DEPARTMENT 13 OPEN CLASSES
SECTION 1 OPEN CLASSES - VEGETABLES
- Exhibits accepted on Saturday 12:00 noon to 5:00, Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00
- Items cannot be picked up until 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 7
- Exhibitors must stay until all items are checked in.
- Winners may turn in placement stickers for ribbons at fair office.
1. In selecting vegetables for exhibition, choose such specimens that would bring the highest market price. Do not select the largest; select medium size specimen. If at all possible, do not mix varieties.
2. The following factors are generally used by an expert vegetable judge:
a. Trueness to variety type. If at all possible, pick the specimen from one variety.
b. Uniformity in shape, size and color.
c. Be sure to pick out a perfect specimen, then select the others as similar to it as possible. Never mix specimens of different maturity.
d. Protect from dirt, disease, infection and mechanical damage. Select specimens that are perfect and show no blemishes of any kind.
e. Condition and maturity. Be sure that exhibits are of high quality.
f. Potatoes should not be washed. Remove soil using a soft cloth or brush.
g. Tomatoes should have stems removed. Carrots, beets, etc. should have tops (leaves) removed from vegetables leaving about (2) two inches of stems.
3. Read premium materials, carefully following all rules and regulations. If an entry calls for five specimens, be sure to exhibit that number; do not enter four or six. In any instance, your exhibits will be disqualified if the correct number of specimens is not entered.
CLASS PREMIUMS
01 Broccoli – 1 large head, no leaves $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $1.50
02 Brussel Sprouts – 1 Pint
03 Eggplant – 1 specimens
04 Horseradish – 3 roots (1” min. dia.)
05 Kale – 1 plant in soil
06 Kohlrabi – 1 specimen
07 Okra – 5 specimens
08 Parsnips – 5 specimens, tops off
09 Turnips – 5 specimens
Beans – Dry Shelled (1 Pint)
10 Edible Soybeans
11 Horticultural
12 Kidney
13 Lima
14 Marrowfat
15 Pea or Navy
16 Black Eye Peas
17 Other
Beans – Green Shelled (1 pint)
18 Edible Soybean
19 Horticultural
20 Large Seeded Limas
21 Small Seeded Limas
22 Other
Beans – Horticultural (1 pint)
23 Bush Types
24 Pole types
Beans – Limas
25 Large Seeded
26 Pole Limas
27 Small Seeded
28 Other
Beans – Snap, Bush types (1 pint)
29 Flat green pods
30 Flax wax pods
31 Round green pods
32 Round wax pods
33 Other
Beans- Snap, pole types (12 specimens)
34 Flat green pods
35 Round green pods
36 Round yellow pods
37 Flat yellow pods
38 Other
Beets – 5 specimens, topped
39 Globe shaped
40 Half long
41 Long Lutz types
42 Mangles
43 Other
Cabbage – 1 head
44 Chinese types
45 Early pointed
46 Domestic round
47 Flat types
48 Red types
49 Savoy types
50 Other
Carrots – 5 roots, topped
51 Half Long (pointed)
52 Half Long (stump rooted)
53 Long
54 Other
Cauliflower – 1 head
55 Purple types
56 White types
57 Cheddar
58 Other
Celery – 1 plant in soil
59 Green types (Fordhook Pascal)
60 Yellow types (Fordhook Pascal)
Sweet Corn – 6 ears
61 White hybrids
62 Yellow hybrids
63 Bi-Color
64 Other types
Cucumbers
65 Pickling (under 3”) 10 specimens
66 Pickles (3” to 5”) 5 specimens
67 Slicing (over 5”) 5 specimens
68 Other
Endive – 1 plant in soil
69 Broad Leaved
70 Green curled
Lettuce – 1 plant in soil
71 Butter head types
72 Crisp head types
73 Leaf types
74 Other
Muskmelons (Cantaloupes) – 1 specimen
75 Large types (6” or more)
76 Small types
77 Honeydew
78 Other
Onions (bulbing) – 4 specimens
79 Bottle
80 Red flat
81 Red globe
82 Shallots
83 Sweet Spanish type
84 White Flat
85 White globe
86 Yellow flat
87 Yellow globe
88 Green bunching
89 Other
Onions (sets) – 1 pint, mature for storage
90 Multiplier
91 Red
92 White
93 Yellow sets
94 Other
Parsley – 5 bunches in water
95 Curled type
96 Plain type
Peas – 1 pint
97 Green shelled
98 Pods
99 Other
Peppers – Hot
100 Cayenne – 5 specimens
101 Chili – 5 specimens
102 Habanero – 5 specimens
103 Hungarian Wax
104 Jalapeno
105 Thai
106 Other
Peppers – Pimento, 5 specimens
107 Green
108 Red
109 Other
Peppers, Sweet-Bell or Bullnose shape, 5 specimens
110 Green
111 Red
112 Yellow
113 Other
Pepper – Sweet-thin fleshed, 5 specimens
114 Green
115 Red
116 Yellow
Potatoes – 5 tubers
117 Red Pontiac
118 Irish Cobble
119 Katahdin
120 Kennebec
121 Norland
122 Russet – Rural
123 Yukon Gold
124 Superior
125 Fingerlings
126 Blue Potatoes
127 Any others
Pumpkins
128 Connecticut (field) 1 specimen
129 Small sugar (pie) 1 specimen
130 Winter neck (Crushaw) 1 specimen
131 Largest field pumpkin – specify weight
132 Miniature – Jack – B – Little
133 Other
Radishes (Summer)
134 Small round – 5 specimens
135 White Icicle – 5 specimens
136 Other
Radishes (Winter) – 5 specimens
137 Black
138 White
139 Other
Rhubarb
140 Any Variety – 5 stalks tied together
Rutabagas
141 Any variety – 5 specimens, topped
Squash (Summer types) 1 specimen
142 Bush Scallop, Patty Pan
143 Cocozelle
144 Crookneck
145 Straightneck
146 Zucchini
147 Spaghetti
148 Papaya
149 Other
Squash (Winter types) – large 1 specimen
150 Acorn – Table Queen
151 Boston Marrow or Delicious
152 Buttercup
153 Butternut
154 Hubbard
155 Mammoth – Sweet types
156 Largest single squash, 1 specimen specify weight on entry card
157 Swiss Chard – Any variety – 1 stalk in soil
158 Other
Sweet Potatoes, 5 specimens
159 Any Type
Tomatoes – Large fruited, 5 specimens
160 Italian - Roma
161 Red
162 Yellow
163 Heirloom
164 Green
165 Other
Tomatoes - Small fruited (Red or yellow)
166 Cherry – 10 specimens or 5 clusters
167 Pear Shaped – 10 specimens
168 Plum Shaped – 10 specimens
169 Other
Yams, 5 specimens
170 Any Type
Home Garden Basket
171 10 or more kinds of vegetables not less than 3 specimens of each kind
$12.00 $10.00 $8.00 $6.00 $4.00
Market Basket
172 5 or more kind of vegetables, attractively displayed $8.00 $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 $3.00
Gourds $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00
173 Mixed - 5 specimens
174 One variety – 5 specimens
175 Collection – 6 or more kinds of gourds, attractively displayed
Herbs – 2 bunches in water $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00176 Dill
177 Mint
178 Basil
179 Chives
180 Rosemary
181 Savory
182 Thyme
183 Catnip
184 Fennel
185 Marjoram
186 Oregano
187 Sage
188 Tarragon
189 Garlic – Soft Neck
190 Garlic – Hard Neck
191 Any other
Best of Show
192 Best Vegetable Overall Rosette
193 Best Home Garden Rosette
194 Best Market Basket Rosette
SECTION 2 OPEN CLASS - COMMUNITY GARDENS
These classes are for participants in the Community Garden project that is sponsored by the Fulton County Food Basket. In order to enter, you must have been entered in the Food Basket Garden Program prior to April 1.
1. Same rules apply for these classes as for open class vegetables. See rules listed under Department 13 of the premium book.
CLASS PREMIUMS
01 Broccoli – 1 large head, no leaves $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00
02 Cantaloupes – 1 specimen
03 Strawberries (1 pint)
Beans (1 pint)
04 Horticultural
05 Kidney
06 Lima
07 Snap
Beets 5 specimen topped
08 Globe Shaped
Cabbage – 1 head
09 Early pointed
10 Domestic Round
11 Flat types
12 Red types
Corn – Sweet, 5 ears husked
13 White Hybrids
14 Yellow Hybrids
15 Other
Herbs – 2 bunches in water
16 Basil
17 Cilantro
18 Oregano
Onions (bulbs) 5 specimens
19 Bottle
20 White Flat
21 White
22 Yellow Globe
23 Yellow Flat
Peppers - Sweet-Bell
24 Green
25 Red
26 Yellow
Tomatoes (red or yellow) 5 specimens
27 Italian
28 Red
29 Yellow
30 Heirloom
Squash 1 specimen
31 Bush Scallop, Patty Pan
32 Crookneck
33 Straight neck
34 Zucchini
35 Spaghetti
Sunflowers – 3 blooms
36 miniature
37 Any other sunflower
Watermelons – 1 specimen
38 Oblong in shape
39 Round or oval shapes
Market Basket
40 Market Basket – 5 or more kinds of vegetables attractively displayed in a single container.
41 Vegetable Freaks
42 Any other vegetable worth of exhibition
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