Superintendent: Jeanne Herbert Williams, 301-643-3278
Open Goat Shows – 9:00 a.m. – Sunday – Released Sunday at 6 p.m.
Total Premium Offered $1,500.00?
Prizes offered each class 1st $15.00; 2nd $12.00; 3rd $10.00; 4th $8.00; 5th $6.00; 6th $4.00
Premiums are subject to change due to state funding.

  1. A Maryland Department of Animal Health “Certificate of Veterinary Inspection” must accompany all show animals and be presented for review prior to unloading.
  2. All goats must be tattooed or tagged with Scrapies Identification number and registered to the exhibitor.
  3. Animals must be shown to collect premium.
  4. Each exhibitor may enter and show only show two animals per class and one pair.
  5. If animals are shown in dairy class, they cannot be shown in meat classes and vice versa
  6. Females and wethers only will be allowed on the grounds.
  7. All pens must be cleaned and animals fed daily by 9:00 a.m. and final clean-up done by 7:00 p.m. Monday night.
  8. Wethers and Does only in market class
  9. Meat animals may have horns if blunt tipped
  10. Market classes will be shown by weight classes. Light, Medium and Heavy.

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DAIRY BREEDS
AL Alpine
LM La Mancha
ND Nigerian Dwarf
NU Nubian
OB Oberhasli
SA Saanen
TO Toggenburg
RG Recorded Grades		MEAT BREEDS
BO -Full blood Boer
XB – Percentage Boer
XX- Commercial
ZZ – Market



DAIRY CLASSES

  1. Junior kid born on or after April 1, 2025
  2. Senior kid born between Jan. 1, 2025 –
    March 31, 2025
  3. Dry yearling under 24 months, never freshened
  4. Junior champion
  5. Milking yearling under two years and freshened
  6. Doe in milk 2-3 years
  7. Doe in milk 3-4 years
  8. Doe in milk 4-5 years
  9. Doe in milk 5 years and older
  10. Dam and daughter
    Senior champion
    Champion by breed
    Best in show dairy Goat

MEAT GOAT CLASSES

  1. Junior Doe under 6 month
  2. Senior Doe 6 to 12 months
  3. Yearling Does over 1, under 2
  4. Doe over 2 years
    Champion by breed
    Best of show meat goat
  5. Market Goats all breeds (MUST BE BORN AFTER JAN. 1,
    2024) (A) lightweight (B) medium weight (C) heavyweight
    Champion Market Goat
    Reserve champion market goat
  6. Pair Market Goats
    Champion Pair Market Goats