Jr. Fair Livestock entries for the Ohio State Fair must be postmarked by June 20.  All FFA livestock entries for the state fair must be signed by the exhibitor’s FFA advisor.  Don’t wait until the last minute to have your entries signed.

Rules, regulations and entry forms for the state fair may be found online.

Our office is unable to provide copies of this information due to budget restrictions.

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Poultry Pullorum Test Clinics will be held at the fairgrounds on Tuesday, June 26 and Wednesday, July 18.  Testing will be available from 6:00-9:00pm on both dates. 

All fancy chickens, pheasants, quail and guineas must be tested in order to be able to show at the fair.  All waterfowl (ducks and geese) are exempt from testing.  Turkeys in the breeding class and over one year of age must be blood tested by a certified veterinarian.

These testing clinics are offered by Brian Rismiller, Aaron Kruckeberg  and Krista Fourman, all of whom are certified with the Ohio Poultry Association.
Please contact Brian, Aaron or Krista if you have questions.

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• The Goat Committee Preview Show and Clinic will be held June 23 at the fairgrounds.  Contact Christa Nealeigh for additional information, or visit the website.
• Fairbooks are available from our office or from the Secretary’s Office on the fairgrounds.  Our office also has the Jr. Fair Green Pages, for those who don’t want the complete book.  Books may be picked up anytime during regular business hours.  Please note: the Secretary’s Office on the fairgrounds only has the complete fairbook, not the green pages by themselves.  The green pages may also be found online.
• Mercer County is hosting a Poultry Clinic on Saturday, June 30, beginning at 9:00am.  Purina Mills will be conducting the clinic.  Contact Arliss Meinerding, 410-202-2764 for additional information.

Fair packets and entry forms are available from our office.  FFA advisors, or someone to whom they delegate this responsibility, may pick up information for your chapter. 

Entry forms will also be available on our web site.

Please check each form to verify the entry deadline.  NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Also, instructors should verify that each exhibitor has completed their Quality Assurance and skillathon requirements, prior to submitting their fair entries.

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Information regarding Ohio State Fair Scholarships in available online.

Applications are due to the Ohio State Fair Office by July 1, 2007.

Contact numbers for more information are listed on the scholarship application.

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Junior Fair Scholarships will soon be available from our office or via the website.  The Goat and Rabbit Scholarships are currently online, with the application for lambs coming soon.

Completed applications are due to our office by 4:30pm, August 1. 

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