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ENTRY FORMS, RULES & IMPORTANT DATES

2025 Livestock Camping is Full

What is the Herdsman Award?

The Herdsman awards are given to exhibitors with the purpose of encouraging exhibitors to present more attractive displays.
While at the fair exhibits are judged daily by the Livestock committee.
The Herdsman awards are presented at the annual Livestock Banquet the first Monday in June.

details listed in the Rules for Heifers, Steer & Swine

How & Why to write a GOOD Buyers Letter

Livestock Check-in Map

Printable Check-In Map

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2025 MANDATORY MEETINGS!

Exhibitors MUST attend at least 1 meeting to Show

located on the fairgrounds in the Expo Hall at 6pm

Mandatory Meeting 1
Monday January 27th
6pm

Mandatory Meeting 2
Tuesday February 11th
6pm

Mandatory Meeting 3
Thursday February 20th
6pm


All 3 Mandatory Meetings are open to Junior, Intermediate & Senior entries
Each exhibitor MUST attend 1 of the 3 meetings to Show at the Fair!

If you are an exhibitor of a swine, steer or beef heifer at the Putnam County Fair you must attend one of these meetings, to be eligible to show your animal at the fair.

Mandatory meeting location: Fairgrounds Expo Hall (subject to change per local, state or federal mandates).

Mandatory Meeting 1 Mon., Jan. 27, 2025@ 6 pm

Mandatory Meeting 2 Tue., Feb 11, 2025 @ 6 pm

Mandatory Meeting 3 Thu., Feb. 20, 2025 @ 6 pm

All Cattle and Swine Must be treated for LICE 10 days prior to Fair Arrival Date!

Cattle Exhibitor Meeting

Saturday, Mar. 22, 2025 @ 6 pm, (weigh-in day) Fairgrounds Arena

Swine Exhibitor Meeting

Monday, Mar. 24, 2025 @ 7 pm, Fairgrounds Arena

Beef & Swine Field Day February 15, 2025

Beef & Swine Field Day is MANDATORY for all Large Livestock exhibitors (Swine, Steer & Heifers). If you are showing both swine & beef, you are required to attend and participate in BOTH presentations. There is a $100.00 fine, per species, for any exhibitor that does not attend the presentation for their species. ie: if you are showing both Beef and Swine and do not attend the presentation for that species you will incur a $200.00 fine.

Click on Field Day Rules & Info above for the details




Livestock Awards Banquet & Volunteer Appreciation

Monday, June 2 , 2025 @ 6pm
Join us for a catered dinner while we recognize our volunteers and present the Livestock Awards for Herdsman, Skill-A-Thon, Record Books and Overall Heifer, Swine & Projects and entries will collect their Sale Checks.
Volunteers will receive an invitation in the mail.


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