3. Nomination fee is $25.00 per head payable to the United Suffolk Sheep Assocition. Flock nomination does not apply to bred and owned ewe lambs. 4. Yearling ewe must bear the proper identification corresponding to the registration certificate. The official identifying tag for each ewe’s scrapie tag or flock tag. The scrapie tag or flock tag number must be submitted to the USSA Office at the time of nomination. 5. Eligibility is open to yearling ewes bred by the immediate family or by the junior member. Immediate family is defined as grandparents, parents and siblings of the junior exhibitor. Ewes are to be registered in the INDIVIDUAL NAME ONLY. No partnerships, farm, family, 4-H Club or FFA Chapter names accepted in the futurity program. If the ewe is transferred out of the youth’s name it will NO LONGER be eligble. EXHIBITOR RULES 1. All juniors who meet the requirements for the Junior Show at the North American International Livestock Exposition are eligible. Rules for the NAILE are: a. The participant must be 21 years old or younger as of January 1st. There is no lower age limit but the exhibitor must be physically able to show their own sheep. b. Junior members must be present to show their own sheep unless physically impaired. c. Animal’s ownership must be registered with the USSA office by September 1, 2022. Ownership must be in the exhibitor’s name only. d. Exhibitors must have current youth or lifetime membership in the USSA. 2. Yearling Ewes and points earned in the futurity are not transferable to any other person, nor are points transferable from one lamb to another. 3. Yearling Ewes can be shown in any class, including commercial ewe classes. The USSA is aware that many fairs no longer offer breed classes, this allows more youth to participate in the futurity. Eligibility is no longer restricted to Suffolk classes. 4. No futurity entrant may compete with more than two yearling ewes. Total points earned by two yearling ewes cannot be combined. An exhibitor will be paid for one ewe per division. 5. If registration papers are not received by the
International Livestock Exposition are eligible. Rules for the NAILE are: a. The participant must be 21 years old or younger as of January 1st. There is no lower age limit but the exhibitor must be physically able to show their own sheep. b. Junior members must be present to show their own sheep unless physically impaired. c. The animal’s ownership must be registered with the USSA office by September 1, 2022. Ownership must be in the exhibitor’s name. Youth partnerships, farm names or family ownerships are not permitted. d. Exhibitors must have current youth or lifetime membership in the USSA. 2. Yearling Ewes and points earned in the futurity are not transferable to any other person, nor are points transferable from one lamb to another. 3. Yearling Ewes can be shown in any class, including commercial ewe classes. The USSA is aware that many fairs no longer offer breed classes, this allows more youth to participate in the futurity. Eligibility is no longer restricted to Suffolk classes. 4 No futurity entrant may compete with more than two yearling ewes. Total points earned by two yearling ewes cannot be combined. 5. If registration papers are not received by the first show, it is the exhibitor’s responsibility to show the yearling ewe in the proper age category and have sales receipt to prove ownership. 6. The registered owner of the yearling ewe must exhibit the yearling ewe. However, if an exhibitor has two yearling ewes in the same class, another junior member may exhibit the second yearling ewe. 7. Premiums: The USSA Yearling Ewe Futurity is a national competition, unlike the USSA Ewe Lamb Futurity which is split into districts. There will be a 100% payback for the Yearling Ewe Futurity. Premiums will be paid within two weeks following March 25. BRED & OWNED YEARLING EWE FUTURITY RULES 1. The junior exhibitor is responsible to nominate their bred and owned yearling ewe lamb by July 1. 2. Entries open to any ewe born after September 1, 2021.
first show, it is the exhibitor’s responsibility to show the yearling ewe in the proper age category and have sales receipt to prove ownership. 6. The registered owner of the yearling ewe must exhibit the yearling ewe. However, if an exhibitor has two yearling ewes in the same class, another junior member may exhibit the second yearling ewe. 7. Premiums: The USSA Yearling Ewe Futurity is a national competition, unlike the USSA Owned Ewe Lamb Futurity which is split into districts. There will be a 100% payback (the amount paid in through nominations will be paid out as premiums) for the Yearling Ewe Futurity. Premiums will be paid within two weeks following March 25. YEARLING EWE POINT SCORING 1. A point record form must be filed out for each showing and forward to the USSA office by November 1st. Points will automatically be added for ewes exhibited at NAILE. The form must be signed by the superintendent of the appropriate show. 2. At each individual show the yearling ewe may earn futurity points from both open division and/or the junior division. 3. Yearling Ewes may compete at an unlimited number of shows. However, only the top seven (7) point awards go towards their total. There will be no double points rewarded. Only one yearling ewe per exhibitor will paid premiums. 4. The period for eligible shows will be until March 25. 5. Futurity points will be awarded according to the futurity points scale.
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