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July 17-21, 2012

Mineral Wells, West Virginia

FARM CROPS & GARDEN VEGETABLES

 

CHAIRPERSON: Vickie Yencha

 

Entry Fee: $.50 Per Exhibit

 

Registration: 2-6, July 15

White paper plates will be provided to exhibit small loose vegetables and crop entries. (All exhibits in this department are from 2010 crop unless otherwise specified)

 

 

 

1st Place – Blue Ribbon & $3.00

2nd Place – Red Ribbon & $2.00

   3rd Place – White Ribbon & $1.00

 

SECTION 1 – MARKET VEGETABLES

 

  1. Six snap green beans (Pole or Bush)                 

  2. Six snap wax beans (Pole or                                            

  3. Six lima beans (Pole or Bush                                          

  4. Six green peas (Pole or Bush) 

  5. Three beets (Slicing beets 1 ½” – 2” dia.)                                           

      5A.   Three -Pickling  beets (¾’-1 dia)                              

  6. One bunch broccoli (3-4” dia. at butt)                                              

  7. One head cauliflower                                        

  8. One stalk Brussels sprouts (discoloration)                

  9. One head cabbage (uniform in size, weight & color)                                                         

10. Three carrots                                                              

11. Three cucumbers Slicing (Each specimen)                 

12. Three cucumber, Pickling (all at same stage Maturity and 2” – 4” in length)                              

13. Three cucumbers, Hybrid Burp less                          

14. Three onions (dry) (Bright, hard, dry skins and well shaped for variety)                         

15. Three sweet bell green peppers (show no color of red-leaves stems ½” – 1” long)                           

      15A. Three sweet banana peppers                             

16. Three hot peppers                                                      

17. One pumpkin (Stem should be attached, uniform in shape, color and true to type)            

18. Three stalks rhubarb (Root ends may be trimmed leaves small portion of leaf to prevent bleeding)          

19. Three ears sweet corn (yellow)                                 

20. Three ears Sweet Corn (white)                            

21. One squash (winter types) (Stems must be attached, uniform in shape, color and true)      

22. Three squash (summer types) (leaves stems ½” long)                                                                

23. One black zucchini                                             

24. One golden zucchini                                                   

25. Three tomatoes (red)                                                  

26. Three tomatoes (pink)                                        

27. Three tomatoes (yellow)                                   

28. Three tomatoes (dwarf to salad types)                                        

29. Three tomatoes (green)                                               

30. One head or bunch of lettuce (fresh, crisp, firm, fine textured)                                                  

31. Asparagus (Exhibit consist of 3-4” dia. at butt)          

32. Home  Garden Display (must consist of 3 potatoes, 6 green beans 3 sweet corn, 3 tomatoes and 1 other vegetable of your choice)

33. Cantaloupe (one free of soft spots mechanical injuries and any discolor.

34. Celery (Exhibit one med. to large bunch

35. One Eggplant (Select for uniform purple color, free from bronzing and greening)

36. Three Kohlrabi (Leave 4-6 upper Leaves trimmed to 3”-4.” in height sized 2”-3” in dia.)

37. Three green onions (Shank should be straight, smooth and uniform in size cur roots ½” long)

38. One bunch Parsley (Size should be 2-3” at but no yellow or discolored leaves)

39. Three parsnips (small to medium size shows best quality-show with top skin should be light creamy

40. Three Radishes (exhibit should be uniform in size, color and true to variety-leaves are to be left on)

41. Three Rutabagas (exhibit w/stem 1” long)

42. Three Salisfy (Exhibit should have evenly tapered roots with side roots cleaned off and tops only)

43. Three Plants Spinach or Bunch (roots should be removed bunch is 2” dia. at butt.)

44. One plant Swiss chard

45. Three turnips (exhibit smooth, firm, bright colored and with few leaf scars)

46. One Watermelon (exhibit smooth, bright colored and with few leaf scares)

 

SECTION II - JUMBO VEGETABLES

(Entries must be single items and not included in above section)

 

47. Largest Pumpkin (wt.)                                      

48. Largest Cabbage (wt.)                                       

49. Largest Cucumber (wt.)                                    

50. Largest Tomato (wt.)                                        

51. Largest Squash, winter type (wt.)

52. Largest Squash, summer type (wt.)                   

53. Largest Zucchini (wt.)                                       

54. Largest Zucchini (wt.)                                                                                       

55. Largest Beet (wt.)

56. Largest Pepper (wt.)

57. Largest dry Onion (wt.)

58. Longest ear Sweet Corn (inches 0

59. Longest Carrot (inches)

60. Longest Bean (inches)

61. Largest Potato (wt.)

 

SECTION III- POTATOES

62. Six Irish Cobbler                                              

63. Six Kennebek                                                   

64. Six Pontiac

65. Six any other varieties

SECTION IV – SWEET POTATOES

66. Six any variety

SECTION V – FRUITS

 

67. Three apples (any variety) stem must be left intact)                                                          

68. Three peaches (any variety)                                                       

69. Three pears (any variety)                                         

70. Pint basket strawberries (any variety)

71. One pint plums

72. One pint apricots

73. One ½ pint blackberries

74. One ½ pint raspberries

      A. One ½ pint blueberries

      B. One pod grapes

SECTION VI – HONEY AND SORGHUM

 

75. One quart strained honey                                  

76. One quart chunk honey                                    

77. One quart honey comb

78. One quart sorghum molasses

SECTION VI I– CORN-FIELD

 

79. Six ears yellow corn (2002 crop)                      

80. Six ears other field corn (2002 crop)                

81. One quart shelled yellow corn (2002 crop)

82. Three stalks corn for silage- w/ears

83. Three stalks corn for grain - /ears

SECTION VIII – SMALL GRAINS

 

84. One quart wheat                                                

85. One quart oats                                                  

86. One quart barley 

87. One quart rye   

88. One quart soybeans

SECTION IX – HAY CROP

 

All exhibits are to be approximately one-fourth of a standard bale of hay and must be completely cured.

89. Alfalfa hay                                                        

90. Alfalfa-grass hay (less than 50% alfalfa)          

91. Clover hay                                                        

92. Timothy hay                                                     

93. Soybean hay                                                     

94. Orchard grass hay

95. Small grain hay

96. Sudan grass hays

97. Other mixed hays

98. Other mixed hays

99. All second cutting legume hays

100. All second grass hays

SECTION X – SILAGES

101. One gallon corn silage

102. One gallon grass silage

103. One gallon other silage

SECTION XI – TABACCO

104. One stalk

SECTION X11 – UNLISTED VEGETABLES

105.  Any variety not listed in previous sections