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Outstanding Livestocker Application Now Available

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Applications are to be submitted to the Paulding County Extension Office by 4:30 pm on May 5th, 2023, or mailed with a postmark date no later than May 5th, 2023 to:

Paulding County Extension

503 Fairground Drive

Paulding, OH 45879

 

Applications received after the due date will not be considered.

All applicants must have 2 or more years of experience in an animal project. Applications can be mailed (to the address above), e-mailed to schweinsberg.5@osu.edu, or dropped off at the Extension Office.

 

Paulding County Junior Fair Outstanding Livestocker Contest Application – Printable (Due 5/5/2023) 

Paulding County Junior Fair Outstanding Livestocker Contest Application – PDF Fillable (Due 5/5/2023) 

Win Two Corriedale Ewes!

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The Ohio Corriedale Club will award two Corriedale ewes to a 4-H or FFA member that is interested in starting a flock of Corriedale sheep.

The applicant must follow these guidelines:
1. The applicant must complete an application with an essay answering the questions below.
2. All ewes must be managed by the recipient with the assistance and approval of parents or guardians.
3. The recipient must be of 4-H or FFA age the year the ewes are awarded.
4. The recipient must provide adequate facilities and feed for the ewes.
5. The recipient of the ewes or immediate family members must not own Corriedale sheep at the time of application.
6. The recipient should keep the ewes for at least two lambing seasons.
7. The ewes should be a part of the 4-H or FFA member’s project and be exhibited at least at the Junior Fair Sheep Show at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus during the year the ewes are awarded.

Application Due by February 20th. 

Ohio Corriedale Club Application

Market Turkey Orders Due Wednesday!

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Wednesday is the deadline for ordering turkeys for the 2023 Paulding County Junior Fair!

Cooper Farms will be donating 5 poults to each youth completing the market turkey project. Additional poults may be ordered. Orders that include additional poults must be paid for before or on the day of turkey pick-up.

Turkey pick-up is scheduled for Tuesday January 24, 2023.

We want to thank Cooper Farms for their support and encouragement of 4-H and FFA youth in Paulding County to participate in our market turkey project!

 

Click the link to order: https://go.osu.edu/2023turkeyorder

Steer Tagging

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Steer Tagging for the 2023 Paulding County Fair will be this Saturday December 3, 2022. Tagging will take place from 9:00 am to 11:00 am in the Show Arena at the Paulding County Fairgrounds.

Steer must be present and tagged in order to be exhibited at the Paulding County Fair.