Superintendent – Jeanne Herbert Williams – 301-643-3278
Total Premium Offered $2,500
Premiums: 1st $20.00; 2nd $15.00; 3rd $12.00; 4th $10.00; 5th $8.00; 6th $6.00
Premiums are subject to change due to state funding.
OPEN SHEEP SHOW, SUNDAY, 9 A.M. RELEASE TIME SUNDAY, 6 P.M.
| DO – DORSET CH – CHEVIOT SU – SUFFOLK NC – NATURAL COLOR BREED FW – FINE WOOL BREED | HM – HAMPSHIRE SO – SOUTHDOWN LW – LONG WOOL BREED MW – MEDIUM WOOL BREED RE – OTHER RECOGNIZED BREEDS | TU – TUNIS HB – HAIR SHEEP ZZ – MARKET SH – SHROPSHIRE XX – CROSSBRED |
- All Maryland Department of Animal Health “Certificate of Veterinary Inspection” must accompany all show animals and be presented for review prior to unloading.
- Any registered breed with two or less animals will be shown in other recognized breeds.
- Animals must be shown to collect a premium.
- Prolapses – Any sheep or lamb that exhibits a rectal prolapse during the fair will be ineligible for show and will be sent home as soon as possible either by the sheep or livestock
superintendent. - All sheep must be tattooed or tagged with Scrapies Identification number and registered to the exhibitor.
- All pens must be cleaned daily by 9 a.m. and final clean-up done by 7:00 p.m. Monday night.
- Market Classes will be shown by weight classes. Light, Med. and Heavy.
SHEEP BREEDING CLASSES
- Yearling Ram – Over 1 year and Under 2 years
- Ram Lamb – born 9-1 to 12-31
- Pair of Ram Lambs
CHAMPION RAM BY BREED
RESERVE CHAMPION RAM BY BREED - Aged Ewe – 2 years and over
- Yearling Ewes – Over 1 year and Under 2 years
- Pair of Ewes – Over 1 year
- Pair of Yearlings both Sexes
- Ewe Lamb
- Pair of Ewe Lambs under one
CHAMPION EWE BY BREED
RESERVE CHAMPION EWE BY BREED - Pair of Lambs both Sexes
- Twin Lambs to each others
- Young Flock – (Ram, Yearling Ewe and Ewe Lamb)
- Flock – (Ram, 2 Yearling Ewes and 2 Ewe Lambs
SHEEP MARKET CLASSES
- Market Lamb
CHAMPION MARKET LAMB
RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET LAMB - Pair of Market Lambs
CHAMPION PAIR OF MARKET LAMBS
RESERVE CHAMPION PAIR OF MARKET LAMBS