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Entry Information
Bring entries on Saturday, September 26 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm and Sunday, September 27 from
1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Awards:  1st place: $5 & blue ribbon; 2nd place: $3 & red ribbon; 3rd place: $2 & white ribbon

Best of Show Award - There will be one award for the winning adult entry ($15) and one award for the winning youth entry ($15). 

Class:      
A – ages 18–64   C - Youth Ages 13 - 17  
B – ages 65 & up                   D – Youth ages 9–12  
  • IMPORTANT NOTICE: DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, ONLY ENTRIES FROM YOUTH 10 YEARS & OLDER WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE CANNING SECTION.
  • All canned foods must be exhibited in standard, clear glass canning jars with a self sealing, two piece lids.  No rust on ring accepted
  • Jars must be labeled with contents.
  • One jar constitutes an exhibit.
  • Classes A & B may be judged together.  Classes C & D may be judged together. 
  • Fruits and vegetables will not be opened, but will be judged entirely on guidelines below:
     
    Appearance   45 points
    (Color   25 points)
    (Clearness   20 points)
    Texture   10 points
    Uniformity   10 points
    (Ripeness   10 points)
    (Size   5 points)
    Pack Arrangement   15 points
    Container   15 points
    Total Points   100 points
         
  • All entries must be picked up the Sunday immediately following the fair between the hours of 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

FRUITS

01 Apples (Whole or Sliced)   06 Grapes
02 Applesauce   07 Peaches
03 Blackberries or Dewberries 08 Pears
04 Blueberries   09 Tomatoes
05 Figs   10 Any Other Fruit
         

VEGETABLES

11 Beets   20 Pimento Peppers
12 Lima Beans   21 Pumpkin
13 Snap Beans   22 Sauerkraut
14 Carrots   23 Squash
15 Corn   27 Spaghetti Sauce
18 Field Peas   28 Any Other Vegetable
         

MEATS

SCORING WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

Appearance   25 points
Packed Free of Excess Fat   15 points
Size & Uniformity   15 points
Liquid proportion to Meat   15 points
Texture   20 points
Container   10 points
Total Points   100 points
29 Any Canned Meat      
         

PRESERVES, JAMS & CONSERVES

HALF-PINT OR PINT STANDARD JARS, JARS MAY BE OPENED.  SCORING AS FOLLOWS:

FRUIT - 50 POINTS

SYRUP - 50 POINTS

Shape   10 points Clearness   10 points
Clearness   10 points Flavor   10 points
Flavor   15 points Consistency   10 points
Texture   10 points Proportion to Juice   10 points
Pack    5 points Container   10 points
Total Points    100Points
 
30 Apple Butter      
31 Blackberry or Dewberry Preserves   45 Strawberry Jam
32 Blueberry Preserves   46 Strawberry Preserves
35 Fig Jam   47 Watermelon-Rind Preserves
36 Fig  Preserves   48 Blueberry Jam
37 Grape Jam   49 Plum Jam
38 Grape Preserves   50 Spiced Grapes
39 Peach Jam   51 Any Other Jam
40 Peach Preserves   52 Any Other Preserves
41 Pear Jam   53 Any Other Fruit Butter
42 Pear Preserves   54 Marmalade
43 Pear & Pineapple Jam   55 Any Conserve (Nuts, Raisins)
         

JELLIES

56 Apple   61 Strawberry
57 Crab-Apple   62 Peach
58 Grape   63 Wild Grape
59 Pepper   64 Blueberry
60 Plum   65 Any Other Jelly
         

PICKLES & RELISH

SCORING WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

Size / Shape   15 points
Flavor   30 points
Texture   25 points
Color   10 points
Proportion to Liquid   10 points
Container   10 points
Total Points
 
  100 points
 
69 Beet Pickles   86 Squash - Yellow
72 Crab Apple Pickles   87 Squash - Zucchini
73 Cucumber Pickles - Sweet   88 Hot Pepper Pickles
74 Cucumber Pickles - Bread/Butter   89 Watermelon Rind Pickles
75 Cucumber Pickles - Dill   90 Any Other Pickle
76 Cucumber Pickles - Kosher Dill   91 Chow-Chow Relish
77 Cucumber Pickles - Spiced Rings   92 Chili Relish
78 Cucumber Pickles - Sour   93 Cucumber Relish
79 Fig Pickles   94 Corn Relish
80 Okra Pickles   95 Piccalilli Relish
81 Peach Pickles   96 Vegetable Relish
82 Pear Pickles   97 Pepper Relish
83 Green Tomato Pickles - Sliced   98 Hot Salsa
84 Green Tomato Pickles - Whole   99 Any Other Relish
85 Spiced Apple Rings   100 Decorative Packed Peppers
         
HONEY
101 Honey with Comb   103 Any Other Honey
102 Honey without Comb   104 Molasses (New this year)

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Div. 1 - Art
Div. 2 - Photography
Div. 3 - Decorative Arts
Div. 4 - Crafts
Div. 5 - Needlework
Div. 6 - Sewing
Div. 7 - Canning
Div. 8 - Cakes, Candies, Breads, & Pies
Div. 9 - Dried Foods
Div. 10 - Decorative Plants & Flowers
Div. 11 - Potted Herbs
Div. 12 - Field Crops
Div. 13 - Poultry & Rabbits
Div. 14 - Sheep
Div. 15 - Pigs
Div. 16 - Large Animals
Div. 17 - Horticulture
Div. 18 - Youth Contest
Div. 19 - Adult Contest
Div. 20 - Educational Booths
 

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