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FLEECE SHOW AND SALE

4^th Annual Iowa Sheep & Wool Festival

June 14 – 15, 2008

Dallas County Fairgrounds ~ Adel, Iowa

Methods of handling fleeces available to producers:

1. Fleeces entered in competition and placed for sale
2. Fleeces consigned for sale.
3. Fleeces entered in competition only.

Fleece Standards:

Fleeces must be from the current (2007-2008) wool crop and represent no more than 15 months growth. Each fleece must be clean, free of chaff, burrs, tags and second cuts, and must not have been processed in any way.  They must be skirted and in a clear plastic garbage bag. Any fleece judged to be excessively dirty will be disqualified.  The policy of the Festival is to be a broker, to make fleeces available to the spinners, and to provide a market for the producers. Producers are responsible for the accuracy of their entry forms. Producers are urged to be selective in the fleeces they enter and reasonable in the prices they set.

Anyone entering two or more fleeces must have one for sale.

Fees and Schedule

Entry fees are $3 per fleece entered for competition only and $3 per fleece consigned for sale only; the fee is $5.00 per fleece consigned for both show and sale. The initial bid price of the fleeces will be set by the producers. The ISIA commission on all fleeces will be 10% for ISIA members whose dues are current as of June 14 and 20% for non-members.

Saturday, 8:30-9:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Fleeces accepted
Saturday, 10:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Show fleeces judged
Saturday, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Pick-up fleeces not for sale
Saturday, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Fleece Silent Auction
Sunday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Fleece Silent Auction
 Sunday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  All fleeces picked-up

Fleeces entered for competition, but not offered for sale, may not be removed from the exhibit prior to 2:00 pm Saturday, June 14. Producers must remove unsold fleeces Sunday, June 15 between 2:00 and 3:30 pm.  Unclaimed fleeces become the property of ISIA. ISIA will make every effort to display and care for the entered fleeces, but assumes no responsibility for damaged, lost, stolen or erroneously sold fleeces. Fleece competition winners may be sold at any time, but must remain on display until 2:00 pm Sunday, June 15.

Fleece Competition

Division I:   White Purebred Fleeces

Division II: White Crossbred Fleeces

Division III: Naturally Colored Purebred Fleeces

Division IV: Naturally Colored Crossbred Fleeces

Division V: Commercial Fleeces

Divisions I , II, III, IV, and V will each have classes A, B, C and D.

Classes:

A.        Fine: Spinning Count Grade 64’s to 80’s
B.        Medium: Spinning Count Grade 50’s to 62’s
C.        Coarse/Longwool: Spinning Count Grade 36’s to 48’s
D.        Double-Coated

 Judging:

Fleeces will be judged on suitability for handspinning, with the exception of the Division V, which will be judged against commercial standards.

The judge reserves the right to 1) move fleeces to the appropriate class, 2) close or combine classes with insufficient entries, 3) give awards to quality fleeces only.

A maximum of seven (7) fleeces per producer may be entered for competition and/or sale, with no more than two(2) fleeces in any one class. The same fleece may not be entered in more than one class.

Premiums:

In each class -

1st - $5 with ribbon

2nd - $3 with ribbon

3rd - $2 with ribbon

Best of Show Award:  $25 and Rosette

Fleece Silent Auction

Following the Fleece Competition, any fleeces not to be included in the Fleece Silent Auction are to be removed from the sale floor prior to the auction.  The initial bid price for fleeces in the auction is to be set by the producer at registration.  The ISIA commission on all fleeces will be 10% for ISIA members whose dues are current as of June 14 and 20% for non-members.  Iowa sales tax will be collected on all sales.  Any fleeces with a bid must remain on the sales floor until the end of bidding on Sunday at 1:00 pm.  A fleece may be removed from the sales floor at any time prior to a bid being placed, but registration fees are forfeited.  Bidding will end at 1:00 pm on Sunday, June 15.  Bidders should check at the Fleece Sales Desk prior to leaving the Festival to determine whether theirs was the winning bid.  Fleeces will not be shipped after the close of the Festival.