Shooting Sports

• Shooting Sports Safety required meetings for 2023 -  May 3, 2023 and May 16, 2023 (need only to attend one)
  • Projects:  #750-Rifle, #751-Archery, #752-Shotgun, #753-Pistol, #754-Hunting/Wildlife, #755-Muzzleloader, #756-Living History, #757-Crossbow , #758-Western Heritage
  • Shooting Sports Safety Meeting Letter 
    • Permission to Handle and/or Fire a Handgun Form
    • Code of Conduct
    • Permission to Transport 
    • Health Form

Beef

• 2023 Steer/Market Heifer Exhibitor Letter - includes Code of Conduct, Brown Co. Born & Raised Steer (Market Heifer) Certificate & Rules, Brown County Cattlemen's Association Membership Application

• 2023 Feeder Calf and Beef Breeding Exhibitor Letter
• Feeder Calf, Market Heifer and Heifer Tag-in Pre-registration Sheet
• Code of Conduct
• Brown County Cattlemen Born & Raised
• Feed Supplier's Certificate
• Beef Skill-a-thon stations

Leasing of breeding animals will be allowed, following the Ohio Department of AgrIculture and the Brown County Fair guidelines.  
See the 2023 Breeding Animal Lease Information for all details by clicking on the following link(s):

• Lease Agreement INFORMATION
• Animal Lease - DAIRY
• Animal Lease - BREEDING ANIMAL 

Reference your exhibitor letter for other specific project related information.

2023 Beef Skill-a-thon

The Skill-a-thon is mandatory for beef exhibitors in order to exhibit, be eligible for awards, and sale of project. The exhibitors must get a score of 65% or higher to be eligible for awards. Skill-a-Thon will be held in person on TBA.

•  Junior ages 8-13:  http://go.osu.edu/brownjuniorbeef

• Senior ages 14-18: http://go.osu.edu/brownseniorbeef

Dairy Cattle

• 2023 Dairy Heifer / Dairy Cow Exhibitor Letter
• Lease Agreement Information
• Dairy Lease

Canine

• 2023 Dog Exhibitor Letter 

• Dog Project Registration Form 

• Dog Permission to Participate

• Dog ID/Vaccination Certificate 

• Dog Achievement Program (DAP)

• 2023 Dog 4-H Clinic 

• 2023 Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Dog Show Information

ALL Canine Paperwork, registration form and picture of YOU with YOUR Dog, must be submitted to the OSU Extension Brown County office by June 1, 2023, 4:00 p.m. You may submit your vaccine certificate later (prior to fair) but it must be current through the fair. 

2023 Brown County Junior Fair Dog Show information including Skill-a-thon information

Cloverbud Dog Showmanship Questions

Goats

• 2023 Goat Exhibitor Letter
• Market Goat Entry Form & Brown County Born & Raised Market Goat Information Sheet
• Boer/Boer Cross Entry Form & Brown County Born & Raised Boer Doe
• Dairy Doe Entry Form & Brown County Born & Raised Dairy Doe
• Pygmy Doe or Wether and Fiber Entry Form & Brown County Born & Raised Pygmy Doe

2023 Tag-in is on Saturday, June 3, from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at the Brown County Fairground

Leasing of breeding animals will be allowed, following the Ohio Department of AgrIculture and the Brown County Fair guidelines.  
See the 2023 Breeding Animal Lease Information for all details by clicking on the following link(s):

• Lease Agreement INFORMATION
• Animal Lease - DAIRY 
• Animal Lease - BREEDING ANIMAL 

Reference your exhibitor letter for other specific project related information.

Horses

• 2023 Horse Exhibitor Letter
• Horse Project Information/Registration Form 
• Permission to Particpate
• Horse's Identification Form 
• 2023 State Fair Classes
• PAS Class Sign-Up Sheet (2023 Brown County Junior Fair)
• PAS Qualifying Scores 2023 
• PAS Form for Exhibitors going to other Counties to Qualify
• State 4-H Horse Calendar of Events
• 4-H Leasing Guidelines (A lease is required only if you are leasing your horse; this is just a guide)
• Body Condition Score

Sheep

• 2023 Sheep Exhibitor Letter
• 2023 Sheep Information Sheets (Information Sheet & Brown County Born and Raised Sheep Information)

Leasing of breeding animals will be allowed, following the Ohio Department of AgrIculture and the Brown County Fair guidelines.  
See the 2023 Breeding Animal Lease Information for all details by clicking on the following link(s):

• Lease Agreement INFORMATION
• Animal Lease - DAIRY 
• Animal Lease - BREEDING ANIMAL 

Reference your exhibitor letter for other specific project related information. 

Poultry 

• 2023 Poultry Exhibitor Letter
• 2023 Poultry Information Sheet 
• 2023 Poultry (Meat Chicken's only) Information Sheet - Bring with you on August 4 to pick-up chicks
• 2023 Meat Chicken Order Form - Due June 15  
• Traveling Home with chicks
  
  2023 Tag in for Ducks, Turkeys, Geese, Wildlife, and Fancy Chickens - August 26, 2023 
  
  Reference your exhibitor letter for other specific project related information. 

Rabbit 

• 2023 Rabbit Exhibitor Letter
• 2023 Rabbit Information Sheet 
  
  ♦Tag in for Fancy Rabbits, August 26, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (Georgetown High School FFA area)
  ♦Tag in for Meat Rabbit, August 26, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Georgetown High School FFA area)
  
  Reference your exhibitor letter for other specific project related information. 

Companion Animals  

• Companion Animal Letter
• Companion Animal Information Sheet
• Certificate of Vaccination for Cats and Ferrets
  
  Pet Rabbits ONLY must come to the August 26 tag-in, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Georgetown High School FFA room.
  
  All other Companion animal projects do not have to come to tag-in but need to mail or turn in the above Companion Animal Information Sheet by September 1st.
  
  Reference your exhibitor letter for other specific project related information.

Clothing and Food & Nutrition

• Clothing and Food & Nutrition Letter 
  • Food and Nutrition Projects Requirements (requirements can be found on pages                of the Project Rquirements) 
    •        Sample Menu
    •        Place Setting Suggestion
    •        'What's on your plate?' information sheet
  • Clothing and Textile Science Projects Requirements (requirements can be found on pages 14-20 of the Project Requirements)

Family Consumer Science & Related Projects

• FCS & Related Projects Letter
• Requirements for FCS Related Projects: 
  (Note...page number where you can find the requirements is listed beside each project)
  • Healthy Living - #300 You're the Athlete (page 52), #351 Staying Healthy (page 53), #352 Keeping Fit (page 53), #353 First Aid in Action (page 53), #354 Medicine Science and Safety (page 53), #355 Tracking Your Health and Fitness (page 54), #357 Alcohol and Drug Abuse (page 54), #358 The Truth About Tobacco (page 54), #359 Your Thoughts Matter (page 54), #434 Superhero You (page 55)
  • Home Living - #405 The Laundry Project, #491 It's My Home, #494 Makeover My Space, #495 Your First Home Away from Home (pages 55-56) 
  • Genealogy - #442 Family History Treasurer Hunt (page 27)
  • Money Management - #445 Becoming Money Wise, #448 Teens...On the Road to Financial Success (pages 60-61)
  • Cake Decorating #492 (A,B,C) (page 22)
  • Collecting - #496 My Favorite Things (page 23)
  • Scrapbooking #497 (page 33)
  • Fine Arts - #498 Quilting the Best Better, #499 You Can Quilt!, #593 Seeing Through Graphic Design (pages 23-24) 
    • #592 Get Started in Art (pages 25-26)

Writing

• The Writer in You Project Letter
• The Writer in You Project Requirements (requirements can be found on page 35 of the Project Requirements)

Self-Determined

• Self-Determined letter 
  • Self-Determined Project Requirements (pages 90-96) 

4-H Conservation, Engineering, & Miscellaneous (Dept. 18)

• Department 18 letter
• Department 18 Project Requirements
  (Note...page number where you can find the requirements is listed beside the project(s) 
  • About 4-H - #91 Discovering 4-H; #92 4-H Around the Globe (page 1)
  • Horseless Horse #173 (page 7)
  • Veterinary Science - #244 From Airedales to Zebras; #245 AllSystems Go!; #246 On the Cutting Edge (page 13)
  • Leadership and Citizenship - #370 One on One; #371 Club Leaderhip 1; #372 Diversity; #373 My Hands to Larger Service; #374 Teens on Board; #375 Leadership Road Trip; #375i Leadership Road Trip iBook; #376 Pantry Panic; #378M Leadership Master; #383 Club Leadershiip 2 (pages 57, 58, 59, 60) 
  • Communication - #377 Finding Your Voice (page 21)
  • Aerospace Science - #501 Rockets Away (2-Liter Bottle); #502 Science Science Fun with Flight; #503 Rockets (Solid-Fuel); #503M Soild-Fuel Rocketry Master (pages 76-77)
  • Robotics - #507 Robotics 1 with EV3; #508 Robotics 2: EV3N More; #512M Robotics Master (pages 83-84)
  • Electricity - #527 Magic of Electricity; #528 Investigating Electricity; #529 Wired for Power; #530 Entering Electronics; #531 Science Fun with Electricy (pages 79-80)
  • Small Engines and Lawn Care: #541 Crank It Up; #542 Warm It Up; #543 Tune It Up (page 85)
  • Tractor and Machinery Operation - #551 Starting Up Getting to Know Your Tractor; #552 Tractor Operations Gearing Up for Safety; #553 Moving Out Learning About Your Tractor; #554 Learning More Learning About Agricultural Tractors (pages 86-87)
  • Woodworking - #556 Measuring Up; #557 Making the Cut; #558 Nailing It Together; #559 Finishing Up; #560M Woodworking Master (pages 88-90)
  • Arcs and Sparks #573 (page 88)
  • Photography - #584 Photography Basics; #585 Next Level Photography; #586 Mastering Photography; #589M Photography Master (pages 28-32)
  • The Natural World - #611 Explore the Outdoors; #612 Geology; #613 Exploring Polar Science; #617 Exploring Ponds; #620 Why Trees Matter; #621 Ohio Birds; #622 Trapping Muskrats in Ohio; #623 Outdoor Adventures: Beginning Fishing; #624 Outdoor Adventurer: Intermediate Fishing; #641 Beekeeping; #644 - #646 Insect Adventures (pages 63-67)
  • Shooting Sports - #630 Safe Use of Guns; #631 Basic Archery; #750 Riffle; #751 Archery; #752 Shotgun; #753 Pistol; #754 Hunting and Wildlife; #755 Muzzleloader; #756 Living History; #757 Crossbow; #758 Western Heritage (pages 67-76)
  • Misc. - #490 Science Fun with Dairy Foods; #493 Science Fun with Kitchen Chemistry; #500 Science Fun with Physics; #540 Not Just Knots; #550 Young Engineers in Solar Energ (pages 81-82)

Field Crops and Gardening & Plant Science (Dept. 16)

• Department 16 letter
• Department 16 Projects Requirements
  (Note...page number where you can find the requirements is listed beside the project(s) 
  • Gardening and Plant Science - Canning and Freezing, How Does Your Garden Grow?, Edible Landscapes, Grow Your Own Vegetables, Growing with the Seasons (pages 61-63)
  • Field Crops - Hay, Silage, Other Small Grains, Corn, Small Grains (wheat), Soybeans, Tobacco (pages 97-98)