Division G – Fruits and Vegetables

RULES:
1. All entries are to be made in the producer’s name.
2. All fruit and vegetables to be Iowa grown.
3. Exhibitor name must be on tag. Tag must be attached to plate.
4. Stems are to remain on fruit exhibits, except plums and peaches.
5. Remove stems from tomatoes.
6. Exhibits should be free of disease and insect or worm damage.
7. Entries in group displays and collections are not eligible to compete in individual lists. Single entries cannot compete as part of a display.
8. Exhibit must be complete (with amount specified) or entry will be disqualified; e.g. 10 specimens, 1 pint, etc.
9. Displays judged on quality of products, attractiveness, arrangement perfection, neat & proper labeling. See rule #17. Please write variety on tag, if known.
10.If there are 10 or more in any list number, that category will be divided into two groups of equal number, with those entries received first put into the first group.
11.Exhibitor can enter only 1 item in list.
12. If you have more than 8 entries, please try to pre-enter at the Fair Office before entry day.
13. Fair will provide plates.
14. An article MUST be meritorious to draw a premium and shall be entitled to first premium ONLY IF MERITORIOUS.
15. Once an exhibit is in place, the exhibitor cannot touch it.
16. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to choose which list number to enter an Exhibit and how it should be displayed.
17. All exhibits should be prepared according to the “Harvesting and Preparing Vegetables For Exhibit” pamphlet available from the Extension Service or downloadable on the internet.

CLASS 1- FRUITS – PLATE
Premiums: 1st-$2.00 2nd-$1.50
(Plate to consist of 3 specimens.)
List No.
1. Honeycrisp
2. Gala
3. Winesap
4. Red Delicious
5. Golden Delicious
6. McIntosh
7. Other variety, apple
8. Bartlett Pears – 3 specimens
9. Kieffer Pears – 3 specimens
10. Siekel Pears – 3 specimens
11. White Peaches, 3 specimens
12. Yellow Peaches, 3 specimens
13. Plums, any variety, 3 specimens
14. White Grapes (3 bunches)
15. Purple Grapes (3 bunches)
16. Blueberries (10 berries)
17. Berries, Other than named (10 berries)
18. Fruit Other Than Named (other than
apples) If larger than 1 inch – 3
specimens.
BEST PLATE OF APPLES (1–7)…….ROSETTE
BEST PLATE OF OTHER FRUIT (8-18).ROSETTE

CLASS 2- VEGETABLES
Premiums: 1st-$2.00 2nd-$1.50
Exhibits are to be on paper plates. Onions are not to be peeled excessively. Potatoes should be washed. Please exhibit 3 potato specimens.
List No.
19. Potatoes, Cobbler (3)
20. Potatoes, Pontiac (3)
21. Potatoes, Kennebec (3)
22. Potatoes, Russett (3)
23. Potatoes, Norland (3)
24. Potatoes, Yukon Gold (3)
25. Potatoes, other than named (3)
Best Potato………………….Rosette
26. White Onions (3)
27. Red Onions (3)
28. Yellow Onions (3)
29. Onion Sets, (10)
30. Kohlrabi (3)
31. Turnips (3)
32. Red Rhubarb (3 stalks), tied on both ends
33. Green Rhubarb (3 stalks), tied on both ends
34. Carrots (3)
35. Garden Beets (3)
36. Parsnips (3)
37. Green Beans, edible stage (5)
38. Yellow Beans, edible stage (5)
39. Purple Beans, edible stage (5)
40. Lima Beans, 5 pods
41. Beans, 5 pods
42. Peas, 5 pods
43. Sweet corn, husked (3 ears)
44. Tomatoes, red for slicing (3)
45. Tomatoes, yellow for slicing (3)
46. Tomatoes, miniature (10)
47. Tomatoes, Other than named (3)
48. Cucumbers, pickling – under 3 in. (3)
49. Cucumbers, dills – 3-5 inches (3)
50. Cucumbers, slicer – 6-10 inches (3)
51. Cucumbers, extra-long slicers
– 11 inches or longer (3)
52. Peppers, Sweet, Green Bell (3)
53. Peppers, Sweet, Other than Green Bell (3)
54. Peppers, Hot, Green (3)
55. Peppers, Hot, Other than Green (3)
56. Cabbage, Early (1)
57. Cabbage, Late (1)
58. Cauliflower (1)
59. Egg Plant (1)
60. Pumpkin, pie (1)
61. Pumpkin, for carving (1)
62. Squash, Acorn (1)
63. Squash, Butternut (1)
64. Squash, Zucchini (2)
65. Squash, Other than named (2)
66. Gourds (3 of different shapes)
67. Collection of Herbs, 5 kinds (can be put in water)
68. Vegetable, Other than named (3)

BEST PLATE (LIST 26-43)……….ROSETTE
BEST PLATE (LIST 44-55)………..ROSETTE
BEST PLATE (LIST 56-68)……….ROSETTE

CLASS 3- JUMBOS and FREAKS-Must be in natural state
Premiums: 1st-$2.00 2nd-$1.50
List No.
69. Cabbage, heaviest head
70. Sunflower, largest head
71. Pumpkin, heaviest
72. Garden beet, heaviest
73. Zucchini Squash, heaviest
74. Egg, heaviest
75. Tomato, heaviest
76. Watermelon, heaviest
77. Heaviest vegetable or fruit, other than named
78. Vegetable or fruit, largest of its type

BEST JUMBO…………………..ROSETTE

79. Egg, oddest shape
80. Potato, oddest shape
81. Siamese vegetable
82. Siamese fruit
83. Odd-shaped vegetable or fruit, other than named

BEST FREAK………………ROSETTE

CLASS 4- NOVELTY
Premiums: 1st-$2.00 2nd-$1.50
List No.
84. Best Decorated vegetable
85. Best Decorated fruit

BEST NOVELTY…………………ROSETTE

CLASS 5- DISPLAYS
List No.
86. Display of garden vegetables, not less than 10 varieties (2 or more each) 1st-$4.00 2nd-$3.00
87. Best collection of farm products raised by exhibitor. Not less than 15 products. Only one display from any one farm. 1st-$6.00 2nd-$5.00

BEST VEGETABLE DISPLAY………..ROSETTE
BEST FARM PRODUCTS DISPLAY…….ROSETTE