Wayne County Jr. Fair

Again this year all Junior Fair Class Entries will be made online through the FairEntry online web portal. All entries are due in FairEntry by 11:59 pm on August 1. Families should log in to this system using the same username and password that they use to log-in to 4-HOnline. All of your information from 4-HOnline will import into FairEntry when you log in. Click the buttons below to access the instructions/help sheet and to log in to FairEntry. If you are an FFA member only and do not have an active 4-HOnline profile, you should submit forms provided by your Ag. Teacher to complete your Animal ID and Jr. Fair Class Entries.

FairEntry Instructions

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2024 Junior Fair Office Hours

Organizational Advisors or a Club Representative are invited to pick up items below for the whole club:

PICK UP FAIR WRISTBANDS & SHOW NUMBERS

Tuesday, August 29 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 31 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 8 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

PREMIUM CHECK PICK-UP

Monday, September 23 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 24 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

2024 Wayne County Jr. Fair

Show Books and Auction Programs

(We will publish Show Books and Auction Programs below as soon as they are finalized by the Jr. Fair Office, which is often the day or night before the show or auction)

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7th

Jr. Meat & Breeding Market Goat Show

Jr. Beef Steer / Beef Breeding / Beef Feeder Calf Show

Jr. Rabbit Meat Pen, Breed Classes, Showmanship

Jr. Horse - Contest Classes

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8th

Jr. Horse - Showmanship / Freestyle Reining / Trail Ground Roping

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9th

Jr. Swine Showmanship Show

Horse - Junior & Senior Western Show

Jr. Poultry Show

Sheep - Jr. Market Lamb Showmanship followed by Market Lamb

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10th

Jr. Market Swine Show

Jr. Dairy Show

Jr. Dairy Goat Show

Jr. Horse - English / Jumping

Jr Dairy Steers & Dairy Feeder Calf Show

Jr. Breeding Sheep Showmanship followed by Breed Classes

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11th

Jr. Dairy Showmanship

Dairy Products Auction

Jr. Pygmy Goat Show

Jr. Horse Show - Dressage

Market Poultry Auction

Market Rabbit Auction

Market Goat Auction

Market Lamb Auction

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12th

Jr. Dog Show

Jr. Horse - Versatility followed by Fun Show

Market Swine Auction

Market Steer Auction

Jr. Showman of Showmen Contest

Baking Contest

Jr. Fair Board & the Wayne County 4-H Food and Fashion Board will sponsor the annual Junior Fair Baking Contest and auction on Sunday, Sept. 8th.
The contest is open to any county youth ages 8 - 18. Encourage your members and their friends to enter! Click below to complete the entry form.

2024 Baking Contest Flyer and Entry Form

Overnight Permission Form

Staying overnight in the barns during the Wayne County Fair is NO LONGER PERMITTED - therefore, the Overnight Permission Form has been discontinued.

Livestock Auction Information

All exhibitors selling their animal(s) at the Junior Fair livestock sales MUST send a thank you note to the buyer(s) AND add-on contributors BEFORE they can receive their checks.

Thank you notes are to be delivered to the Extension Office in a stamped, sealed and completely addressed envelope, along with THE JR. FAIR EXHIBITORS NAME WRITTEN IN THE RETURN ADDRESS beginning Monday, Sept. 23^rd!

Checks for the sale of market animals will be sent around October 25, 2024 to members only after thank you notes have been turned in to the Extension Office. Checks must be cashed within 90 days.

2024 Buyer List by Exhibitor

Buyer Invitations

2023 Buyer List by Exhibitor

If you have serious potential buyers, have them contact the Extension Office for a pass to get in on sale days. If you are selling a market animal or showing a dairy animal you need to get out and promote the market or dairy products sales.

Buyers Letters

A buyer’s letter is a letter that a 4-H member sends out to potential buyers before the fair to tell them a little about themselves and their animal, and to invite them to the fair and livestock auction.

Why should you write a buyer’s letter?

It is your responsibility to help get new and returning buyers to come to the livestock sales. Some people come to the fair every year and buy one or more animals but without new buyers a time may come where there aren’t enough buyers to purchase all the animals. New buyers or returning buyers that are happy with the letters they have received are more likely to come to the fair and pay the premium prices we all enjoy receiving for our animals. Buyers pay far more than the market value of the animals we sell and it is up to the individual exhibitor to encourage as many potential buyers as possible to come to the fair and bid on their animals.

Many buyers have told us that they love personal letters from the 4-H and FFA members.

A list of possible buyers might include your family doctor, dentist, eye doctor, orthodontist, insurance agent, and banker. It might also include places where your family does business like the grocery store, restaurants, hair stylists, mechanics, or contractors. Your family veterinarian, feed store, equipment and/or car dealers are other possible places to send letters to. Don’t forget to send letters to people who have previously bought your project animals.

Here is a great new resource for information about how to invite buyers to support the sale. This resource was developed by the Wayne County Junior Fair Livestock Sale Committee.

The 1, 2, 3, of Inviting Buyers Help Sheet

Sample Buyer Letter

New Buyer Cover Letter

Jr. Fair Livestock Sale General Information Brochure

Jr. Fair Livestock Sale Flyer

Buyer Group Registration Form

Livestock Auction Donation Add-On Form

Past Junior Fair Books