Page 26 ♦ 2012 Steele County Free Fair
Quick Reference Fruit Crops
COURTNEY HANEY Co-Supt. 213 13th St. NE Owatonna, MN 55060 507-456-6885 cl17hanson@charter.net
Drop off August 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pick up August 19 after 8:00 p.m. We are located in the Fine Arts Building. Please Pre-Register.
CAITLYNN KAPLAN Co-Supt. 559 E. University Owatonna, MN 55060 cdhanson06@yahoo.com
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FRUIT CROPS
RULES & REGULATIONS 1. Pre-register your entries and mail them to Steele County Free Fair at P.O. Box 650 Owatonna, MN 55060, or register online at scff.org by August 3rd. 2. Entries will only be accepted between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM on Monday, August 13th. 3. All entries will be judged on Tuesday the 14th. 4. Only one entry per family in the same lot. 5. Each variety must be correctly named. 6. Fruit should be sound and free from disease and blemish. Stems should be present. 7. Refer to each department description as to how many specimens to enter. 8. Exhibits can be picked up Sunday night after 8:00 PM August 19th.
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Lot
Lot 1 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
CLASSES CLASS 1 – APPLES Display 5 apples on a plate that is provided.
1. Beacon 2. Connell Red 3. Cortland 4. Delicious (Golden) 5. Delicious (Red) 6. Duchess 7. Empire 8. Fireside 9. Haralson 10. Honey Crisp 11. Honey Gold 12. Keep Sake 13. McIntosh
14. N.W. Greening 15. Oriole 16. Paul Red 17. Perkins 18. Prairie Spy 19. Red Baron 20. Regent 21. Spartan 22. State Fair 23. Sweet Sixteen 24. Wealthy 25. Zestar 26. Any other variety
CLASS 2 – PECKS OF APPLES Display a peck of apples in boxes provided. 1. Beacon 2. Connell Red 3. Cortland 4. Delicious (Golden) 5. Delicious (Red) 6. Duchess 7. Empire 8. Fireside 9. Haralson 10. Honey Crisp 11. Honey Gold 12. Keep Sake 13. McIntosh 14. N.W. Greening
15. Oriole 16. Paula Red 17. Perkins 18. Prairie Six 19. Red Baron 20. Regent 21. Spartan 22. State Fair 23. Sweet Sixteen 24. Wealthy 25. Zestar 26. Any other variety
CLASS 3 – TREE FRUIT Chestnut Crabapple Dolga Crabapple Early Strawberry Crabapple Whitney Crabapple Dwarf Pear Parker Pear Patten Pear Luscious Pear
10 specimens 10 specimens 10 specimens 10 specimens 5 specimens 5 specimens 5 specimens 5 Specimens
Lot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Superior Plum Toka Plum Cherries Apricots Wanda Plum Any other variety of tree fruit
pint pint pint pint pint
box box box box box
CLASS 4 – VINE FRUIT Display 3 bunches on a plate provided. Beta Grapes Concord Grapes Fredonia Grapes Kay Gray Grapes Leon Millot Grapes Swenson Grapes Bluebell Grapes
8 Valiant Grapes 9 La Crescent Grapes 10 Marquette Grapes 11 Frontenac Grapes 12 Frontenac Gris Grapes 13 St. Croix Grapes 14. Any Other
CLASS 5 – BUSH FRUIT Display berries in 1/2 pint boxes provided. Blackberries Blueberries Choke Cherries Cranberries Elderberries Garden Huckleberries Ground Cherries in Husks
Lot 1 Largest fruit Lot 1 2. 3. 4. 5.
1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
8 9 10 11 12 13
Gooseberries Black Raspberries Gold Raspberries Everbearing Raspberries Summer Raspberries Any other Bush Fruit
CLASS 6 – LARGEST FRUIT
CLASS 7 – THONEY Honey should be in 1/2 pint container with removable lid
Alfalfa Comb Alfalfa Raw Buckwheat Comb Buckwheat Raw Clover Comb
6. Clover Raw 7. Fruit Ree Comb 8. Fruit Tree Raw 9. Wildflower Comb 10. Wildflower Raw
CLASS 8 – TABLE CENTERPIECE ARRANGEMENT Display should include 2 or more homegrown fruits with a suitable container or base for a table. Lot 1 Table arrangement CLASS 9 – ARTIFICIAL FRUIT CENTERPIECE Create a display using only artificial fruits, a suitable container and other accents. Suitable for a table. Lot 1 Table arrangement PREMIUMS Class 2,7, 8 ........................................ $6.00 $4.00 $3.00 Class 1,3,4,5,6 ................................... $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 Champion ribbons and a $5.00 premium may be awarded to the best exhibit in its class. A reserve champion ribbon and a gift certificate donated by Steele County Master Gardeners will be awarded to one exceptional exhibit. Best apple exhibit receives a gift certificate donated by Souba Farms. Best grape exhibit receives a gift certificate donated by Nagel Sod Farm & Nursery. Best exhibit of all other lots receives a gift certificate donated by Wencl Septic Pumping.