jake Myer, Mifflinburg, PA Birth dates...... found in the “Chart of Classes.”

NATIONAL SHOW 307. Spring Heifer Calf SPECIAL RULES – If a violation of the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association 308. Winter Heifer Calf Code Of Ethics is established, the exhibitor, employee, and/or animal can be 309. Fall Heifer Calf disbarred from exhibiting and will forfeit premiums and awards for a period 310. Summer Yearling Heifer of up to three years in accordance with the rules adopted by the American 311. Spring Yearling Heifer Guernsey Association. 312. Winter Yearling Heifer For and in consideration of the opportunity to participate in a National 313. Fall Yearling Heifer (Not In Milk) Guernsey Show, each participant by virtue of having voluntarily made an 314. JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALE appropriate entry into such a show or activity thereby releases the Ameri- 315. RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALE can Guernsey Association, its officers, directors, and representatives from 316. BEST JUNIOR FEMALE BRED & OWNED BY EXHIBITOR negligence, any and all claims, and judgements past, present, or future, arising from or connected with the administration of such show or activity and 317. JUNIOR BEST THREE FEMALES the resulting decisions there from. 320. Milking Yearling Heifer 322. Cow, Junior 2 Year Old CODE – All Guernsey exhibitors are required to wear white or white and to use an official number harness when 323. Cow, Senior 2 Year Old leading animals in the ring. Violators will not be permitted to enter the ring. 325. Cow, Junior 3 Year Old 326. Cow, Senior 3 Year Old BEST UDDERED COW – The first-place udder cow in each of the milking classes will compete following the Grand Champion Female class to select 327. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION FEMALE the BEST UDDERED COW. 328. RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION FEMALE 329. Cow, 4 Years Old BEST THREE FEMALES – Group to consist of three females bred by exhibi- tor, all or in part, two milking animals and one any age. At least two must be 330. Cow, 5 Years Old owned by the exhibitor. 331. Cow, 6 Years & Older 332. 100,000 lb. Class/7,700 lb. CFP STATE HERD CLASS – The herd shall be composed of the following animals: 333. TOTAL PERFORMANCE WINNER 3 Females, 2 years old or over (in milk) 334. SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALE 3 Females, under 2 years of age (not in milk) 335. RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALE 2 Other Females, any age 336. GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE The president or secretary of the state club or association concerned must 337. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE make the entry of the State Herd by the completion of the breed show. 338. CHAMPION UDDER - Meadow Lodge Trophy Person to whom premiums are to be paid needs to be included. 339. BEST SENIOR FEMALE, BRED AND OWNED BY EXHIBITOR A list of animals in the State Herd must be delivered to the breed superinten- CHAMPION FEMALE BRED AND OWNED BY EXHIBITOR - $500 dent of cattle by the completion of the breed show. 342. BEST THREE FEMALES PRODUCTION RECOGNITION – Production recognition for pounds of milk, 343. PRODUCE OF DAM butterfat, and protein will be given in the Junior and Senior 3 year old, 4 year 344. DAM AND DAUGHTER old, 5 year old, and aged cow classes. This recognition will be based on 345. EXHIBITOR’S HERD the most recent 305-day, or less, actual production records. These records 346. STATE OR PROVINCIAL HERD may be DHIR, DHI, or AM/PM. The exhibitor may provide recent test sheets, 347. PREMIER BREEDER otherwise the AGA will assess awards based on lactations on file. 348. PREMIER EXHIBITOR PERFORMANCE REGISTER – The first five winners in each of the indi- vidual classes and the show champions will be recorded in the performance files of the American Guernsey Association and appear on future official performance pedigrees issued by the AGA. NATIONAL GUERNSEY SHOW SPECIAL AWARDS THE AMERICAN GUERNSEY ASSOCIATION TROPHY, awarded to the first- The official DHIA record must be provided by the owner with substantiating place Junior 2 Year Old Cow and to the first-place Senior 2 Year Old Cow by the evidence (the official DHIA record report form or a statement giving the record, American Guernsey Association. signed by the official DHI supervisor) when the entries are checked by the Guern- sey Staff. In case of a tie, the contending records will be converted to an ECM TOTAL PERFORMANCE COW AWARD, a plaque in honor of Lee Yost, Benton, (Energy Corrected Milk) basis with high record being the winner. Pennsylvania, to be presented by the Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Associa- tion. AFTON FARM PERPETUAL TROPHY, Grand Champion Female, awarded in honor of Afton Farm, Florham Park, New . THE CARROLL EBY TROPHY, awarded annually by Wayne and Charles McLaughlin in memory of Carroll Eby, to the exhibitor of the first-place aged cow. JUNIOR STATE HERD FIRST PLACE, award provided by the National Youth Fund. THE DOUGLASTON MANOR FARM TROPHY, awarded annually in honor of Douglaston Manor Farm, Pulaski, New York, to the exhibitor of the Grand JUNIOR & GRAND CHAMPION, The Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Associa- Champion Female. tion will award a trophy to these winners. THE BURTON LANE FARM TROPHY, awarded annually in honor of Burton JUNIOR TOTAL PERFORMANCE COW AWARD, a banner to be presented by Lane Farm, Lake Forest, Illinois, to the exhibitor of the Reserve Grand Champion the American Guernsey Association. Female. THE DONALD T. BURTON TROPHY, a memorial plaque awarded annually by the family and friends of Donald T. Burton, Eagle, Wisconsin, to the Best Female Bred & Owned by the Exhibitor. THE MEADOW LODGE FARMS TROPHY, awarded in honor of Judge Samuel B. Hayes of Oklahoma, to the exhibitor of the Best Uddered Female. THE BILL JONES TROPHY, awarded annually by the New York Guernsey Breeders Cooperative, to the exhibitor of the first-place Best Three Females. THE PEER CHALLENGE TROPHY, awarded in honor of Frank S. Peer, Ithaca, New York, to the owner of the first-place Exhibitor’s Herd. THE GORDON HALL MEMORIAL TROPHIES, awarded in Honor of Gordon Hall, to the Premier Breeder and to the Premier Exhibitor of the show. Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Association GUERNSEY PERPETUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY, presented by the Royal Enon Valley, PA Agricultural and Horticultural Society of Guernsey, to the breeder of the Grand www.paguernsey.com Champion Female. THE NASCO INTERNATIONAL TYPE AND PRODUCTION AWARD will be awarded to the exhibitor of the cow with the highest actual 305-day or less official DHIA milk record. The cow must stand in the five if fewer than 20 in the class or top 20% if more than 20 in the class. Dry cows are not eligible for this award. PREMIER NATIONAL JUNIOR GUERNSEY SHOW PNJS Classes...... Monday, September 20, Start time TBA, Large Arena Judge...... Brian Schnebly, Hagerstown, MD Breed Superintendent...... Jake Meyers Birth dates...... found in the “Chart of Classes.” ELIGIBILITY 357. Spring Heifer Calf 1. Any boy or girl who meets the following qualifications is eligible to participate. 358. Winter Heifer Calf (a.) Open to any AGA Junior Member who has not reached their 21st birthday by January 1st of the current year and 359. Fall Heifer Calf are over the age of eight on that date. 360. Summer Yearling Heifer (b.) The participant must be the recorded owner of one or more registered Guernsey females, properly recorded in the Herd Register of the American Guernsey Association, or respective National Guernsey Association or a 361. Spring Yearling Heifer participant in the American Guernsey Association Youth Lease Agreement Program and must be a Junior Member 362. Winter Yearling Heifer of AGA. 363. Fall Yearling Heifer (Not In Milk) (c.) The qualifying record of ownership or lease for animals, other than those bred by the junior exhibitor, shall be 364. JUNIOR CHAMPION determined by the actual date the application for transfer of ownership was received in the office ofThe American Guernsey Association. This date is automatically stamped on the back of the registration certificate and will be 365. RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION found with the transfer of ownership data. The date of the receipts stamped on the registration certificate must be 370. Milking Yearling Heifer prior to August 1, 2021. 372. Cow, Junior 2 Year Old (d.) In all classes the record ownership must show in the sole ownership of the exhibitor or partnership comprised 373. Cow, Senior 2 Year Old of AGA Junior Members or be a participant in the American Guernsey Association Youth Lease Program. (e.) Best Animal Bred and Owned By Exhibitor-Registration papers will be checked in the ring to verify that the 375. Cow, Junior 3 Year Old individual Junior Exhibitor is the breeder. 376. Cow, Senior 3 Year Old (f.) If the participant is exhibiting under the American Guernsey Association Youth Lease Agreement Program, all 377. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION guidelines and terms must have been followed and a copy of the signed and dated agreement must be present 378. RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION and the animal must be led by the lessee. Current AGA Youth Lease Program can be found on the American Guernsey Association website at http://www. usguernsey.com/agya. 379. Cow, 4 Years Old FREQUENCY PARTICIPATION 380. Cow, 5 Years Old 2. Any boy or girl who meets eligibility to participate may exhibit in as many years as his or her eligibility will 381. Cow, 6 Years Old & Older permit. 382. 100,000 lb. Class/7,700 lb. CFP ENTRIES EXHIBITED 3. (a.) Each junior exhibitor is limited to a maximum of two entries per class but is eligible to show in each class. 384. SENIOR CHAMPION (b.) There is no limitation on the number of times an eligible animal may be exhibited. 385. RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION 4. (a.) Exhibitors are required to show their own animals except a substitute showman (who is the same age or 386. GRAND CHAMPION younger) may be used in case the owner, for some justifiable reason, is unable to attend the show. While in the 387. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION ring, at the discretion of Show Management, a youth may be assisted or replaced by another youth exhibitor, if required. Adults are not allowed to show in any case or assist with the State Herd Class. A substitute leadsperson 389. BEST FEMALE, BRED & OWNED BY EXHIBITOR may only be used at one National Junior Show per year. 396. JUNIOR STATE HERD (b.) All exhibitors will be required to wear white clothes and an official National Junior Show while exhibiting their animals. or other items of clothing with a farm name will not be allowed. 5. (a.) There is no limit on the number of entries per state. (b.) Entries are to be made on entry forms available from the Show Manager for both the PREMIER National Junior Guernsey Show and the Open National Guernsey Show. All entries, junior and open shows, will be included in the Open Show superintendent’s book, if additional entry fee is paid. Those animals to be entered in the Junior Show MUST BE SO MARKED ON THE ENTRY BLANK. If not designated as Junior Show entries, they will not be included in the Junior Show list of entries. Animals entered in both the Junior Show and the Open Show will be assigned one ring number and the number will apply in both shows. (c.) Entries are to be sent directly to the All-American Dairy Show. Show Management will forward copies of the entries to the American Guernsey Association to confirm eligibility. (d.) State Herd to consist of three animals from one state owned by at least three different exhibitors. FINANCIAL SUPPORT 6. The American Guernsey Association has appropriated financial support of the National Junior Guernsey Show program as listed on the following page. HEALTH 7. Health requirements are the same as the Open Show and are listed previously. LIABILITY 8. The American Guernsey Association will not be liable for the safety of animals, or exhibits, or their employees against robbery, damage by fire, accident, or any other cause.

*Additional National Junior Guernsey Show rules may apply. Please visit usguernsey.com/agya for complete rules concerning eligibility.*

Lunch will be sponsored on show day, September 20th, for all Guernsey Junior Exhibitors by: