Open to all 4-H’ers showing sheep, goats, swine, beef, dairy and horses except those just completing the third grade. 4-H’ers who have just completed the third grade are not eligible for showmanship. Showmanship classes will generally be held prior to the regular show in each division. All exhibitors are encouraged to participate.
 

Sheep, goats, dairy, swine and beef showmanship classes will be divided by grades as follows:

Class 1, 4th-5th-6th grades
Class 2, 7th-8th grades
Class 3, 9th-10th-11th-12th grades.

Actual order of showmanship classes will be determined by show superintendent.
Exhibitor must have been in the grade on May 15th of this year.

Horse showmanship classes will be divided as shown under Division A-10.      
For poultry and rabbit showmanship information, see Divisions A-11and A-12.      
4-H members are encouraged to wear white shirts or T-shirts for showmanship.

Showmanship Awards

Showmanship plaques are provided by: United Western Coop, Mondamin, River Sioux, Pisgah, Missouri Valley, Woodbine, Modale, and California Junction; Commercial Federal, Woodbine, Persia, and Pisgah; Harrison County Cattlemen’s Association; Harrison County 4-H Fund; Woodhouse Auto Family; Cogdill’s Logan Mill; Farm Credit Services of America, Harlan; Peoples National Bank, Council Bluffs and Missouri Valley; Farmers Trust & Savings Bank, Earling and Woodbine; Shoe Hospital, Dave Kuhlman, Omaha, Nebraska; Community Bank, Dunlap, Logan, Modale, Persia, Pisgah, Soldier and Ute; Harrison County Pork Producers.

Senior Beef Showperson trophy auction sponsor is Community Bank: Dunlap, Logan, Pisgah, Persia, Soldier, Ute and Modale.
Intermediate Beef Showperson trophy auction sponsors are Jim and Ruth Schaben, Dunlap.
Junior Beef Showperson trophy auction sponsor is Cogdill Farm Supply.

2. CLUB HERDSMANSHIP

Exhibitors of livestock are requested to maintain their quarters as orderly as possible and keep that part of the building occupied by them neat and attractive in appearance. Remember: You and your animals are on public exhibition---take pride in yourself and your animals.

Herdsmanship awards will be judged according to the following score card by a committee that will visit the beef, swine and sheep barns two or three times each day.
 

Herdsmanship Prizes Awarded

• First place: $100 will be presented to the first place club herdsmanship winner in memory of Jerry Hull by Catherine Hull Stephany.
• Second place: $50.00, Harrison County Farm Bureau Insurance Agents: Barb Boeck and Dean Koster.
• Third place: $20.00, MidStates Bank NA
• Fourth place: $15.00, Community Bank, Dunlap, Logan, Modale, Persia, Pisgah, Soldier and Ute.
• Fifth place: $10.00, Wilson Seed.

Herdsmanship Tips

• NO feed bunks should be left in stalls. They should be seen only at feeding time and then removed.

• Cattle and stalls should be kept clean. This means that the manure should be taken out of the stalls frequently and the animals should be cleaned after they manure.

• Keep clean bedding UNDER the animals in the stalls.

• Keep alleys CLEAN! This means sweep the alleys and wash the manure off the alleyways if necessary.

• No lime to be used on walks.

• Tie animals securely. Cattle should be double-ties.

• Keep entrances to the barns clean. Sweep or rake up all loose debris around the ENTIRE outside of barn.

• Keep the areas where the show boxes are, in neat order.

• Clean blocking chutes of loose hair and manure after using.

• Blocking chutes must be placed where assigned by Superintendent.

Grooming of Livestock and Horses

Responsibility for grooming animals for show is primarily the responsibility of exhibitors. In keeping with this fact, the following rules will be observed:

1. Grooming including clipping, trimming or blocking may be done only by exhibitors and immediate members of an exhibitor’s family.

2. Upon violation of the above rule, exhibitor may be disqualified from show and will forfeit all premium monies.