2008 Pend Oreille County Fair

HAY KING CONTEST
Supt. Larry Cordes, 445-1264

Hay King Awards to 1 st - 3 rd place finishers.

1. The hay exhibit must be grown by the exhibitor during the current year.
2. Hay exhibitors will compete by entering two square bales or one round bale representative of a class.
3. Growers (family or corporation) may submit only 1 entry in each class.
4. Completed entry forms must be received when bales are presented for testing on Monday of Fair Week between 6:00 and 8:00pm.
5. The hay will be judged on Thursday of Fair Week. Each participant will receive a copy of the score sheet which will include both the chemical analysis and visual judging results. Results will be posted a soon as available.
6. Northeast Washington Hay Growers Association (NEWHGA) will award $50.00 and a farm sign for one year to the Hay King, and $20.00 to 1 st place in each lot.
7. Scoring:
   1. Test
      1. Relative Feed Value (RFV)
      2. Standard score by each class equals 100% (see score sheet)
      3. All entries as a % of standard with 100% maxim
   2. Visual
      1. Ideal for each class (see score sheet)
      2. % of ideal
      3. Criteria judged on:
         • Stage of Maturity
         • Foreign Material
         • Steminess, Leafiness, Leafhold
         • Condition (smell, mold, texture, excessive moisture)
         • Color
         • Bale Appearance
8. Disqualification
   1. Noxious or Poisonous Weeds
   2. Any evidence of tampering so as to influence or change either the hay analysis or scoring procedures will be just cause and reason to disqualify a competitor (i.e. use of any substance not normally used in the haymaking process i.e. coloring or ammonia are not legal, but preservatives are legal).
9. Lots and Relative Scoring of Criteria: