2025 Livestock Premium List

department 52 - junior dairy cattle

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14. Championship Classes. Only animals receiving a first premium award in their individual classes will be eligible for championship awards. 15. Scramble Heifers. Scramble Heifers will show in their respective class in each breed. 16. Junior Dairy Herd. The group is to consist of five (5) animals of the same breed, be owned by three (3) or more 4-H Club members from one (1) county or by three (3) or more FFA members from one (1) chapter, and all must have been shown in individual classes. Entries must be made by the County Extension Agent or Agricultural Science Teacher at the same time single class entries are made. No county 4-H Club and no FFA Chapter may have more than one (1) entry of the same breed in this class. Entries in Junior Dairy Herd must be made by entry closing deadline. 17. Fitting and Showmanship. Each junior exhibiting an animal fitted and trained by him/her in an individual class is eligible for this contest, but may compete in only one (1) Showmanship class. Final placing will be made by the official judge of the Junior Dairy Cattle Show in each of the breeds shown. Entries in the Showmanship class are not required. However, animals exhibited in the Showmanship class must also be entered in the Junior Dairy Cattle Show. The Uniform Scoreboard for Judging Junior Fitting and Showmanship Contests as published by the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association will be used by the judge as the basis for their decision.

JUNIOR DAIRY CATTLE SHOW CLASSIFICATIONS

PREMIUM SCHEDULE

1st

2nd

3rd

A: $30 and Rosette

$25 and Rosette

$20 and Rosette

B: Ribbon (as described under Rule 11) R: Rosette

SPECIAL AWARDS: • The Holstein Foundation will award ribbons for the first five places in each Holstein class and ribbons to the Champion Holstein and Reserve Champion Holstein. • The Texas Holstein Association will award plaques to the exhibitors of the Champion Holstein Heifer and Champion Holstein Cow. A plaque will be awarded to the top exhibitor who does the best job of fitting and showing his or her animal in the Junior and Senior Holstein Fitting and Showmanship classes. • The Texas Brown Swiss Association will award a Swiss cow bell to the winner of the Junior and Senior Brown Swiss Fitting and Showmanship classes. • Tarleton State Fort Worth and the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources will present buckles to the Junior Fitting and Showmanship and Senior Fitting and Showmanship winners for each breed.

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