Author: Bruce Zimmer

Market Dairy Goat & Feeder Calf Tag-in

Required Tag-in for Market Dairy Goats and Feeder Calves will be Saturday, July 13 at the Barlow Fairgrounds 8 am to 10 am.Market Dairy Goats (does & wethers) must have a Scrapie tag in place by tag-in on July 13.

ALL FEEDER CALVES MUST BE TIED and will be TAGGED ON THE TRAILER. NO CHUTE WILL BE SET UP.

Livestock Skillthon is July 20

Looking for the Livestock Skillathon guidelines: 2024 Skillathon Study Guide  The guidelines are also printed in your Jr Fair Guide.

Any Skillathon information not found in your resource handbook can be downloaded from https://go.osu.edu/washjudging or picked up from the OSU Extension Office

Skillathon Make-Up Date:  August 5 – RSVP required with $20 registration fee. Sign up here to reserve your spot: https://go.osu.edu/skillathonmakeup

Washington County Livestock Entry Instructions For Jr Fair Breeding Animals & Open Class

This includes registration for: Beef Breeding, Dairy Breeding, Goat Breeding, Lamb Breeding, Poultry Breeding, Rabbit Breeding, and Horses AND ALL Livestock Open Class Shows.

Overview

  • All 4-H & FFA youth must complete Jr Fair Breeding animal & Open Class entries in FairEntry to exhibit at the Washington County Fair.
  • All 4-H Horse project members must complete this entry process to exhibit at the Washington County Fair
  • This entry process is not for market animals.
  • 4-H & FFA members must be ENROLLED in the appropriate breeding project in-order to register in the Jr Fair Breeding Classes.
  • All Open Class livestock exhibitors must complete Open Class entries in FairEntry to exhibit at the Washington County Fair.
  • All 4-H horse registrations and class entry will be entered online into FairEntry.
  • Registration deadline for ALL entries is Monday, August 5, 2024.

Complete Instructions: 2024 Breeding Registration Instructions

4-H Public Speaking Contest Results

Senior Talk or Demonstration

1st – Trinidee McKenzie (SFQ)

Intermediate Talk or Demonstration

1st – Nora Richmond (SFQ)

2nd – Nat Richmond (SFQ)

3rd – Ava Lamp (SFQ)

Junior Talk or Demonstration

1st – BB Thompson (SFQ)

4-H Pledge Contest

1st – Bristol Rowland

2nd – BB Thompson

3rd – Morgan Rowland

4th – Hannah Holbert

4-H Winter Holiday Card (Marketing Contest)

1st – Austin Seaman

 

SFQ = State Fair Qualifier

Summer Camp Report

4-H Summer Camps are moving right along. We have 3 camps down and 1 to go! Senior Camp will be July 22-26.

Here are the groups pictures from Junior, Cloverbud, and Beginner Camps

Camp Lost and Found

Are you missing some items from Junior Camp, Cloverbud Camp, or Beginner Camp? Check out the items below that are available at the OSU Extension Office from 8 am – 4 pm. After August 5 the items will be donated to charity.

July 4-H Newsletter – Please Read!

The July 4-H Summer Newsletter is now posted for reading ! The newsletter contains lots of summer and local fair information for members and families. The newsletter will not be mailed……..only posted online.

Click Here: July 2024 newsletter

Topics

  • Skillathons
  • Barlow Tag-in Information
  • Project Judgin
  • Cloverbud Show & Tell
  • 4-H Speaking Contest
  • Preparing for Fairs
  • Fair Updates
  • Horse Information

Fliers

  • Project Judging Schedule
  • A Night to Shine Fliers
  • Livestock Skillathon Study Guide
  • Speaking Contest Entry
  • County Awards application

 

Market Chicken & Duck Pick-up

Pickup will be at the Heritage Coop on Third Street. Please come prepared with something to take your poultry home in.  Your housing at home should be ready to go to put your birds in. Anyone can pick up your birds. Youth do not have to be present.

We cannot hold the birds.  They must be picked up during assigned pick up.  Members needing supplies from Heritage are asked to call them ahead of time so your order will be ready.

  • Tentative for Market Chickens is July 10 or 11
  • Tentative for Market Ducks is July 18 or 19