AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE Fruits & Vegetables Building E-5 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 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 ~ 1 ~
4-H & FFA AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT SCHEDULE Entry Deadline Thursday May 17 12:00 midnight (online only) Entries Received Wednesday July 11 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 7 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 $3.50 $3.00 $2.50 DIVISION 100 4-H AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE DIVISION 120 FFA AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE 1. Dried Fruit, any, 2. Sunflower 1 head 3. Organic Fruit or Vegetable, 100%, 4. Herb, fresh cut, 5. Herb, dried, 6. Fruit or Pod Vegetable, any, 7. Leafy or Stem Vegetable, 1 bunch, any, 8. Root, Bulb, Tuber or Vine Vegetable, any, 9. Vine Crop, any, 10. Heirloom, fruit or vegetable, 11. Fruit, any, 12. Nuts, in a shell, 13. Nuts, meat, 14. Any other fruit or vegetable, ~ 2 ~
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, JUNIOR & SENIOR AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT SCHEDULE Entry Deadline Thursday May 17 12:00 midnight (online only) Entries Received Wednesday July 18 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. -No release of Ag-Hort entries- Best Junior Produce sponsored by Modesto Jr College 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 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 DIVISION 140 GRADES K-2 DIVISION 141 GRADES 3-5 DIVISION 142 GRADES 6-8 DIVISION 143 GRADES 9-12 1. Fruits, any, 2. Vegetables, any, 3. Nuts, any, 4. Miscellaneous (sunflower, herbs, etc.), 5. Dried Fruit or Vegetable, 6. 6. Any other, LARGEST SPECIMEN 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, ~ 3 ~
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 $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 DIVISION 152 ROOT, BULB OR TUBER DIVISION 151 HEIRLOOM VEGETABLE 1. Any Heirloom, 7. Kohlrabi 8. Lettuce, leaf 9. Rhubarb 10. Spinach 11. Swiss Chard 12. Any other leafy or stem vegetable, 1. Beets, Garden 2. Carrots 3. Celery 4. Garlic 5. Onions, Stockton Red 6. Onions, Yellow Globe 7. Onions, any other variety, 8. Parsnips 9. Potatoes, Red Rose 10. Potatoes, Russet 11. Potatoes, White Rose 12. Potatoes, any other variety, 13. Radishes 14. Turnips 15. Sweet Potatoes 16. Any other root, bulb or tuber vegetable, DIVISION 153 FRUIT AND POD VEGETABLES 1. Beans, Blackeye 9. Peas, unshelled 2. Beans, Green Bush or String 3. Beans, any other, 4. Corn, sweet 5. Corn, dried, 6. Eggplant 7. Okra 8. Peas, edible, pod 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, 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, 23. Tomato, small, any other, 24. Any other vegetable, ~ 4 ~
DIVISION 154 VINE CROPS 1. Cucumber, Armenian 2. Cucumber, Slicing Green 3. Cucumber, Small Pickling 4. Cucumber, Large Pickling 5. Cucumber, any other, 6. Gourd 7. Melon, Cantaloupe 8. Melon, Casaba 9. Melon, Crenshaw 10. Melon, Honeydew 11. Melon, Muskmelon 12. Melon, any other, 13. Pumpkin, Jack-0-Latern DIVISION 155 APPLES DIVISION 156 APRICOTS DIVISION 157 BERRIES DIVISION 158 CITRUS FRUITS 1. Any variety, DIVISION 162 PEACHES FRUITS DIVISION 159 GRAPES 1. French Colombard 2. Thompson seedless 3. Any other grape variety, 1. Carson 2. Fay Elberta 3. Any other peach variety, DIVISION 166 DRIED FRUIT 1. Apricots 2. Cherries 3. Cranberries 4. Nectarines HERBS DIVISION 167 HERBS 1. Fresh cut, 2. Dried, NUTS DIVISION 169 NUTS DRIED FRUIT 1. Nuts in a shell, any variety, 2. Nuts, meat, any variety, 14. Pumpkin, any other, 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, 24. Squash, any other table size, 25. Watermelon, any, 26. Any other Vine Crop, DIVISION 160 MISC. FRUITS DIVISION 161 NECTARINES 1. Any variety, DIVISION 163 PEARS DIVISION 164 PLUMS DIVISION 165 PRUNES 1. Any variety, 5. Peaches 6. Prunes 7. Raisins 8. Any other Dried Fruit, ORGANIC PRODUCE DIVISION 168 ORGANIC PRODUCE 1. Fruit, 2. Vegetable, 3. Any other organic produce, DRY BEANS AND PEAS DIVISION 170 DRY BEANS & PEAS 1. Any variety, ~ 5 ~
MISCELLANEOUS AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE DIVISION 171 MISCELLANEOUS 1. Any other, (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, Enter online at www.stancofair.com SCARECROWS LIMIT: 1 entry per division/per exhibitor AMERICAN JUDGING CASH AWARDS DIVISION 7005 $20.00 $15.00 $10.00 DIVISION 7005 SCARECROWS EXHIBITOR CHOICE 1. 4-H Club 4. Grades 3-5 2. FFA Chapter 5. Grades 6-8 3. Preschool to 2 nd Grade 6. Grades 9-12 7. Adults 18 & over 8. Any other Group or Club WACKY AND WEIRD VEGETABLE LIMIT: 1 entry per division/per exhibitor SPONSORED BY Timm Lavelle Receive Wednesday July 18 th 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Special Awards Best of Show DANISH JUDGING CASH AWARDS DIVISION 7006 4 th $10.00 $8.00 $6.00 $5.00 Did you have something in your garden that grew oddly shaped or peculiar? Enter your weirdest looking vegetable, the stranger the better. All entries will be displayed at the fair. DIVISION 7006 ODD-LOOKING VEGETABLE 1. Homegrown odd or peculiar vegetable, any shape or size ~ 6 ~
STANISLAUS COUNTY FAIR 4-H/FFA OUTSTANDING EXHIBITOR The Outstanding Exhibitor Award is a competition open to any 4-H or FFA member in good standing with their club or chapter. Members will be judged on their participation at the Fair including market show, breeding/exhibition show and showmanship. Also on the condition of their animals, exhibits and their knowledge of their project. Separate awards are available for Beef, Cavy, Dairy, Dairy Goat, Dog, Horse, Meat Goat, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, Swine, Ag Horticulture, Ag Mechanics and Ornamental Horticulture Outstanding Exhibitors must enter online by Thursday, May 17 th, 2018 No late entries will be accepted Instructions Please read all sections of this packet. Submit SEPARATE AND SPECIFIC information for each species. Place all items in a folder and turn in to the Livestock Office. Record Books for 4-H Exhibitors are not required to be turned in to the Livestock office, but MUST be brought to the scheduled interview and can be picked up in the Livestock Office after the completion of judging. MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM ON FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2018: 1) Form A Application 2) A two-page story including how and why the project was started, how it is financed, problems encountered and resolved, size and scope of project and any future plans they may have for their projects. 3) Form B-Leave this section blank and turn back in with application. A 4-H/FFA or Fair representative will do all calculations of placing records for placing points. Page 1-Competition completed Page 2-Interview (A presentation/display is encouraged) IF ALL OF THE REQUIRED INFORMATION IS NOT SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED BY THE DEADLINE AS STATED, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2018, THE EXHIBITOR IS DISQUALIFIED AND WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED FOR AN INTERVIEW FOR OUTSTANDING EXHIBITOR ENTRY For complete rules and application forms please visit the fair website www.stancofair.com or contact the Livestock Office at (209) 632-2557 or livestock@stancofair.com ~ 7 ~