Hookstown Fair Tickets for Sale

Discount admission tickets for the 2009 Hookstown Fair will be available to purchase at the Beaver County Extension Office from July 27 through August 21. A daily pass is available for $7.00 per person includes admission to the fair, mechanical rides, grandstand events, and midway entertainment. A no-frills weekly gate pass (excludes mechanical rides) is available for $20 per person and is good for admission all week. Regular daily admission will be $8 until 3 p.m. and $10 after 3 p.m. Senior citizens (age 60 and older) will be admitted free on Wednesday August 26. See order form sent in Summer newsletter to reserve your tickets. NOTE: No tickets will be available to purchase at the Extension Office after August 21.

Southwest Regional 4-H Production Show

Date: Monday, August 3, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Place: Hookstown Fairgrounds
Details about this registration process were sent out to 4-H members who registered for the project.

Beaver County 4-H Horse & Pony Roundup

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Hookstown Fairgrounds
The Early Bird Entry fees are $5 per class until July 20, and $10.00 per class until August 3. More information was sent to 4-H members and is available on the county 4-H horse page.

Beaver County 4-H Horse Clinic

Dates: July 31-August 2, 2009
Place: Hookstown Fairgrounds
Cost: Full-time registration is $45 for members and $20 for parents/leaders. Saturday-only participant fees are $30 for members and $10 for parents/leaders. For anyone coming on Sunday only, the cost is $15 for members and $10 for parents/leaders. A registration brochure will be sent out to 4-H members in early July and information will be available on the county 4-H horse page.

4-H Horse & Pony Warm-Up Show

Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Hookstown Fairgrounds
Registration Deadline is the day of the show. Entry fees are $6 per class.

4-H Market Lambs NEED Scrapie ID

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Beaver County Cooperative Extension office want to remind you that individual official USDA scrapie animal identification is required for all market lambs.

Official scrapie ID includes:
§ A scrapie ear tag; or
§ A scrapie tattoo with individual animal ID (tattoo); or
§ An ISO-compliant RFID ear tag.

When you purchase your lambs they should have an official scrapie ID in (eartag) or on (tattoo) their ear. In accordance with USDA policies lambs should identified with an official scrapie ID before leaving their point of origin.

If you are producing your own lambs and need to obtain scrapie tags contact PDA or our office to learn more.

Any market lambs that do not have a form of scrapie in their ear at the spring weigh-in will not be permitted to weigh-in.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Cindie.

4-H Market Poultry Orders Due April 17th

We are in the process of ordering the market hens for the Market Poultry project. Enclosed is an order form for families to complete. A few reminders about this project:
The 2009 Beaver County 4-H Market Poultry Pen order form is available from the extension office and was mailed to 4-H livestock club members. Anticipated delivery is middle to late June. Once we have an accurate order and confirmation from the hatchery we will let you know the delivery date and pickup details. The order deadline is April 17, 2009.

*If you decide to order birds without registering for this project at the time of ordering you are ineligible to participate in this project at the fair. To register for the project if you have not done so please print a reminder to add this project to the 4-H member’s record in the extension office.

If you have any questions regarding this project feel free to contact Cindie.