AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE Fruits & Vegetables Building E-1 BRENDA TRANTHAM, Superintendent The quality desired in agricultural and horticulture exhibits is the quality that brings the best financial return in the commercial market. Exhibits must be at the stage of ripeness required by Section 42513 of the California Food and Agricultural Code to be considered for an award. SECTION 42513: Mature the stage of ripeness which will insure the completion of the ripening process to a degree, which will insure palatability, after the removal of the product from the tree, plant or vine. SECTION 42515: Over ripe means having an advanced state or maturity, which causes the product to be undesirable for human consumption in a fresh state. RULES FOR AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE 1. Enter online at the fair s website www.stancofair.com If an Exhibitor submits their entries using the Fair s paper entry form, a $4.00 processing fee will apply. 2. Entries must have been grown by the exhibitors within the last year. 3. In order to be eligible for any award, the specific variety of a product and the stage of ripeness must be adequately and correctly labeled before the receiving date for entries. 4. Substitutions may be made within divisions only, from one class to another. 5. Open to residents of Stanislaus County and Merced County north of the Merced River, served by the Turlock Irrigation District. 6. All state and local rules apply. 1. To enter in "any other" class, there must not be a specific class previously listed for that item. 8. NOTE: All Ag Hort entries become property of the Stanislaus County Fair and will be disposed of unless prior written arrangements have been made with the Ag Hort Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent. Entries available for pickup through prior authorization from the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent must be non-perishable. VEGETABLES & QUANTITY FOR VEGETABLES & QUANTITY FOR FRUITS DISPLAY FRUITS DISPLAY Apples 3 specimens Nectarines 3 specimens Apricots 3 specimens Nuts 1 cup Beans 5 pods Okra 3 specimens Beans, dried 1 cup Onions, red & yellow 2 specimens Beets 3 specimens Onions, green 3 specimens Berries 20 specimens Parsnips 3 specimens Broccoli 1 head Peas, edible pod 6 pods Brussel Sprouts 5 heads Peas, unshelled 6 pods Cabbage 1 head Peaches 3 specimens Carrots 3 specimens Pears 3 specimens Cauliflower 1 head Peppers 3 specimens Celery 1 bunch Plums 3 specimens Chinese Cabbage 1 head Prunes 3 specimens Citrus Fruits 3 specimens Potatoes 3 specimens Corn 3 ears Pumpkin, small 3 specimens Cucumbers, Dill 3 specimens Pumpkin, large 1 specimen Cucumbers, Slicing 3 specimens Radishes 5 specimens Cucumbers, Pickling 5 specimens Rhubarb 3 stalks Dill 2 heads Seed, field/garden 1 cup Dried Fruit 1 cup Spinach 1 plant Eggplant 1 specimen Squash, summer 3 specimens Figs 3 specimens Squash, winter 1 specimen Fruit, any other 3 specimens Sunflower 1 head Garlic 3 specimens Sweet Potatoes 2 specimens Grapes 2 bunches Swiss Chard 6 leaves Gourds, small 3 specimens Tomatoes, small 10 specimens Gourds, large 1 specimen Tomatoes, large 3 specimens Herbs 1 bunch, 3 stems Turnips 3 specimens Kale 1 plant Vegetable, any other leafy or stem 1 bunch Kohlrabi 2 specimens Vegetable, any other root, bulb, tuber 3 specimens Lettuce, leaf 1 plant Watermelon 1 specimen Melons 1 specimen
4H & FFA AGRICULTURE - HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT SCHEDULE Entry Deadline Thursday May 18 12:00 midnight (online only) Entries Received Wednesday July 12 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. -No release of Ag-Hort entries- PERFECTION AWARDS Ribbons will be presented to the exhibitors of Agriculture-Horticulture entries, which, in the opinion of the judges, approach the recognized standards of perfection in the respective varieties, demonstrating that the products are of superlative cultural practices. 4-H MEDALS OF MERIT The overall sweepstakes winner earning the highest total points in Agriculture Horticulture. Sweepstakes points are earned as follows: 1st = 5 points, 2nd = 3 points, 3rd = 1 point. OUTSTANDING AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE EXHIBIT 4-H sponsored by Hughson 4-H FFA sponsored by Burchell Nursery 4-H & FFA OUTSTANDING AG HORT EXHIBITOR Please Refer to Page 175 4-H & FFA AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE LIMIT: 50 total entries, no more than 2 entries per variety, each entry listed separately Entry Fees for Divisions 100 through 130: $1.00 per entry DANISH JUDGING CASH AWARDS DIVISIONS 100 to 130 1 st 2 nd 3 rd $3.50 $3.00 $2.50 DIVISION 100 4-H AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE DIVISION 120 FFA AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE 1. Dried Fruit, any, specify 2. Sunflower 1 head 3. Organic Fruit or Vegetable, 100%, specify 4. Herb, fresh cut, specify 5. Herb, dried, specify 6. Fruit or Pod Vegetable, any, specify 7. Leafy or Stem Vegetable, 1 bunch, any, specify 8. Root, Bulb, Tuber or Vine Vegetable, any, specify 9. Vine Crop, any, specify 10. Heirloom, fruit or vegetable, specify 11. Fruit, any, specify 12. Nuts, in a shell, specify 13. Nuts, meat, specify 14. Any other fruit or vegetable, specify
DIVISION 110 4-H LARGEST SPECIMEN DIVISION 130 FFA LARGEST SPECIMEN 1. Cucumber 2. Onion 3. Potato 4. Squash 5. Sunflower head 6. Tomato 7. Any other, specify JUNIOR & SENIOR AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT SCHEDULE Entry Deadline Thursday May 18 12:00 midnight (online only) Entries Received Wednesday July 19 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. -No release of Ag-Hort entries- Best Junior Produce sponsored by Modesto Jr Collage SCARECROW DIVISIONS SEE SPECIAL CONTEST PAGE 18 JUNIOR AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE LIMIT: A total of 30 entries, 2 per variety for the following divisions, each entry listed separately Entry Fees for Division 140 through 147: $.50 per entry DANISH JUDGING CASH AWARDS DIVISIONS 140 to 147 1 st 2 nd 3 rd Grades K-2 $2.50 $2.25 $2.00 Grades 3-5 $2.75 $2.50 $2.25 Grades 6-8 $3.00 $2.75 $2.50 Grades 9-12 $3.25 $3.00 $2.75 FRESH PRODUCE LARGEST SPECIMEN DIVISION 140 GRADES K-2 DIVISION 141 GRADES 3-5 DIVISION 142 GRADES 6-8 DIVISION 143 GRADES 9-12 1. Fruits, any, specify 2. Vegetables, any, specify 3. Nuts, any, specify 4. Miscellaneous (sunflower, herbs, etc.), specify 5. Dried Fruit or Vegetable, specify 6. Any other, specify DIVISION 144 GRADES K-2 DIVISION 145 GRADES 3-5 DIVISION 146 GRADES 6-8 DIVISION 147 GRADES 9-12 Entries in this division may not be entered in any other division or class in this department 1. Cucumber 2. Onion 3. Potato 4. Squash 5. Sunflower head 6. Tomato 7. Any other, specify
SENIOR AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE LIMIT: A total of 30 entries, 2 per variety for the following divisions, each entry listed separately Entry Fees for Divisions 150 through 172: $2.00 per entry AMERICAN JUDGING CASH AWARDS DIVISIONS 150 TO 172 1 st 2 nd 3 rd $5.00 $4.50 $4.00 SENIOR VEGETABLES DIVISION 150 LEAFY and STEM VEGETABLES 1. Broccoli 2. Brussel Sprouts 3. Cabbage 4. Cauliflower 5. Chinese Cabbage 6. Kale 7. Kohlrabi 8. Lettuce, leaf 9. Rhubarb 10. Spinach 11. Swiss Chard 12. Any other leafy or stem vegetable, specify DIVISION 151 HEIRLOOM VEGETABLE 1. Any Heirloom, specify DIVISION 152 ROOT, BULB OR TUBER 1. Beets, Garden 2. Carrots 3. Celery 4. Garlic 5. Onions, Stockton Red 6. Onions, Yellow Globe 7. Onions, any other variety, specify 8. Parsnips 9. Potatoes, Red Rose 10. Potatoes, Russet 11. Potatoes, White Rose 12. Potatoes, any other variety, specify 13. Radishes 14. Turnips 15. Sweet Potatoes 16. Any other root, bulb or tuber vegetable, specify Did you know The elevators in the Statue of Liberty use a soybean-based hydraulic fluid.
DIVISION 153 FRUIT AND POD VEGETABLES 1. Beans, Blackeye 2. Beans, Green Bush or String 3. Beans, any other, specify 4. Corn, sweet 5. Corn, dried, specify 6. Eggplant 7. Okra 8. Peas, edible, pod 9. Peas, unshelled 10. Pepper, Bell 11. Pepper, Anaheim 12. Pepper, Chili, large 13. Pepper, Chili, small 14. Pepper, Fresno Chili 15. Pepper, Jalapeno 16. Pepper, any other, specify 17. Tomato, Ace 18. Tomato, Beefsteak 19. Tomato, Better Boy 20. Tomato, Cherry Red, cluster type 21. Tomato, Early Girl 22. Tomato, large, any other, specify 23. Tomato, small, any other, specify 24. Any other vegetable, specify DIVISION 154 VINE CROPS 1. Cucumber, Armenian 2. Cucumber, Slicing Green 3. Cucumber, Small Pickling 4. Cucumber, Large Pickling 5. Cucumber, any other, specify 6. Gourd 7. Melon, Cantaloupe 8. Melon, Casaba 9. Melon, Crenshaw 10. Melon, Honeydew 11. Melon, Muskmelon 12. Melon, any other, specify 13. Pumpkin, Jack-0-Latern 14. Pumpkin, any other, specify 15. Squash, Acorn 16. Squash, Butternut, mature 17. Squash, Scallop, mature 18. Squash, Scallop, table size 19. Squash, Yellow Crookneck, mature 20. Squash, Yellow Crookneck, table size 21. Squash, Zucchini, mature 22. Squash, Zucchini, table size 23. Squash, any other mature, specify 24. Squash, any other table size, specify 25. Watermelon, any, specify 26. Any other Vine Crop, specify FRUITS DIVISION 155 APPLES DIVISION 156 APRICOTS DIVISION 157 BERRIES DIVISION 158 CITRUS FRUITS DIVISION 159 GRAPES 1. French Colombard 2. Thompson seedless 3. Any other grape variety, specify DIVISION 160 MISCELLANEOUS FRUITS DIVISION 161 NECTARINES
DIVISION 162 PEACHES 1. Carson 2. Fay Elberta 3. Any other peach variety, specify DIVISION 163 PEARS DIVISION 164 PLUMS DIVISION 165 PRUNES DRIED FRUIT DIVISION 166 DRIED FRUIT 1. Apricots 2. Cherries 3. Cranberries 4. Nectarines 5. Peaches 6. Prunes 7. Raisins 8. Any other Dried Fruit, specify HERBS DIVISION 167 HERBS 1. Fresh cut, specify 2. Dried, specify ORGANIC PRODUCE DIVISION 168 ORGANIC PRODUCE 1. Fruit, specify 2. Vegetable, specify 3. Any other organic produce, specify NUTS DIVISION 169 NUTS 1. Nuts in a shell, any variety, specify 2. Nuts, meat, any variety, specify DRY BEANS AND PEAS DIVISION 170 DRY BEANS & PEAS MISCELLANEOUS AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE DIVISION 171 MISCELLANEOUS 1. Any other, specify (sunflower, etc.) LARGEST SPECIMEN Entries in this division may not be entered in any other division or class in this department DIVISION 172 LARGEST SPECIMEN 1. Cucumber 2. Melon 3. Onion 4. Potato 5. Squash 6. Sunflower head 7. Tomato 8. Any other, specify