4-H and FFA Program  

2008 Arkansas Valley Fair 

 

Saturday, July 12, 2008  

     8:00 a.m. - Otero County 4-H Shooting Sports - Shoot Off 

 

Monday, August 4, 2008 

     6:00 p.m.  -  Barn/Exhibit Hall Clean-up 

     6:30 p.m.  - Gymkhana 

 

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 

      9:00 a.m. -   Fashion Revue Judging - Grand Theater, Rocky Ford 

      7:00 p.m. -   Public Fashion Revue 

 

Saturday, August 9, 2008 

     8:00-9:00 a.m. -   Exhibit Day - Enter Projects 

     9:00 a.m. -   Home Ec & General Project Interview Judging — National Guard Armory 

    1:00 p.m. -    Cloverbud Fair 

     3:00 p.m. -   Release Projects 

     3:00 — 5:00 p.m. -  Set up Club Booths @ Expo Building 

 

Monday, August 11, 2008 

     7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. -   State Fair Projects to Extension Office 

     7:00 p.m. -   Judge Dogs, Fairgrounds  

                                                      

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 

     7:30 — 10:00 a.m.   State Fair Foods Projects to Extension Office 

     8:00 a.m. -    Judge Halter Horse Classes followed by Reining & Riding Classes 

     12:00 p.m.   Farm Mechanics must be checked in before 8:00 PM 

     4:00 — 8:00 p.m. -    Early Arrival for Animals 

     4:00 p.m. -    All rabbits must be on grounds 

     5:00 p.m. -    Judge Rabbits 

                  

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 

     ALL MARKET ANIMALS MUST BE ON THE GROUNDS BY COMPLETION TIME OF WEIGH-IN FOR THAT SPECIES 

     7:00 a.m. -          Bring Livestock              

     8:00-9:00 a.m. -    Weigh Market Goats  

     9:00-10:00 a.m.    Weigh Market Lambs 

     9:00 a.m. -       Judge Farm Mechanics 

     9:00-10:00 a.m. -    Weigh Market Swine 

     11:00a.m.-12:00 p.m.-Weigh Market Beef 

     1:30 p.m. -    Market Goat Showmanship followed by Breeding Goats followed by Market Goats 

     3:00 p.m. -    ALL OTHER LIVESTOCK MUST BE ON GROUNDS   

     5:00 p.m. -  Sheep Showmanship followed by Breeding Sheep followed by Market Sheep 

 

Thursday, August 14, 2008 

     8:30 a.m. - Judge Breeding Beef, Beef Showmanship 15 min. after the Breeding Beef Judging, then right into Market Beef. 

     10:00 a.m. -  Judge Poultry followed by Poultry & Waterfowl Showmanship 

     1:00 p.m. -   Dairy Goat Showmanship followed by Dairy Goats followed by Dairy Showmanship followed by Dairy Cattle 

6:00 p.m. -  Swine Showmanship followed by Breeding Swine followed by Market Swine 

 

Friday, August 15, 2008 

     10:00 a.m. -     Sale Order Posted 

     5:30 p.m. -       Parade of Champions 

     6:30 p.m. -       Fat Stock Sale/Foods Sale 

 

Saturday, August 16, 2008 

     9:00 a.m. -   Round Robin 

     2:00 p.m. -  Release Livestock Projects 

     4:00 p.m. -  All pens are to be cleaned up by 4:00 p.m. 

 

Sunday, August 17, 2008 

     1:00 — 3:00 p.m.   Release Home Economic & General projects and clean Club Booths