Crawford County Fair

2008 FAIR THEME



IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN

Click here for the 2008 Family Guide

     Click on the Links below to access the appropriate form(s).

    2008 Junior Fair Market Livestock Entry Form
    2008 Livestock Breeding Entry Form
    2008 Demonstratons and Illustrated Talks Contest Entry Form
    2008 Style Revue Entry Form
    2008 Junior Fair Speech Contest Entry Form
    2008 Favorite Food Contest Entry Form
    2008 King/Queen Contest Entry Form
    2008 Prince/Princess Contest Entry Form

Coming Soon - Links to the following:

    2008 Junior Fair Book
    2008 Junior Fair Schedule of Activities

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Judging a Winner!

  Please let me state what a great honor and privilege it has been to be a 4-H volunteer for 2007. I have gained a new appreciation for all the dedicated work that is involved when one of our 4-H Ohio youth becomes involved with one of the many projects offered through the 4-H program. 
  As one of the judges at the Crawford County Fair and the Ohio State Fair, I have gained a new perspective to the positive impact that a 4-H youth can gain from participating in the program and doing well.
  As the new 4-H year begins, I want to share with you what I consider the one outstanding memorable experience while judging Rope at the 2007 Ohio State Fair.

  She didn’t stand on the podium and receive the coveted 4-H clock at the end of the day’s judging but this young lady from Coshocton county in the Junior Division was (in my opinion) a winner!
  Libby (not her real name) brought a foamed backed poster board that had a dozen wire mounted hand tied knots.  Libby’s black ballpoint pen lettering on the labels under each knot was uneven but consistent.  The knots were correctly tied and identified.  When I checked Libby’s project book, you couldn’t help but notice the soiled, dog eared, pages. The project book bore the marks of much use as Libby struggled to learn secrets of knot tying.  Some answers to questions had been written, erased and then rewritten. The penciled lettering on the answer lines matched the lettering on the poster boater board labels.  Speaking not as much as a judge but, as a fellow knot tier I could understand the learning process that Libby had gone through.  It was obvious that Libby had done her own work.
  As the interview began Libby pointed out the different knots and then described some of their practical uses on the family farm. 
  When I asked Libby what had prompted her to start the rope project book, she proudly said.
“I wanted to help my dad with his beef cows and sometimes we need to tie them up, so I thought if I learned how to tie knots correctly, I could help.”
   Then, Libby reached into a plastic bag and produced a damp multicolored nylon braided halter rope that had been formed and fashioned with some simple knots that she had learned to tie from her project book.  Apologizing, as she handed the halter to me, Libby said.
“I had to bring one of the calves in from the field and it’s still damp from the rain we had a couple days ago.” 
  And so, on a very warm August morning, at the Ohio State Fair, a young lady representing Coshocton county with her slightly battered poster board, her much used rope project book, and her hand formed halter in my opinion, really captured the spirit and the intent of the 4-H learning experience and as such here was a real 4-H winner.
  So, in conclusion, to any young person considering a 4-H project for 2008 it is important to recognize when you learn, you win.

John Dickey (4-H volunteer) is a member of the IGKT-NAB (International Guild of Knot Tyers – North American Branch) and has worked with Boy Scout Troops in Ohio and other civic groups here in Ohio and Kentucky.  Mr. Dickey was selected by Randall Reeder, Extension Ag. Engineer to be one of the judges (Rope) for the 2007 Ohio State Fair.

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