Here is a complete list of all the areas available for Vegetables, Grains and Grasses and Field Crop classes. Click the link below for a complete copy of only this section of the Fair Book.
Grains and Grasses- Class 25
Sponsored by Pioneer Hi-Bred Ltd. and Port Perry Seeds, Jim Roefs
All entries to be in to Secretary by Saturday August 19th. All exhibits must be in the Arena before 11:30 a.m. Friday August 25th. Only one entry per family will be allowed. All exhibits must be the present year’s crop except grain soybeans. Prizes: 1st $14 2nd $12 3rd $8 4th $6
Chair – Katie Grove
1. Soft Red Winter Wheat, named, 2023, approx. 4 litres.
2. Hard Red Winter Wheat, named, 2023, approx. 4 litres.
3. Soft White Wheat, named, 2023, approx. 4 litres.
4. Grain, Soybeans, named, 2023, approx. 4 litres.
5. Sheaf ensilage corn, named, 10 stalks.
6. 10 cobs of Grain Corn, named.
7. Baled Hay, first cut, 10” slice or equivalent.
#7 sponsored by Bob Swain
8. Baled Hay, second cut, 10” slice or equivalent
9. Haylage
10. Whole plant soybean, named, specify row width.
Vegetables- Class 26
Sponsored by Linton’s Farm Market, Oshawa
Chair- Helen Coates (905) 985-3985
All entries to be in to Secretary by Saturday August 19th. All exhibits must be in the Arena before 11:30 a.m. Friday August 25th. Vegetables MUST be on paper plates unless otherwise specified. Tags must be securely fastened. Exhibits may be picked up Saturday August 26th at 6 p.m.
Prizes- 1st-$5 2nd-$4 3rd-$3
1. 3 potatoes, white, named
2. 3 potatoes, any other colour, named
3. 2 zucchini, maximum length, 12”, stem on
4. 2 squash, not summer squash, stem on
5. 5 carrots, 1” tops
6. 3 onions, Dutch set, not skinned
7. 3 Spanish onions, not skinned
8. 3 sweet peppers, any colour, stems on
9. 5 green beans
10. 5 beans, any other colour
11. 3 beets, round, 1” tops
12. 3 beets, cylindrical, 1” tops
13. 5 pickling cucumbers
14. 2 slicing cucumbers
15. 3 green tomatoes, min 2 ¼ “diameter, stems on
16. 3 red tomatoes, not plum, min 2 ¼ “diameter, stems on
17. 3 plum tomatoes, stems on
18. 5 ripe tomatoes, cherry or miniature, stems on, any colour
19. 3 garlic, 1” top, roots on
20. 1 Oddly Shaped Vegetable
21. 5 vegetables used in vegetable soup displayed in a cooking pot
Most Points in Sections 1-21 will receive a Veseys Seeds Gift Certificate $25
Junior Vegetables- Class 27
Sponsored by Murray Hill Farm, Blackstock
Open to children age pre-school to Grade 8. Tags must be securely fastened.
Prizes- 1st-$4 2nd-$3.50 3rd-$3.00 4th-$2.50 5th- $2.00
1. 5 green beans
2. 5 beans, any other colour
3. 3 Carrots, 1” top
4. 3 tomatoes, cherry or miniature, any colour
5. 3 peppers, any colour
6. 1 zucchini, 6”-12” long
7. Longest bean
8. Longest zucchini
9. Longest carrot, measured to end of tap root
10. 5 vegetables used in vegetable soup displayed in a cooking container
Most Points in sections 1-10 will receive a Seed Starter Gift Kit from McKenzie Seeds