EIGHTH DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS Steve Martin, Superintendent Carl M. Schmid, Jr., Assistant Superintendent Terry Ewing, Tracy Hamilton, Rosie Troutman, and Stan Bahmer Assistants Wines : Tonya Dupont, Diane Kinney, Kathy Martin, and Daisy Shamp Competition open to Wayne County and Adjoining Counties (Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark and Summit) All Products must be grown during 2018 except as noted. All exhibits in this department must be grown by exhibitor, or entry will be disqualified. NO DOUBLE ENTRIES PERMITTED, PER EACH CLASS! ALL ENTRIES MUST BE IN THE HANDS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT BY 8:00 P.M. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 The Ag-Hort Building will be open for the delivery of entries at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, September 7 All exhibits must remain in place until Friday morning following the fair. The Ag-Hort Building will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Friday, September 14 for the pickup of exhibits and premium checks. Exhibitors must write name of variety or kind on each entry tag so the public can identify exhibit,or premiums will be withheld. Entries open July 23 - Entries close August 4, 2018, except where otherwise noted. Section No. 40 GRAIN All small grain and seeds, ie. wheat, barley, clover seeds, etc., must be in glass gallon jars with screw top, 3/4 full. WHEAT: 1. Hopewell 5. Honey 2. Dynasty 6. Clark 3. Freedom 7. Patton 4. Glory 8. Any other named variety OATS: 9. Chairman 13. Burton 10. Ogle 14. Armor 11. Porter 15. Any other named variety 12. Noble BARLEY: 16. Bowers 18. Any other named variety 17. Pennrad RYE: 19. Any named variety SPELT: (Speltz) 20. Any named variety 21. Buckwheat HYBRID CORN Any corn showing damage of any kind will be disqualified. All corn must have variety on entry tag to qualify for Premium. Entries consist of 6 ears. Section No. 41 2017 CORN 1. Pioneer 6. Golden Harvest 2. DeKalb 7. Croplan 3. Seed Consultants 8. Garst 4. Syngenta 9. Doeblers 5. Mycogen 10. Any other named variety GRAND CHAMPION CORN Only first premiums eligible $4.00 and Ribbon 43
11. Shelled Field Corn Quart Jar 3/4 Full 12. White Popcorn 6 ears 13. Yellow Popcorn 6 ears 14. Strawberry Popcorn - 6 ears 15. Shelled White Popcorn Quart Jar 3/4 Full 16. Shelled Yellow Popcorn Quart Jar 3/4 Full 17. Ornamental Corn - 6 ears 18. Largest Ear of field corn grown in 2017 (Total Kernals 19. 2018 Corn Commercial Growers Display-Each exhibit shall consist of not less than five (5) varieties but not more than ten (10) varieties. Each variety shall have 6 ears, each variety clearly labeled. New corn only. Section No. 42 2018 CORN 41. Pioneer 47. Mycogen 42. DeKalb 48. Golden Harvest 43. Seed Consultants 49. Croplan 44. Stine 50. Garst 45. Syngenta/ NK 51. Doeblers 46. Agri Gold 52. Any other named variety GRAND CHAMPION CORN Only first premiums eligible $4.00 and Ribbon 53. Shelled Field Corn Quart Jar 3/4 Full with holes in lid 54. White Popcorn 6 ears 55. Yellow Popcorn 6 ears 56. Strawberry popcorn - 6 ears 57. Shelled White Popcorn - Quart Jar 3/4 Full 58. Shelled Yellow Popcorn - Quart Jar 3/4 Full 59. Tallest stalk of corn (from ground level) 60. Ornamental Corn - 6 ears Section No. 43 2017 & 2018 SEEDS All small grain and seeds, ie. wheat, barley, clover seeds, etc. must be in glass gallon jars with screw top, 3/4 full. 1. Timothy 8. Agra-Tech Soybeans 2. Clover 9. Any other named variety Soybeans 3. Alfalfa 10. Stalk of Soybeans with most pods (pods to be 4. Croplan pulled off as counted) 5. Stine 11. Asgrow Soybeans 6. Dina Grow 12 Syngenta/NK 7. Pioneer Soybeans Section No. 44 BALED HAY Exhibit to consist of two baled (2) slices (tied). ALFALFA: 1. 90% or more 2. 75% or more CLOVER: 3. 75% or more MIXED: 4. Heavy mixed (75% or more legumes) 6. Light mixed (less than 75% legumes) 5. 90% or more grass GRAND CHAMPION HAY Only first premiums eligible $4.00 and Ribbon 44
VEGETABLES except where otherwise noted. Section No. 45 POTATOES 1/2-peck Basket or 5 pound equivalent basket 1. Irish Cobbler 7. Kennebec 2. Russet 8. Yukon Gold 3. Katahdin 9. Sweet Potatoes 4. Norland 10. Any other named variety 5. Red Pontiac 11. Largest Potato by weight 6. La-Sota 12. Sweet Potato by weight GRAND CHAMPION POTATO Only first premiums eligible, excluding entry Nos. 11 & 12 $4.00 and Ribbon Section No. 46 OTHER VEGETABLES Vegetables to be topped and variety written on entry tag. 1. Yellow Sweet Corn, 6 ears 36. Hot Banana Peppers 2. White Sweet Corn, 6 ears (plate of 5) 3. Bicolor Sweet Corn, 6 ears 37. Jalapeño Peppers (plate of 5) 4. Round Cabbage, 1 head 38. Bell Peppers - large sweet (plate of 5) 5. Flat Cabbage, 1 head 39. Cherry Peppers (plate of 5) 6. Red Cabbage, 1 head 40. Habanero Peppers (plate of 5) 7. Table Beets (plate of 5) 41. Peppers - large, 5 different colors, same variety 8. Bermuda Onions, topped (plate of 5) 42. Peppers - any other named variety, large or small 9. Bottle Onions, topped (plate of 5) (plate of 5) 10. White Onions, topped (plate of 5) 43. Table Carrots (plate of 5) 11. Yellow Onions, topped (plate of 5) 44. Navy Beans - shelled (1 pint) 12. Red Onions, topped (plate of 5) 45. Pinto Beans (1 pint) 13. Beefsteak Tomatoes (plate of 5) 46. Kidney Beans (1 pint) 14. Big Boy Tomatoes (plate of 5) 47. Lima Beans - pods (1 quart) 15. Roma Tomatoes (plate of 5) 48. Baby Limas - pods (1 quart) 16. Red Tomatoes, any other named variety 49. Green Beans (1 quart) (plate of 5) 50. Any other named variety beans - pods (1 quart) 17. Yellow Tomatoes (plate of 5) 51. Canning Pickles - under 4" (plate of 5) 18. Red Cherry/Pear/Grape Tomatoes (1 qt.) 52. Cucumbers (plate of 3) 19. Yellow Cherry/Pear Tomatoes (1 qt.) 53. Eggplant, 1 20. Largest tomato by weight 54. Okra Pods (plate of 5) 21. Acorn Squash, 3 55. Largest Sunflower Head 22. Cream or White Acorn Squash, 3 56. Rhubarb (plate of 5 stalks) 23. Butternut Squash, 3 57. Freaks of Nature - Garden or Other Crops 24. Largest Blue Hubbard Squash Must Name Variety 25. Squash, 3 (3 varieties) (3 entries allowed for this class) 26. Zucchini, Green, 3 58. Any other named variety of vegetable. 27. Zucchini, Yellow,3 Any vegetable that is listed in the premium book 28. Yellow Summer Squash,3 cannot be entered into this class. (No pepper- 29. Jack Bell-miniature pumpkins (plate of 5) tomatoes) (3 entries allowed for this class) 30. Pie Pumpkin, 3 59. Decorated Bushel Basket containing 6-10 different 31. Pumpkin,any other variety,3 fruits & vegetables (each pumpkin 20lbs. or less) 60. Gourds Best Bird House(1) 32. Largest Zucchini by measurement (nondecorated, fresh or dried) 33. Largest Squash by measurement-soft stem 61. Gourds: Best Decorated (1) No previous years entries 34. Largest Pumpkin by measurement-hard stem 62. Any variety Gourd (2) small same variety 35. Largest Pumpkin by measurement soft stem 63. Any variet Gourd (2) large same variety Must be unloaded Thursday Sept.6,at 6pm 64. Tallest sunflower (no head, leaves or dirt balls) Must pick up Friday,Sept. 14, at 1p.m. 65. Most original scarecrow And be on a standard four way pallet. 66. Garlic : Any variety (plate of 3) 45
FRUITS & EGGS No double entries permitted, per each class. One wormy fruit in a plate disqualifies the entry. FRUITS Section No. 47 APPLES Plate of five (5) apples including stems 1. Red Delicious 8. Rome 2. Yellow Delicious 9. Crab 3. Gala 10. Summer Rambo 4. Cortland 11. McIntosh 5. Jonathan 12. Mutsu 6. Honey Crisp 13. Any other named variety 7. Melrose GRAND CHAMPION APPLE Only first premiums eligible $4.00 and Ribbon Section No. 48 GRAPES One bunch per plate. 1. Alden 6. Delaware 2. Concord 7. Seyve Villard 5276 3. Golden Muscat 8. Venus 4. Steuben 9. Any other named variety - Two entries allowed 5. Canadice for this class (must be different varieties) Section No. 49 OTHER FRUIT 1. Best plate of Peaches (5) 5. Muskmelon, 1 2. Best plate of Pears (5) 6. Watermelon, round, 1 3. Best plate of Plums (5) 7. Watermelon, elongated, 1 4. Honeydew Melon, 1 8. Largest Watermelon Section No. 50 EGGS (Chicken) Eggs should be clean, uniform color and weight for class entered. Card board carton preferred. 1. Small White Eggs (doz.) 4. Medium White (doz.) 7. Large White (doz.) 10. Jumbo White (doz.) 2. Small Brown Eggs (doz.) 5. Medium Brown (doz.) 8. Large Brown (doz.) 11. Jumbo Brown (doz.) 3. Small Natural Eggs (doz.) 6. Medium Natural (doz.) 9. Large Natural (doz.) 12. Jumbo Natural (doz.) HONEY & WINES All entries will be delivered and displayed in the Grange Rotunda Section No. 51 HONEY Deliver entries to Grange Rotunda Friday, Sept. 7 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Judging Friday, Sept. 7 at 8:00 p.m. Pick up honey Friday, Sept. 14 from 8:00 to 12:00 noon. Questions, call Tom Oakes at 330-465-9832. Rules: 1. Only one entry per class per exhibitor. 2. Honey to have been produced not earlier than previous year. 3. All products entered shall be the property of and have been produced by the exhibitor. 4. Display consists of three 1 lb. jars (Queenline or Gamber - Glass only - No Mason Jars). 5. All Comb honey frames and Extracting honey frames must be displayed in a clear bee-proof container 46
Display consists of 3 1 lb. Jars (Queenline or Gamber, Glass Only No Mason Jars) 1. White 6. Comb Honey 1 shallow or medium for cutting 2. Light Amber 7. Cut Comb 3 boxes 3. Amber 8. Extracting Honey any standard size frame 4. Dark 9. Beeswax 1 piece (1 lb. minimum) 5. Comb Honey 3 sections 10. Best Display of Bees and their activity Section No. 52 AMATEUR WINE COMPETITION OPEN TO WAYNE COUNTY & ADJOINING COUNTIES (ASHLAND, HOLMES, MEDINA, STARK & SUMMIT) Deliver wine to the Grange Rotunda Saturday, Sept 8, 2018, from 10 a.m. 12 noon. An Educational Open-to-the-Public Judging will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 1:00 p.m. Rules: 1. Exhibitors must be 21 years of age or older. 2. Wines may be made from grapes, other fruit, berries, vegetables, other suitable ingredients, or blends of these. Kits will be allowed. 3. Ingredients may be fresh, dried, canned, concentrated or otherwise preserved. 4. Wines should be Amateur-Homemade by the process of fermentation and must not be blended with commercial wines. 5. Wines appropriate for fortification may be fortified with suitable commercial spirits. 6. Only one bottle may be entered in each class per exhibitor. 7. Exhibits should be submitted in clear or colored smooth glass bottles of approximately 750 ml. 8. Bottles should have nearly straight sides and a top which can be removed without tools, except for a corkscrew. 9. Bottles should be filled within 1" of the fully installed top or cork and must not be overfilled. 10. Wines should be clear and free of flotation particles (not cloudy). 11. Table wine should be free of effervescence. 12. Any wine considered to be unfit will not be judged. 13. Bottles for judging cannot be labeled with vineyard or producer names. 14. Bottles must be labeled with variety of grape used for classes 1-5 & 7. Bottles must be labeled with type of fruit used for non-grape classes 5-7. 15. After judging, contents of bottle will be discarded and bottle will be left for display. If a ribbon is awarded it must be left on bottle. 16. All wine entered in this Department must be made by the exhibitor named. 17. Premium checks will be available for pickup Friday, Sept. 14 at 7:30am till noon in Ag Hort building. Unclaimed checks will be mailed after the fair. Best of Show Rosette & $5.00 Reserve Best of Show Rosette & $5.00 Wines 1. RED DRY GRAPE Obviously red, blue, or purple of suitable alcohol content for dinner table use. (Up to 14% Alcohol by Volume) 2. WHITE DRY GRAPE Obviously white or golden, with no tinge of pink, brown, or gray, suitable taste and alcohol content for dinner table use. ( Up to 14% Alcohol by Volume) 3. RED SWEET GRAPE Obviously red, blue, or purple, with heavier body and flavor and suitable alcohol content for dinner table use. (up to 14% Alcohol by Volume) 4. WHITE SWEET GRAPE Obviously white or golden,with no tinge of pink, brown,or gray, suitable taste and alcohol content for dinner table use. (up to 14% Alcohol by Volume) 5. ROSE Grape: May be any fruit, berry, or grape with suitable taste and alcohol content for dinner table use. (up to 14% Alcohol by Volume) 6. Other (Fruit Wines, Honey/Mead etc.): (up to 14% Alcohol by Volume) 7. Fotified /Dessert Wines (dry or sweet, i.e. Ice Wine/Sherry/Port Style): May be any fruit,berry or grape (less than 21% Alcohol by Volume) 47