Market Kids! It is time to find your buyer and supporters!

You have done the work of purchasing or breeding your animal, you have fed it, raised it, and now its time to sell your animal at the fair.  Learning to market your animal is another skill to develop in the process of raising animals, now is the time to really market the work you have done, reach out to local businesses, your neighbors, your church members, think about your family as well.  Don’t be afraid to go see people in person, if you have a venmo account add it to your letter even if people can’t purchase your animal, they may support your efforts with a small donation.  If you don’t have a venmo, just make sure you let your potential supporters know they can support you.

Here is an example of a buyer’s letter – remember to keep it personal.

Drop Offs, Setups, and Load Ins – It’s time for Fair!

Where did the summer go! One thing is for certain, it’s time to start tracking important dates so you don’t miss any deadlines.  We are so excited to see all your hard work and see the kids of all ages showing off their work.

August 18th Tuesday 2- 8 PM

Bring the following to the Green Barn:

1. Sewing Items
2. Crafts
3. Specialized Projects
4. Canned & Dried Culinary
5. Art & Photography
6. Educational Posters

7. August 23rd Sunday 3 PM **required to receive premiums**

   To receive premiums, livestock exhibitors must help with pen setup, herdmanship during the fair, and pen clean up on Sunday Aug 30th at 3 pm.

   Pen setup for the following begins at 3 PM:

   1. Hogs
   2. Goats
   3. Sheep
   4. Beef
   5. Rabbits
   6. Poultry
   • Pen setup for the dog barn begins at 4 PM.
   • August 25th Tuesday 3 – 8 PM

   • Bring baked goods to the Green Barn.

     August 26th Wednesday

     • 9 AM Green Barn is closed all day for judging of still life, culinary, sewing, and crafts
     • 3 PM Horse stall decorating

     • 4 – 6 PM Stall decorating for livestock, please stay in your barn only!  ** No awnings until Friday morning due to high winds**

     • 4 – 7:30 PM Bring in flowers, vegetables, and horticulture to the wood barn.

     August 27th Thursday 

     9- Noon Wood Barn closed for judging.

   • 9 – 4:39 Agriculture and Shop/Ag entries arrive

   • 9 – 5:30 Creature Features to the Wood Barn

   • Horse stall decorating ends at 5:30 closed for judging at 6

   • 2 – 7 PM all main floor booths to be setup

   • 5 – 8 PM Livestock Load In

     1. Beef and Hogs only at 5 PM
     2. Sheep, Goats, Poultry, Rabbits arrive after 6:30
     3. Please come at these times, it helps us clear out the hog and cattle trailers before we start loading in at the sheep\goat barns.

A few Livestock Load In Reminders: 

• You can come up Wallbridge Road to line up, parking on 395 can be dangerous and HOT for your animal.  Please consider taking the back roads to line up. 
• Load in will NOT begin until 5 PM or a little after, the Deer Park Veterinary Clinic docs have to arrive before the vet checks can begin.  Do NOT take animals to the main parking lot, if you arrive early, line up on Wallbridge. 
• Market Animals must have a completed and signed Quality Assurance Form see the forms page if you need a copy.
• Beef require a Haul Slip
• Sheep must have their SCRAPIES Tag before being stalled (please complete before coming to the fairgrounds)
• Swine from out of state require a health certificate
• Beef and sheep/goats may not be hauled in the same trailer at the same time.
• Only trucks and trailers or vehicles with small animals will be allowed into the fairgrounds. All other vehicles need to go to the main parking lot and walk in. No animals in the main parking lot, please leave your dogs at home.  Only service animals are allowed in the main parking lot and outside the barns.
• Trailers will form 2 lines on the white rock road – leave room for trailers to come past and leave room for people to back into the barn as you line up. If you need help backing your trailer, just ask we have volunteers that can help you:
• Hogs, Sheep, Goats, Poultry, Rabbits will go to the left side of the white rock road.
• Beef will use the right hand side of the white rock road
• Create a center lane that people can use to get out to the main parking lot after unloading animals
• Barn Check will occur as follows:
• Weigh in
• Tagged
• Stall Assignment
• Animal to the stall
• Truck/Trailer moved out past the arena to the main parking lot.
• You can load in your supplies from the main parking lot or bring a crew that can unload your tack while you are checking in your animal. 
• The barns are full, we need everyone to be as efficient as possible so we can get everyone’s livestock settled and vet checks completed by 8 PM
• As always, special thanks to the Deer Park Veterinary Clinic for volunteering their time to complete the vet checks!