[Jacob-list] Showing Jacobs in all breed shows

[Joy Thomas, SonRise Farm]

I think it depends upon the judge.

This year I helped a bit at the Jr. Ewe Wools Breeds
Sheep Show at the NC State Fair. My kids showed a
Jacob and a Shetland.

I had a chance to talk with the judge during a break.

He said he judges the sheep 60% on their wool, 40% on
their conformation (show rules). I asked how he judges
a mixed class -- Romney-type large sheep and Shetlands
in the same class. He said he attempts to envision ALL
the sheep the same size and adjusts for size. THEN he
calculates wool yield per sheep and judges
accordingly.

Hope this makes sense!

Joy T.
p.s. If there was a Jacob class at SAFF, we might be
interested. Think daughter will be showing angora
goats there next year. We'll see!


--- Linda <patchworkfibers at alltel.net> wrote:

> I was really disappointed this year at SAFF to not
> see any Jacobs.  There has usually been at least a
> couple.   We've got some really enthusiastic new
> breeders in the SE that are interested in showing
> Jacobs and I hope we'll see Jacobs again at SAFF in
> 2007.  I'm sometimes tempted, but have managed to
> hold off so far.
> 
> I've seen two Jacob classes at MSWF and I understand
> that the judge gets a breed packet that tells what
> constitutes a Jacob and the sheep are judged against
> that standard.  (correct me if I am wrong).
> 
> What is the judging criteria for an all breed class?
>  It's been years (and years and years) since I was
> in 4H, but at that time the sheep shown by 4H and
> FFA members were all meat class and were judged as
> meat sheep.  The county fairs now include a wool
> class in some areas.  Show venues like SAFF focus on
> fiber animals, but you'll see Shetlands, Jacobs,
> Borders, Cotswolds, etc, and some mixes.  What's the
> judge looking for if he's got a Jacob and Shetland
> side by side?
> 
> Linda
> 
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