DIVISION I – FARM CROPS
Superintendent - John Swesey, 651-489-1471
Entry information for 2008 County Fair.
Entries accepted:
Monday, July 28, 4 - 9 PM
Tuesday, July 29, 9 AM - 1 PM
To save time on entry day, please pre-register by July 24. Your entry tags
will be ready to pick up in Bldg. B when you bring your exhibits. The number of articles of each variety in each lot MUST be
complied with.
VARIETY NAME MUST BE DESIGNATED ON EACH LOT ENTRY.
Exhibitors are limited to one entry per lot.
CLASS 1 — CORN (last year’s crop)
Lots below Premium Code B
- Yellow Hybrid, 80-89 days 10 ears
- Yellow Hybrid, 90-94 days 10 ears
- Yellow Hybrid, 95-99 days 10 ears
- Yellow Hybrid, 100-104 days 10 ears
- Yellow Hybrid, 105-115 days 10 ears
- Yellow corn, open pollinated, 10 ears
- Sweet corn, 10 ears
- Popcorn, 10 ears
- Shelled corn, 4 quarts
- Ornamental corn, 5 ears
- Not specified
CLASS 2 — GRAIN (4 quarts)
Lots below Premium Code B
- Spring Wheat
- Winter Wheat
- Oats, any variety
- Barley, any variety
- Rye, any variety
- Soybeans, early variety
- Soybeans, medium variety
- Soybeans, late variety
- Sunflowers, any variety
- Alfalfa, any variety
- Red clover, any variety
- Timothy, any variety
- Navy beans, any variety
- Flax, any variety
- Grain, not specified
CLASS 3 — GRAIN SHEAVES (this year’s grain)
Samples to be shown in sheaves of full length, tied tightly, measuring 3 inches across the bottom (diameter).
Lots below Premium Code B
- Wheat
- Barley
- Oats
- Any other variety
CLASS 4 — FORAGE (this year’s)
Samples shown cured, as for hay in small bale approximately 18 x 18 inches, loosely tied twice (similar to regular bale);
corn to contain no less than 8 stalks with ears intact.
Lots below Premium Code B
- Alfalfa
- Medium Red Clover
- Alsike Clover
- Brome grass
- Reed’s canary grass
- Sudan grass
- Timothy
- Red Top
- Millet
- Field Corn, roots off
- Sweet sorghum
- Forage, not specified
- Haylage, one gallon
- Soybeans, roots off, 4 inches in diameter at band
CLASS 5 — POTATOES
Each lot must contain 10 tubers of specified variety, uniform in size (Washing permitted, but do not blemish skin by scrubbing)
Lots below Premium Code B
- Cherokee
- Anoka
- Kennebec
- Norland
- Red Pontiac
- Norgold Russet
- Russet Burbank
- Superior
- Any other red
- Any other white
- Any other variety
CLASS 6 — CROP ART
Artistic Crop Art using seeds, stems, etc., in natural colors on supporting background and excluding paints and dyes of any kind.
(Framing optional but must appear finished over all). Maximum dimensions: 24 x 40 inches, 30 inches diameter. Bring 4 x 6 inch
card identifying materials used.
Lots below Premium Code A
- Crop Art – Ages 13 yrs. and over
- Crop Art – Ages 12 yrs. and under
GRAND CHAMPION - Any farm crop exhibit Ribbon & $5.00
RESERVE CHAMPION - Any farm crop exhibit - Ribbon Only
Premium Codes:
| Placing: |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
| A |
$4.00 |
$3.50 |
$3.00 |
$2.50 |
$2.00 |
$1.50 |
| B |
$3.00 |
$2.50 |
$2.00 |
$1.50 |
$1.00 |
$0.50 |
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