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 Open Class Show 

Open class sheep show

Market Lambs and Breeding Sheep 
Director: Jim Hartzell 
Saturday, July 24, 2021 11:00 am 
Secretary: Donna Lantis

Rules & Regulations 
1. Entries will be accepted from residents of the State of Indiana and surrounding states. 
2. Not responsible for accidents or losses. 
3. Entry fee is $8.00 per head. Exception: 4-H members of Elkhart County 4-H Lamb Club pay $5.00 per head. No pre-entry needed. 
4. Animals may be penned from 6:00 am - 8:00 pm Friday, July 23 and 7:00-9:00 am on Saturday, July 24. Animals will be released at the end of the show. Scales will be open for weighing lambs from 7:00 -9:30 am Saturday. 
5. All market lambs must be completely shorn after July 14 and free of all blankets before entering the barn. All sheep, from other states, exhibited must be accompanied by an official certificate of health signed by a licensed veterinarian indicating that he has inspected the entire flock of which exhibits are a part of and found them to be free of scabies and other transmittable diseases. 
6. Exhibitors must furnish certificate of registry of all registered sheep and also furnish record of transfer if not bred by the exhibitor. Identification tags or tattoos and breed association tags must be in the ears of all sheep. The superintendent or representatives will check certificates and identification of all individuals. The above sheep must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor by July 1, 2017. 
7. Market classes will be shown by breed, dividing classes by weight with approximately 15 in each class. 
8. Commercial ewe classes. Ewe lambs need to be weighed. They cannot be shown in a breeding class and a market class. We will have classes for yearling ram, ram lambs, pair of ram lambs, yearling ewe, pair of yearling ewes, ewe lamb, pair of ewe lambs and flock. 
9. EXHIBITORS FLOCK shall consist of one ram under two years, two yearling ewes, and two ewe lambs. 
10. Exhibitors will be limited to two premiums in any single class, one premium in any group class. 
11. Entry fee checks should be made out to Elkhart County Sheepbreeders. 
12. The Sheepbreeder's Executive Committee will rule on problems that arise at the show and their decision will be final. 

Class Description 

1. Market lamb 
2. Ram, 1 year and under 2 years 
3. Fall ram lamb, September 1, 2016-December 31, 2016
4. Spring Ram lamb, after January 1, 2017 
5. Pair of Ram lambs 
6. Grand and Reserve Champion Ram 
7. Ewe, 1 year and under 2 years 
8. Pair of ewes, 1 year and under 2 years 
9. Fall ewe lamb, September 1, 2016-December 31, 2016
10. Spring ewe lamb, after January 1, 2017 
11. Pair of ewe lambs 
12. Grand and Reserve Champion Ewe 
13. Exhibitor's Flock (see rule 9) 

Breeds
1. Columbia 
2. Commercial/Black Face Crossbred 
3. Corriedale 
4. Dorset 
5. Hampshire 
6. Montedale 
7. Oxford 
8. Polypay
9. Rambouillet
10. Shropshire 
11. Suffold 
12. Southdown 
13. Natural Color 
14. White Face Crossbred 
15. Other Recognized Breeds 

Sheep Premiums 

Each Class: $10, $8, $6, $4, $2
Supreme Ewe & Ram: $100.00
Reserve Supreme Ewe & Ram: $50.00
Champion Wether: $50.00
Reserve Champion Wether: $25.00

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