DEPARTMENT H: FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Please Note: All Departments must be in place by Sunday, August 29th at 8:00pm for Judging on Monday, August 31st and Tuesday, September 1st.

Articles for Entries will be accepted Saturday, August 29th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, August 30th from 12 Noon-8:00 pm.  All Judging will take place on Monday, August 31st and Tuesday, September 1st.

One Exhibitor per entry per lot unless otherwise specified.

All Entry Forms Close on August 25th.

Entries must remain in place until 5:00 pm on Monday, Sept. 7th and must be removed by Tuesday, Sept. 8th by 2:00 pm. The Fair is not responsible for items left after 2:00 pm on Sept. 8th.  Entries removed prior to 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7th relinquish all prizes  and  ribbons associated with entries.

SPECIAL AWARDS

Receive 2 FREE 1 day passes for this years Lancaster Fair, when you exhibit items in the Arts and Crafts hall, and acquire 75 or more points.  An exhibitor’s pass will be given to an exhibitor acquiring 200 or more points.

Points are awarded in the following manner:
Blue Ribbon (first place) 25 points
Red Ribbon (second place) 20 points
Yellow Ribbon (third place) 15 points
Entry Blank On Line 10 points
New Exhibitor 5 points
Successive Exhibitor 10 points

Judges Choice 25 points

Exhibits will be judged on Monday and Tuesday before the fair opens, so be sure to include your telephone number, and we will contact you if you achieve the 75 or more points for your FREE passes.

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. All fruits, vegetables, and grains offered for prizes must have been grown by the exhibitors.
   2. After articles are entered, they will be under the exclusive charge of the fair until the exhibition is closed.
   3. No fruits, vegetables, or grains will be entitled to a prize or gratuity unless they possess points of superiority and are properly identified.
   4. No award will be made to unworthy objects even though they be the only ones on exhibition.
   5. All fruits and vegetables offered for premiums must be correctly named. Only one entry is allowed per person in each lot unless otherwise specified.
   6. No person can compete for more than one prize with the same variety or varieties.
   7. Specimens or vegetables must be well grown.
   8. Exhibits must be placed by 8:00 PM Sunday, August 24th.
   9. Produce will be disposed of when it becomes spoiled or moldy.
   

Class 1. Exhibit of Fruit
Best exhibit of fruit grown by exhibitor. Not less than five or more than ten varieties. May be a combination of apples, pears, peaches, plums, grapes, berries or crabapples.
1st-$10.00; 2nd-$8.00; 3rd-$6.00

Class 2.  Fruits
(Five to a plate – grown by exhibitor)
Lots
001. Alexander Apple
002. Cortland Apple
003. Dutchess of Oldenburg Apple
004. Early McIntosh Apple
005. Haroldson Apple
006. Lodi Apple
007. Macoun Apple
008. McIntosh Apple
009. Paula Red Apple
010. Peach Apple
011. Puritan Apple
012. Yellow Transparent Apple
013. Crabapples (1 pt.)
014. Any Cherries (1 pt.)
015. Seckel Pears (5)
016. Vermont Beauty Pears (5)
017. Any other identified variety fruit

1st-$3.00; 2nd-$2.00; 3rd-$1.00

Class 3.  Berries — All Berries must be displayed in a container with a cover.
Classes
001. Blackberries
002. Blueberries—High bush
003. Blueberries—Wild
004. Cranberries - High bush
005. Raspberries

1st-$2.00; 2nd-$1.50; 3rd-$1.00

Class 4.  Vegetables (Other than potatoes)
How to prepare exhibits:
Vegetables must conform to the list and be grown by exhibitor.
Vegetables must be clean, free from injury and disease and conform to variety.
Beets, carrots and onions should be exhibited with 1 and 1/4-inch to 1 and 1/2-inch of top remaining. Do not remove roots but wash thoroughly. Onions should not be peeled. Expose 1/3 ear of corn.
Vegetables are judged on uniform size, shape, cleanliness, freedom from disease and insect damage. Large size generally denotes over maturity. Number of specimens required after each article.

Please list seed source on tag with entry.

Lots
001. Beans, Red Kidney (pt.)
002. Beans, Shell in Pod (10)
003. Beans, Snap Green (10)
004. Beans, Snap Wax (10)
005. Beans, Soldier (pint.)
006. Beets(3)
007. Beets, cylinder(3)
008. Broccoli (1)
009. Brussels Sprouts (pint.)
010. Cabbage, Ball Head (1)
011. Cabbage, Flat Head (1)
012. Cabbage, Pointed Head (1)
013. Cabbage, Red (1)
014. Cabbage, Savoy (1)
015. Cantaloupe or Muskmelon (1)
016. Carrots, Half Long (5)
017. Carrots, Long (5)
018. Carrots, Short (5)
019. Carrots, White
020. Cauliflower (1)
021. Celery (2)
022. Corn, Sweet Gold (3)
023. Corn, Sweet Mixed (3)
024. Corn, Sweet White (3)
025. Cucumbers, Pickling (3)
026. Cucumbers, Lemon (3)
027. Cucumbers, Ripe (3)
028. Cucumbers, Slicing (3)
029. Eggplant (1)
030. Garlic (5)
031. Gourds, large (3)
032. Gourds, decorative (3)
033. Kohlrabi (3)
034. Lettuce, Firm Head (1)
035. Lettuce, Loose Head (1)
036. Miniature pumpkins (3)
037. Onions, Pickling (5)
038. Onions, Red (5)
039. Onions, White (5)
040. Onions, Yellow (5)
041. Ornamental corn (3)
042. Ornamental peppers (5)
043. Parsnips (5)
044. Peas, Green (10)
045. Peppers, Green Sweet (3)
046. Peppers, Habanero (5)
047. Peppers, Italian Frying (3)
048. Peppers, Jalapenot (3)
049. Peppers, Long Red Hot (3)
050. Peppers, Long, Yellow, Mildly Hot (3)
051. Peppers, Red Sweet
052. Popcorn (3)
053. Popcorn, dried (3)
054. Pumpkin, Field (1)
055. Pumpkin, Pie (1)
056. Squash, Scallop (1)
057. Squash, Spaghetti (3)
058. Squash, Straight neck (3)                                                                                             059. Squash, Summer, Crookneck (3)
060. Squash, Summer, Patty Pan (3)
061. Squash, Summer, Yellow, Smooth Necked (1)
062. Squash, Zucchini (3)
063. Squash, Zucchini Gold (3)
064. Squash, Acorn (1)
065. Squash, White Acorn (1)
066. Squash, Buttercup (1)
067. Squash, Butternut (1)
068. Squash, Delicata (2)
069. Squash, Delicious (2)
070. Squash, Gold Nugget (1)
071. Squash, Hubbard Blue (1)
072. Squash, Hubbard Gold (1)
073. Squash, Hubbard Green (1)
074. Squash, Sweet Dumpling (2)
075. Squash, Turban (1)
076. Shallots (5)
077. Tomatoes, Plum (5)
078. Tomatoes, Red (3)
079. Tomatoes, Small Fruited (pint.)
080. Turnips, Globe (5)
081. Turnips, Rutabaga (1)
082. Watermelon (1)                                                                                                           083. Other

1st-$5.00; 2nd-$4.00; 3rd-$3.00

084. Collection of varieties of same vegetable (e.g. snap green beans, sweet corn, garlic, etc.).  Include 3-5 different varieties

1st-$8.00; 2nd-$6.00; 3rd-$4.00

Class 5.   Potatoes (5) Must be U.S. #1
“U.S. No. 1” consists of potatoes which meet the following requirements:
Size. Not less than 1-7/8 inches in diameter
Firm; clean (and) well shaped
Free from Soft rot and wet breakdown
Free from damage by any other cause.

Please list seed source on tag with entry.

Lots
001. Cobbler Potato
002. Green Mountain Potato
003. Katahdin Potato
004. Kennebec Potato
005. Dark Red Norland Potato
006. Russet—Burbank Potato
007. Russet—Nakotah Potato
008. Purple Potato
009. Red Pontiac Potato
010. Russian Fingerling Potato
011. Superior Potato
012. Any Blue Potato
013. Yellow/Gold Potato                                                                                                     014. Other Potato

1st-$8.00; 2nd-$6.00; 3rd-$4.00

 Class 6.  Vegetable Garden Display
Class 601. Experienced Gardener – Best display from home garden by farmer or experienced gardener. Not fewer than five varieties nor more than ten. Each exhibit limited to approximately 6 square feet.
Class 602. Novice Gardener – Same rules as experienced gardener. (Vegetables in both classes to be grown by exhibitor. The varieties will consist of the same number as individual classes. After competing three years in Lot 2, exhibitor must exhibit in Lot 1.)

1st-$15.00; 2nd-$10.00; 3rd-$8.00

(Note Herbs are now under Dept. Q listing)

 

Class 7. Adult’s Container of Favorite Veggies
Creativity Counts (Students thru Seniors)
Container should be not larger than
18” across. A minimum of 5 different vegetable varieties with at least 2 of each variety. Should be attractively arranged. All veggies used must be grown by the exhibitor.

1st-$10.00; 2nd-$7.00; 3rd-$5.00

Class 8.  Centerpiece or Wreath
Class 801 Fruits, Vegetables and/or Flowers in a Centerpiece
Class 802 Fruits, Vegetables and/or Flowers in a Wreath

1st-$5.00; 2nd-$4.00; 3rd-$ 3.00

Judge may withhold prizes for insufficient merit and remove from public view any entry or part thereof which, in his/her opinion, discredits the exhibition

Contact:
Sandra Yunghans, Director
Tel: 603/788-3519
lfairartscrafts@gmail.com