Mercer County Fair
Dairy Cattle - Division 12

Superintendent – Lenny Tesky, Beulah, 873-4723 or 870-0318

Exhibits must remain until 4 p.m. Sunday, or prize money will be withheld.

1. All recognized breeds will be shown, if available.
2. Premiums will be paid based on number of exhibits per class as follows:
 

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

2 or less

 $13.00
$8.00
-
-
-

3-5

 $16.00 
$13.00
$8.00
$3.00
-

6 or more

 $22.00
$16.00
$13.00
$8.00
$3.00

Classes and Awards in Open Show Females
LOT
 1201    JUNIOR HEIFER CALF: Born after March 1, 2008.
1202    INTERMEDIATE HEIFER CALF: Born after Nov. 30, 2007 and before March 2, 2008.
1203    SENIOR HEIFER CALF: Born after Aug. 31, 2007 and before Dec. 1, 2007.
1204    SUMMER YEARLING HEIFER (Not in milk): Born after May 31, 2007 and before Sept. 1, 2007.
1205    SPRING YEARLING HEIFER (Not in milk): Born after Feb. 28, 2007 and before June 1, 2007.
1206    WINTER YEARLING: Born after Nov. 30, 2006 and before March 1, 2007.
1207    FALL YEARLING HEIFER: Born after Aug. 31, 2006 and before Dec. 1, 2007.
1208    WINTER YEARLING HEIFER: Born Sept. 1 2006 and before Feb. 28, 2007.

Champion and Reserve Champion Junior Heifer (under 2 years old): First place animals in Lots 1201-1208.
 Heifer Champion Overall Breeds Prize Money – $100 champion, $50 reserve champion

 1209     DRY COW: Class may be split depending on number of entries.
1210     COW, TWO YEARS OLD: Born after Aug. 31, 2005 and before Sept. 1, 2006.
1211     COW, THREE YEARS OLD: Born after Aug. 31, 2005 and before Sept. 1, 2006.
1211      COW, FOUR YEARS OLD: Born after Aug. 31, 2003 and before Sept. 1, 2004.
1213     COW, FIVE YEARS OLD AND OVER: Born before Sept. 1, 2002.

Champion and Reserve Champion Senior Female: First place animals in Lots 1209-1213.
Champion and Reserve Champion Female: Entries to consist of the Junior and Senior Champion females.
Animals to be Judged Together Regardless of Breed in Lots 1214-1220

Supreme Cow Overall Breeds Prize Money – $300 champion, $150 reserve champion

LOT
 1214    BEST UDDER COW OVERALL BREEDS.
1215    PRODUCE OF DAM: Group to consist of two animals, any age, either sex, the produce of one cow.
            The dam must be named. Animals need not both be owned by one exhibitor. Each exhibitor is 
            limited to one group entry from same dam.
1216   DAUGHTER-DAM CLASS: A dam and her daughter, any age. Both animals to be owned by exhibitor.
1217    BEST THREE FEMALES: Any age, all to have been bred and at least one to be owned by exhibitor.
1218    DAIRY HERD: To consist of three cows that have freshened. Need not be bred by exhibitor.
1219    BREEDERS GET OF SIRE: Group to consist of three animals, not more than one bull, any age,
            the get of one sire, all bred by exhibitor and at least two owned by exhibitor. Sire must be named.
1220    SUPREME CHAMPION FEMALE: Grand Champion of each breed.

*For the purposes of these classes exhibitor and breeder are defined as follows: Where the herd is registered in the names of different members of a family, residing on one farm, and where herd is one unit, all entries will be considered as a single exhibitor.

This page prepared by: 

Dena Kemmet
Mercer County Extension Agent/4-H Youth Development
1400 Hwy 49 N #103
Beulah, ND 58523
Phone: (701) 873-5195
Fax: (701) 873-5993

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