Sr. Department No. 14 – Horticulture and Floriculture
DEPARTMENT NO. 14 – SENIOR FAIR
HORTICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE
Co-Chair: Peg Snider & Taundra Householder
Judging: Monday at 9:00 am.
SCARECROW CONTEST
Judging: Monday
2019 Scarecrow Theme is “Country Folk”
SCARECROW CONTEST RULES:
All exhibitors must be a resident of Perry County and have a membership ticket or season ticket.
Entries must be delivered to the Homemaking Building between noon and 6 pm Sunday before the fair.
The entry must be freestanding.
The height of each entry must not exceed 6′ or below 3′, the width must not exceed 6′.
NOTE: Scarecrow should be lovable, mischievous and humorous, not frightening. (Witch or monster faces on scarecrows will be disqualified.) Fair will provide wooden stands for scarecrows.
HORTICULTURE & FLORICULTURE RULES:
1. All exhibitors must be a resident of Perry County and have a membership ticket or season ticket.
2. Exhibitors in Perry County must grow all exhibits during the current growing season.
3. Entries must be delivered to the Homemaking Building between noon to 6 pm. Sunday before the fair.
4. For vegetables and fruit displays, will furnish regulation size paper plates.
5. One entry will be permitted in each class per exhibitor.
6. It is up to the judge to decide if the entries are worthy of placing.
Premiums: 1st – $3; 2nd – $2; 3rd – $1
Premiums and entries may be picked up Sunday after the fair between 11 am – 3 pm.
***NOTE*** Judging standards: The produce will be judged for color, texture, uniform size, marketability and freedom of blemishes.
APPLE (5 specimen per plate)
Class 1 – Any variety
BEAN (dozen specimens per plate)
Class 2 – Green pod
Class 3 – Yellow pod
Class 4 – Other variety (pole, half runner)
Class 5 – Lima, regular
Class 6 – Lima, small
BEET (5 specimens per plate)
Class 7 – Any variety
BLACKBERRY (6 specimens per plate)
Class 8 – Any variety
BLUEBERRY (6 specimens per plate)
Class 9 – Any variety
BROCCOLI (2 heads per plate)
Class 10 – Any variety
CABBAGE (1 head per plate)
Class 11 – Small head (under 5.99 lbs)
Class 12 – Large head (over 6 lbs)
Class 13 – Red (any size)
CARROTS (6 specimens without tops per plate)
Class 14 – Any variety
CAULIFLOWER (1 head per plate)
Class 15 – Any variety
CORN – (sweet) (3 ears per plate)
Class 16 – Yellow
Class 17 – White
Class 18 – Bi-color
CUCUMBER (3 specimens per plate)
Class 19 – Slicing
Class 20 – Pickling
Class 21 – Gherkin (pickling)
EGGPLANT (2 specimens per plate)
Class 22 – Oval
Class 23 – Elongated
GARLIC (3 bulbs per plate)
Class 24 – Any variety
HERBS (3 stems per plate of the same variety)
Class 25 – Any variety
HONEY (2 containers per entry)
Class 26 – Any variety
KOHLRABI (2 specimens per plate)
Class 27 – Any variety
MAPLE SYRUP (2 containers per entry)
Class 28 – Maple syrup
ONION (4 specimens per plate)
Class 29 – Green
Class 30 – Red
Class 31 – White
Class 32 – Yellow
PEA (dozen pods per plate)
Class 33 – Edible pod variety
Class 34 – Shelled pod variety
PEACH (3 specimens per plate)
Class 35 – Any variety
PEARS (3 specimens per plate)
Class 36 – Any variety
PEPPER (3 specimens per plate)
Class 37 – Bell
Class 38 – Sweet non-bell
Class 39 – Hot
PLUM (3 specimens per plate)
Class 40 – Any variety
POTATO (3 specimens per plate)
Class 41 – Red
Class 42 – White
Class 43 – Sweet
Class 44 – Any other
RASPBERRY (6 specimens per plate)
Class 45 – Red
Class 46 – Black
RHUBARB (3 6″-8″ stocks per plate)
Class 47 – Any variety
STRAWBERRY (6 specimens per plate)
Class 48 – Any variety
SQUASH (2 specimens per plate)
Class 49 – Yellow summer
Class 50 – Zucchini (small slicing)
Class 51 – Zucchini (large bread)
Class 52 – Winter (any variety)
TOMATO (4 specimens per plate)
Class 53 – Cherry or grape
Class 54 – Red
Class 55 – Roma or Italian
Class 56 – Yellow
TURNIP (4 specimens per plate)
Class 57 – Any variety
CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS
Class 58 – Best arranged display of six or more fresh vegetables. Each exhibitor will be allowed up to one (1) sq. yd. of space if needed.
Class 59 – most original object formed or created with the use of six or more fruits and/or vegetables grown or harvested by exhibitor.
Class 60 – Largest potato by weight
Class 61 – largest fresh cabbage by weight trimmed for market. Frozen will be disqualified.
Class 62 – “Quirks of nature” odd or freak fruit or vegetable
Class 63 – House plant
Class 64 – Herb Collection planter (3 or more)
Class 65 – Potted plant outside
Class 66 – Potted Fairy Garden
Class 67 – Hanging basket
FLOWERS – Single Bloom
Class 68 – Rose
Class 69 – Gladiolas
Class 70 – Dahila
Class 71 – Marigold
Class 72 – Sunflower
Class 73 – Zinnia
Class 74 – Misc. Flower
ARRANGEMENT
Class 75 – Cut flowers
Class 76 – Dried flowers
(This will be decided by appearance – Judge’s decision)
PREMIUMS: 1st – $3; 2nd – $2; 3rd – $1