Fair time is also a great time to see 4-Hers in action!  Visit the Livestock area and watch the kids show chickens, rabbits, goats, sheep, swine, dairy and beef cattle.  Showing livestock at the fair requires months of preparation for the market animals (sold at the auction) and years of work for the breeding projects (ongoing dairy and livestock projects).

Check the Livestock schedule and stop by to see the kids show while you are at the fair (look for Junior, Jr or Market on the schedule). The Large Animal Round Robin class on Sunday, August 3 starting at 1pm is where you can see the best showmen/women take their turn at showing all of the different large species: goats, sheep, swine, beef cattle, dairy cattle and horses.  The winner is crowned top showman/woman of the fair.

One way to support 4-Hers is to contribute to the purchase price of or to purchase a market animal.  4-Hers use the auction proceeds to pay back loans taken out to fund the project (bank of mom and dad or actual loan from Sonoma County Grange Credit Union). Any remaining funds are used to purchase next year's market animals, to support their breeding project and/or saved for college.

The Junior Livestock Auctions:

• Lambs – 7/26, 9am
• Goats – 7/26, 1pm
• Rabbits – 7/26, 1:30pm
• Hogs – 8/1, 9am
• Poultry – 8/1, 1pm
• Beef – 8/2, 6pm