Grain and Corn - Class G/C

Grade 12 and under as of June 1, 2012

Section

1. Indian Corn, 3 cobs with husks attached
2. Corn, suitable for grain, 5 ears with husks removed
3. Corn, sheaf of 6 stalks with ears attached
4. Corn, longest ear
5. Tallest stalk of corn - without roots
6. Sunflower, largest head, no more than 1 foot of stalk
7. Soybean Plant with the most pods. Write the number of pods on your entry tag
8. 500 ml container or a 1 pint jar FULL of dry shelled corn
9. 500 ml container or a 1 pint jar FULL of soybeans

Vegetables and Fruit - Class V/F

How To Prepare Vegetables and Fruit for judging. (This is what the judge looks for):

1. Chose medium sized carrots, potatoes and beets.
2. Choose regular shaped specimens. Leave stems attached.
3. Choose specimens as nearly the same shape and size as possible.
4. Cut tops off beets and carrots leaving only 2.5 cm (1 inch) of top.
5. Potatoes:wipe mud and dirt off and polish with dry cloth. Do not wash.
6. Choose large onions. Do not peel, only remove dirty, outer skins.
7. Choose large squash.
8. Pumpkins and Squash must have stems on.

Grade 12 and under as of June 1, 2012

Section

1. Apples, variety to be named, (5) on a plate
2. Beets, (3)
3. Carrots, (3), 12.5 cm or longer
4. Unusually shaped Carrot
5. Fattest Cucumber
6. Fresh Garden Herbs (3), identified
7. Muskmelon (1)
8. Largest Onion
9. Onions, Spanish (3)
10. Onions, other than Spanish (3)
11. Pears, variety to be named (3)
12. Peppers, Sweet (3)
13. Potatoes, White (3)
14. Potatoes, Red (3)
15. Potato with the most eyes
16. Field Pumpkin
17. Pie Pumpkin
18. Smallest Pie Pumpkin (not a gourd)
19. Largest Pumpkin or Squash - by circumference
20. Squash, Butternut (1)
21. Squash, Pepper (2)
22. Tomatoes, Cherry (5)
23. Tomatoes, large variety (3)
24. Watermelon (1)
25. Longest Zuccini
26. Unusually Shaped Vegetable
27. Any Vegetable from the garden not mentioned above

Flowers - Class F

Preschoolers as of June 1, 2012:

1. "Look What I Found in the Garden" - a bouquet of flowers, weeds, sticks, etc

 

Jr K & Kindergarten as of June 1, 2012:

2. A bouquet of flowers for mommy.

Grade 1 to Grade 8 as of June 1, 2012:

3. Rose, single bloom
4. Bouquet of Marigolds
5. Bouquet of Salvia
6. Bouquet of Petunias
7. Bouquet of Cattails in a can
8. Bouquet of Zinnias
9. Bouquet of Sedums
10. "Happy Mother's Day" - an arrangement of 3 types of garden flowers
11. A bouquet of yellow or orange flowers

 

Grade 3 and under as of June 1, 2012:

12. "A Walk in the Country" in a unique container

 

Grade 4 to 8 as of June 1, 2012:

13. "A Walk in the Country" in a unique container

 

Grade 9 to 12 of June 1, 2012:

14. "A Walk in the Country" in a unique container
15. Houseplant of choice - correctly identified