Youth Eggs, Grains & Vegetable Department 011 YOUTH DEPARTMENT 011 SECTION 001 EGGS - YOUTH Rules and Regulations 1. Exhibitor must raise or have custody of the laying hens. 2. Exhibits must contain one dozen eggs in a standard carton packed by the egg exhibitor. 3. Exhibits must be edible eggs. 4. The judges have the right to break two (2) eggs for examination. 5. Judges may award a Best of Show ribbon for excellence.
Classes 1000 Brown eggs 1001 Speckled eggs 1002 White eggs 1003 Aracauna Bantam eggs 1004 Any other Bantam eggs 1005 Quail eggs 1006 Any other eggs SECTIONS 002-004 HAY AND GRAIN Rules and Regulations 1. Exhibit must contain the required number of specimens or quantity. 2. Exhibitor must exhibit entry in required container where listed. 3. Multiple specimen classes will be judged on uniformity and quality. 4. All hay and silage entries are to be exhibited in plastic bags. 5. All hay entries must consist of a bale section. 6. All silage entries must weigh 10 pounds. 7. A Best of Show ribbon may be awarded in 1) grain and seed crops, 2) hay & 3) silage. SECTION 002 GRAIN AND SEED CROPS Classes 1020 Exhibit of 15 ears hybrid or pollinated field corn. Hybrid field corn 1021 White or yellow (6 ears) 1022 Yellow, longest ear (1 specimen) 1023 White, longest ear (1 specimen) 1024 Shelled corn – white or yellow (Half peck) 1025 3 corn stalks tied together; stalks should 52 Fall 2021 • Unionville Community Fair
show ear corn. Bare roots in a clear plastic bag. 1026 Oats, spring (half peck) 1027 Rye grain (half peck) 1028 Wheat, winter (half peck) 1029 Spelt grain (half peck) 1030 Barley, winter (half peck) 1031 Soybeans (5 plants in a plastic bag) Indigenous American Grain & Seed Crops 1032 Open pollinated Indian Corn (6 ears with husk) 1033 Open pollinated miniature Indian Corn (6 ears with husks) Popcorn (3 ears) 1034 White 1035 Yellow 1036 Strawberry Sunflowers, with seeds intact 1037 3 Heads 1038 Largest, using measurement of diameter (1 specimen) SECTION 003 Hay Alfalfa or Alfalfa grasses mixed, not over 50% grasses 1039 First cutting 1040 Later Cutting 1041 Other Legume’s or legume grass mixtures. Not over 50% grasses Grass, mixtures of timothy and/or other grasses containing not more than 10% Legume’s. 1043 First cutting 1044 Second cutting 1045 Mixed - any mixture not classified in the previous classes but which contain 50% or more singly or in combination of alfalfa, timothy, clover and grasses. SECTION 004 SILAGE 1046 Annuals other than corn (with or without preservative) 1047 Corn silage 1048 Perennial crops (with or without preservative) SECTION 005 VEGETABLES - YOUTH Rules and Regulations 1. Vegetables must be grown by exhibitor and contain the required number of specimens. 2. Exhibitor should select his exhibit according to the following criteria: a. All specimens that make up an exhibit should be uniform in size, shape, and color. b. All exhibits must be clean and free from insect damage, disease or mechanical injury. c. In selecting vegetables for exhibition, choose such specimens that would bring the highest market price. 3. Judges may award a Best of Show ribbon for excellence.
