2008 Pend Oreille County Fair

AGRICULTURE and HORTICULTURE - Open Class

Department I - Adult
Department IY - Youth

GENERAL RULES:

1. Products must be shown in the quantities named in order to obtain premiums.
2. Exhibits must be in place by 9:00pm Wednesday.
3. Vegetables should be clean, not scrubbed, free of disease and uniform in shape, color, size and degree of ripeness.
4. Root crops (beets, kohlrabi, onions, garlic, etc.) should have 2-3" of green top and 1 ½" taproots on. Trim small sucker roots.
5. Cabbage, lettuce, chard, etc. should be neatly trimmed at root end. Leave a shell of leaves on lettuce and   cabbage, which would be removed prior to eating.
6. Dry onions should be selected 7 to 10 days before exhibiting date. They should be wiped clean of dirt, air-dried and a brown shell should be left on. Do not skin the onions down to the white inner layer. Leave 2 - 3" tops.
7. Follow lengths, diameters and amounts requested or no placing will be given.
8. Cucumbers, tomatoes (cherry, ripe or green), peppers, garden peas and green beans should have stem end left on (no more than ½". Use scissors to be sure.
9. Variety must be listed on all tags . It helps judge maturity.
10. Only 1 entry will be accepted for each exhibitor number in each class.
11. Bring a replacement entry, if possible, if the original entry is not withstanding the heat.
12. Entries must be picked up by Sunday 6:30pm or will be discarded.

AWARDS

MOUNTAIN WEST BANK - Youth Only
$6.00 Best Vegetable Display of Five or More Blue Ribbons (Open Class Youth, Division 12)
$5.00 Best FFA Gardening

MASTER GARDENERS
$5.00 for top entries in divisions 7, 9, 10 and 11

THOMPSON FAMILY
$10.00 Best "Other" Vegetable
$10.00 Best Fruit

BROWN FAMILY
$25.00 Best Display by an Adult of Six or More Blue Ribbons

Agriculture and Horticulture - Department I

DIVISION 1. CORN

Corn stalks should be tied in three places, have roots attached and secured in a plastic sack. Extra soil may be knocked off.

Class No.          Blue 15, Red 10, White 5

1. Sheaf of Sweet Corn (4 stalks)
2. Sheaf of Popcorn (4 stalks)
3. Three Ears Sweet Corn (shucked)
4. Three Ears Popcorn (shucked)

DIVISION 2. POTATOES

Please list variety on tag. Potatoes should be clean, disease-free and No. 1 quality.

Class No.         Blue 15, Red 10, White 5

1. Three Red variety potatoes
2. Three Russet variety potatoes
3. Three White variety potatoes
4. Three, variety not entered in any other class

DIVISION 3. VEGETABLES Check General Rules for display requirements

Class No.         Blue 15, Red 10, White 5

1. Beans,   yellow, 6 pods
2. Beans, green, 6 pods
3. Snap Beans misc., (Oregon Giant, etc.), 6 pods
4. Beans (gava), 6 pods
5. Broccoli, 2 heads with stalks
6. Brussels Sprouts, 5
7. Beets, globe variety, not over 3 " in diameter
8. Beets, other variety, 3, not over 3" in diameter
9. Cabbage, early variety, one head, light and loose
10. Cabbage, late variety, one head, generally hard
11. Cabbage, red variety, one head
12. Cauliflower, 1 head
13. Carrots, table, 3 -See Rule 4
14. Celery, 1 complete plant, wrapped in wet paper towel with plastic wrap around root end
15. Cucumbers, green slicing, 5" or longer, plate of 3
16. Cucumbers, pickling, pate of 3
17. Cucumbers, other, to include lemon, burp-less or listed new variety, plate of 3
18. Eggplant, plate of 2
19. Garlic (three bulbs) 2-3" of stalk, trim (not remove) roots
20. Garden peas, 6 pods
21. Snow peas, flat, 6 pods
22. Sugar peas, round, 6 pods
23. Kohlrabi, 3 - See Rule 4
24. Leek, 3
25. Lettuce, one head
26. Lettuce, 1 head, (loose leaf) root end wrapped in wet paper towel with plastic wrap
27. Onions, green, 6, tops slightly trimmed
28. Onions, pickling, plate of 12

Dry Onions - See Rule 6

29. Onions, dry, white, 3
30. Onions, dry, yellow, 3
31. Onions, dry, red, 3
32. Peppers, chili or hot, ripe, 3
33. Peppers, sweet, green, 3
34. Pumpkin, 1
35. Radishes, 6
36. Rhubarb, uniform stalks, 6, tied in two places, portion of leaf and   root end left on
37. Squash, Acorn, 1
38. Zucchini, under 8 inches, 1
39. Zucchini, 8" to 12" long, 1
40. Zucchini, over 12", breadmaking, 1
41. Crookneck, 1
42. Other summer, 1 variety to be listed on tags
43. Squash, late variety, 1 variety to be listed on tags
44. Shallots
45. Swiss chard (red or white), 1 complete plant
46. Tomatoes, ripe, 3, minimum of 2" diameter
47. Tomatoes, green, 3, minimum of 2" diameter
48. Tomatoes, ripe cherry in berry basket, full
49. Tomatoes, green pear or Roma, 3
50. Tomatoes, red pear or Roma, 3
51. Mangelwurzel
52. Other, (specify vegetable)

DIVISION 4. FRUITS

Class No.          Blue 15, Red 10, White 5

1. Apples, summer, 3
2. Peaches, 3
3. Pears, Bartlett, 3
4. Prunes or Plums, 5, stems on
5. Watermelon, 1

Berries - Wrap baskets containing fruit entirely with plastic wrap. Styrofoam containers are available in office if basket not available. Baskets are preferred.

6. Strawberries in berry basket container 1/2 full
7. Blackberries in berry basket container 1/2 full
8. Raspberries in berry basket container 1/2 full
9. Blueberries in berry basket container 1/2 full
10. Boysenberries in berry basket container 1/2 full
11. Muskmelon or cantaloupe
12. Grapes
13. Other (fruit, specify)

DIVISION 5.    LARGEST VARIETY
Only one ribbon will be given in each class.

Class No.         Points Allowed 10

1. Green Bean
2. Cabbage, largest
3. Potato, largest
4. Pumpkin, largest
5. Squash, largest, determined by weight
6. Kohlrabi
7. Pumpkin
8. Mangelwurtzel

DIVISION 6. STRUNG OR BRAIDED VEGETABLES

Class No.         Blue 15, Red 10, White 5

1. Braid
2. String

DIVISION 7. FRESH HERBS
Choose stems not beginning to go to seed
Wrap root ends with wet paper towel and plastic wrap

Class No.          Blue 15, Red 10, White 5

1. Dill, 1 stalk (dig root with stalk, wrap as above)
2. Basil, 3 stems
3. Lavender, 3 stems
4. Mint, 3 stems
5. Oregano, 3 stems
6. Parsley, 3 stems
7. Thyme, 3 stems
8. Spearmint, 3 stems
9. Peppermint, 3 stems
10. Sage
11. Lemon Mint
12. Rosemary
13. Other, 3 stems, specify
14. Potted Herb

DIVISION 8. HONEY

  Class No.          Blue 15, Red 10, White 5

1. Light, strained, 2 pint jars
2. Dark, strained, 2 pint jars
3. In comb

DIVISION 9.   MOST UNUSUAL GROWTH
Naturally Occurring

Class No.          Blue 15, Red 10, White 5

1. Vegetable (including mangelwurzel)
2. Horticulture (fruits or nuts)

DIVISION 10. ETCHED PUMPKIN OR SQUASH

1. Entry must be the original work of the exhibitor and must be placed by the exhibitor.
2. Age (indicate adult or years if youth) should be written on the hangtag.
3. Exhibitors should do the carving on a young pump­kin or squash. As the vegetable matures the carving will take on a scarred look.   Remember that the carving will grow as the vegetable matures. If the carving was not just right when carved, it may be beautiful when matured.

Class No.          Blue 15, Red 10, White 5

1. Pumpkin
2. Squash

DIVISION 11. COMPOST
Enter compost in a quart jar with lid.
Judged on dark color, proper smell and texture.

Class No.   1. Compost          Blue 15, Red 10, White 5

DIVISION 12. YOUTH    (age 5 through 18)
See General Rules on how to display vegetables or fruit.

MOUNTAIN WEST BANK AWARD

Youth must have at least 5 entries to be eligible for this special $6.00 prize. Five entries must qualify for blue ribbons to be eligible. Judge's decision will be final.

Entries of LESS THAN 5 will not be accepted in DIVISION 16.

Youth is not limited to this division. Youth may also enter in any open vegetable or fruit division , but those points do not apply for this award.

Age must be marked on both entry tags. Add Mountain West Bank Award on each tag.

Class No.          Blue 15, Red 10, White 5

1. Sheaf of grain
2. Threshed grain
3. Forage Crop (1 Sheaf)
4. 4. Sweet Corn (3 ears)
5. Potatoes (3) any variety
6. Beans (string or wax, 6 pods)
7. Broccoli (2 heads, with stalks)
8. Beets (3 not over 3" in diameter)
9. Cabbage (1 head)
10. Cauliflower (1 head)
11. Carrots (table), 3
12. Cucumbers (6 pickling)
13. Cucumbers (3 slicing)
14. Lettuce (1 head)
15. Onions (3 dry)
16. Garden peas (6 pods)
17. Peppers (2 green)
18. Pumpkin (1)
19. Squash (1 summer)
20. Tomatoes (3 green)
21. Tomatoes (3 ripe)
22. Watermelon (1)
23. Kohlrabi (3)
24. Zucchini
25. Other, specify vegetable

DIVISION 13. CREATURE FEATURE
Humorous display of fresh vegetables, flowers and fruit.
Entry must be the original work of the youth exhibitor.
Age of entrant to be placed on top of hangtag.

Class No.          Blue 20, Red 15, White 10

1. Age 1 - 10 years
2. Age 11 - 16 years
3. Adult