ROOT, VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
CLASS 27
Last Updated June 16, 2019
COMMITTEE
Burt Virgin, Chairperson 432-6241,
Cathie Churchill, Jim McGregor
On line entries are available this year, please use the link
https://www.assistexpo.ca/renfrewfair
PLEASE NOTE: ENTRIES MUST BE HOMEGROWN BY THE EXHIBITOR. ENTRIES IN ROOTS, VEGETABLES AND FRUIT ONLY WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE BROUGHT IN TO EXHIBIT HALL TUESDAY NIGHT BETWEEN 6:00 P.M. AND 9:00 P.M. AND WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE 9:00 A.M. EXHIBITORS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PLACING ENTRIES IN THE CORRECT CATEGORY.
NO PLATES OR BOWLS OF VALUE TO BE USED.
In Section 1 to 49, prize money will be as follows, unless otherwise specified:
1st – $5.25; 2nd – $4.25; 3rd – $3.25
In sections 1 to 6, tops are to be removed 1” above the root.
SECTION
- 2 Rutabagas
- 5 Beets, round
- 5 Carrots, up to 5” long
- 5 Carrots, 5” and over
- 5 Carrots, coloured (not orange) i.e. purple
- 3 Parsnips
Sections 7 to 10, cut top 1” above the bulb.
- 3 Spanish onions, not peeled.
- 3 Red onions, not peeled
- 5 flat onions, not peeled, on a plate
- 5 globe onions, not peeled, on a plate
- 5 green bunch onions, not peeled
- 2 heads, cabbage, red
- GARLIC
- a) 2 garlic, soft neck, variety named, unpeeled
- b) 2 garlic, hard neck, variety named, unpeeled
- c) 2 garlic, any variety, unpeeled
- GARLIC SPECIAL
Best garlic braid, minimum 5 bulbs and maximum 10 bulbs
1st – $12.00; 2nd – $10.00; 3rd – $8.00
- 3 tomatoes, red with stems, named, all one variety
- ½ litre basket small red tomatoes with stems
- 3 roma tomatoes, with stems
- Tomatoes, mixed, suitable container, 3 varieties or more, label varieties
individually, with stems
- Tomatoes, green, calyx & stem attached, 3
- A truss of cherry tomatoes, (A truss is a cluster of fruit growing at the end
of a single stalk)
- A truss of grape tomatoes.
- 1 pot parsley – I plant only
- Dill, 3 stalks displayed in water
- Plate of 5 pods, yellow beans
- Plate of 5 pods, green beans
- 2 Cucumbers, green for table, English Type
- 2 Cucumbers, green for table, VARIETY NAMED.
- Pickling cucumbers, 4 on a plate, 4 ¼” to 6”
- 1 litre pickling cucumbers, 3 to 4”
- 3 Ears of corn, ready for table, more than 8 rows
- 2 Muskmelons/cantelopes
- 2 Watermelons
- 2 Pie Pumpkins, tied together
- 5 Stalks rhubarb, crown and 1” leaf left on, bundled
- 3 Green peppers, sweet
- 3 Jalapeno peppers
- 3 Peppers, any kind, 3 colours, shown on a plate
- 1 Squash, Hubbard, any variety
- 2 Squash, Acorn or Pepper, white or dark
- 2 Squash, Butternut
- 2 Table Zucchini under 9”
- 2 Squash, named, any variety, other than section 38 – 41
- 1 Halloween Pumpkin
- 2 Miniature ornamental pumpkins, e.g. sweetie, jack be little, baby boo, usually
less than 5” in diameter
- 3 Gourds on a plate, similar or mixed variety
- 5 potatoes on a plate, any variety, named, late, e.g. Kennebec, Chieftan, Green
Mountain, Russet, Sabego
- 5 potatoes on a plate, red, named
- 5 potatoes on a plate, any variety, named, early, e.g. Norland, Superior, Irish
Cobbler
- 5 Yellow fleshed potatoes on a plate, named
- Largest one specimen, any variety, first place prize awarded only at judge’s
discretion
- zucchini, b) carrot, c) pepper, d) beet, e) cucumber 1st – $6.00
- Collection of Vegetables, maximum 3’ x 4’ display, 12 items or more,
arrangement to count 1st – $12.00; 2nd – $9.00; 3rd – $6.00
- Fresh herbs, 5 different varieties or more, individually named and labelled, artistic
display to count 1st – $12.00; 2nd – $9.00; 3rd – $6.00
- Collection of three or more potted herbs, any variety, in a container suitable for
a deck or patio 1st – $12.00; 2nd – $9.00; 3rd – $6.00
- Suitable display of 4 or more vegetables, e.g. tomatoes, beans, onions, etc
1st – $12.00; 2nd – $9.00; 3rd – $6.00
- A prize winning pick from your vegetable garden 1st – $10.00; 2nd – $8.00; 3rd – $6.00
- Ready to Nibble, a display of 4 or more vegetables, freshness and arrangement to
count, on a dinner plate 1st – $10.00; 2nd – $8.00; 3rd – $6.00
- Not common NAMED vegetable 1st – $6.50; 2nd – $4.50; 3rd – $3.00
- Strangest shaped vegetable 1st – $6.50; 2nd – $4.50; 3rd – $3.00
- FOR SMALL HOME GARDENERS ONLY Variety of vegetables 5 – 8 kinds,
Individually named, shown on a tray 1st – $10.00; 2nd – $8.00; 3rd – $6.00
- RENFREW AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY SPECIAL – $30.00 to the exhibitor
With the most points in Roots & vegetables
- RENFREW AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY SPECIAL – Giant Pumpkin,
largest by circumference 1st – $30.00; 2nd – $20.00; 3rd – $15.00
FRUIT
Prize Money in Section 62 – 65: 1st – $3.25; 2nd – $2.75; 3rd – $2.25
SECTION
- McIntosh Reds – 3
- 3 apples, any variety, other than listed above
- Crabapples – any variety – 5
- Plums, any variety – 5
- Best 3 litre basket of apples, mixed or same variety 1st – $10.00; 2nd – $8.00;
3rd – $6.00
- Small Fruit – 1 variety, shown in a small bowl 1st – $5.25; 2nd – $3.25; 3rd – $2.25
- A collection of fruit in a bowl or basket, minimum of 3 fruit 1st – $5.25;
2nd – $3.25; 3rd – $2.25
- A prize winning pick from your fruit garden e.g. bunch of grapes, single apple,
etc. 1st – $5.25; 2nd – $3.25; 3rd – $2.25
NOTES: The committee always welcomes suggestions or alterations to sections.
Leaves should not be attached in Sections 62 – 66.