The BCFA Finance Committee have announced this past weekend’s record premium sale will increase by $35,000, bringing the 64th Annual Youth Fair and premium sale, held in Putter Jarvis’ memory, to an all-time historic record of $422,000 dollars.
Finance committee chairman, Gayland Miller, stated that the additional funds this year are coming directly from an elite group of donors, called “Championship Club Members”. This group of donors generously allocates $1,000 or more of their donation each year, to ensure that funds are available for bidding as needed by designated finance committee members, and on the donors behalf, to meet floors on exhibitors that may not otherwise achieve the floor amount. Miller said, “Without these funds, we would not be able to have a guaranteed tiered floor price, or balanced sale for our nearly 300 qualifying exhibitors each year.”
The Championship Club was initially established in the early 70’s, by Mr. Delton Sweatman. In an effort to do just what was described above, serving as the premium sale’s underwriters. Thankfully, Mr. Jarvis was one of the very first to financially commit to supporting the idea and concept. According to Miller, Mr. Sweatman stated, that he had never had to deal with an excess such as this one, and the Club has served its purpose well each and every year since being established, making for decades of outstanding sales.
Miller went on to say, with historic records, comes a few unique but wonderful problems to tend to. The committee has approved bringing every exhibitor, up to tier average, that may have fallen short, the night of the premium sale. This will be done, without adjusting or penalizing any exhibitor that received more than the average. This will allow for the addition of the $35,000, and an estimated 186 exhibitors to receive a premium check, for even more than they had initially expected.
Miller’s final comments were, “This is a record sale in every sense, $422,000…. 44% and $129,000 more than last year’s record. Thank you to all the donors that made the Putter Jarvis – 64th Annual Brown County Youth Fair and premium sale, one to be remembered by all.”
BCFA Finance Committee Members:
Gayland Miller – Chairman
Guy Glasscock – Vice Chairman
John Guest – Committee Member
Tami Hull – Committee Member
Carey Thornberry – Committee Member & BCFA Board President
Jonathan Beal – Committee Member & BCFA Board Member
2016’s Championship Club Member List that made this possible
3M Company
Ag Texas Farm Credit Services
Big Country Ford
Brett Ranch
Brown County Abstract
Bruner Auto Group / Big Country Chevy Dealers
Cash Texas
Circle B Bar Ranch
Citizens National Bank
Delton Sweatman Family
Dr. Fritz Speck DVM / Central Texas Veterinary Hospital
F&M Bank
Gary Worley – Brown County Precinct 1 Commissioner
Germania – Sparks Insurance Agency
Glasscock Club Lambs
Grimsley Electric Inc.
Grooms Seed
Hill Gas Inc. Formerly Tri-County Propane
Ingram Enterprises
Kohler Co.
Landmark Life Insurance
Lortscher Animal Nutrition Inc.
Mills County State Bank
Pecan Springs Ranch
Ribble Land Construction
Roberson Rent All
Schrank Show Goats
Southwest Appliance
Stanley Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep
Texas Bank
Tongate Services
United Supermarket
Vulcan Material Company
Waldrop Const. Co.
West Central Wireless