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ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIOD AUGUST 1 - 31

SWINE DEPARTMENT
INDEX

All Departments / Entry Forms / Online Entry System

Total premiums offered by SC State Fair in Open & Junior Swine and Barrow Shows ~ $30,500

These figures do not include cost of other awards, i.e. ribbons, rosettes, banners, etc.

2008 Swine Show Schedule

"Open to the World"

Saturday

October 11

  • Junior Swine Showmanship
  • Junior Swine Show

Sunday

October 12

  • Costume Contest
  • Open Swine Showmanship
  • Open Swine Show

Monday

October 13

  • Swine Sale

Tuesday

October 14

  • Junior Barrow Show
  • Barrow Showmanship Contest
  • Swine Scholarship Presentations

Personnel
Entry Registration & Fees

Links to Swine Divisions, Shows, Sales
Superintendent
Mr. Roger N. Chastain
303 Rucker Drive
St. Matthews SC 29135
(803) 874-3429
Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Jesse C. Eargle
2360 Lakeside Drive
Orangeburg SC 29118
 (803) 531-3139
Barrow Show

Dr. Howard van Dijk, PhD.

Extension Animal Scientist

Clemson Extension Service

P.O. Box 102406

Columbia SC 29224-2406

(803) 865-1216
Swine Sale

Alvin Burdette

P.O. Box 301

Moore SC 29369

(864) 574-4102
Judge

Mr. Terry L. Burks

Bowling Green KY

 

OPEN ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIOD

AUGUST 1-31

ENTRY PERIOD OPENS & CLOSES AT 12 NOON

REGULAR ENTRY FEES APPLY

 

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LATE ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIOD

AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 18

ENTRY PERIOD OPENS AT 12:01 PM & CLOSES AT 12 NOON

$25 LATE FEE PER EXHIBITOR

Entry Fees Policy
Online Entry System - Fees must be charged to a major credit card.

Postal Mailed Entry Forms - Check or Money Order made payable to SC State Fair must accompany entry form.

Checks will not be accepted following the Closing Date. Any fees remaining on day of the show must be paid in cash.

Entry fees are non-refundable.

Open Swine Show
$5.00 per Exhibitor Pass
$1.00 Entry Fee per Swine

Junior Swine         Barrow Show

   No Entry Fee        $1.00 per Swine

Register using Online Entry System or mail 2008 Official SC State Fair entry form and fees to:
SC State Fair

Entry Department
P.O. Box 393
Columbia SC 29202
Select following links to view Rules, Sections and Classification pages

Premier Sire Award
Swine Scholarship Program
Herdsman Award

Saturday, October 12

1:00 PM -- Junior Swine Showmanship (Novice, Junior, & Senior Classes)
2:00 PM -- Junior Swine Show

Sunday, October 13

1:00 PM -- Costume Class
1:45 PM -- Open Swine Showmanship

2:30 PM -- Open Swine Show
Judged in following order: Hampshire, Spot, Yorkshire, Duroc, Commercial Gilt

Monday, October 14
10:00 AM - 12 NOON -- Swine Sale (Private Treaty)

Tuesday, October 15

9:00 AM -- Junior Swine Scholarships Contest
1:00 PM -- Junior Barrow Showmanship
1:45 PM -- Barrow Show followed by the Swine Scholarship Presentations
1.
2.
Entry Registration is required during any of the three (3) Entry Registrations Periods listed above. The preferred Open Entry Registration Period is August 1 - 31. Late Fees will apply to all exhibitors registering past the Open Entry Registration Period, August 1 - 31, 2008. Register using the Online Entry System and charge fees to a major credit card or complete registration on 2008 Official SC State Fair Swine entry form (or copy). Or mail entry form and fees to: SC State Fair, Entry Department, P.O. Box 393, Columbia SC 29202. Entry forms must be completed and signed by the exhibitor to list all requested information including Social Security or Farm Federal I.D. number if the exhibitor is listed as a farm. Incomplete entry forms will not be processed.
3.
Entry Registration is limited to two (2) entries per exhibitor in each class. Exhibitors must furnish their own troughs and are responsible for keeping pens clean and in good condition.
4.
IMPORTANT: Online registrations may include entries from Open & Junior Divisions. Junior Exhibitors using paper entry forms are asked to complete a separate entry form for each division. Junior Show entries in Open Show must be registered in farm or partnership, or be a child of the owner.
5.

Health Regulations:

Swine are required to be inspected on the farm of origin by a veterinarian prior to shipment and receive a Health Certificate which must accompany the animals to the Fair.
All out-of-state swine must be from a Brucellosis-Free Validated Herd, and be from a Qualified Pseudorabies Negative Herd or a negative test within thirty (30) days.
Have your veterinarian put the date of your latest test or your herd number for brucellosis and pseudorabies on all out-of-state health forms.
Each animal shall be permanently identified by ear notch or other means and be free of lice and mange.
All Health Regulations are subject to change by Clemson University Livestock-Poultry Health Division.
6.
Each Open Show exhibitor is required to purchase one (1) Exhibitor Pass at $5.00 each, valid for the duration of the Swine Show. Specify on entry form the exact number of pens needed. March, April and May pigs may have to be penned together.
7.
Animal Registration papers must be in the name of the individual, FFA Chapter, 4-H Club or farm. Age shown on the certificate must conform strictly with the animal. Telegrams or letters from Breeders' Association will not be considered.
8.
ARRIVAL TO FAIRGROUNDS: Enter fairgrounds at Gate 1 on Rosewood Drive and park in Exhibitors parking area in non-numbered spaces. The swine barn will be open to accept pigs from 12:00 Noon - 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 and from 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon on Thursday, October 9, 2008. All swine, except barrows, must be in barn by 12:00 Noon on Thursday, and all swine, except barrows, will be released on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 12:00 Noon. Barrows will be accepted Tuesday, October 14, 2008.
9.
Any change from this schedule without the consent of the Superintendent will result in forfeit all prizes and premiums.