{"id":594,"date":"2015-12-13T15:40:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T20:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.unioncountywestendfair.com\/?page_id=594"},"modified":"2024-07-12T07:43:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T11:43:44","slug":"08-market-swine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucwef.com\/10-4h-vocational\/08-market-swine\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 8 Market Swine"},"content":{"rendered":"

CONTACT: <\/strong> Hannah Imgrund | Phone: 570-428-2055\n

ENTRY FEE:<\/strong> $3.00 per animal<\/p>\n

Payment is due with entry form and must be postmarked by\u00a0<\/strong>July 7.\u00a0There will be absolutely no substitutions after the July 7 Entry Deadline, including arrival day at the fair.<\/em><\/p>\n

4-H and FFA Entries are limited to members of Union County 4-H and the following FFA Chapters: Lewisburg, Mifflinburg and Milton.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Due to the threat of the African Swine Fever, ALL SWINE<\/h3>\n
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  • MUST be checked in by the state veterinarian on Sunday , 8\/04\/2024, from 6:30 to 8:30 AM before entering the fairgrounds.<\/li>\n
  • MUST be sent to slaughter by a USDA licensed butcher per the General Quarantine Order issued by the PA Dept. of Agriculture.<\/li>\n
  • arriving after 8:30 am will be sent home.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Direct questions to the Mifflinburg Ag Dept. or the Union County 4-H Office.<\/p>\n

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    Market Swine Show Sponsor:\u00a0 <\/strong>Boop’s Family Hog Farm, LLC – $50 and Swine Award to the Grand Champion Market Hog<\/span><\/p>\n

    Swine for exhibition in PA are still NOT ALLOWED to be identified with a non-RFID 840 tag (a 15 digit tag that cannot be read with a RFID reader)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. 4H & FFA members must be present and have charge of their animals at the time of judging.<\/li>\n
    2. Animals must be tagged during the designated tagging time at the fairgrounds. 2024 dates: 5\/11 and 5\/15.<\/strong>\u00a0A maximum of four animals may be tagged and a maximum of two animals shown.<\/li>\n
    3. All market swine must have an official Certificate of Veterinary inspection issued within 30 days prior to the date of the show and a scannable 840 RFID ear tag.<\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. All market animals will be weighed at the time and place designated by the livestock sale committee.<\/li>\n
    5. Prior to judging, all swine shall be washed and properly fitted. If clipped, must be 3\/4\u201d or longer. No fitting products are to be used. Failure to comply will result in forfeit of lot(s) in the livestock sale.<\/li>\n
    6. Swine must be bedded with\u00a0pine shavings only. No straw or sawdust permitted.<\/span><\/li>\n
    7. Due to weight variances and weight limits, the number of weight classes will be set by the fair.<\/li>\n
    8. Animals to be sold at the Livestock Sale must weigh between 220 to 290 lbs. at weigh-in.<\/li>\n
    9. 3 divisions will be implemented during the show – light weight, medium weight, and heavy weight, to alleviate the large number of pigs in the final drive. No premiums will be awarded for division winners.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The Smith Family will be donating an award for the best two pigs bred and born in Union County.<\/p>\n

      Section 8 – Market Swine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
      DEPT<\/th>SEC<\/th>CLASS<\/th>DESCRIPTION<\/th>PREMIUMS\/AWARDS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>1<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>2<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>3<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>4<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>5<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>6<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>7<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>9<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>10<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>11<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>12<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>18<\/td>Market Swine<\/td>$10 $9 $8 $7 $6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>19<\/td>Grand Champion Market Swine<\/td>Rosette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8<\/td>20<\/td>Reserve Grand Champion Market Swine<\/td>Rosette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

      Section 8 – Market Swine Showmanship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
      DEPT<\/th>SEC<\/th>CLASS<\/th>DESCRIPTION<\/th>PREMIUMS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
      10<\/td>8S<\/td>1<\/td>Showmanship - Ages 8-10 (as of Jan 1)<\/td>$10 $8 $6 $4 $2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8S<\/td>2<\/td>Showmanship - Ages 11-15 (as of Jan 1)<\/td>$10 $8 $6 $4 $2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>8S<\/td>3<\/td>Showmanship - Ages 16-21 (as of Jan 1)<\/td>$10 $8 $6 $4 $2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

      UPDATED: Jul 12, 2024 @ 7:43 am<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      CONTACT: ENTRY FEE: $3.00 per animal Payment is due with entry form and must be postmarked by\u00a0July 7.\u00a0There will be absolutely no substitutions after the July 7 Entry Deadline, including […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":408,"menu_order":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-594","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucwef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/594"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucwef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucwef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucwef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucwef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/ucwef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10154,"href":"https:\/\/ucwef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/594\/revisions\/10154"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucwef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucwef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}