Prince William County Fair Dairy Cattle

Entry Form:

Please note that this year's form is interactive! You can now fill it out on your computer and print it. All forms must still be hand-signed.

For more information on filling out and submitting an entry form, please see the Livestock page.

Rules and Classes:

For rules governing all exhibits at the Prince William County Fair, please see the General Rules page.

For rules governing Open and or Youth, 4-H, and FFA Livestock entries, please see the Livestock page.

Entry & Removal Times:

Dairy Cattle

Arrival

Removal

NOVA Dairy Show Animals:

Friday, August 13, 2010

In stalls by 3:00 p.m.

PWC Fair Animals:

Sunday, August 15, 2010

In stalls by 3:00 p.m.

NOVA Dairy Show Animals:

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Released after show

PWC Fair Animals:

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Released at 10:00 p.m.

Livestock being shown at another bonafide Agricultural or 4-H Fair will be permitted to come late provided:

A written request is made at the time of entry.
The livestock arrive at the Prince William County Fair within 24 hours of release from the other Fair.

For barn locations, please see the Fairgrounds Map page.

Special Awards:

Open:

Herdsman Awards

Dairy Cattle, Beef Cattle, Swine, Dairy Goats, Meat Goats, & Sheep

Exhibits judged from time of entry until release with Open and Youth/4-H/FFA competing together. Award based on:

Personal appearance of herdsman in and out of show ring
Neatness and cleanliness of animals, stalls, and walkway
Systematic and neat arrangement of tack, feed, and exhibit area as well as compliance with fire regulations
Signs displayed identifying individual animals, educational material of interest to general public, and display of ribbons won
Courtesy of exhibitors to general public and in the show ring

1st: $30.00

2nd: $20.00

Youth, 4-H, & FFA:

Department 18, Dairy Cattle

Buddy Gough Award

Given by the Veterans Farm Club in memory of Evoly Lamar “Buddy” Gough, Jr

Plaque to the exhibitor in Department 18 with the most points on 6 or fewer animals per exhibitor according to the following system:

Standard Classes, 1801 – 1807 and 1810 – 1814:

(There must be three (3) or more exhibitors within a breed to qualify for this award in these classes.)

Placing: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Points: 10 8 6 4 2 1

Showing & Fitting Classes, 1830 – 1832:

Placing: 1st 2nd 3rd
Points: 30 20 10

In case of a tie, the following points will be used:

Junior Champion        10
Senior Champion        10
Champion of Breed   15
Supreme Champion    20

The placings of multiple owned animals will not be used in determining the winner of the “Buddy Gough Award.”

Given by the Veterans Farm Club in memory of Wheatley M. Johnson:

Plaque to the Supreme Champion of all breeds in Youth Dairy Show. This will be judged at the conclusion of the type class.

Given by the family of Harvey A. Young In his memory:

Trophy to the winners in Junior, and Senior Showing and Fitting classes in Department 18.

Given by the family of Albin and Margie Ann Dick:

Trophy to the winner in Novice Showing and Fitting class in Department 18.

All Youth Livestock

Frances Niklaus Memorial Youth Herdsman Award

Given in memory of

Mrs. Frances Niklaus by her daughter Suzanne

Cash prize to 1^st and 2^nd place winners of a youth-only Herdsman Award. See Herdsman Award requirements above.