1. Dates and times:

          Arrival: March 19, 2012 (Mon)           1 p.m. — 6 p.m. (MUST BE IN PLACE BY 6PM NO EXCEPTIONS) 

        Weigh-in: March 20, 2012 (Tue)         8 a.m. — 12 noon

        Judging: March 21, 2012 (Wed)         Following the Breeding Swine Show which begins at 2 p.m.

        Release:     Following the selection of Showmanship winners following the naming of Overall Grand and Reserve Champions.

2. All market swine must be barrows  weighing  at a minimum of 230 lbs. and not exceed 290 lbs. There will be a 3 lb. tolerance given for scale variation.

 

        1.  All pigs MUST be CLEAN, DRY, and CLIPPED at the time of weigh–in. NO CLIPPING IS ALLOWED ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.

       2.  No outside scales will be allowed. Official scales will be provided.

       3. A classifier will classify the pigs as they come across the scales according to the classification guidelines of the National Swine Registry   (NSR). Neither exhibitors nor parents will be allowed to talk to the classifier. Decisions of the classifier are final; protests or harassment of the classifier or show officials will be grounds for immediate disqualification.

         4. If a pig classifies out, it will be assigned to the crossbred classes.

       5. Any animal not meeting the weight of 230 lbs. will not be eligible to be sold at floor prices and must leave the fairgrounds following weighing out on Tuesday, March 23. Ear tags will be cut out at time of weigh–in.

       6. All market swine entered in the DCLA Youth Fair must be ear notched at time of tag–in.
Ear notches must be drawn on the entry blank at the tag-in by the exhibitor or someone designated by the exhibitor. Ear notches will be checked at weigh-in and must match the ear notches drawn on the entry.

       7. Division Superintendent must be notified of any weigh-in discrepancy at least 1 hour before show starts.

       8. Show Order: Duroc, Hampshire, Yorkshire, Other Purebreds (OPB), and Crosses. The OPB class shall consist of the Berkshire, Chester White, Landrace, Poland China, and Spotted breeds.

        9. Animals will be randomly drug tested at the discretion and direction of the Superintendent. 

 

3. Breeds will be divided into Duroc, Hampshire, Yorkshire, OPB, and Crossbred. A minimum of ten pigs is required to make up a breed. Otherwise, they will be placed into classes as decided by the swine superintendents. Classes will be broken at the discretion of the division superintendents into breed and weight classes, with the classes being as evenly divided as possible.

4. Pigs will be stalled 3 or 4 to a pen as assigned by the superintendent. The exhibitor MUST provide dividers.

5. Aisles must be kept open and clear. Show boxes and equipment must be kept above or in pens.

6. Only water may be used for dressing animals for the show. Swine must be clipped before coming to the fairgrounds.

7. Grand Champion, Reserve Champion, and the showmanship division winners will receive belt buckles. Thank you notes will be provided and must be written at that time to recieve your award. 

8. First and second place swine in each class will compete for Breed Champion and Reserve. Breed Champion and Reserve will show for Overall Grand and Reserve Champions.

9. Sale order will be picked on a percentage basis of each breed / class not to exceed a total of 50 swine. Percentages from each class will be posted before the market swine show begins.

10. This is a terminal show for Grand and Reserve Grand market swine, and they must be slaughtered.

11. All exhibitors will be allowed to show for showmanship. 

Divisions:

         Juniors — 13 and under
         Seniors — 14 and older as of March 1, 2012.

All animals must be properly ear notched within seven (7) days of birth with a litter notch in the right ear and individual notch in the left ear to be eligible for the Texas 4-H and FFA Swine Validation Program. Animals not properly notched in both ears will be disqualified.

 

The following are the descriptions of swine breeds as listed by the National Swine Registry (NSR): ALL BREEDS:

BERKSHIRE:

     1.  A Berkshire shall be black and white with erect ears exhibiting Berkshire character.

     2.  Must have white on face and tail (unless tail is docked) and must have white on at least three of its four legs.

     3.  Must not have a solid white or solid black face from the ears forward.

     4.  Must not have a solid black nose (rim of nose).

     5.  White is allowed on the ears, but neither sear can be entirely white.

     6.  An occasional splash of white may appear on the body.

CHESTER WHITE:

     1. Must possess Chester White breed character.

     2. Must be solid white in color; NO color on skin larger than a silver dollar; NO colored hair.

     3. Ears must be down and medium size.

     4. Any signs of weighted ear tags or evidence of past existence of such ear tags are determined to be not permissible and are grounds for disqualification.

DUROC:

     1. Must be red in color and possess Duroc breed character. (Ears must be down and medium size.

     2. Must NOT have any white hair located on the animal.

     3. Must NOT have any black hair.

     4. Must NOT have more than three black spots on the skin and none of these spots can be larger than 2 inches in diameter.

     5. Must NOT have any shading or indication of a belt.

HAMPSHIRE:

     1. Must be black in color with a white belt starting on a front leg. The belt may partially or totally encircle the body.

     2. Must possess Hampshire breed character. (Ears must be erect and not rounded.).

     3. Must NOT have any white hair or indications of streaking on the forehead.

     4. Must NOT have any red hair.

LANDRACE:

     1. Must be white in color and possess Landrace breed character. (Ears must be down).

     2. Must NOT have any colored hair other than white.

     3. Must NOT have more than 3 spots of skin pigmentation.

     4. Must NOT have any spot of skin pigmentation larger than a U.S. minted quarter.

POLAND CHINA:

     1. Must possess Poland China breed character.

     2. Must be black with a white face and switch (unless tail is docked). Three of the four legs must be white. May have an occasional splash of white on the body.

     3. Must have ears down.

     4. Must NOT have evidence of belt formation.

     5. Must NOT have any red or sandy hair and / or pigment.

     6. Hogs that have weighted ear tags or evidence of tampering of ears with possible ear tags are ineligible.

SPOTTED:

     1. Must be black and white.

     2. Must possess Spotted breed character.

     3. Ears CANNOT be erect.

     4. Must NOT have any red tinted or brown spots

     5. No solid black head from ears forward.

     6. No distinct white belt pattern (hair or skin) encircling and extending down and onto each shoulder.

     7.Any signs of weighted ear tags or evidence of past existence of such ear tags are determined to be not permissible and are grounds for disqualification.

YORKSHIRE:

     1. Must be white in color and possess Yorkshire breed character.

     2. Ears must be erect.

     3. Must NOT have any colored hair other than white.

     4. Must NOT have colored skin pigmentation larger than one U.S. minted silver dollar.

     5. Must NOT have masking above the eyes larger than a silver dollar.