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St. Joseph County Grange Fair Website

Find on this page:

• Fairbook Information
• 2021 Fair Information
• Entry Forms
• Club Specific Forms
• Horse Showbills
• Species Job Assignments
• Carcass Contests Information
• Barn Assignments & Reservation Forms
• Livestock Sale Information

Fairbook - 2021

• Complete - Updated August 19, 2021.
• Index of projects - Complete Book
• Cattle (Dairy, Beef & Dairy Beef)
• Sheep & Swine
• Goats, Poultry & Rabbits
• Horses
• Cats & Dogs
• Still Projects

2021 General Fair Information

• UPDATE: Still Projects will only be judged on Saturday, September 18 this year.
• Project Learning Reflections
• Project Learning Reflections - Cloverbuds

Entry Forms

• General
• Cloverbuds
  
  • Mentor Form
• Dogs
• Horses - Due as a group from club
• Shooting Sports
• Demonstration/Performance
• Style Revue Letter & Narration Form

Club Forms

• Inactive Leaders
• Special Consideration
• Still Barn Monitor - Schedule
  • Responsibilities
  • Sign-Up Sheet
• Volunteer Helpers Needed

Horse Showbills

• Ridden Dressage -
• Showmanship, Western, Reining & Trail - Sunday, September 19, 2021
  • Horsemanship
  • In-Hand Trail: Ages 8-11
  • In-Hand Trail: Ages 12-15
  • In-Hand Trail: Ages 16-19
  • Ranchmanship
  • Reining pattern & directions
  • Trail: Walk/Trot - All Ages
  • Trail: Ages 8-12
  • Trail: Ages 13-19
  • Western/English Pattern
• English & In-Hand - Monday, September 20, 2021
  • Equitation: Ages 8-12
  • Equitation: Ages 13-19
  • Equitation: Walk/Trot - All Ages
  • SaddleSeat
• Driving - Tuesday, September 21, 2021
• Costume - Wednesday, September 22, 2021
• Gymkhana - Saturday, September 25, 2021

Species Job Assignments & Post-Fair Meeting Dates - 2021

• Night Barn Monitor Schedule - DRAFT
• Beef/Dairy Beef
  
  • Pre-Fair Beef/Dairy Beef Meeting Agenda
• Dairy Cattle
  
  • "Gallon of Milk"
  • Pre-Fair Dairy Cattle Meeting Agenda
• Goats
  
  • 2021 Costume Contest Rules
  • Pre-Fair Goat Meeting Agenda
• Poultry
  
  • Pre-Fair Poultry Meeting Agenda
• Rabbits
  
  • Pre-Fair Rabbit Meeting Agenda
• Sheep
  
  • Pre-Fair Sheep Meeting Agenda
• Swine
  
  • Pre-Fair Swine Meeting Agenda

Carcass Contests Information

• 2021 Beef Participant Letter & Processing (Cut) Sheet - updated September 7, 2021
• 2021 Goat Participant Letter & Processing (Cut) Sheet
• 2021 Sheep Participant Letter & Processing (Cut) Sheet - updated September 7, 2021
• 2021 Swine Participant Letter & Processing (Cut) Sheet

Barn Assignments & Pen/Stall Reservations

• 2021 Show Judge List
• Unloading Routes:
  • Friday ONLY
  • Saturday ONLY
• Beef/Dairy Beef - old show arena
• Beef/Dairy Beef - new barn
• Dairy Cattle - barn #21
• Goat - barn #22
• Poultry
• Rabbit
• Sheep - barn #25 - updated September 7, 2021
• Swine - barn #23
  • Prohibited Product Affidavit
• Swine - barn #24

Livestock Sale Information

• Contacting Buyers Letter
  
  • Promotional Ideas - updated  July 12, 2021
  • Prospective "New Buyer" registration form
• Pre-Sale Buyer Information Letter
• Buyers with Milestone Years of Support in 2018
• 2021 Order of Sales
  • Small, Thursday, September 23, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
    
    • Cover Letter
    • Destination & Resale List
    • Chickens, Turkeys, Rabbits, Goats
  • Large, Thursday, September 23, 2021, 10:30 a.m.
    
    • Cover Letter
    • Destination & Resale List
    • Hogs, Lambs, Market Beef, Dairy Steers, "Gallon of Milk", Dairy Feeder Steers
• 2019 Order of Sales
  
  • Small, Thursday, September 19, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
    • Cover Letter
    • Destination & Resale List
    • Rabbits, Goats, Turkeys, Chickens
  • Large, Thursday, September 19, 2019, 10:30 a.m.
    • Cover Letter
    • Destination & Resale List
    • Lambs, Market Beef, Dairy Steers, "Gallon of Milk", Dairy Feeder Steers, Hogs