PLYMOUTH COUNTY 4-H NEWS [JULY 2021] CLOVERS From Ann’s Desk... The countdown is on! We are so excited to be back to a normal fair this TO year! Please be sure you have reviewed the fairbook! The next deadline is Fair Entry! All All of the members that attended State 4-H entries (static, communication, Conference livestock/animals) must be made by All of the helpers that assisted at Clover Kid 11:59 p.m. on July 16. Camp Congrats to Joe Rotta—he will be inducted Those members that want to exhibit livestock at the Clay into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame as the County Fair, need to have those entries submitted by Plymouth County recipient! A ceremony August 1. Go to the Clay County Extension webpage to will take place at the Iowa State Fair on find more information as well as the link to their entry August 22. site. UPCOMING EVENTS: There are still a few (7) members that have not fully completed their enrollment! Let’s get those done! July 11: Adopt A Pig meeting @ 1:30 @ fairgrounds Anyone that would like to get a text during the fair to July 16: Fair Entry deadline receive the show programs can subscribe to Remind! July 18: County Council 6-8 p.m. at the park Text @d3893b to 81010! July 20: Queen judging July 20: Pullorum testing Also remember that there will not be an August newsletter July 25: Pre-fair setup since we will all be at the fair! July 26: Exhibits checked in We are working on details to have a record keeping work day July 27: Static judging in each community later in August! This will be emailed out July 28-August 1: Plymouth County Fair once it’s finalized! August 1: Clay County Fair entries due August 2: Livestock Ribbon Auction Sincerely, August 4: After fair clean up August 6: Extension Office closed Ann Schoenrock August 12-22: Iowa State Fair Program and Youth Coordinator 1 4-H NEWS REMINDER OF LIVESTOCK HOUSING POLICY If you plan to have a livestock (beef, sheep, swine) project, please make sure you read and understand the livestock policy that is posted at: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/plymouth/4h The bottom line is that if you live on a farm or acreage and have housing/water for animals, they will be expected to be housed there. Any circumstances that may come up or alternative locations that need to be determined, must first be approved by the 4-H & Youth Committee (prior to a deadline/weigh-in date). If an alternative location needs to be found, it must be within reasonable distance for daily care of the animal. If you need to request alternative housing approval or have any questions, please contact the Plymouth County Extension and Outreach Office at 712-546-7835. DOG PROJECT CLASSES BEGING Class will continue on Tuesday nights at 6:30 p.m. at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds through July 20. Don’t forget to get your fair entry made by July 16! Ask Kate for assistance in knowing which classes you are eligible for! HORSE PROJECT CLASSES BEGIN Classes will be held on Thursday nights at 7:00 p.m. at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds. Please use gate #3 to enter! No riding until a committee member is there! Don’t forget to make your fair entry by July 16. Classes: July 8—Trail July 15—Games LOST TAGS OR DECEASED ANIMALS If your animal loses their identification ear tag, please contact the Extension and Outreach Office at 546-7835. Re-tagging will be done with the assistance of the 4-H & Youth Committee. You will still need to make an entry with the old tag number. When you call to report a lost tag, please let us know if the animal that lost the tag was verified at weigh-in for the Iowa State Fair. You also need to report deceased animals so those can be removed from the identification. ADOPT A PIG INFORMATION Reminder that the next Adopt A Pig class is Sunday, July 11 starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Fairgrounds under the livestock show ring. Also be sure to be working with your barn mentor to select one barrow and one gilt to make a fair entry by July 16. PULLORUM TESTING All birds (with the exception of the Market Broiler project) that will be exhibited at the 2021 Plymouth County Fair, will need to be pullorum tested. We will be offering this service on Tuesday, July 20 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds, in or around the Poultry barn. MARKET BROILER WORKSHOP Those members participating in the Market Broiler project this year are invited to another workshop opportuni- ty on Thursday, July 15 at 6:00 p.m. Meet outside of the Poultry building and bring a lawn chair if you would like. Nick will be covering how to get your birds ready for the fair and some tips and tricks once you get to the fair and what you will need to know for show day! 2 4-H NEWS HOW TO MAKE A FAIR ENTRY—EVERY EXHIBIT YOU PLAN TO BRING TO THE FAIR MUST BE SUMITTED INTO THE FAIR ENTRY SYSTEM BY JULY 16 AT 11:59 P.M. *THIS INCLUDES STATIC, COMMUNICATIONS, AND LIVESTOCK* https://plymouthiowa.fairentry.com This is the final step in getting your exhibit to the fair...if you had any animals, the first was to identify them in 4-H Online! Now you are declaring which project or animal you are bringing to exhibit in which class. (Animal substitutions can be made at check-in) All communication entries are also due on Fair Entry by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 16. For group entries the leader creates the entry. For team entries, one team member submits the entry and then lists the other team members names when asked. All Static exhibits must be entered by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 16. Please only enter exhibits you are bringing and they must have an exact description! Leaders have a copy of the step by step instruction sheet and they can also be found on our website. https://www.extension.iastate.edu/plymouth/content/plymouth-county-fair-forms-1 This is also where all the additional fair forms can be found! LIVESTOCK UNLOADING Stall assignments will be posted at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Exhibitors may bring in tack anytime after that. Exhibitors may begin bringing livestock in on Tuesday evening from 5-7 p.m. Exhibitors must use the north gate! The Fair vets will be at the gate inspecting livestock on your trailer. The State Vet is requiring that live- stock get inspected before they get unloaded. Exhibitors can still bring in livestock on Wednesday morning, and will also be inspected on the trailer prior to unloading. Please make sure you have your livestock in place by the time that species checks in. You must follow assigned stall assignments posted by the superintendent! LIVESTOCK CHECK-IN ON WEDNESDAY Each species barn Scale house 7:30-8:30 a.m. Rabbit 8:00-10:00 a.m. Beef 9:00-10:00 a.m. Sheep 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Swine 10:30-11:30 a.m. Meat Goats 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Dairy 1:00-3:00 p.m. Poultry *Scanning for Performance classes will be done in order of Sheep, Beef, Swine. Announcements will be made in the barn to know when the next species is ready for scanning. *Swine will be weighed in by pen order so gates can be set up better for easier flow. 3 4-H NEWS SWINE CHECK-IN Swine exhibitors will be mailed a print out of their swine entries. Exhibitors will then bring this to check in on Wednesday at the fair. Any class changes or substitutions will need to be already written on those sheets before getting to the check-in table. POULTRY CHECK-IN Poultry exhibitors will be mailed a print out of their poultry entries. Exhibitors will then bring this to check in on Wednesday at the fair. Any class changes or substitutions will need to be already written on those sheets before getting to the check-in table. FAIR RIBBON AUCTION Exhibitors that have beef, sheep, swine (except Adopt A Pig), meat goats, dairy goats, dairy, poultry, and rabbits may sign up one animal to go through the ribbon auction that is held on Monday, August 2 beginning at 9:00 a.m. You must sign up with the Extension Office (at the fair office window) no later than Saturday, July 31, 3:00 p.m. No late entries accepted! Sale order is the order you sign up by ribbon color (champions, then blue, then red). This year’s Livestock Ribbon Auction will be featured both live and online. Brock Auction Company, Inc. is donating their time to offer this ribbon auction online for 2021 and the Fairboard is facilitating and hosting it. Stabe Auction and Realty will join Brock Auction Company to auctioneer. Bidders can be present on the fairgrounds to bid or bid from their computers. Exhibitors will be receiving an email with more details on how to share this opportunity with potential bidders/buyers. SMALL ANIMAL CHAMPION PHOTOS On Saturday, July 31 at 4:00 p.m. all champion rabbit, poultry, cats, and pets will have their photo taken in the show arena in the Rabbit Building.