By now youth have tagged their animals and are busy feeding, grooming and training their animals. Here are some reminders as you prepare for the show.
- Each exhibitor is responsible for ensuring he or she has a buyer for their animal. The auction will be held on Saturday, August 8 at 2 p.m. Once youth have a buyer, call the Weber County Fair Office at (801) 399-8711 and provide fair staff with the name and mailing address of your buyer. The fair office will mail an invitation to attend the Buyer's Social to your buyer.
- Monitor your animal’s weight to make sure it meets the minimum weight requirements: 100 pounds – lambs; 220 – hogs; 1,000 – steers.
- If your animal’s tag comes out, it is your responsibility to IMMEDIATELY notify your supervisor. The supervisor will make arrangements to re-tag your animal.
- The 2009 rules for the Junior Livestock show were distributed during tagging. Remember, the county will not be printing a Premium Book this year. If you need additional copies of the rules, they are available at www.webercounty4-h.org/htm/weber-county-fair.
- The following resources are available to help you with your project:
a. Clippers can be checked out from the 4-H office (you must provide your own blades)
b. The county owns portable scales for hogs and lambs, which you are welcome to borrow. Arrangements can be made with Craig and Kathy Johnson, the hog supervisors, for to you pick up and return the scales.
c. 1st Time Exhibitor brochure – Available at www.webercounty4-h.org/htm/featured-programs/junior-livestock/livestock-resources
d. Livestock manuals are available for purchase.
e. Showmanship videos for sheep, swine and beef are available for check out. - Get to work on a great club display. Your display should identify the name of your 4-H club, recognize last year’s buyers and boosters, and show your great 4-H spirit.
- Get involved in community service.
a. One great way to get involved is to sign up to help set up lamb pens for the fair. 15 adults and youth are needed on August 2 at 8 a.m. It will take approximately 2 hours. Call the 4-H office at (801) 399-8202 to sign up. Bring gloves.
b. Volunteer to help sort meat donated through the Donated Meat Program to the Utah Food Bank. This typically occurs the 2nd or 3rd Saturday in September.
- There are a limited number of RV/sleeping trailer spaces at the fairgrounds for supervisors and exhibitors with special needs. Contact Donna at (801) 399-8209 to discuss needs. Except for these limited exceptions, exhibitors who want to bring RV’s/sleeping trailers to the fair can park in the BDO parking lot area (immediately West of the fairgrounds).
