Only Extension Agents 4-H Club Leaders or Vo-Ag Teachers will help supervise grooming. Vo-Ag Teacher, Extension 4-H Agents and judges will be given exhibitors' passes. Exhibitors will be granted admission Show Day on membership cards.

1. The Fair Management will assign stalls and pens
2. There will be at least two class winners in competition before champions will be selected.
3. Grand Champion and Reserve Champion will be selected from each breed.
4. Standard rope Halters & Tie Ropes will be required for all cattle: to be furnished by exhibitors.
5. Bedding will be furnished by Fair.
6. All clipping must be done before animals are in place in the barn.
7. All animals must be clean before placed in the barn.
8. If three (3) or more animals of a cattle breed are entered, separate Lots will be set up.

1. Livestock Entry Forms (4-H & FAA), completely filled out, MUST BE MAILED OR FAXED 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO COMPETITION! 
Chatham County Extension Service
Attention David Linvill 
P.O. Box 9866 
Savannah, GA 31472 
(912)652-7981. Fax- 912-652-7989

2.Hogs will be accepted Saturday, October 25- 8:30 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. and removed after 8:00 P.M.

3. Each hog entry must be owned and in possession of Exhibitor by August 30 current year showing and Certified by the Teacher or Agent.

4. Class 1 Heifers must be owned by August 31, all other by September 15, and certified by Teacher or Agent.

5. Feeder Steers must be owned and in possession of Exhibitor 30 days prior to show.

6. In order to maximize participation, the number of livestock one Exhibitor may show will be at the discretion of the Livestock Committee.

7. Calves in Class 1 must be six months old.

8. Cattle will be accepted Saturday November 1, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM and be removed after 8:00 PM.

9.Goats will be accepted Saturday, November 1, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM and be removed after 8:00 PM.

10. Lambs must be received between 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM. Saturday October 25 and be removed at the end of the Lamb Show after 8:00 PM.

11. All entries must be owned by Exhibitors and in his/her possession and Certified by Teacher or Agent.

12. The Fair will not be responsible for loss or damage to any exhibit, but will give the best care possible.

13. Premiums will be paid the day of the show.

14. Exhibitors are prohibited from staying overnight in the barn.

15. Where there is no competition in a Class, Exhibitors will receive second place money. 

16. In order to be exhibited, Livestock must meet health requirements as listed below.

17. If exhibitor cannot control animals while in the ring, he/she must remove the animal immediately.

All Animals being exhibited in any type of livestock show (local, county, area, district, or state) must have an official certificate of veterinary inspection (health certificate). The health certificate must be issued within 30 days of the exhibition except for Georgia 4-H and FFA shows where the health certificate shall be valid for 4 months. (See exceptions for lambs under III. Sheep.) All goats must meet health requirements and have health certificates meeting requirements set forth by the Georgia Department of agriculture (404) 656-3667.

Health Certificate exceptions will be the following:

1. Market swine, market cattle, and market lambs provided no breeding livestock are on the exhibition premise. In addition, all market animals must either be consigned directly to slaughter with no animals on the premise returning to a farm, or be consigned to another market show with no layover or return to a farm. If market animals will be returning to a farm, all animals exhibited must have a health certificate and must satisfy the appropriate test requirements below.

2. Georgia 4-H and ETA sheep, provided a written statement by the county extension agent, vocational agricultural teacher, or local veterinarian is presented in lieu of a health certificate. The statement must attest that the flock of origin has no evidence of footrot, scabies, soremouth, cutaneous fungal lesions, or any other infectious or communicable disease.

A. Brucellosis

                   1. Georgia cattle I year of age or older must have a negative Brucellosis test within 30 days except:

a. Cattle originating form a certified Brucellosis free heard. Certification number and date of last herd test must be recorded on the health certificate.
b. Steers - no test requirement.
c. Official Brucellosis calfhood vaccinates of beef breeds less than 24 months of age and dairy breeds less than 20 months of age.

 2. Out-of-state cattle must satisfy Georgia import requirements for Brucellosis. (Regulations are contingent of state of origin - call (404) 656-3667 for current regulations.

B. Tuberculosis

1. Georgia cattle have no test requirements. However, the cattle must originate from herds that are not under quarantine for Tuberculosis.

2. Out-of-state cattle 6 months of age and older must have a negative Tuberculosis test within 60days of entry except.:

a. Cattle originating from an accredited Tuberculosis free herd. Accreditation number and date of last herd test must be recorded on the health certificate.
b. Steers native to the USA - No test requirements. 
c. Beef cattle (not dairy cattle) native to and originating from a tuberculosis free state. Must record cattle origin on the health certificate.

II. SWINE

A. Georgia swine:

1. All breeding swine 4 months of age and over must have a negative brucellosis and a negative pseudorabies test within 30 days of exhibition except:

a. Swine originating from a validated brucellosis free herd and a qualified pseudorabies free herd. Validation and qualification numbers and date of last test must be recorded on the health certificate.

2. Market swine:

a..Gilts must have a negative brucellosis and negative pseudorabies test within 30 days of exhibition unless originating from a validated brucellosis free herd and qualified pseudorabies free herd. Validation and qualifications numbers and date of the last herd test must be recorded on the health certificate.
b. Barrows must have a negative pseudorabies test within 30 days of exhibition unless originating from a qualified pseudorabies free herd. Qualification number and date of the latest herd test must be recorded on the health certificate.
c. Slaughter swine may be exempt from certificate and the test requirements if they qualify under the "General Statement Health Certificate Exceptions" section.

III. SHEEP

A. Georgia and out-of-state sheep must enter on a health certificate issued within 30 days of the exhibition with individual identification and the following statement recorded, "flock of origin is free from footrot, scabies, contagious ecthyma, and any cutaneous fungal disease." For Georgia 4-H and FFA sheep health certificate requirements, see GENERAL REQUIREMENTS above.

B. Rams 6 months of age or older must have a negative Brucella Ovis test within 30 days except those rams that are entering for exhibition only that will be returning to their Georgia farm or state of origin.

                    An official certificate of veterinary inspection must show proof of the above requirements for the appropriate species.

                    Any exhibition of out-of-state swine or cattle (except steers) must have an entry permit number from the Department of Agriculture. Call (404) 656-3667 Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

IV. GOATS

Must have Health Certificates meeting requirements set forth by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (404) 656-3667. No animal will be admitted having transmittable diseases, or thought to be unhealthy by the barn manager or inspection personnel.

Swine, Lambs, Goats and Cattle Competition

(DIVISION A) 
4H - FFA HOGS - FITTING & SHOWING (GRADES K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12)

SATURDAY 10/28/06 AT 2:00 PM

1st Place - Belt Buckle & $50.00
2nd Place - $25.00

Lot 1 - Duroc 

Lot 2 - Hampshire 

Lot 3 - Other

Lot 4 - Yorkshire 

Lot 5 - Commercial Gilts (broken into three classes by weight) 

(IF FEWER THAN 6 HOGS ARE ENTERED FOR A BREED THEY WILL BE PLACED IN "OTHER")

PRIZE MONEY

(DIVISION B) 
4H - FFA LAMBS - LAMB SHOWMANSHIP RULES (GRADES K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12)

LAMBS WILL BE SHOWN SATURDAY 10/28/06 at 2 PM

1st - Belt Buckle & $50.00
2nd - $25.00

1. Wethers or ewe lambs may be shown in the showmanship class.

2. All animals in the Showmanship class must be shown by their owners.

1. Lambs must have been owned by the Exhibitor by July 15 of the year of the show.

2. All lambs must weigh a minimum of 75 pounds.

3. Entries must be wethers or ewe lambs. No ram lambs will be allowed.

4. All lambs must have their tails docked.

5. All lambs will be mouthed for age and must have their milk teeth. (Lambs should be born in January or later).

6. Lambs should be sheared and shown in short fleece.

7. Lambs will be weighed for classification purposes; there will be no re-weighs.

8. Lambs will be shown by weight in as near equal classes as possible.

9. Lambs must be received by 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. of the day to be shown, so they can be weighted and classified.

1. This show is open to any breed or crossbreed wether or doe.

2. Goats will be weighted and tagged upon arrival. After weighing, goats will be divided into four weight classes as equal in number as possible. (Number of classes may vary depending on the number of entries and the barn manager’s discretion.) Minimum weight will be 35 lbs. Animals below this minimum weight will be sifted from the show.

3. Each exhibitor may enter a maximum of five goats.

4. All goats must be carrying all milk teeth at time of weigh-in. Goats showing either or both of the first pair of permanent incisors will not be eligible to show.

5. All goats must be dehorned or have horns tipped.

6. All showmanship animals must meet the market meat goat requirements

1. Wether or does may be shown in the showmanship class.

2. All animals in the Showmanship class must be shown by their owners.

FITTING AND SHOWING (GRADES K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12)

1st - Belt Buckle $ 50.00
2nd - $25.00

(DIVISION D) 
4H - FFA BEEF CATTLE -FITTING AND SHOWING 
(GRADES 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-12)

CATTLE WILL BE SHOWN SATURDAY, 11/4/06 AFTER GOATS

1st - Belt Buckle & $50.00 
 2nd - $25.00

Lot 1 - Angus 

Lot 2 - Hereford

Lot 3 - Other Pure Breeds

Lot 4 - Cross Beef Breeds

(IF FEWER THAN 6 CATTLE ARE ENTERED FOR A BREED THEY WILL BE PLACED IN "OTHER")

1. Steers will show by weight.

2. Classes will be divided into as near equal weights at the discretion of the Livestock Committee.

3. Only feeder steers which will be shown in the Spring following the Coastal Empire Fair are eligible.