SISKIYOU GOLDEN FAIR JUNIOR LIVESTOCK INDEPENDENT EXHIBITOR PROGRAM

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1 Page 1 of 7 10 th District Agricultural Association, State of California SISKIYOU GOLDEN FAIR JUNIOR LIVESTOCK PROGRAM Welcome to the Siskiyou Golden Fair Junior Livestock Independent Exhibitor Program! We are very pleased that you have decided to bring an animal to the fair to exhibit, and possibly sell at the 10 th District Junior Livestock Auction. WHO QUALIFIES AS AN? An exhibitor who is not eligible to compete in a certain category as a member of a 4H, Grange or FFA junior organization (i.e. exhibitor is not a member of a club; exhibitor is a member of 4H but there is no project leader for the exhibitor s chosen project species or high school students who cannot fit FFA into their school class schedule may show at the Siskiyou Golden Fair as an independent exhibitor). Independent Exhibitors must be 9 years of age by January 1, 2019 to compete in large animal (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goats, Boer Goats, Market & Fiber Goats, Horse & Llama) competition at California Fairs or to sell in the 10 th District Junior Livestock Auction held during the Siskiyou Golden Fair. Exhibitors are eligible to complete/exhibit through December 31 st of the year in which they turn 19 years of age. REQUIREMENTS (Market Animals Only): Must attend six (6) meetings/trainings from October to August of the current year related to your project. Document each meeting and what was learned on the Meeting Verification Form. You may use your own form or additional sheets as necessary. Must attend three (3) Junior Livestock Auction Committee Meetings with an adult. These meetings are held the 3 rd Thursday at 7:00 PM of each month (meetings are held in September, October, April, May, June and July) at Winema Hall on the fairgrounds, be sure to sign in. Failure to do so will result in a 12% commission deducted from your auction check instead of the standard 6%. Document each meeting and what was discussed on the Meeting Verification Form. You may use your own form or additional sheets as necessary. Every exhibitor must have Quality Assurance training every year. You may complete the course online ( or attend the training provided by the 10 th DAA/Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds in February/March. There will be no makeup trainings. You must turn in a copy of your online training certificate or have signed in on the training check in sheet. This will be verified when you turn in your Proof of Ownership Documents. Must perform a community service in the current year and write a project essay including the date of the service and who it was performed for. The essay needs to provide details of the service you performed and what you learned from doing it.

2 Page 2 of 7 Pick up and review the current Exhibitor Handbook, available in May, on the website and the fair office. Be sure to review and abide by all State & Local Rules. PROOF OF OWNERSHIP & AFFIDAVIT DEADLINE: The attached form plus a photograph with visible identification tag, notch, etc. and bill of sale are due at the fair office by 5:00 PM. A bill of sale is required even if the animal was raised from birth by the exhibitor. The document needs to include all the same details as a bill of sale. If QA was taken online the certificate of completion needs to be submitted with this documentation as well. Beef & Dairy Cattle 120 days before Fair Tuesday, April 8, 2019 Sheep, Goats & Swine 60 days before Fair Friday, June 7, 2019 Rabbits & Poultry 30 days before Fair Monday, July 8, 2019 Providing these documents to the fair office registers you as an Independent Exhibitor at the 2019 Siskiyou Golden Fair. If you have a back-up animal you must file the same documents, in addition, to register that animal as an independent project. ENTRY FORM DEADLINE: The project animal must be entered into the annual fair either by entry form or online. Paper entry forms may be obtained in the Exhibitor Handbook (must include a $5.00 processing fee) and online is entered through the fair website ( BE sure to complete the online entry by clicking submit and getting a confirmation . The entry forms are due by the following deadline no later than 5:00 PM. Paper & Online Deadline Friday, July 19, 2019 All Independent Exhibitors must turn in their completed Meeting Verification Form(s) for ALL meetings to the Livestock Office when checking in their animal prior to receiving their exhibitor wristband. If this information is not turned in, the Independent Exhibitor will not be able to sell at the auction. Exhibitor must attend the mandatory livestock meeting prior to fair (Wednesday at 7:45 AM), sign up for duties during the auction, have a stall card on their project pens identifying themselves, their animals and their hometown, and follow all rules pertaining to junior livestock exhibitors. After fair is complete, the final documents will be brought in with your thank you cards to pick up your auction check. The records pertaining to medication and weight, project record, community project essay and a report explaining your project and what you learned and liked during the experience will need to be turned in with your Thank You cards, be sure to include a cover sheet with your name. Auction checks will not be released without the final Independent Exhibitor Packet on file and appropriate thank you cards. You can make copies of the attached forms as necessary and/or use additional paper. Please feel free to contact the fair office at should you have any questions. The Siskiyou Golden Fair will run August 7-11, 2019; we look forward to seeing you there and we hope you have an educational experience.

3 Page 3 of 7 PROOF OF OWNERSHIP & AFFIDAVIT Be sure to attach a photograph of the project animal with visible identification tag, notch, etc. and a copy of the bill of sale or receipt for the purchase of the animal to this form. Do a separate form for EACH animal you are registering. EXHIBITOR INFORMATION: Name Address City Phone ANIMAL INFORMATION: Name Species Breed Date Purchased Breeder Where Purchased Birth Date Sex Cost Identification (tag, notch, etc.) The undersigned declares, That his/her livestock entry(ies) has been under his/her ownership, care and management for the appropriate amount of time according to State Rules (120 days prior to fair for beef and dairy; 60 days prior to fair for sheep, goats, and swine; 30 prior to fair for rabbits and poultry). That he/she has not been a member of a junior division organization for this project since the current calendar year. That he/she will read, understand and abide by all State and Local Rules pertaining to his/her junior livestock project printed in the 2019 Siskiyou Golden Fair Exhibitor Handbook. That he/she has attached the Quality Assurance Certificate or completed the Siskiyou Golden Fair training and signed in as verification. That he/she has received, completed and will turn in all the appropriate records as required by the Siskiyou Golden Fair Junior Livestock Independent Exhibitor Program. Meeting deadlines to submit forms is the responsibility of the junior livestock exhibitor. Deadlines not met will result in your project animal not being entered or sold at the Siskiyou Golden Fair or sold at the 10 th District Junior Livestock Auction. Exhibitor Signature & Date Parent Signature & Date

4 Page 4 of 7 MEETING/TRAININGS VERIFICATION FORM Meeting Date Location Leader Subject Learned

5 Page 5 of 7 JLAC MEETING VERIFICATION FORM Meeting Date Location Leader Subject Learned 1 2 3

6 Page 6 of 7 MEDICATION & WEIGHT GAIN RECORD Date Weight Gain Medication Dosage Purpose Note: Gain per day equals pounds gained divided by the number of days between weighing.

7 Page 7 of 7 PROJECT RECORD Date Description Expense Income Hours Spent PROFIT/LOSS ON PROJECT Note: The project record is used to record expenses and income related to the project, as well as the hours of time spent on the project including feeding, grooming and preparing the project for fair. If you have two projects, each animal should have its own project record. Project Net equals profit or loss after all expenses and incomes have been calculated. This must include income from the auction and any price support received.