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Cattle

Tent at corner of Greenwich Rd. & Route 32A

Premiums: 25 pts. • 20 pts. • 18 pts. • 15 pts. • 12 pts. • 8 pts. • 5 pts. 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Jessica Goodfield, Nicole Kibbe

RULES

• Send entries by August 4th to: Jessica Goodfield, 59 Adams Rd, Athol, MA 01331.
  Download an entry form on the Fair Forms page or by clicking here.

• Entry fees: $5 fee per animal. Checks payable to Hardwick Community Fair.

• Showmanship Classes will begin at 9:30 AM sharp.

• General Livestock Rules & Standards: click here 

• Purebreds will compete against other purebreds; crosses will compete against •
   other crosses. Heifers and steer will compete separately.

• Classes are for animals over one year and under one year for each prospective •
   breed and sex.

• There will be no individual champions of breed, and if there are less than
  10 head, there will be only one overall Champion 

EXHIBIT CATEGORIES

A. DAIRY/BEEF SHOWMANSHIP

  1. NOVICE: Age 8 years and over with no prior show experience 

  2. JUNIOR: Ages 8 through 12

  3. INTERMEDIATE: Ages 13 through 15

  4. SENIOR: Ages 16 through 19 as of January 1, 2024

 

B. DAIRY 

  1. JUNIOR (SPRING) CALF (born March 1 – May 31 of current year) 

  2. INTERMEDIATE (WINTER) CALF (born Dec. 1, 2023 – Feb. 28, 2024)

  3. SENIOR (FALL) CALF (born Sept. 1, 2023 – Nov. 30, 2024)

  4. JUNIOR  (SUMMER/SPRING)YEARLING (born March 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023)

  5. SENIOR (WINTER/FALL) YEARLING (born Sept. 1, 2022 – Feb. 28, 2023)

  6. JUNIOR CHAMPION – Rosette only (if over 10 head of each breed, otherwise there will be champion only)

  7. COW CLASS (born before Sept. 1, 2022)

  8. CHAMPION

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C. BEEF 

  1. STEERS UNDER 1

  2. STEERS OVER 1

  3. HEIFER UNDER 1

  4. HEIFER OVER 1

  5. COW

  6. CHAMPION STEER

  7. CHAMPION FEMALE

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