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July 23-27, 2021 Wabaunsee County Fairgrounds, Alma - Wabaunsee County Extension Office
July 23-27, 2021
Wabaunsee County Fairgrounds, Alma
July 23-27, 2021 Wabaunsee County Fairgrounds, Alma - Wabaunsee County Extension Office
Fairground Improvement Projects Update
         Thank you for the amazing community support!
New Arena & Livestock Buildings Renovation
       KanEquip Arena - All new insulated arena/event center (2021)
       Brands of the Flint Hills - Announcer stand & photo backdrop highlighting Wabaunsee County’s
        rich history of past & present ranches, businesses and individuals (2020-22)
       Beef Pavilion - All new exhibition and tie-out areas (2021)
       Renovation of hog, sheep/goat barns (2021-22)
       Improved exhibition & judging spaces for all projects (2021-22)
       Native stone landscaping (2021-22)

North & South Buildings
       Completed renovation of North building: HVAC, insulation, painting, new tin inside, lighting, roll-up
        door (east), walk-through doors (east & west), bathrooms (2019-2021)
       Renovation of North building lean-to: concrete floor, roll-up door, insulation, new roof, gutters,
        storage space (2021)
       Concrete approaches to both North & South buildings, improved access (2021)
       Concrete pad added to South Building Patio & its ceiling structure enclosed (2020)
       Native stone landscaping (2021-22)
       Flint Hills Shooters will be able to practice year–round in the North Building, and use the KanEquip
        Arena to host large competitions.

                               Tax-deductible donations may be sent to:

                                 Kansas Rural Communities Foundation
                                                 PO Box 25
                                             Wamego, KS 66547
                                              www.thekrcf.org

                   Designation: “Wabaunsee County Fair Association Improvement Fund”

                                    Donations of any size are appreciated!

            Please consider becoming a sustaining Clover Brand sponsor, or contact a
    Fair Association Board member for other special donation opportunities still available.

                                       Adam Lukert: 785-256-3021
                                     Mary Reed Spencer: 785-449-2519
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Table of Contents
                                                   Superintendents are listed directly below project area.

2020 Fair Queen .............................................................. 37            Plant Science ............................................................. 20-22
4-H Department Rules .................................................... 4-6                   Field Crops, Forestry, Horticulture
Animal Rules & Regulations .......................................... 4-6                       Theresa Foster, Baylie T, Dalton D, Hannah R
Award Sponsors ......................................................... 33-36               Poultry ........................................................................ 22-23
BBQ Contest.................................................................... 37              Tara Durkin, Jenny Howe, Parker D, Corwin W
   Adam Lukert, Danny Davis, Tuff Stephenson                                                 Project Sale ........................................................................ 7
Beef & Bucket Calves ....................................................... 8               Rabbits ........................................................................ 23-24
   Danny Davis, Spencer Jones, Clint Michaelis                                                  Tony Conrad, Jenny Howe, Kaelyn C, Hemi D, Corwin W
Calendar of Events .......................................................... 40             Round Robin.................................................................... 24
Clothing .......................................................................... 8-9         Dave Breiner, Jalyn D
   Sharon Bush, Memory Maginley                                                              Rules & Regulations ....................................................... 4-6
Clover Brand Sponsors .................................................... 38                Sheep .......................................................................... 24-25
Cloverbuds......................................................................... 9           Kassidi Huff, Dean Imthurn, Justin Miller, Kaylee L
Club Competitions ........................................................ 9-10              Shepherd’s Lead ......................................................... 24-25
   Banners/Booths/Floats/Hay Bales                                                              Karen Thowe, Lynn Deever
   Mary Reed Spencer                                                                         Shooting Sports ............................................................... 25
Club Officer Books............................................................ 9                Jon Bolinder, James Eberwein, Phillip Theel
Club Assignments............................................................ 39              STEM ......................................................................... 25-29
Dog Show ................................................................... 10-11              Shawn Gideon, Scott Harding, Jon Sielaff, Karsten B
   Jenny Howe, Anna Lukert, Kaylee L                                                         State Fair Entries ............................................................... 6
Energy Management ........................................................ 11                Swine ............................................................................... 30
   Tara Harding                                                                                Clint Michaelis, Kelsey Stamm, Rendy Stauffer, Kaylee L,
Entomology ................................................................ 11-12            Corbett H, Kyler S
   Tara Harding                                                                              Table Setting.................................................................... 30
Fashion Revue ................................................................. 12              Mary Reed Spencer
   Amanda Davis, Dallas Holz                                                                 Turtle Race ........................................................................ 7
Fiber Arts .................................................................... 12-13           Spencer Jones, Tuff Stephenson, Kaylee L
   Sharon Bush, Memory Maginley                                                              Visual Arts .................................................................. 30-31
                                                                         Nancy Sommer, Mary Reed Spencer, Janet Wertzberger,
Foods & Nutrition....................................................... 13-15
  Nina Imthurn, Carol Feyh, Dee Eberwein, Pam Stuewe, Karlee           Caylie V
Feyh, Raegan Feyh, Hannah R                                            Wildlife ............................................................................ 31
Fair Ground Improvement Projects ................................... 2 Tara Harding
Geology ...................................................................... 15-16         Wood Science .................................................................. 31
Tara Harding                                                                                    Darrin Rowley, Jon Sielaff
Goats (Dairy, Meat) ..................................................... 16-17
  Linda Willey, Boyd Davis, Dean Imthurn, Kassidi Huff                                                       Advertiser’s Index
Herdsmanship .................................................................. 17
  Jason Evans, Spencer Jones                                                                  Copeland Insurance Agency ......................................... 11
Home Environment ......................................................... 17                 Ed & Marta Howe ......................................................... 10
Horses ......................................................................... 17-18        Farm Bureau Financial Services ..................................... 9
   Dean Imthurn, Anna Lukert, Anna Stauffer, Kaylee L                                         Harveyville Seed Co, Inc. ............................................. 22
King & Queen ................................................................. 18             Heritage Tractor ............................................................ 16
   Mary Reed Spencer                                                                          KanEquip ...................................................................... 18
Livestock Buyers (2020) ................................................. 32                  Mel’s Tire...................................................................... 13
Livestock Sale ................................................................... 5          NAPA: Erichsen Agri-Motive....................................... 25
Miscellaneous .................................................................. 19           Paxico Insurance Agency .............................................. 20
 Citizenship, Communication, Health & Wellness, Leader-                                       PrairieLand Partners. ..................................................... 21
 ship, Performing Arts, Reading, Other Project Exhibits,                                      Rossville Truck & Tractor, Inc. .................................... 15
 Self Determined                                                                              Schaefer Equipment Company...................................... 17
  Tara Harding, Cyrus H                                                                       Wertzberger Ranch Equipment, LLC ........................... 14
Parade .............................................................................. 31      Wildcat Feeds, LLC ........................................................ 8
   Amy Terrapin, Jim MacGregor
Pedal Pull ......................................................................... 36
Pets .................................................................................. 19     For additional Wabaunsee County Fair details, visit:
  Sherri Jacobson, Justin Miller
Photography................................................................ 19-20
  Bobbi Bruner, Dee Eberwein, Debbie MacGregor, Corbett H,
Kaylee L
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Wabaunsee County Fair Association
EXECUTIVE BOARD                 Treasurer                      MEMBERS                        Clint Michaelis, Maple Hill
President                       Brenda Meseke, Alma            Chad Breiner, Alma             Arturo Pacheco, Alma
Mary Reed Spencer, Alma         Exec. Board Member             Danny Davis, Maple Hill        Travis Poovey, Paxico
Vice-President                  Dean Imthurn, Maple Hill       Jason Evans, Alma              Kelsey Stamm, Alma
Jenny Howe, Eskridge            Exec. Board Member             Brandon Greenwood              Tuff Stephenson, Eskridge
Secretary                       Kelly Huff, Alma               Spencer Jones, McFarland
Linda Willey, Harveyville       Exec. Board Member             Adam Lukert, Paxico
                                Mike Mikos, Eskridge

                               General Rules & Regulations
NOTICE: Only bona fide Wabaunsee County 4-H members            5. Open Class will be awarded on a basis of purple, blue,
may show in the 4-H division. Open Class division is open to       red and white ribbon groups. Premium money will be
anyone, including out of county exhibitors.                        awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
Entry System: We have transitioned to the FairEntry            6. If, in the opinion of the judge, the entry(s) for an
online fair management system! Entries can be completed            award are not up to standards worthy of first prize, the
by going to: http://wabcofair.fairentry.com/.                      prize awards will be made as the judge may consider
 4-H Entries: Online entr ies ar e r equir ed for all 4-H
                                                                   proper.
    exhibitors and projects,                                   7. All buildings will be open Friday of the fair at noon.
                                                                   All exhibits are to be in place during scheduled check-
 Open Class Entries: Online entr ies ar e r equested,
                                                                   in times.
    but not required. Entry sheets (OC Only) are available
                                                               8. All exhibitors will be expected to help clean up the
    at the Extension Office.
                                                                   barns and fairgrounds Tuesday evening.
                                                               9. No project may check-out early unless directed by
1. The Wabaunsee County Fair Board reserves the right
                                                                   Extension Agent, Fair Board, and/or Fair Veterinarian.
   to interpret all Open Class and general County Fair
                                                               10. Superintendents will use diligence to ensure the safety
   rules and regulations. They will arbitrarily settle and
                                                                   of livestock or articles after their arrival and place-
   determine all matters, questions and differences in
                                                                   ment, but will in no case be responsible for any loss or
   regard thereto, or otherwise arising out of, connected
                                                                   damage that may occur.
   with or incident to the County Fair. Wabaunsee Coun-
                                                               11. Night watchmen will be provided Friday through
   ty Extension reserves the right to interpret 4-H rules
                                                                   Tuesday nights of the Fair.
   and regulations. They will arbitrarily settle and deter-
                                                               12. No alcoholic beverages will be allowed on the fair-
   mine all 4-H matters, questions and differences in re-
                                                                   grounds during the fair.
   gard thereto, or otherwise arising out of, connected
                                                               13. No dogs other than genuine service dogs allowed on
   with or incident to the County Fair.
                                                                   fairgrounds during the County Fair.
2. An entry may only be exhibited in one division: 4-H
                                                               14. Campers or RVs may not arrive before 6:00 a.m. on
   or Open Class.
                                                                   Saturday of the Fair.
3. Age categories are based on January 1 of current year.
4. Age divisions will be: Junior (7-9), Intermediate (10-
   13) and Senior (14-18), unless otherwise specified.

                                Animal Rules & Regulations
GENERAL                                                           for moving animals from pens to the scales.
1. ALL 4-H animal entries MUST be submitted via                5. If you wish to protest the official scale weight, the
   FairEntry no later than the first Friday in July.              4-Her or family must be present when weighed; the
2. Open Class animals are requested to submit a pre-              animal will walk off the scale, scale will be zeroed,
   entry, but are not required. Please let the Extension          and the animal will immediately re-weigh.
   Office know how many head you are bringing, so              6. There will be no sleeping in the exhibit buildings. Ad-
   stalls can be assigned .                                       equate nighttime supervision will be provided. Camp-
3. ALL livestock must check-in Saturday morning as                ing will be allowed east of Mill Creek Cowboys Arena
   scheduled. This includes market & breeding animals.         7. All cattle, goats, sheep, swine not sold can be released
4. Livestock must be checked in and weighed by the                Tuesday 6:00 a.m. - noon. Rabbits and poultry will be
   4-Her or family; superintendents are not responsible           released Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.
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Animal Rules & Regulations (continued)
8. No project may check-out early unless directed by                class, he or she may have another Wabaunsee County
   Extension Agent, Super and/or Fair Veterinarian.                 4-H member assist with one exhibit.
9. Insurance for animals will not be provided. A waiver        5.   Showmanship exhibitors must have shown that animal
   will be completed with pre-entries.                              in a market or breeding class.
                                                               6.   Showmanship classes will be divided into Junior (7-
ANIMAL HEALTH                                                       9), Intermediate (10-13) and Senior (14-18). Large
1. All animals will be subject to veterinary inspection at          classes within each division may be broken up for
   specie weigh-in.                                                 judging purposes. A Champion and Reserve Champi-
2. Superintendents reserve the right to refuse admittance           on will be selected from within each division: Jr, Int,
   to any animals for health reasons.                               Sr. The Overall Showmanship Champion will be se-
3. All animals shall be free of clinical signs of infectious        lected from the 3 division champions. The Reserve
   and contagious disease.                                          Champion from the Overall Showmanship Champi-
4. Animals with active lesions or ringworm, warts or                on’s class will be brought into the ring with the re-
   infected with mange will not be permitted to exhibit.            maining two contestants to select Overall Showman-
5. Mistreatment and/or abuse of animals will not be tol-            ship Reserve Champion. The Overall Showmanship
   erated and will result in disqualification as determined         Champion in Beef, Goats, Horses, Sheep, and Swine
   by Superintendent and Agent.                                     will represent the species in the Round Robin Show-
6. Animals that arrive prior to weigh-in, enter at their            manship contest unless he/she has previously won, the
   own risk.                                                        Overall Reserve Champion will be the alternate.
7. We will follow the recommended guidelines from              7.   In all divisions, a rating system of awards will be
   KDAH for the 2021 Fair.                                          used. Livestock exhibits will be placed by judges into
                                                                    Blue, Red, and White ribbon groups. Each ribbon
CARE AND SAFETY                                                     group will have their own premium level. Class cham-
                                                                    pion must be Blue ribbon quality. Champion and Re-
1. Poultry and rabbit cages will be provided by the Fair
                                                                    serve Champion ribbons may only be given to blue
   Association. Turkey-sized fowl and larger will use
                                                                    ribbon exhibits. Livestock going through Livestock
   cages supplied by the exhibitor.
                                                                    Sale will not receive a ribbon premium.
2. Pet exhibitors must provide own cage or carrier.
                                                               8.   All livestock barns will be closed to the public during
3. All feed for livestock, poultry, & rabbit projects must
                                                                    livestock shows to ensure safety of livestock, 4-H
   be furnished by the owner. Bring feed your animal is
                                                                    members, and the public.
   accustomed to eating. Water is available onsite.
                                                               9.   Superintendents may request the use of livestock for
4. Bring your own water & feed troughs for rabbits &
                                                                    Round Robin. A 4-H family may choose to authorize
   poultry; bedding will be provided. Straw is allowed
                                                                    this use or not.
   for bedding of livestock.
5. Exhibitors are responsible for keeping their stalls, cag-
   es, and alleyway clean at all times.                        LIVESTOCK SALE
6. Care for 4-H projects is the 4-H MEMBER’S respon-           1. Premium only (ribbon) auction. Carcasses will not be
   sibility. 4-Her’s must handle animals to their capabili-       sold through the auction, exhibitors are responsible for
   ties. Parents are asked to limit assistance to that need-      finding their own carcass buyers. Floor buyer availa-
   ed for the member’s safety.                                    ble for Sheep & Goats and Poultry & Rabbits only.
7. Exhibitors are responsible for extra care required dur-     2. Only animals exhibited in 4-H market classes at the
   ing hot weather.                                               Fair may be sold. Each 4-H member may sell two (2)
8. Superintendents will use diligence to ensure the safety        animals through the auction ring, a maximum of one
   of animals after their arrival and placement, but will in      (1) per species.
   no case be responsible for any loss or damage that          3. Declaration forms must be submitted to the Extension
   may occur.                                                     office for all animals going through the auction ring
                                                                  by Monday at 9:45pm. No form = no auction.
SHOWS                                                          4. The following minimum weights are mandatory for
                                                                  sale: Beef – 1000 lbs, Swine – 220 lbs, Lambs – 100
1. Classes for Open Class exhibits will be made to fit            lbs, Meat Goats – 50 lbs, Poultry – 3 lbs, Rabbits – 3
   those entries.
                                                                  lbs.
2. Livestock may be groomed/handled ONLY by the 4-H
                                                               3. Animals sold through the auction ring cannot compete
   member, with help from; immediate family member,               at any show after the fair.
   other 4-H members, superintendent, or project leader.       4. All animals selling through the livestock sale will be
3. Exhibitors should be properly attired when showing
                                                                  charged a $15.00 flat fee per head.
   livestock.
                                                               5. For base bids only, the following fees apply: $3.00 for
4. 4-Her’s should accompany their exhibits, and in the
                                                                  Sheep & Goats and Poultry & Rabbits.
   case of livestock, exhibitors must show their own en-
   tries. In case the exhibitor has two entries in the same

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 Open Class Rules & Regs 
1. Top three entries will receive prize money in the amounts of: $2.00 - First Place, $1.50 - Second place, $1.00 - Third
   Place. Stickers will be given to each exhibit. Ribbons are available upon request.
2. Judging times correspond with 4-H judging times, unless listed separately in Calendar of Events (refer to back cov-
   er).
3. Each project lists the max. number of entries allowed per person. This is per division (Open Class, 4-H).

                      4-H General Rules & Regulations 
1. 4-H member must be enrolled by May 1 of the current year to exhibit in the 4-H division. Exhibitors can enter only
    those projects in which they are enrolled.
2. In all divisions, a rating system of awards will be used. For exhibits other than livestock, exhibits will be placed by
    the judges into Purple, Blue, Red and White ribbon groups. Livestock exhibits will be placed by judges into Blue,
    Red, and White ribbon groups. All exhibits of any one class placed in the Purple or Blue ribbon group will receive
    the appropriate but equal premium money. Red and White ribbon groups each will have their own premium levels.
    Class champion must be at least Blue ribbon quality. Champion and Reserve Champion ribbons may only be given
    to purple ribbon exhibits (except in the case of livestock classes – blue ribbon exhibits). The amounts of prize money
    apportioned will vary with the classes. Livestock going through Livestock Sale, Shooting Sports competition exhib-
    its, and Round Robin participants will not receive a ribbon premium.
3. All judging will be conducted by conference with individuals and judge except where scheduling conflicts exist. Ex-
    hibitors will make all reasonable efforts to meet for conference at the assigned time. The judge’s decision is final.
4. LIABILITY: Exhibitor ’s notice - The Fair Association will not be liable for loss or damage or personal injury aris-
    ing from any accidents or other cause whatever. Watchmen will be on the grounds and the Fair Association will
    safeguard property to the best of the Management’s ability.
5. Entries must be in place during scheduled check-in times.
6. All Exhibitors will be expected to help clean-up Tuesday night, July 27, and Wednesday, July 28, at 7:30 a.m.
7. 4-Her’s should accompany their exhibits, and in the case of livestock, exhibitors must show their own entries. In
    case the exhibitor has two entries in the same class, he or she may have another Wabaunsee County 4-H member
    assist with one exhibit.
8. All exhibits must be the handiwork of the exhibitor.
9. All exhibits must be produced within the current year, unless otherwise specified.
10. All 4-H exhibits must be pre-entered online via FairEntry by the first Friday in July. King and Queen Application &
    record books MUST be at the Extension Office no later than July 2.
11. There will be no sleeping in the exhibit buildings. Adequate nighttime supervision will be provided. Camping will
    be allowed east of the Mill Creek Cowboys Arena.

                                           State Fair Entries
1. Wabaunsee County 4-H exhibits will be designated by the official judges and Fair Management as to quality suitable
   for exhibition at the Kansas State Fair (KSF).
2. If you get a purple you may be eligible to show at KSF (excludes livestock). Please check with the County Extension
   Office to review KSF rules. You must be 9 as of January 1 of the current year, to show at KSF.
3. If project is eligible for KSF, be aware of all registration deadlines. All KSF exhibits (excluding nominated live-
   stock) must be pre-entered with the Extension Office during or after County Fair. All pre-entries must be filled out
   completely or pre-entry will be void.
        July 30 – All non-livestock entries, dairy goats, poultry, and rabbit entries.
4. It is the responsibility of the 4-Her and parent to read guidelines for KSF before pre-entering a project.
5. These rules and deadlines will be strictly adhered to.
6. The County Extension Staff will transport 4-H projects (no animals) to/from KSF provided they will fit in the Coun-
   ty Extension vehicle. They will do everything in their power to make sure they arrive in the best possible condition,
   but they will not be held responsible for accidents.

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Project Sale
*ITEMS OTHER THAN ANIMALS*                                     Remembering . . .
1. Only items that receive OVERALL Grand Champi-
    on or Reserve Grand Champion for the entire pro-
    ject may be sold in the ring.                                The Wabaunsee County Fair
2. Any 4-H member may sell a project exhibited at the
    fair.                                                          Association would like to
3. 4-Her’s may only sell two items through the ring (1
    livestock & 1 project, 2 livestock, 2 projects, etc.)
                                                                  recognize those for whom
4. 4-H members must be present to sell their project.           memorials have been placed at
5. No live animals may be sold in the project sale. Perish-
    able food items such as food and garden produce must         the fairgrounds or in whose
    be replaced with fresh items for the sale.                 memory contributions have been
6. Two percent of the sale price of each project sold will
    be retained to cover the cost of the buyer plaque and an    made to the Fair Association:
    ad thanking the project buyers.
7. The project sold in the Project Sale must have been
    judged at the current year’s fair.                                Viola Gideon/Vera EHU
8. Members must notify the Extension Office Staff NO                         Nellie Kinzy
    LATER than 4:30 p.m. on Monday that they wish to
    sell an item and give a reasonable minimum bid.                      Howard C. Myers
9. When your article has been sold, your project article no              Thomas W. Gehrt
    longer belongs to you. Therefore, that article cannot                  Todd Brethour
    compete at any show after the fair.
10. All sales are final and binding.                                     Suzann Grensing
                                                                     Phyllis M. (Shumate) Auld
                                                                           Jason Swartz
                  Turtle Race                                                 Jim Kleve
                                                                  Louella Romine & Marlene Ecklund
1. Check-in on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
2. Race starts at 4:00 p.m.                                                Boyd Davis
3. All turtles must be box turtles.                                      Darold Marlow
4. Top 3 turtles receive prize.
5. Winning turtle must cross the rope completely.                  Reta Bohn Family/Al Hoobler
6. Any disputes will be decided by superintendents.                       Edwin Stuewe
7. All participants receive small gift from Wabaunsee                    Garland Gideon
   County Fair Board.
8. Participants must be 18 years of age and younger.                        Joan Farr
                                                                    Glenn & Larry Henderson
                                                                    Kenneth & Virginia Fischer
              Wabaunsee County                                            Garen Gideon
              Cattlemen’s Assn.                                           Virgil Hatfield
     Cattlemen’s Burrito Meal                                             Vivian Savage
                                                                         Charles Imthurn
                                                                           Bill Ecklund
                                                                          Tom Maginley
                                                                       Mary Pat Claussen
                                                                        Maurice Meseke
                                                                           Mary Hund
                                                                           Maude Dagg
                                                                          Marilyn Davis
                  Tuesday, July 27
                                                                        Margery Blythe
                 5:00—8:00 p.m.                                           Arnold Gideon
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Projects
                                              Breeding Beef                                 0105 Prospect Market Beef
    Beef & Bucket Calves                      1. Entries will be shown according to         0106 Bucket Calves
         Show Sunday, July 25;                    breed, classes will be broken by age
         Bucket Calf: 5:30 p.m.                   if numbers warrant.                        Open Class 
          Beef Show to follow                 2. This is a non-terminal show for            0200 Beef Showmanship
                                                  breeding beef, they are not eligible to   0201 Breeding Heifers
1.   Exhibitor may exhibit no more than           be sold through the premium auction.      0202 Cow-Calf Pairs
     3 Market and 3 Breeding animals,         3. EFFECTIVE 2022 - Registration              0203 Market Heifers
     per division.                                Certificates or transfer papers and       0204 Market Steers
2.   Refer General & Animal Rules &               tattoos are required for all purebred     0205 Prospect Market Beef
     Regs on pages 4-6.                           breeding beef and are required at         0206 Bucket Calves
3.   All beef must have been born on or           check in. All papers and tattoos will
     after January 1, 2020, unless other-         be checked at check in. Papers need
     wise noted.                                  to be in the exhibitor’s name or ap-
4.   Beef must have been tagged with an           proved family nomination name and              Clothing & Textiles
     approved 4-H tag by the local tag-           dated no later than May 1, 2021.                4-H Judging Saturday, July 17;
     ging deadline: April 30th, 2021.             Heifers may be co-owned and co-                8:00 a.m. Wabaunsee High School
5.   This will be a “Blow and Go”, no fit         registered by 4-Her’s of the same
     show. No fit indicates using no adhe-        family, however may not be co-                       Open Class Judging
     sive, glue, paint, or powder products.       owned with an adult. Non-papered                  Sunday, July 25; 3:00 p.m.
6.   A Breed Champion will be selected            breeding heifers will show in the
     for each breed. A Grand Champion                                                       1.    Limit 4 entries per person, per divi-
                                                  Crossbred division.
     and Reserve Grand Champion will                                                              sion.
     be selected from breed champions                                                       2.    Refer to Rules & Regs on pages 4-6.
                                              Cow-Calf Pairs
     and reserves for Market Beef and                                                       3.    Judging will be completed in a class-
                                              1. Cow or heifers dropped before
     Breeding Heifers. Breed classes will                                                         room, similar to how 4-H Day judg-
                                                 08/31/2020. Cow-calf pairs will
     be offered as follows:                                                                       ing occurs. The door will open be-
                                                 show together, classes will not be
       a. Angus                                                                                   tween each conference judging.
                                                 broken according to breed.
       b. AOB                                                                               4.    All work must be a product of this
       c. Commercial - Breeding Only                                                              year’s 4-H work.
                                              Bucket Calves
       d. Hereford                                                                          5.    Pre-cut kits are acceptable for all
                                              1. Exhibitor may exhibit one bucket
       e. Market Heifer                                                                           clothing classes. All articles/
                                                 calf.
       f. Cow-Calf Pair                                                                           garments must be finished for use.
                                              2. Bucket Calves will be broken into
       g. Crossbred                                                                         6.    Garments shall be carefully laun-
                                                 classes based on exhibitor age.
                                                                                                  dered or cleaned before being exhib-
                                              3. Bucket Calves must be owned and
Market Beef                                                                                       ited.
                                                 tagged with approved 4-H tag by the
1. Entries will be divided into uniform                                                     7.    Garments must be labeled:
                                                 local tagging deadline: May 21,
   classes and shown according to                                                                 a. Typewrite or print on 2 ½ x 3
                                                 2021.
   breed and weight. Official weight                                                                    inch label
                                              4. Bucket Calves are to be cleaned, but
   will be determined at fair check in.          not clipped.                                            Class
2. Beef failing to meet the minimum                                                                      County
   weight of 1000 pounds will be               4-H Class                                               Name
   shown in a prospect class. These           0100 Beef Showmanship                               b. Sew labels on inside of garment.
   animals will not be allowed to com-        0101 Breeding Heifers                                     (Back of neck, center back
   pete for champion placing, and will        0102 Cow-Calf Pairs                                       waistband, left end of apron
   not be allowed to sell in the premium      0103 Market Heifers                                       band.) Label every garment.
   auction.                                   0104 Market Steers                                  c. Garments will not be judged
                                                                                                        unless properly labeled when
                                                                                                        brought for judging.
                                                                                                  For special handling:
                                                                                                   Place on hanger with hook to-
                                                                                                        ward right shoulder of garment.
                                                                                                   Tie entry card with string to
                                                                                                        safety pin attached to left side of
                                                                                                        garment.
                                                                                            6.    The exhibitor is encouraged to attach
                                                                                                  an index card, no larger than 4” x 6”
                  215 NE Strait Ave                 877-232-7373 Office                           with the entry form to give the judge
                  Topeka, KS 66616                 www.wildcatfeeds.com                           any information which the exhibitor
                                                                                                  thinks would be helpful for the judge
                            Livestock Nutrition Consultants
                                                                                                  to know. Using a larger card will
              Brandon Greenwood                       Cole Rutledge                               result in the exhibit being lowered
                 785-289-0028 cell                    785-289-0038 cell                           one ribbon placing.
           bgreenwood@wildcatfeeds.com          crutledge@wildcatfeeds.com

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July 23-27, 2021 Wabaunsee County Fairgrounds, Alma - Wabaunsee County Extension Office
7.   Educational exhibit classes – Share
     with others what you learned in this
     project. If a poster, it must not be
     larger than 22” x 28”. It may be a
     notebook or other display. If it is a
     display, maximum size is 2’ x 3’.
     NO card table displays are allowed.
     Take care to select durable materials
     that will withstand County Fair con-
     ditions. Name and county must be
     clearly marked on educational exhib-
     its. See suggestions in the “Going
     Further” section of the notebook
     lesson plans ideas.

 4-H Class 
0300 Jr. Article, Garment, Outfit
0301 Int. Article, Garment, Outfit                 entries will receive a participation   Class 0010 Banners – Banners are a two
0302 Sr. Article, Garment, Outfit                  ribbon.                                dimensional display, depicting one idea.
0303 Jr. Educational Exhibit                      Members may enter up to four (4)       Dimensions are to be no less than 12 and
0304 Int. Educational Exhibit                      items.                                 no more than 16 square feet, with no side
0305 Sr. Educational Exhibit                                                              less than 3 feet; letters should be at least
0306 Jr. Recycled Clothing Project            4-H Class                                 two inches in height. Banners must be
0307 Int. Recycled Clothing Project          0050 Cloverbuds Exhibit                      hung on a dowel rod strong enough to
0308 Sr. Recycled Clothing Project                                                        support the banner. Banners mounted any
                                                                                          other way risk not being displayed due to
 Open Class                                                                             technical problems. Banners must be
0400 Apron or Housecoat                            Club Officer Books                     made of materials that permit the banner
0401 Child's garment                         1.    Submitted for display only with Mis-   to be folded or rolled without damaging
0402 Casual Wear                                   cellaneous exhibits. No fair plaques   the display. Three-dimensional objects
0403 Best dress or pantsuit                        or premiums awarded.                   may not be attached to the front of the
0404 Article made by a person 70 years                                                    banner. Entry card is required for ban-
     & over                                   4-H Class                                 ners. Each club must have a 4-Her pre-
0405 Lingerie                                0030 President Officer Book                  sent during conference judging. Banners
0406 Coat                                    0031 Vice-President Officer Book             will remain hanging in the South Fair
0407 Miscellaneous - Any product             0032 Secretary Officer Book                  Barn until June 1st of the following year.
     not fitting other classes               0033 Treasurer Officer Book                  Clubs are responsible for removing ban-
0408 Group Made Article (quilt, rug,         0034 Reporter Officer Book                   ners. 70% of the judging is on the mes-
     tapestry, etc.)                         0035 Historian Officer Book                  sage of the banner.
0409 Machine Quilt Bedspread                 0036 Parliamentarian Officer Book
0410 Hand Quilt Spread or Coverlet           0037 Song Leader Officer Book                Class 0011 Soil, Water and Wildlife
0411 Embroidered Quilt or Bedspread          0038 Recreation Leader Officer Book          Conservation Banners - Wabaunsee
0412 Quilt Appliqué                                                                       County Soil Conservation District will
0413 Quilt Patchwork                                                                      provide: $10.00 for 1st place, $7.50 for
0414 Quilt made by a person 70 years &                                                    2nd place and $5.00 for 3rd place for
     over                                          Club Competitions                      banners promoting conservation of Soil,
0415 Any Type Rug                                   Banner, Booth, Float, Hay Bales       Water or Wildlife Resources. Additional
0416 Any Type Tablecloth                               Judging Friday, July 23            Soil Conservation Banners will receive
0417 Machine Appliqué                             5:00 p.m. Hay Bale, Booth, Banner       $2.00.
                                                              Judging
                                                                                          Class 0012 Club Booths – Buildings will
                                             Refer to Rules & Regs on pages 4-6.          be open for set-up at 5:00 p.m, July 18.
       4-H Cloverbuds                                                                     Exhibits must be in place by 8:00 p.m.
4-H Cloverbuds is an educational, youth      Clubs may select to do a booth, banner,      and pictures will be taken and no items
development opportunity specifically for     hay bale, and float. A champion will be      may be added before judging. Each club
5-and-6-year-old youth. This is a non-       selected in each class. Clubs will provide   must have a 4-Her present during confer-
competitive Show and Tell type experi-       their own insert for booths. Clubs must      ence judging. Each club will be required
ence, Cloverbud participants will share      pre-enter by the 1st Friday in July.         to label its booth with the name of the
their project with an adult or older teen.                                                club and daily maintain its booth in a
Entries will receive a participation rib-    Every club will receive $10.00 for each      clean and orderly manner. The white card
bon. 4-H Cloverbud members are encour-       booth, banner and hay bale entered. An       containing the club name is to be 4 x 16
aged to showcase a product, poster, or a     additional $10.00 will be awarded to the     inches. The booth size is to be 6’x6’. All
notebook of 4-H Cloverbuds activities.       Grand Champion and an additional $5.00       sides are 4’ high. Make allowances for
 Entries may be any item made in the        to the Reserve Grand Champion in each        booth size variance. Each booth should
     past year                               category.                                    illustrate or demonstrate a phase of 4-H
                                                                                          work which is practiced by club members
 This is a non-competitive exhibit,
                                                                                          within the club represented. Booth exhib-

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its must be removed by 9:00 a.m.             8.  Please keep the area around your            7.   Dogs must be kept on leash at all
Wednesday, July 28.                              bale clean and free of trash.                    times, except when competing in
                                             9. Decorations may not be removed                    “off leash” exercises.
Class 0013 Soil, Water and Wildlife              from bales before Tuesday, July 27          8.   No dog(s) will be allowed in the ring
Conservation Booths – Wabaunsee                  at 8:00 p.m.                                     before class.
County Soil Conservation District will       10. Each club must have a 4-Her present
provide: $10.00 for 1st place, $7.50 for         during conference judging.                   4-H Class 
2nd place and $5.00 for 3rd place for        11. Hay Bales will be provided by: Jones        0500 Dog Showmanship
booths promoting conservation of Soil,           Family Angus.
Water or Wildlife Resources. Additional                                                       Open Class 
Soil Conservation Booths will receive                                                        0600 Dog Showmanship
$2.00.
                                                          Dog Show                           OBEDIENCE
Class 0013 Floats - Entries are to park           Show Monday, July 19; 6:00 p.m.            1. An exhibitor may only enter one dog
near the Courthouse lawn by 4:30 p.m.                   KanEquip Arena                          per class.
on Saturday, July 24, so initial judging                                                     2. Once a 4-Her scores 170 points or
may take place. Additional premium           1.    Refer to Rules & Regs on pages 4-6.
                                             2.    State 4-H Dog Show Immunization              greater with the same dog under two
money for parade entries are made possi-                                                        different judges, the member must
ble by the Alma Area Chamber of Com-               Record (only MG-34 Revised, Octo-
                                                   ber 2017 accepted) must be complet-          advance to the next obedience level
merce.                                                                                          at the start of the next 4-H year. At
                                                   ed on each dog entered. The fully
                                                   completed form must be presented to          any time that the leader, parent, and
Class 0014 Hay Bales                                                                            member agree that the 4-Her and dog
1. Entries will be judged on eye appeal,           the Superintendent at health check
                                                   on day of show to be eligible to com-        are ready to move to the next level,
    construction, use of materials, and                                                         they may; but once that is done, they
    creativity.                                    pete. Required vaccinations include:
                                                   Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus,            cannot regress to a lower level.
2. Hay Bales must be decorated by Fri-                                                       3. A score of 170 points or greater is a
    day, July 23 at 5:00 p.m. bales                Parainfluenza, Bordetella and Ra-
                                                   bies. The r abies vaccination must           qualifying score with at least 50% in
    should be decorated with a good,                                                            each exercise. This qualifying score
    clean, wholesome nature. No vulgar             be administered by a graduate, li-
                                                   censed veterinarian. All vaccina-            must be earned at the novice level or
    or suggestive decorations will be                                                           higher to qualify for the Kansas State
    allowed.                                       tions must be current. No dog in
                                                   season (in heat) will be allowed to          Fair 4-H Dog Show.
3. You may choose to have bales lying                                                        4. There are no pre-novice classes at
    on their side or standing on end.              show and must be removed from the
                                                   show grounds immediately.                    the Kansas State Fair.
    Indicate how you want it set up on
    the entry form.                          3.    Any dog showing aggression or at-
                                                   tacking another dog or person at the       4-H Class 
4. If you will be providing a maximum                                                        0501 Pre-Novice (all exercises per-
    of 8 small rectangular bales for feet          show may be asked to leave immedi-
                                                   ately.                                         formed on leash).
    or decoration, please also indicate on                                                   0502 Novice
    the entry form.                          4.    Entries may be made in a higher
                                                   classification, but cannot regress past   0503 Graduate Novice
5. Bales should be decorated with the                                                        0504 Open A (all exercises performed
    Wabaunsee County Fair theme,                   prior accomplishments. (See Kansas
                                                   4-H Dog Show Rule Book, 4H1120,                off leash)
    “Barn in the USA” Decorations                                                            0505 Open B (all exercises performed
    should be weather and wind-proof.              Revised January 2021)
                                             5.    In obedience and rally, a dog may be           off leash)
    They should also be checked and                                                          0506 Utility (all exercises performed off
    maintained daily.                              entered in only one class. All classes
                                                   are open to mixed breeds and pure-                leash)
6. Paint may NOT be applied to the hay
    bale or grass.                                 bred dogs.
                                             6.    No baiting or grooming equipment           Open Class 
7. NO Commercial or Political party                                                          0601 Pre-Novice (all exercises per-
    signs of ANY KIND are allowed.                 of any kind will be allowed in ring.
                                                                                                  formed on leash).
                                                                                             0602 Novice
                                                                                             0603 Graduate Novice
                                                                                             0604 Open A (all exercises performed
                                                                                                  off leash)
                                                                                             0605 Open B (all exercises performed
                                                                                                  off leash)
                                                                                             0606 Utility (all exercises performed off
                                                                                                     leash)
                                                                                             RALLY OBEDIENCE (RALLY-O)
                                                                                             1. There are no Level I classes at the
                                                                                                Kansas State Fair.

                                                                                              4-H Class 
                                                                                             0507 Rally Level I (all exercises
                                                                                                  performed on leash)
                                                                                             0508 Rally Level II (all exercises
                                                                                                  performed off leash)
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 Open Class 
0607 Rally Level I (all exercises
     performed on leash)
0608 Rally Level II (all exercises
     performed off leash)

 Energy Management
 Judging: Saturday July 24; 9:00 a.m.
1.   Exhibitor may exhibit no more than
     3 items, but only one per class.
2.   Follow the general guidelines listed
     in the current Kansas State Fair
     Book.
                                                   amine the quality of wiring work-              by the member. Include mainte-
 4-H Class                                       manship.                                       nance schedule for the engine & a
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS                      0703 Electric Educational Display: The              brief description of steps taken by
0700 AC Electric Projects. Electric pro-           purpose of the educational display             the member overhauling or rebuild-
     jects with a 110 or 120 V alternat-           is to educate the viewer about a               ing the engine.
     ing current (AC) power source.                specific area of the 4-H electrical
     Some project examples are house-              or electronics project. The display      ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
     hold wiring demonstrations, small             or exhibit should illustrate one         A form of energy derived from a natural
     appliances extension cords, trouble           basic idea. This class includes any      source such as the sun, geothermal, wind,
     lights, indoor or outdoor wiring              educational displays, exhibits or        tides or waves. All exhibits in this divi-
     boards, or shop lights. Projects              science fair type projects which Do      sion are limited to standard , tri-fold, dis-
     may be a restoration or original              Not have a power source, i.e. post-      play boards (36”x48”) and items may not
     construction. The project must be             ers or displays of wire types, con-      extend beyond12” from the back board.
     operational and meet minimum                  duit types, electrical safety, tool or
     safety standards. AC projects must            motor parts identification or elec-      0707 Alternative Energy Educational
     be 110/120 V, no 240 V exhibits               trical terminology. Educational               Display: Create an exhibit that ad-
     are allowed, and must be construct-           displays must be legible from a               dresses a focused topic related to
     ed such that the judges have wiring           distance of four feet, using a max            power generated from a renewable
     access to examine the quality and             tri-fold size of 3’x4’.                       energy source. The purpose of the
     safety of workmanship.                                                                      exhibit is to inform and create
0701 DC Electric Projects. Electric pro-      SMALL ENGINES                                      awareness.
     jects with a battery or direct current   All exhibits should involve engines           0708 Alternative Energy Experiment:
     power source. This class includes        smaller than 20 horsepower for classes             Display and experiment addressing
     electric kits or original projects.      0704-0706. Displays are limited to 4’              a problem or question related to
     This class also includes demonstra-      wide by 4’ deep - upright and floor dis-           power generated from a renewable
     tion DC powered project. Exam-           plays. No complete engines, lawn trac-             energy source. Include hypothesis,
     ples include: wiring two or three        tors, tillers, chainsaws are permitted for         background research, variables, a
     way switches, difference between         display. Maximum trifold size is 3’x 4’.           control, data, findings, conclusions
     series/parallel lighting circuits or                                                        & recommendations for future
     wiring doorbells switches. All DC        0704 Small Engine Display: exhibit a               study.
     electric projects must include work           display, selecting one of the fol-
     with batteries supplied by 4-H’er.            lowing options: 1. a display identi-
     Projects must be constructed such             fying different engine or lawn and
     that the judges have access to ex-            garden equipment parts or a dis-                    Entomology
     amine the quality of wiring work-             play showing the function of the          Judging Saturday July 24; 9:30 a.m.
     manship.                                      various engine or lawn and agarden
0702 Electronic Projects. Electronic pro-          equipment parts; 2. a display iden-      1.    A 4-H member may choose to ex-
     jects with a battery or direct current        tifying and explaining the function            hibit in the Collection, Notebook,
     power source. This class includes             (s) of different special tools needed          or Educational class for each
     electronic kits or original projects.         for small engine work; 3. a display            phase, or all of the above.
     Examples include radios, tele-                illustrating and providing the re-       2.    Follow the general guidelines listed
     phones, toy robots, light meters,             sults of any one of experiments that           in the current Kansas State Fair
     security systems, etc. May be con-            are included in the project books.             Book.
     structed using printed circuit board,    0705 Small Engine Maintenance: Exhib-
     wire wrap, or breadboard tech-                it a display that illustrates either     Collection Phase Classes
     niques. Include instruction/                  Routine Maintenance Procedures           0900 Beginning Entomology I - Display
     assembly manual if from a kit.                or Diagnosing & Trouble Shooting               in 1 standard box a min. of 50 and
     Include plans if an original project.         specific problems in an engine.                max. of 125 species representing at
     Projects must be constructed such        0706 Small Engine Operation: Exhibit                least 7 orders.
     that the judges have access to ex-            an operable small engine (no more        0901 Beginning Entomology II - Display
                                                   than 20HP) overhauled or rebuilt               in 1 standard box a min. of 75 and

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max. of 150 species representing at     0907 Advanced Entomology Notebook                     enrolled in some phase of the pro-
     least 9 orders.                              Display a min. of 100 and a max.                 ject.
0902 Intermediate Entomology - Display            of 200 species representing at least      9.     All county ribbons and awards will
     a min. of 100 and a max. of 300              12 orders. In addition, family iden-             be presented at the Public Revue on
     species representing at least 10             tification is required for all insects           Saturday, July 24, at 6:00 p.m.
     orders. Display in a max. of 2               belonging to the 6 basic orders as
     standard boxes. In addition, family          outlined in the Intermediate class.
     identification is required for all           Family identification in the remain-      CONSTRUCTED GARMENTS
     insects in any 2 of the following 6          ing orders is optional, but desirable     REVUE
     orders: Orthoptera, Hemiptera,               as long as accuracy is maintained.        Majority of the outfit must be constructed
     Odonata, Coleoptera, Diptera, and/      Educational Display Phase Classes              and modeled by the 4-Her who made the
     or Hymenoptera.                         0908 Beginning Display - Class for indi-       garment/outfit. Everything which is com-
0903 Advanced Entomology - Display a              viduals that are exhibiting in the        monly considered an outer garment must
     min. of 150 and a max. of 450 spe-           Beginning I & II Collection or Be-        be constructed (vest, jacket, dress, skirt,
     cies representing at least 12 orders.        ginning Notebook classes. (9-12)          pants, coat, etc.). A sweater, blouse or
     Display in a max. of 3 standard         0909 Intermediate Display - Class for          shirt that is worn as an outer garment can
     boxes. Family identification is re-          individuals that are exhibiting in        be purchased or made.
     quired for all insects belonging to          the Intermediate Collection or
     the six basic orders as outlined             Notebook classes. (11-14)                  4-H Class 
     under the Intermediate phase. Fam-      0910 Advanced Display - Class for indi-        1100 Jr. Constructed Garments Revue
     ily identification of insects in the         viduals that are exhibiting in the        1101 Int. Constructed Garments Revue
     remaining orders is optional, but            Advanced Collection or Notebook           1102 Sr. Constructed Garments Revue
     desirable as long as accuracy is             classes. (13 or older)
     maintained. On a piece of paper list                                                    Open Class 
     what you did to improve your col-                                                      1200 Constructed Garments Revue
     lection during the current year.
     Attach a paper to the back of one       Fashion Revue Contest                          BUYMANSHIP REVUE
     of the display boxes.                    Judging Saturday, July 17; 9:30 a.m.          Majority of outfit must be purchased and
Notebook Phase Classes                         Location: Wabaunsee High School              modeled by the 4-Her or made by another
0904 Introductory Entomology Note-                                                          individual for the 4-Her, if the fabric and
     book. Display a min. of 10 and a        The purpose of the 4-H Fashion Revue is
                                             to encourage 4-H members to acquire            pattern were chosen by the 4-Her. Every-
     max. of 30 insect species represent-                                                   thing which is commonly considered an
     ing at least 6 different orders.        skill and knowledge in dressing:
                                                Appropriately, Economically,               outer garment must be purchased by the
0905 Beginning Entomology Notebook.                                                         4-Her or constructed by another person
     Display a min. of 20 and a max. of             Neatly
                                             As well as developing:                         (vest, jacket, dress, skirt, pants, coat,
     60 insect species representing at                                                      etc.). A sweater, blouse, or shirt can be
     least 7 different orders.                  Grace, Poise, Good posture, &              purchased or made.
0906 Intermediate Entomology Note-                  Good grooming habits
     book. Display a min. of 60 and a        1. Exhibitor may exhibit 2 constructed
                                                                                             4-H Class 
     max. of 100 species from at least 9          and 1 purchased garment, for a total
                                                                                            1103 Jr. Girls Buymanship Revue
     orders. Pictures in any two of the           of 3 exhibits.
                                                                                            1104 Int. Girls Buymanship Revue
     following 6 orders should be iden-      2. Refer to Rules & Regs on pages 4-6.
                                                                                            1105 Sr. Girls Buymanship Revue
     tified to family: Orthoptera, He-       3. Judging will be completed in a class-
                                                                                            1106 Jr. Boys Buymanship Revue
     miptera, Odonata Coleoptera, Dip-            room. The door will open between
                                                                                            1107 Int. Boys Buymanship Revue
     tera, and/or Hymenoptera.                    each set of conference judging.
                                                                                            1108 Sr. Boys Buymanship Revue
                                             4. Only one garment per 4-H member
                                                  may be modeled in the Public Fash-
                                                  ion Revue.                                 Open Class 
                                                                                            1201 Buymanship Revue
     Backroad Gals                           5. Age division champions in each
                                                  class will compete for the respective
                                                  overall champion and reserve cham-

       Beef BBQ
                                                  pion awards.
                                             6. Winners in all fashion revue divi-
                                                                                                          Fiber Arts
                                                                                                 Judging Sunday, July 25; 1:00 p.m.
                                                  sions will display their outfits during
                                                  the fair.                                 1.     Exhibitor may exhibit no more than
       Sunday, July 25                       7. Member must be enrolled in Cloth-                  3 items.
                                                  ing and Textiles project to exhibit.      2.     Refer to Rules & Regs on pages 4-6.
       5:00 - 8:00 p.m.                      8. Awards – All ribbons will be in the         3.     Identification Labels:
                                                  Purple, Blue, Red and White catego-               Type or print on a 2.5” x 3”
                                                  ries. One Senior Division winner in                   piece of cloth or garment label:
                                                  Constructed Garment, Girls Buy-                       1. Class Number
                                                  manship and Boys Buymanship will                      2. County Name
        Major Medical                             be selected to represent the County at                3. Name
                                                  the State Fair. All senior division
         Fundraiser                               winners must be 14 years of age as                Sew or safety pin on inside of
                                                  of January 1 of the current year, and                 garment-back of neck or corner
                                                                                                        of article.

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    For garments attach I.D. label to
          the front left shoulder seam of
          garments, or left side of waist

4.
          band, as if you were wearing the
          garment.
     The exhibitor should attach an index
     card, no larger than 4” x 6” with the
                                                                      Mel’s Tire
     entry form to give the judge any in-
     formation which the exhibitor thinks
     would be helpful for the judge to                        915 Graham St., Emporia, KS 66801
     know. Explain whether you created
     the fabric for a knitted article by                               620-342-TIRE (8473)
     hand or by a knitting machine. Ex-
     plain if the exhibit contains any recy-
     cled materials, or is made of at least                       “Service is not expensive; it’s priceless!”
     90% wool. For quilted items indicate
     who did the quilting and binding.
5.   When articles which are normally          1401     Embroidered Article                          eggs, flavored oils, “canned” bread
     worn as a pair are exhibited, both        1402     Other Handiwork                              or cakes in a jar, cut fresh fruit or
     articles must be shown together. Fas-     1403     Counted Cross Stitch                         any food requiring refrigeration (ex.
     ten articles together securely with       1404     Towel, Swedish weave                         Bacon) or unbaked exhibit with raw
     yarn.                                     1405     Cross Stitch Article                         flour (ex. No bake cookies) will be
6.   All exhibits which need to be hung,       1406     Crewel                                       disqualified and not judged. Refer to
     MUST have the appropriate hanger,         1407     Needlepoint                                  K-State Research and Extension pub-
     rod, wire or other mechanism at-          1408     Large Knitted Items                          lication, 4-H888, Judge’s Guide for
     tached to be properly displayed.          1409     Small Knitted Item or Poncho                 Food and Nutrition Exhibits, for in-
7.   Special consideration will be given       1410     Tatted Piece                                 formation to help you make in-
     to articles which are of original de-     1411     Large Crocheted Items                        formed, safe food exhibit decisions.
     sign. Such articles should have a         1412     Small Crocheted Item                   10.   Remove baked products from pans.
     note attached explaining the original                                                     11.   All products are to be placed on pa-
     design. (Ex: pattern).                                                                          per plates or cardboard cut to fit the
8.   Exhibitors are expected to be en-                                                               size of the product. Attach a foods
     rolled in the Fiber Art project in             Foods And Nutrition                              exhibit label with name and address
     which they are entered. When the                     Judging Sunday, July 25                    to the underside of plate or card-
     exhibit is a sewn garment that also              Judging will begin at 1:00 p.m.                board. Place entire product in plastic
     includes one or more Fiber Art tech-           Trinity Ministries Bdg (upper level)             bag.
     niques (i.e. knitting, crochet, needle                                                    12.   Do NOT attach entry card to outside
     arts, or patchwork and quilting), the     1.     Limit 6 entries per person, per divi-
                                                                                                     of bag. Leave loose and bring to en-
     determination of the division                    sion.
                                                                                                     try table where exhibits should be
     (Clothing or Fiber Arts) and class in     2.     Refer to Rules & Regs on pages 4-6.            checked in with the superintendent
     which to enter will be left with the      3.     Judging times will be available for            and verified for class qualifications.
     4-H participant.                                 sign-up. This will help reduce the
                                                                                               13.   An attached RECIPE is required for
9.   There are no age-specific classes in             wait time for judging. Please arrive
                                                                                                     each foods and nutrition exhibit.
     fiber arts. The exhibitor’s age and              no earlier than 15 minutes before              Also include any nutritional infor-
     year in the project will be considered           assigned time.                                 mation from the recipe. The recipe
     by judges.                                4.     Unless otherwise specified, exhibits
                                                                                                     card should be attached to the OUT-
                                                      should be made from scratch.
                                                                                                     SIDE of the bag with clear tape. Fail-
 4-H Class                                   5.     Recipes in 4-H foods project materi-           ure to include the recipe will lower
1300 Crochet, an article                              als are only guidelines. Comparable            the placing by one level.
1301 Knitting, an article made either by              recipes from other resources may be
                                                                                               14.   Educational displays may be up to 3’
     hand or by knitting machine                      used and are encouraged.
                                                                                                     x 4’ using a trifold display.
1302 Needle Arts, an article created by        6.     Cakes and loaves must be whole and       15.   Educational exhibits may be a poster,
     hand using any of the following                  uncut. Layer cakes must be two or              notebook, or other display showing
     techniques: embroidery and cross-                more complete layers.
                                                                                                     and describing something learned, a
     stitch, needlepoint, candle wicking,      7.     All unfrosted cakes shall be exhibit-
                                                                                                     project activity done, a food nutrition
     crewel, lacework, appliqué                       ed in an upright position with the top         community service program, etc.
1303 Patchwork or Quilted, an article                 of the crust showing, except cakes             NOTE: A collection of your favorite
1304 Rug Making, a rug                                made with special design such as
                                                                                                     recipes in a recipe box does not con-
1305 Spinning, a skein                                Bundt cakes. They should be exhibit-
                                                                                                     stitute an educational exhibit.
1306 Weaving, a woven article                         ed with the top crust down. Cakes        16.   Foods will be judged with the top
1307 Ethnic Arts, an article                          should be out of the pan.                      placings set aside for overall winner
1308 Macramé, an article                       8.     Cookies, muffins, rolls, pretzels and
                                                                                                     selection in each age division. These
1309 Fiber Arts Educational Notebook                  bread sticks must be same shape and
                                                                                                     will then compete for Overall Grand
                                                      same recipe – three per plate.                 Champion and Reserve Grand
                                               9.     For food safety purposes, any food
 Open Class                                         with custard and dairy-based fillings
                                                                                                     Champion honors. All food entries
1400 Fancy Stuffed Pillow                                                                            must be picked up by 5:00 p.m. or
                                                      and frostings (ex. Cream cheese) raw
                                                                                                     they will be donated to the food sale.
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will not be accepted. Pickles and
                                                                                               sweet spreads must be finished using
                                                                                               the water bath process.
                                                                                          4.   Each member may enter up to two
                                                                                               exhibits in this division, but may
                                                                                               make only one entry per class.
                                                                                          5.   Exhibits must be sealed in clean,
                                                                                               clear standard canning jars with
           Wertzberger Ranch Equipment LLC                                                     matching brand (use Ball lids on Ball
                                                                                               jars, or Kerr lids on Kerr jars, etc.),
                                  28998 Burr Oak Rd                                            two piece lids. DO NOT USE col-
                                   Alma, KS 66401                                              ored jars. Jars must be sealed when
                                    785-765-3588                                               entered. Jelly must be in ½ pint or
                                                                                               pint jars.
                                   sales@wrellc.net                                       6.   Each jar exhibited must be labeled.
                       WertzbergerRanchEquipmentLLC.com                                        Label must not cover brand name of
                                                                                               jar. The label must give:
                                                                                                 Class No.
17. Foods may be donated to the food          1600 Non-perishable food product                   Product
    sale or taken home. Proceeds from         1601 Food Gift Package and/or Specialty            Altitude where processed
    the foods sale will be divided be-             Food Product
    tween 4-H Council & the Fair Asso-                                                           Canning Method
    ciation.                                  COOKIE JAR CONTEST                                 Process Time
18. All educational exhibits should be        1. Any individual or group may make                Pressure
    entered and judged at the Trinity            one entry in the Cookie Jar Contest.            Date Processed
    Ministries Building. They will be         2. The jar should be a clear glass, wide           Name & County
    displayed in the south fair building.        mouth jar of one gallon capacity.
                                                 The jar should be decorated as attrac-   7.   Hole punch the entry form and use a
 4-H Class                                     tively as possible with the cookies           rubber band to attach entry card
1500 Jr. Non-perishable food product             still visible.                                around the top of the jar. If using a
1501 Int. Non-perishable food product         3. Entry shall include 6 different kinds         plastic bag for dried food, enclose
1502 Sr. Non-perishable food product             of cookies made from scratch. Each            entry form in bag. Each exhibit must
1503 Jr. Educational exhibit                     cookie should be wrapped separately           have the complete recipe and instruc-
1504 Int. Educational exhibit                    in clear plastic wrap to keep them            tions attached with the entry card.
1505 Sr. Educational exhibit                     from sticking together.                       The exhibitor may also attach an
                                              4. Bring one of each kind of homemade            index card, no larger than 3” x 5”
FOOD GIFT PACKAGE OR                             cookie, individually identified and           with the entry form to give the judge
SPECIALTY FOOD PRODUCT                           wrapped in plastic wrap, in a small           any information which the exhibitor
No Alcoholic Beverages will be accept-           box so the judge will not have to             thinks would be helpful to know.
ed. A food gift package must contain at          open the jar. A recipe of each cookie         Using a larger card will result in the
least 3 different food items, prepared for       should also be included in the box.           exhibit being lowered one ribbon
human consumption, made by the 4-Her,            The box will not be judged and the            placing.
in a suitable container, no larger than 18”      boxes of cookies will not be re-         8.   Failure to include the recipe & pro-
x 18” x 18”. Prepared food items must            turned.                                       cessing method will lower the plac-
have recipes attached with the entry. Ad-     5. All cookies must be for human con-            ing by one level. The canned jars
ditional homemade food items beyond              sumption.                                     will not be opened.
the 3 minimum or purchased items may          6. Judging is based on decorated jar
also be included in the gift basket. On the      (25%) and cookies (75%).                  4-H Class 
back of the entry card, answer these ques-    7. The Grand Champion jar will be           1509 Jr. Sweet Spreads and Syrups, one
tions:                                           presented to the County Commis-               jar
        What is the intended use?               sioners and not returned.                1510 Int. Sweet Spreads and Syrups, one
        What food safety precautions                                                          jar
             were taken during and after       Open Class                               1511 Sr. Sweet Spreads and Syrups, one
             preparation?                     1602 Cookie Jar, Individual                      jar
                                              1603 Cookie Jar, Group                      1512 Jr. Fruits and Juices, one jar
 4-H Class                                                                              1513 Int. Fruits and Juices, one jar
                                              FOOD PRESERVATION                           1514 Sr. Fruits and Juices, one jar
1506 Jr. Food Gift Package/Specialty
                                              1. Read 4-H General Rules.                  1515 Jr. Low acid vegetables, one jar
     Food Product
1507 Int. Food Gift Package/Specialty         2. Exhibits must have been preserved        1516 Int. Low acid vegetables, one jar
     Food Product                                since the member’s previous year’s       1517 Sr. Low acid vegetables, one jar
                                                 county fair.                             1518 Jr. Pickles and Relishes, one jar
1508 Sr. Food Gift Package/Specialty
                                              3. Recommended method of processing         1519 Int. Pickles and Relishes, one jar
     Food Product
                                                 must be used. Follow guidelines in       1520 Sr. Pickles and Relishes, one jar
                                                 K-State Research and Extension           1521 Jr. Tomato-Tomato Products, one
 Open Class                                    Food Preservation publications or
No products can be entered if they were                                                        jar
                                                 USDA’s Complete Guide to Home            1522 Int. Tomato-Tomato Products, one
entered in the 4-H class already.                Canning. Open-kettle processed food           jar
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