Note: Sometime during the week, ALL showmen need to clean their pens at the school barn. Pig people clean the pig pen. Steer people clean the steer pen. If someone doesn’t help, they will be docked $25 from their pay, per the contract. Schedule this on your own. 

*Pig pen needs to be hosed down too (without soaking the rabbits)

Monday, August 7th 

6 - 6:30 AM Arrive at barn and wash pigs for fair (pig people only), feed all other animals in barn & Chores at fairgrounds (steer people only) 

7 AM Load pigs (pig people only) - follow to fairgrounds to unload - need whips and show clothes for pictures

8-10 AM Steer people need to get their steers checked by the vet sometime during this window

***After pigs are unloaded, everyone needs to help load supplies at the barn. We need…

• Washing and clipping supplies in show box

• Cattle chute

• Feed for all animals

• Shavings for pigs

• Wheelbarrow

• Shovels

• Shavings Scoops

• Fly spray

• Extension cords

• Steer show halters and show sticks

• Pig feeders

• Towels

11 AM Livestock meeting in show arena

11:30 AM NCCTC Fair Meeting

12 PM Steer pictures (steers need to be clean and humans should be wearing show clothes)

6 PM Evening chores

Late night check - anyone staying at the fairgrounds is asked to check all animals before you go back to the camper, if the barn is still open

Tuesday, August 8th 

6 AM Morning chores & Clean pigs

7 AM Pig people need to get dressed in show clothes

7:30 AM Pig meeting in show arena

8 AM Pig Show

12 PM Steer check

6 PM Evening chores

Wednesday, August 9th 

6 AM Morning chores & Wash steers

7:30 AM Steer people should get dressed

8:30 AM Steer show starts

12 PM Pig check

2 PM Beef Breeding Show

6 PM Evening Chores

Thursday, August 10th 

6 AM Morning Chores

11 AM - 3 PM Help in cheesebooth, if available

12 PM Animal check

3:30 PM Hang out by pen and meet buyers, prep animal, get ready for auction

6 PM Livestock Auction - pigs are first, followed by steers

BEFORE YOU LEAVE AFTER THE AUCTION, YOU MUST HAVE A THANK YOU SIGN HANGING IN THE BARN. 

Friday, August 11th 

6 AM Morning Chores

12 PM Animal Check

6 PM Evening Chores

Saturday, August 12th 

7 AM Clean barns (all students help, should be done between 10 and 11)

You MUST sign up for one feeding PER animal in each rotation. 

Chores will be done at 7 AM and 6 PM in the summer. 

Rotations are split by color. 

You need to have a sign to put above your pen at the fair. Use a 1/2 poster because you're sharing pens so there isn't a lot of room. You can also decorate the pens. The theme this year is Fairy Tales, but decorating in an FFA theme works too. This can be hand done or computer made. 

Your poster must include: 

• Your Name

• Newaygo County CTC FFA

• Your Animal's Name

• A spot to put your animal's final weight (weighed at the fair)

• A picture of you and the animal is nice, but not required

You need to have a sign pre-made as a thank you for the buyer. Again, make it pretty small so it fits! It needs to have a blank spot to put the buyer's name on it! It can also include a spot to put the price/lb. You will hang this up the night of the auction! 

Finally, you need to have a buyer's thank you gift. It can be small - a nice pie, gift basket, recipe book for grilling, etc. Bring it to the auction. One per animal. 

As an FFA member that is showing at the fair, you can get a discounted wristband that gets you into the night events at the fair. Information is below. Typically, you can pick them up in the fair office or by the first exhibit building.