SUMNER COUNTY FAIR WHEAT SHOW SHANE SCHMIDT & DAVID BARNES (620-845-1255) (620-845-1672) 1. Class 489 Pure Variety Wheat a. Give name of the variety. b. Premiums: $15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 2. Class 490 Blended Variety Wheat a. Give the names of the blended varieties. b. Premiums $15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 3. Special awards will be given to the top two placings (only classes state fair eligible) by the Wheat Quality Council. in 4. All exhibits in the wheat show shall consist of 20 pounds of wheat grown by the exhibitor in 2015. Entries are not limited to wheat grown Sumner County. 5. Collection points for these samples will be any elevator or Coop in Sumner County or to Shane Schmidt or David Barnes. 6. Entries must also have producer's name and address and variety. A farm may have more than one variety, but only one entry per variety. Each bland counts as a variety. 7. All samples will become the property of the Sumner County Fair. 8. All entries submitted will be judged on basis of general appearance, purity, test weight, and protein content. 9. All qualifying entries of pure variety wheat will be entered in the entrant's name at the Kansas State Fair.
Jonathan DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Weber & Kale Schmidt, superintendents Entering Time: 6:00--8:00 pm Thursday and 8:00--noon Friday Judging at 1:00 p.m. Friday Superintendent's decision at time of entering will over rule any printed information. AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE ENTERING LIST Exhibits are to be entered in the AG Building west of the Fairgrounds (old Massey-Melton east building). Premiums 3.00 2.00 1.00 SMALL GRAINS (Exhibit shall consist of one gallon.) 501 soybeans 502 spring Oats 503 Winter Oats 504 Barley, all varieties 505 Millet Seed, all varieties 509 LEGUMES AND GRASS SEED (Exhibit shall consist of one gallon) 506 Alfalfa 507 Sweet Clover 508 Soybean, any variety (most recent harvest) Brome Grass CORN (Exhibit of 5 ears) 510 Yellow, any variety 511 White, any variety 512 Sweet Corn, any variety 513 Pop Corn 514 Any other variety GRAIN SORGHUMS IN HEADS (5 heads) 515 Early Maturing Hybrids 516 Medium Maturing Hybrids 517 Full Maturing Hybrids FORAGE BUNDLE (8" or better) 518 Soybeans (5 plants only--not 8" bundle) 519 Cowpeas 520 Sudan 521 Sweet Sorghum Silage 522 Corn Stalks BALED HAY (1 standard bale) 523 Alfalfa 524 Prairie 525 Baled Sedan 526 Baled Oats 527 Baled Millet 528 COTTON (5 plants only)
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE Exhibits are to be entered in the rock building. 1. No fruit lower than grade 1 shall be placed in an exhibit. Number 1 fruit is average in size and type for the variety, well colored, and free from blemish, insect injury, or fungus disease. 2. No entry may compete for two prizes. 3. Fruit competing for prizes must be grown by the person exhibiting it. The superintendent may require an affidavit to this effect if deemed necessary. APPLES (5) Premiums: first place - $2.00 second place - $1.50 third place - $1.00 FRUITS 601 Delicious 602 Golden Delicious 603 Grimes Golden 604 Jonathan 605 Rome Beauty 606 Any other variety (name variety) PEACHES (5) 607 Belle 608 Crest Haven 609 J.H. Hale 610 Elberta 610A Indian 610B Any other variety PEARS (5) 611 Garber 612 Kiefer 613 Bartlett 613A Any other variety GRAPES (3 bunches) 614 Concord 615 Brighton 616 Any other variety of domestic OTHER FRUIT 616A Rhubarb (5 stalks) 616B Blackberry (10 berries) 616C Plums
VEGETABLES IRISH POTATOES (5) 617 white 618 red 619 yukon gold 619A russett SQUASH SWEET POTATOES (5) 620 Porto Picos 621 Nancy Hall 623 Yellow Jersey ONION (5) (Leave skins on.) 624 Yellow 625 White 625A Red 625B Any other variety PUMPKIN 626 Connecticut Field 627 Mammoth 628 Any other variety 628A Decorative Pumpkin 629 Cushaw 630 Hubbard 631 Sable Queen or Acorn 632 Summer 633 Butternut 634 Zucchini 635 Spaghetti 635A any other variety WATERMELON 636 Black Diamond 637 Long Green 638 Round striped 639 Round green 640 Largest 640A Any other variety
MISCELLANEOUS (Specimen number in parenthesis) 641 Table Beets (5) 642 Cantaloupe (1) 643 Radishes (5) 644 Cabbage (1) 645 Carrots (5) 646 Cucumbers-slicers (3) 647 Cucumbers-pickling (3) 648 Eggplant (1) 649 Green Peppers (3) 649A Yellow Peppers (3) 649B Red Peppers (3) 650 Banana Peppers (3) 650A Cherry Peppers (5) 651 Jalapeno Hot Peppers (5) 651A Chili & other Hot Peppers (5) 651C Moon Dew 655 Stems are to be removed from tomatoes for 652 Tomatoes (5) Variety should be named 653 Cherry Tomatoes (5) 654 Pear and Similar Tomatoes (5) Variety 654A Roma Tomatoes (5) 654B Small Roma Tomatoes (5) Green Beans (12) 656 Yellow Wax Beans (12) 657 Blackeyed Peas (12) 658 Okra (5) 658A Vining Okra (5) 659 Parsnips (5) 660 Any other vegetables (3 of each specimen) BEE SCIENCE display. SPECIAL RULES -- HONEY EXHIBITS should be named 1. Exhibits must have been produced and packed since the member's previous year county fair and not exhibited at the previous state fair. 2. Members can make only one entry per class. 3. Honey exhibits must be packed in clean, one-pound Queenline jars with new lids. 4. All honey exhibits may be opened and tested by the judge. Jars must be properly sealed when entered. Premiums: 1st Class 660--two Class 661--two place--$2.00; 2nd place--$1.50; 3rd place--$1.00 one-pound Queenline jars--light honey one-pound Queenline jars, amber to dark honey
Basis of Judging Honey Exhibits FLAVOR - The exhibit must be free from objectionable off-flavor or after taste 20% CLEANLINESS - The exhibit must be free from wax, bees, dirt, or other foreign materials 20% CLARITY - Exhibit must be free from crystals, froth, foam, or other items that impair the clarity of the honey..40% VOLUME - Exhibit must be filled to a uniform level, i.e., to the base of the jar lid 10% SUITABILITY OF CONTAINER - The exhibit container must be a clean Quenline jar, free from obvious defects and have a new lid.... 10%
FLOWER DEPARTMENT RANDY McNETT, SUPERINTENDENT (620) 863-2437 ENTRY TIME: 6:00--8:00 p.m. Thursday & 8:00--NOON FRIDAY. JUDGING WILL BE AT 1:00 P.M. FRIDAY. Decisions made by the Superintendent at entering time shall over ride any printed rules. 1. All flowers shown must have been GROWN BY THE EXHIBITOR. 2. Check foliage and flowers for bugs and dirt; petals and foliage should not have holes or tears; blossoms should be fresh. 3. NO fillers, frogs, foam, etc should be visible in cut flowers or arrangements. 4. 3 stems means STEMS not BLOSSOMS. All cut flowers should have attached foliage. 5. After the judging, the exhibitor may bring in fresh-cut flowers to renew the exhibit during the remainder of the fair. 111 6. Best specimens and cut flowers under 1035 are to be judged solely by excellence and freshness of blooms and stems. 7. The arrangements listed under 1037, 1038, and 1039 will be judged on individuality, suitability of container, harmony of color and foliage, and balance of arrangement. 8. One entry per person in each class. 9. All flowers brought will be entered even if a class must be added. No flowers will be turned away. 10. If there are less entries in any class than the number of premiums offered, judges may award prizes as articles deserve. SPECIAL PRIZES Best arrangement $2.50 Best cut flower $2.50 Best potted plant $2.50 Sweepstakes ribbon awarded for Best of Show.
FLOWERS ENTERING LIST Premiums 1.25.75.50 1035 SINGLE SPECIMENS--one stem, one flower A. Rose 1.Named Variety 2.Unnamed Variety B. Cockscomb C. Dahlia 1.Large 2.Small D. Geranium 1.Red 2.Pink 3.Red-Orange 4.White 5.Miscellaneous E. Gladiolus F. Canna 1.Red 2.Yellow G. Miscellaneous H. Annual 1. red 2. yellow 3. purple 4. white 5. any other I. Perennial 1. red 2. yellow 3. purple 4. white 5. any other J. Hollyhock
1036 CUT FLOWERS (3 stems -- need to be the same variety) A. Zinnia 1.1arge 2.baby 3.candy striped 4.fancy 5.small 6.miscellaneous B. Marigold 1.large 2.small C. Aster l.single 2.double D. Roses 1.tea a.pink b.red c.yellow 2. Florabunda (3 stems) 3. Miniature roses E. Petunia 1.plain 2.double 3.ruffled F. Cosmos G. Snapdragons H. Unusual Flower I. Salvia J. Vinca K. Chrysanthemums L. Miscellaneous 5. M. Annual 1. red 2. yellow 3. purple 4. white any other
N. Perennial 1. red 2. yellow 3. purple 4. white 5. any other 1037 ARRANGEMENTS A. Holiday arrangement using at least part of flowers at time of holiday 1.Winter a. fresh b.silk 2.Spring a. fresh b.silk 3.Summer a. fresh b.silk 4.Fall a. fresh b.silk B. Dinner table 1.fresh 2.silk C. Buffet or Mantel 1.fresh 2.silk D. Coffee Table 1.fresh 2.silk E. Arrangement in Woven Basket 1.fresh 2.silk F. Foliage G. Dahlia H. Wildflowers I. Fruits, Vegetable and Plants J. Driftwood
K. Patriotic Arrangement in red, white and blue flowers suitable for table decoration L. Arrangement of not over 10 perennial varieties M. Arrangement of not over 10 annual varieties N. All white arrangement using white flowers in a white or clear container 0. Vase of cut flowers P. Mass arrangement Q. Yellow flowers with wheat, other grain or grasses R. Theme of Parade S. Miscellaneous 1038 MINIATURE ARRANGEMENT (maximum of 4 1/2") A. Dried or Silk B. Fresh 1039 POTTED PLANTS A. Fern 1.true 2.asparagus 3. boston B. Cactus C. Begonia 1.one 2.collection-3 different plants in separate containers D. Coleus E. African Violet F. Succulents G. Any one potted plant in bloom H. Impatients, one I. Geranium, one J. Hanging Baskets 1.flowering
2.non-flowering K. Herbs L. House plant 1.flowering 2.non-flowering M. Arrangement of 3 or more growing plants in one container N. Philodendron 1.in soil 2.in water 3.fancy leafed 0. Miscellaneous 1040 WHEAT ARRANGEMENT