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Ohio State University Extension Holmes County 75 E. Clinton Street Suite 109 Millersburg, OH 44654-9269 Phone (330) 674-3015 Facebook: facebook.com/holmesco4h Website: http//holmes.osu.edu Business hours: Tues. Wed. and Thurs. 8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Monday and Friday by appt. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Livestock Info for Fair 2 Penning Assignments 2 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 4-H Family Focus Dear 4-H Families and Volunteers, We are in full swing! Tag-ins and Weigh-ins have been completed and there have been several opportunities for youth to learn more about their project. As I m writing this, I am sitting at 4-H Camp Ohio and have enjoyed seeing our 52 Holmes County youth embrace personal growth and make new friends! If you would like to see pictures of the fun, the Holmes County 4-H Facebook page has been tagged in several! Have a great summer & keep learning! Evaluation Dates June 2016 Please plan your summer schedules with these dates in mind. Youth must attend the scheduled evaluations in order to qualify for county and state awards. Quality Assurance LAST CHANCE Rabbit Tattooing & Fun Show Special Needs Requests Dropped Projects 4 Life Skills Project Requirements Skill-a-thon Kits 4 Graduates! 5 King/Queen Contest 5 County Commissioner Awards Fair Booths 5 Work Days @ Harvest Ridge Fair Passes 6 4-H Days @ Cedar Point 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 Life Skills Judging: Thursday, July 14, 4-8 pm at Harvest Ridge Skill-a-thon/Livestock Judging: Thursday, July 21, 4-8pm at WHHS According to State of Ohio guidelines, 4-H projects must be separate and different from those created or carried in other organizations, such as FFA, Scouts, Grange, Church or School (including Industrial Arts and Art Class, Science Fairs, and so forth). Can t Attend the Scheduled Judging? You MUST attend a pre-judging event! Members who are unable to attend the County Project Evaluation events will need to call the OSU Extension Office to schedule a time for their pre-judging. Pre-judging appointments will be booked on a first-come, firstserved basis. Pre-judging Day 1, all projects June 27, 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Baker Building Pre-judging Day 2, all projects June 30, 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Baker Building **Pre-judging attendees will be asked to complete a Skillathon station for animal projects this year.** Members who come to pre-judging without an appointment may be required to wait for an open appointment. Projects that are pre-judged will not be eligible for County awards and State Fair. For a 4-H project to be considered completed, it must be evaluated at either a pre-judging event or at the County judging event for that project. Dress Code for Project Evaluations Please pay close attention to the dress code below. This has been in effect since 2010. Members not meeting these guidelines at any project evaluation event (Pre-Judging, Life Skills Evaluations and Livestock Project Evaluations), WILL lose points or be marked down at least one level. LOCATION CHANGE! Clean pants, skirts or dresses that fit properly. Shorts and Capri pants are not allowed. Skirts and dresses must be fingertip length or longer. Clean shirt or top that fits properly. Writing or images on shirts that may be considered offensive or inappropriate are not allowed. Tops, sundresses, etc. must have shoulder straps of 1-inch or wider. No hats worn during judging. Hats that are part of an ensemble or costume should be removed when speaking with judges. No flip-flops. The Ohio State University, The United States Department of Agriculture, and the Holmes County Commissioners Cooperating

June 2016 Page 2 Market Livestock Sale Letters Youth enrolled in Market Livestock projects should be communicating to potential buyers. This is a great way to let area businesses know who you are and what you will be selling in our market livestock sale. There is a list of last year s Jr. Fair Buyers in the Holmes County Fair Book. Feel free to send letters to potential buyers that are not on the list. Letters should include your name, age, club info and what projects you are taking at the fair (you can include your life skills and nonmarketable projects also). Buyers like any information you feel comfortable providing about yourself and family. They also enjoy pictures of you and your animal. There will be flyers available at the Skill-a-thon with information about our market sale events. Please include these with your letters. Please send neat, legible letters and remember you are representing Holmes County and 4-H. Buyer Thank Posters If you sold a market animal last year it is a nice gesture to hang a poster with this year s animal and thank your 2015 buyer. Buyers like to see that we appreciate their support, and it shows potential buyers that Holmes County exhibitors support the Market Livestock Sale buyers. Posters can be neatly handwritten or typed on 8 1/2 by 11 paper or on poster board (depending on space availability). These thank you posters should be hanging where buyers can see them (animals can t eat them) and should be legible. 2016 Fair Livestock Load In Schedule In order to minimize stress, confusion, and traffic jams, the Livestock Logistics Committee has created the following schedule for Livestock arrivals and weigh-ins on Sunday, August 7th (unless otherwise noted below). Please try to abide by the schedule for the best possible experience for everyone. Beef Breeding, Feeders, & Steers: 7pm 9pm, Weigh-in at 9pm Dairy Cows & Heifers: Noon Sunday 8am Monday Dairy Feeders & Steers: 6pm 8pm, Weigh-in at 8pm Goats: 2 pm 5pm, Weigh-in at 5pm Horses: Noon 2pm OR 5pm 7pm Llamas: 2pm 5pm Poultry: 5pm 7pm Rabbits: Noon 2pm Sheep: 2pm 5pm, Weigh-in at 5pm Swine: 7am 11am Livestock Requirements for Fair Exhibition Enrollment in livestock projects includes several steps if an animal will be taken to the fair: Enrollment in a 4-H club or FFA Chapter Attending Quality Assurance (for market or lactating animals) Having the animal identified according to county rules Turning in the proper paperwork per species requirements to the Extension Office Turning in Pen Assignment Forms for each animal to be exhibited DUNF Forms DUNF (Drug Use Notification Form). Every market and lactating animal must be drug free the day of showing, selling, and harvest. This includes rabbit fryers, broilers, market ducks, meat goats, turkeys, market lambs, dairy feeder calves, market steers, market hogs, lactating dairy cows and goats. The DUNF is a report of the medications that are prescribed by a vet or are Over the Counter (OTC) whose withdrawal time is not finished at the start of the fair. Check the labels of medications and medicated feeds for withdrawal time to make sure the market and/or lactating animal is drug free prior to the fair. DUNF Forms will be given out at the July 16 Livestock Project Evaluations. If a 4-H member is being judged prior to this, he/she must obtain the form at the OSU Extension Office. The DUNF must be turned in at the time of unloading your animal at the fair on Sunday, August 9. Please use a pen to fill out the form completely and write with sufficient pressure that all parts of the triplicate copy are readable. Penning Assignments The Fair Entry/Pen Assignment forms are now available to online! Parents and advisors are encouraged to review the fair book with the youth to verify that the proper classes and information are being shared. Entries are accepted online only at www.holmes.osu.edu/penforms. If edits need to be made, call the extension office with the information. Entries will be accepted from June 1 July 1. Late entries accepted by appointment only July 2-15 with $50.00 Late Entry Fee per animal. Call Gail Cochran at 330-674-0225 to schedule an appointment. Fair Entry/Pen Assignment forms tell the livestock committees how many animals are coming to the fair and the classes that the junior fair exhibitor plans to participate in. It is important that complete information be given. Committee members will be on hand to answer any questions.

June 2016 Page 3 Quality Assurance There are no remaining sessions of Quality Assurance in Holmes County. All 4-H and FFA members taking market or lactating livestock animals are required to meet the Quality Assurance Education Requirement set by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. There were multiple Quality Assurance (QA) opportunities in Holmes Co. this year. Youth may attend out of county QA clinics also but need to bring proof of attendance back to the OSU Extension Office. If you or one of your 4-H/FFA members still needs to complete their QA for this year, please contact the OSU Extension Office for a list of outof-county programs available or visit the Quality Assurance page of the Holmes County OSUE website (holmes.osu.edu). Please note that most out-of-county options will charge a participation fee and may require significant travel. Procedure for Livestock Project Evaluation & Skill-a-thon Livestock Project Book Evaluation & Skill-a-thon will be held on Thursday, July 21 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at West Holmes High School. Please be aware if you have multiple projects that you need to plan plenty of time. A first year member in a livestock project, regardless of age, may be judged as a beginner if they wish (but will not qualify for Outstanding Market Award). Please call the Extension Office if your child will be judged as a beginner, but is in the intermediate or senior age level. 4-H and FFA members will need to register as they enter West Holmes High School. Parents/relatives must remain in the waiting area (Commons) away from the evaluation rooms. Only adult volunteers who are working the skill-a-thon and interview judging stations will be allowed in those areas during this time. Members who do not meet this requirement will not be allowed to bring their animals to the Holmes County Fair. Rabbit Tattooing & Fun Show All rabbits that will be at the Holmes County Fair in August must have a number tattooed in one ear for identification purposes. The mandatory tattooing of market rabbits will be done at 5pm prior to the Rabbit Fun Show on Friday, July 22 at the Baker Building for free. You may bring up to six fryers to be tattooed. Breeding and pet rabbits will be tattooed following the fun show from 7-8pm upon request. The Rabbit Fun Show is a practice show at which rabbit owners may show their rabbits and receive remark cards to help prepare them for the show at the fair. You may bring as many rabbits as you want for the Fun Show for a small entry fee per rabbit. Sponsored by the Rabbit Committee. Goat Clinic Goat Clinic will be rescheduled at a later date. Livestock Resource Books Livestock resource books are a wealth of information for 4-H project members. Resource books include color photos and diagrams; chapters on selection, feeding, housing, and animal care; and breeding and disease information. Many of the livestock requirements pages refer to information in these books. We keep a limited supply of these books on hand and the prices range from about $10 to $30. Ohio State Fair Livestock Entry Forms and Premium Book The Ohio State Fair will be July 27 - August 7 this year. Holmes County Jr. Livestock Exhibitors will need to access the electronic entry forms and Premium Book on-line at: www.ohiostatefair.com. You may register online or print/mail the paper form. If using the paper form, please bring your completed livestock entry forms to the Extension office to be signed by the County Director (you may need to leave the forms and pick them up later). Incomplete entry forms will not be signed. Forms must be postmarked by June 20 (metered envelopes will not be accepted). The livestock exhibitors will be responsible for sending their registration to the Ohio State Fair at: Entry Department, Ohio State Fair 717 East 17th Avenue Columbus, OH 43211

June 2016 Page 4 Special Needs Accommodation It is the intent of the 4-H program to make each project evaluation a positive experience for all of its members. Parents or guardians of 4-H members who have identified learning disabilities should contact the Extension office to arrange for any special accommodations you feel necessary. Please let our office know well in advance for a successful evaluation experience. Be advised that we do not allow parents to accompany their child back to the evaluation area. We will have Junior Fair Board members available to assist the members when needed. Life Skills Project Requirements The requirements for Life Skills projects have been updated for 2016 and are now posted to the Holmes County OSU Extension website. These requirements are listed by project category, not project number. They include information about project completion, what to bring to project evaluations, state fair opportunities and what to display at the County Fair. As always, we try to be as complete and clear as possible, but if we have missed something please let us know. Picture Placards for Market Livestock Sale Submit Your Own Picture! Our Market Livestock buyers appreciate receiving the placard and photo of the animal they purchased and the 4-H or FFA member who raised that animal. I see these hanging in businesses all across the county. You are now expected to submit your own photo of you and your Market Livestock Project. Here are the Details: 4 x 6 color photo. Horizontal orientation, example: Photo includes both the member and their Market Livestock Project. Photo should be taken near Fair time, so the size of the animal(s) is close to Fair size. Member s name, club/chapter, and project included in email. Due to HCLivestockphotos@gmail.com by Monday, August 1st, 2016. Life Skills County and State Fair Awards All County Award and State Fair award winners will be recognized at the Holmes County Fair on Tuesday, August 9 at 4:30 p.m. on the Stage on the Green. Winners will receive their plaques that evening and will be allowed to place their awards in their 4-H booth after the ceremony. State fair award winners may bring their award to the Extension Office and we will recognize them the same evening. Safety Practices at the Fair As clubs plan for and prepare to put up their fair booths or decorations in the livestock barns, the following safety practices will be required by local fire inspectors: Only UL approved extension cords with circuit breaker protection are to be used. Multiple extension cords are to be connected to a power strip with circuit breaker protection. Dropped Projects Please tell us! Even though the deadline has passed for adding a new project, members may drop projects at any time prior to project evaluation nights. If your child or one of your club members shares with you that they are not going to complete a project, please let us know! This will greatly help us in recruiting judges and volunteers for evaluation nights and prevent waiting for members who are no longer in a project. Extension Cords used in livestock barns must be GFCI protected. No suspending things from the ceiling of the building. No stapling of electrical cords with a stapler. Insulated staples are to be used instead. Skill-a-thon Kits Due to the high replacement cost of a skill-a-thon kit, the following policy outlines the conditions for use: Individuals (non-advisors) who wish to use the skill-a-thon kits are to: Schedule an appointment for when they want to use the skill-a-thon kit during Extension Office hours, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30-5:30. Kit(s) can be reviewed in the upstairs meeting room. Advisors: Schedule with the Extension Office when they want to borrow a kit. Borrow the kit(s) for a total of three days: one day for pickup, one day to use, one day to return or pickup on Friday and return on Monday. Advisors will need to return the kits earlier if someone else already scheduled to review it before the third day. Kits are to be returned to the Extension Office by noon. Note to Advisors: You may have a parent or member pick up the kit for you, but you must contact the office or send a note with the person who is picking up the kit(s), and please specify what kit(s) they will be picking up. The kit(s) will be signed out in your name and you are responsible for them. SKILL-A-THON kits may NOT be borrowed after July 8 so the committees can get them ready for skill-a-thon.

June 2016 Page 5 Congratulations to our High School Graduates! Best Wishes from the OSU Extension Staff in your future endeavors (and don t forget about 4-H!) Tasting Smorgasbord will not be held in 2016 READ YOUR FAIR BOOK! ALL FAIR RULES ARE PRINTED THERE! Commissioners Award For Outstanding 4-H Members Jr. Fair King/Queen Contest All 4-H Clubs, FFA and FCCLA Chapters in Holmes County are encouraged to nominate members to represent their club/chapter in the annual Holmes County Fair King/Queen Contest. Members must be 16 years of age as of January 1, 2016. Application forms are available online at http://holmes.osu.edu. Nominees must complete and return applications to the Extension Office by July 1. King/Queen interviews will be held at the OSU Extension Office on Monday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m. and all nominees must attend this interview. Coronation of the King and Queen will be held at the Holmes County Fair on Monday, August 8 at 4:00 p.m. at the Stage on the Green. 4-H Booths at the Fair The Holmes County Commissioners annually sponsor four awards to recognize outstanding 4-H members in the areas of Citizenship and Leadership. Members may be nominated by parents, volunteers, or they may nominate themselves! The categories and age groups are: Junior Citizenship: 4-H members in grades 7-9 as of January 1 Junior Leadership: 4-H members in grades 7-9 as of January 1 Senior Citizenship: 4-H members in grade 10-12 as of January 1 Senior Leadership: 4-H members in grade 10-12 as of January 1 Those selected will receive a $50 cash award and a plaque which will be presented prior to the Coronation of the King and Queen at the Holmes County Fair on Monday, August 8th, at 4:00 p.m. at the Stage on the Green. Applications must be submitted to the Extension Office by July 15. Applications are available online at http://holmes.osu.edu. We appreciate the support of our County Commissioners, Joe Miller, Rob Ault, and Ray Eyler, and thank them for sponsoring these annual awards. Please let us know if you would like booth or riser space. Options include: Large booths (approx. 9 ft. wide, 3 ft. deep, 5 ft. high) Small booths ( 6 ft. wide, 3 ft. deep, 5 ft. high) Booth space will be assigned on a FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED basis by calling the OSU Extension Office. Call today 330-674-3015. Please sign up for a time to host in the 4-H building when you call as well.

June 2016 Page 6 Senior Fair Board Work Days In the previous weeks, only 4 to 6 4-H ers or family members have come to assist. In order for this project to be successful, it is going to take community effort. Please mark your calendars for the following work day events: 6/18/16 8:30am - Noon 7/2/16 8:30am - Noon 6/25/16 8:30am - Noon 7/9/16 8:30am - Noon Groups can schedule individual times throughout the week if they would like Harvest Ridge to be one of their service projects. Hello 4-H Families: Attention Species Committee Members! All species committee members are asked to touch up their pens by sanding and painting them prior to moving. This can be done at anytime now. All species committee members and older 4-H youth are asked to aid in the movement and assembly of pens. Work dates for the move will be announced at a later date. 4-H members are invited to join Prairie Partners 4-H Club on Thursdays in June and July, 10:00-11:00am, at the Holmesville Library. Bring your project books and questions! The first Holmes County Fair at Harvest Ridge is rapidly approaching. There are MANY projects to be completed in order for us to host an effective first year fair. Everyone is encouraged to take part in some work project over the coming weeks. If you as a family, or entire club wishes to tackle a project outside of one of the Saturday work days, please reach out for further details and we will accommodate a different time. The Sr. Fair Board encourages you to be a part of history and the pride of saying that you helped with the initial fair at Harvest Ridge! Kerry Taylor Sr. Fair Board President Contact information: 330-674-0869 Holmes County Fair direct phone Email Kerry: kerry@millersburgelectric.com OR Tara: taras@shearerequipment.com This invitation is a time to focus and work on 4-H project books and receive assistance with any project questions. Snacks will be provided as well! Scheduled Dates Are: June 23 & 30 July 7, 14, & 21 Questions? Contact Cheryl Nelson @ 330-317-8812 or Delores Schlegel @ 330-317-3836 Harvest Ridge Information Meeting for 4-H and FFA families with questions regarding the move to Harvest Ridge July 17, 2:00pm Holmes County Fairgrounds at Harvest Ridge Fair Passes for 4-H Members & Volunteers Tara Sheldon, Secretary of the Holmes County Senior Fair Board, will be supervising the distribution of Fair Passes. Fair passes will be plastic wristbands for youth and 1-week cards for volunteers. To receive passes: The Organizational Advisor/Committee Secretary MUST provide a list of all members/advisors/volunteers meeting the requirements below. Members must: 1. Have at least one project judged at a scheduled county judging day or pre-judging prior to the county evaluation day; 2. Exhibit a project at the fair; 3. Meet the minimum attendance at club meeting requirement (at least 4 or the number required by the club s constitution). Volunteers must: 1. Be an approved Holmes County 4-H volunteer 2. Have been actively involved with the club this year. If the pass is lost or destroyed, the member/volunteer must purchase a new one at his/her own cost. A youth may only receive one fair pass, even for multiple projects. Members that are currently 10 years old and younger will NOT receive a wrist band, as fair admission is free for youth 10 and younger. The lists of members, advisors/volunteers and your club/committee name must be emailed to Tara Sheldon at taras@shearerequipment.com by Monday, July 25. Tara requests an email and no phone calls please. Leaders who do not have access to email may drop their lists off at the OSU Extension Office.

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June 2016 Page 8 Dates to Remember! June 6/1 Livestock Penning Assignment Forms Open Online 6/20 State Fair entry forms due (postmarked) 6/25 Dog Obedience Show ( Baker Building) 6/27, 6/30 4-H Project Pre-judging All projects 6/30 Horse PAS Show (PAS classes only) July 7/1 Jr. Fair King and Queen Applications Due 7/1 Livestock Penning Assignment Forms Due (online) 7/7 Horse PAS Show (PAS Classes only) 7/14 4-H Life Skills Project Evaluations (Harvest Ridge Fairgrounds) 7/15 Commissioners Award Applications Due 7/17 Harvest Ridge Information Meeting 7/21 4-H/FFA Livestock Project Evaluations and Skill-a-thon (WHHS) 7/21 State Fair Pictures & Packet Pick-up 7/22 Rabbit Tattooing & Fun Show 7/25 Jr. Fair King and Queen Interviews LOCATION CHANGE! CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information: http://go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity Ohio State University Extension Holmes County 75 E. Clinton Street, Suite 109 Millersburg, OH 44654-9269 Newsletter Sponsor June 2016 4585 State Route 39 Berlin, OH 44610