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COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION
SERVICE
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
The Curry County 4-H Times
April 2015
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Curry County Extension Office
818 Main St.
Clovis, NM 88101
(575)763-6505
fax: (575)762-7876
You can never miss when spring hits New Mexico. The flowers popping up, trees budding, and there
aren’t too many days when the wind (and dirt!) doesn’t blow! Here at the Extension office we are
bombarded with flyers, emails, and phone calls about events that we pass on to you. It is also the time
to start gearing up for judging contests, fairs, and soon it will be time to get your record books done!!
First, we have the steer and beef heifer tagging scheduled for Thursday April 16 th at Clovis Livestock
Auction which is located at 504 S. Hull. It is due to start at 4:30pm and we will run until 7:30pm. We
will be tagging any steers and/or beef heifers going to both county and state fairs. We are also going to
have the New Mexico Livestock Board there to write hauling papers so please bring your bill of sale and
any other important paperwork with you. It is very important that you have your animals there! If you
cannot make it on Thursday, there is another tagging scheduled for Friday April 17th from 8am to 10am
also at Clovis Livestock Auction. You will not be able to show at any of the fairs if you do not have
your animals tagged. We have tentatively scheduled tagging dates in June for all lambs, goats, pigs and
dairy heifers. As those dates are confirmed, we will pass that information along to you. If you have any
questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call us here at the office.
Judging season is just around the corner. We have included an interest sheet for you to fill out so we
know what practices to schedule. You will also find a brief description of all the contests that are
available. Look it over and decide what might interest you. If there is an interest, we will do it! If you
need any extras, please come by the office or you can even make copies yourself. Don’t miss out on all
the fun!!
There is lots of information in this newsletter! Please take the time to read it over and don’t hesitate to
call us if you have any questions!
Spring is definitely here… See you down the road!
Janelle, Glenda and Jena
MANDATORY Tagging & Inspection of ALL
Steers and Beef Heifers!
UR
GE
For Curry County Fair, New Mexico State Fair and
Eastern New Mexico State Fair
Thursday, April 16th, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 17th, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Cost per tag: $5
All Tagging and Inspections will be done at:
NT
!
Clovis Livestock Auction, Inc. 504 S. Hull Street, Clovis, New Mexico
New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.
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4-H Member Ages for the 2015 4-H Year
Novice:
Age 9 - 11. A 4-H Member must have passed his/her 9th birthday or be
8 years old or in the 3rd grade, but not have passed his/her 12th birthday prior to
January 1 of the current 4-H year.
Junior:
Ages 12 - 13. A 4-H member must have passed his/her 12th birthday or be
11 years old and in the 6th grade, but not have passed his/her 14th birthday prior to
January 1 of the current 4-H year.
Senior:
Ages 14 -19. A 4-H member must have passed his/her 14th birthday or be
13 years old and in the 8th grade but not have passed his/her 19th birthday prior to
January 1 of the current year.
Confused? Please call the Extension Office
2015 New Mexico Bred and Raised Steer Show
The purpose of the NMBRSS is to reward exhibitors for feeding and showing steers that are
bred, born and raised in New Mexico, and promote livestock breeders and encourage the
production of New Mexico bred and raised quality show animals. All eligible steers must be
nominated on a New Mexico Bred and Raised Steer Show form at the time of tagging, with
the NMSF ear tag. These forms will be due to the Show Committee by May 1, 2015! The
2015 show will take place the first Sunday of the New Mexico State Fair.
Livestock Ownership Deadlines
for the Curry County Fair
Beef
Dairy
Lamb
Goat
Swine
May 1, 2015
June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015
Livestock Ownership
Deadlines for the ENMSF
Beef
Dairy
Lamb
Goat
Swine
May 1, 2015
June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015
Livestock Ownership Deadlines New Mexico State Fair
Steer and Breeding Heifers
Market Barrows, Market Goats,
Market Lambs and Replacement Dairy
Ownership: May 1, 2015
Ownership: June 15, 2015
DNA Process: May I, 2015
DNA Process: June 15, 2015
Entry Deadline: August 1, 2015
Entry Deadline: August 1, 2015
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Curry County 4-H Membership Requirements
4-H is open to ages 9-19. A youth must have passed their 9th birthday, but not their
19th birthday prior to January 1st of the current 4-H year to be considered eligible
for membership. Curry County 4-H members must maintain an “Active
Membership” status prior to participation in 4-H Rodeo, County Contests, District
and State Conference, or Junior Divisions of the Curry County Fair. An “active”
member will be considered one who attends four (4) of more regularly scheduled
club meetings. Not more than two (2) meetings in any given month will count toward
the membership requirement. Meetings count during the 4-H year which is October
1st through September 30th. The intent of this rule is not to punish inactive members,
but rather to reward active members. Therefore, every effort should be made to
provide opportunities for members to obtain an “active” status. 4-H Council
Officers cannot miss over three (3) regular Council Meetings and retain that office.
Curry County Youth Supporters
Dinner/Dance Fundraiser
April 18, 2015
SUPPORT 4-H!
Grand Prize - $1,000.00
Live Entertainment by the Delk Band
Buy your tickets
TODAY!
Curry County Events Center
$100
.00
6:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Cou
ple
Dinner Only Served from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
( Must be 18 years of age to attend. You need not be present to win )
2015 4-H Quilt Workshop
Once again, we are making preparations to make a 4-H Quilt for
2015. The quilt we are making is shown on the right. If you are
interested in taking part in this workshop, please call the Extension
Office and sign up as soon as possible. We need to know how many
are interested so we can finalize plans. This quilt requires one jelly
roll and some yardage. There are limited spaces so please get your
name on the list. If you have questions, please call Glenda or Jena.
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4-H Rodeo Participants
2015 4-H Rodeo Dates
To be eligible to enter any 4-H Rodeo you must be enrolled
in 4-H this year and have signed up for the 4-H Rodeo
Project. You must also have an “Active” status in your
4-H Club and watch the safety video that we have in the
Extension Office. A 4-H Rodeo Eligibility Certificate and
Waiver of Liabilities must be completed with the necessary
signatures and information and turned into Janelle to
receive your Rodeo Participant Number. All this MUST
be completed and turned into the State 4-H Office by
May 1, 2015.
Dona Ana County 4-H Rodeo….July 11-12
Quay County 4-H Rodeo…….…July 24-25
State Finals……………………..….Sept 4-6
Now Showing….
2015 District Contests
2015 Sweepstakes Award
A sweepstakes winner will be selected from
Curry County is hosting District Contests the 4-H & 4-H Open projects areas of the
June 17 & 18 and we need your help! We
Curry County Fair. The winner will be
need adult volunteers to serve as group
determined by a point system according to ribleaders, to help with tabulation,
bons won on entries. A first place ribbon is
registration, dinner on Wednesday evening,
worth 3 points, second place ribbon is worth 2
and lunch on Thursday. If you think this
and a third place ribbon is worth 1. You must
is something you would like to do, please
enter at least 75 items in the 4-H & 4-H
give us a call here at the office! We are
expecting approximately 450 4-H members project area. You must call the Extension Office
and declare you are running for the 2015
and guests from the Southeast District.
We need a large “stage crew” to help us
Sweepstakes Award by May 29th.
out!
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
April 12-18, 2015
This is a great opportunity to let your
parents, club leaders and any 4-H
Volunteers and supporters you may know
how much you appreciate the help they
give to 4-H throughout the year!
Shooting Sports Update
As many of you are aware, our shooting sports
program has been making some positive
changes. We are in partnership with Patriot
Outdoors and we are looking for great things to
come out of it! Right now, we are having rifle,
pistol, muzzleloader, and shotgun practices at
the facility. We are hoping to have all
disciplines practicing there by this fall. Look for
more details on this in the future!
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2015 Curry County Fair Rule Changes
It was unanimously voted upon at the last fair
board meeting that youth who are 8 may be
Monday, April 20th
6:30 pm at the Extension Office
Be prepared to have FUN!
eligible to show at the Curry County Fair. In
order to be eligible, the member must be 8 and in
the 3rd grade at the time of the fair. A good
way to remember eligibility, if the member is
eligible to show at Eastern New Mexico State Fair,
they are able to show at the Curry County Fair.
If you have questions, please call Janelle.
County/District/ State Contest
County Contest
TBA
District Contest (Clovis)
June 17-18
State 4-H Conference
July 13-16
State Fair Update
2015 Curry County Fair Judges
Swine
Todd Vineyard
Dairy Cattle
AJ Vaz
Market Lamb/Goat Chase McPhaul
Beef Cattle
State 4-H Portfolio
Don’t wait until it is too late to work on
your State 4-H Portfolio! You could win
the following: An all-expense paid trip
to the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta,
Georgia, beginning Thanksgiving
evening through the following Tuesday
afternoon. If you are a graduating
senior, this an opportunity to win one
of the New Mexico 4-H Foundation
Scholarships (8 scholarships awarded
annually). Your current updated
portfolio, accompanied by the
completed Foundation Scholarship
Application Form, is the basis for these
awards. The form and
4-H Scholarship Information scholarship
information about the scholarship are
The Extension Office has information available from the Extension office or
scholarships for high school seniors the State 4-H website. The State 4-H
that are involved in Curry County 4-H. Portfolio is due June 15th in the State
Give us a call if you are interested! 4-H Office.
Great news for those of you planning on
showing at the state fair! Starting in 2015,
they will be pulling down to 10th place for the
sale. For those of you in the lamb barn, there
is a proposal to eliminate the southdown
division and those sale slots will be added to
the classes the grand champion and reserve
grand champion come from. As we get
updates from the state fair, we will pass
them on to you!
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New Mexico State 4-H Shooting Sports Contest
NRA Whittington Center: May 1-3, 2015
Raton, New Mexico
Registration- $45/member
This event is our qualifying event for the Senior age
4-H members to go to the
2015 National Shooting Sports Contest
in Grand Island, Nebraska in June
Participants are limited to 2 events (contests).
Contests that we will have at the New Mexico 4-H State Shoot:
Shotgun- Trap and Skeet
Muzzleloader- 25 yard bottles and critters and 50 yard bulls eye target
Archery- FITA and 3D with recurve and unlimited divisions
Air Pistol- Ten meter slow fire and silhouette
Air Rifle- Ten meter 3 position and silhouette
.22 Rifle- 50 yard NRA (A-51 target) 3 position and silhouette
.22 Pistol- Modified Camp Perry Match and silhouette
Hunting- Wildlife Management and ID, .22 rifle course, Hunting skills,
Compass Course and questions on hunter decision making.
These rules for the state contest and Event Schedule can be found on this
website: can be found on the following website:
http://aces.nmsu.edu/4h/state-national-events.html
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STATE FAIR YOUTH OFFICIALS
Senior age 4-H members have the opportunity to serve as State Fair Youth Officials. Members can apply to
come to the State Fair early and assist with 4-H Indoor Exhibits. Youth officials stay in the dorms and help take
in county entries, organize exhibits, assist judges, and complete exhibit displays for the State Fair. They will
need to arrive on Sunday, September 6, 2015 and be done on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at noon.
The deadline to apply is August 1st, 2015.
Metzger Show Pigs/Boar Goats
Dunlap Show Lambs
Sale 1: April 4 1pm @ the farm
Sale 2: May 2 1pm @ the farm
For more information, please call
Warren Metzger. 505.705.0856
4-Sandoval Livestock Sale
April 11- Viewing begins @ 9; sale starts @ 11.
Offering pigs, lambs, and goats.
Santa Fe Co Fairgrounds
For more information, contact
Steve Lucero– 505.867.2582
Alamogordo Pig & Lamb Sale
Sunday, April 12
Otero Co Fairgrounds
For more information, please call
Otero Extension Office– 575.437.0231
Artesia Elite Pig Sale
Saturday, April 4
Show @10am; Sale @1pm
Eddy County Fairgrounds
Artesia, NM
Contact Wes Ivans– 575.513.2438
Dowell Show Lambs
Annual Lamb Sale
Round 1: Sunday, April 12
Round 2: Saturday, May 16
Tucumcari, NM
For more information go online to
www.dowellshowlambs.com
Cox Show Goats
April 4, 2015
Sale starts at 11am
For more information call Mandy
575.361.2438
Curry County Bred Show
If you are looking for Curry County bred
lambs for the fairs, please contact:
Jay Lynn Blackburn-575.799.4633
Darryl Bollinger-575.760.5529
Luther Dunlap-575.760.4222
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April 6 - 13
April 11,12
April 15
April 16
April 17
April 20
April 24 - 26
May 1
May 1
May 1
May 1
May 1 - 3
June 15
National Volunteer Week
Curry County Shoot Off for Seniors Time TBA
Registration for State Shooting Sports Due
Tagging on Steer and Beef Heifers, Clovis Livestock, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Tagging on Steer and Beef Heifers, Clovis Livestock, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
4-H Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.at the Extension Office
Youth Get Away
NM Bred & Raised Steer Show Registration Deadline
Beef Ownership for Curry County Fair, NMSF and ENMSF Deadline
DNA for Steers Due to the State Fair
4-H Rodeo Waivers DUE in State 4-H Office
State Shooting Sports Contest, in Raton, NM
Lamb, Goat, Swine and Dairy Livestock Ownership Deadline for Curry County Fair,
NMSF, ENMSF
DNA for Market Barrows, Market Lamb, Market Goat and Replacement Dairy DUE
to the State Fair
NM State 4-H Portfolios Due in State 4-H Office
District Contest, Clovis, NM
State 4-H Conference, Las Cruces, NM
Entry Deadline for Livestock for the NMSF
Curry County Fair
June 15
June 15
June 17 - 18
July 13 - 16
August 1
August 10 - 15
Sincerely,
Janelle Duffey
County Extension Agent// 4-H
Glenda Belcher
County Extension Agent/ Home Economist /
Jena Rush
Extension 4-H Program Assistant
Program Director
New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and U.S. Department of
Agriculture cooperating. "If you are an individual with a disability and need an auxiliary aid or services please contact Glenda Belcher
at 575-763-6505.