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Fruit & Vegetables

pumpkinClass 49 – Roots & Vegetables

Chairperson

David Hernandez 519-980-5323

• Roots should have tops trimmed 1/2 inch above crown
• Tomatoes should not have calyx left on
• Onions must not be peeled

Limit one entry per section per person in class 49

PRIZES: 1st $6.00, 2nd $4.00, 3rd $3.00

1. Potatoes (5) sebago
2. Potatoes (5) avon
3. Potatoes (5) superior
4. Potatoes (5) red
5. Potatoes (5) A.O.V.
6. Sweet potato or yam (2)
7. Onion (5) red
8. Onion (5) yellow cooking
9. Onion (5) white
10. Onion (5) Spanish
11. Beets (5) table
12. Carrots (5) garden
13. Carrots (5) baby
14. Broccoli (2 clusters)
15. Garlic (5 heads)
16. Peppers (5) hot red
17. Peppers (5) sweet red
18. Peppers (5) sweet green
19. Peppers (5) hot yellow
20. Peppers (5) sweet yellow
21. Peppers (5) hot A.O.V.
22. Peppers (5) sweet A.O.V.
23. Tomatoes (5) slicing
24. Tomatoes (5) canning
25. Tomatoes (5) yellow
26. Tomatoes (3) beef steak
27. Tomatoes (8) cherry
28. Tomatoes (5) A.O.V.

29. Best largest tomatoes (2)
30. Cucumbers (2) seedless
31. Cucumbers (5) slicing
32. Cucumbers (5) pickling
33. Cabbage (2) savoy
34. Cabbage (2) late
35. Cabbage (2) red
36. Peanuts in shell, 1 cup
37. Cauliflower (2 heads)
38. Egg plants (2)
39. Zucchini squash (2) – matched pair
40. Pumpkin (2) yellow field – matched pair
41. Pumpkin (2) pie – matched pair
42. Squash (2) hubbard green – matched pair
43. Squash (2) hubbard yellow – matched pair
44. Squash (2) pepper – matched pair
45. Squash (2) buttercup – matched pair
46. Squash (2) butternut – matched pair
47. Squash (2) spaghetti – matched pair
48. Watermelon (2) long – matched pair
49. Watermelon (2) round – matched pair
50. Muskmelon (2) – matched pair
51. Novelty class
52. A.O.V. veg. or root (2), correctly named, not listed
53. Gourds – 2 large or 5 small
54. Largest yam
55. Largest watermelon

Separate Entry

56. By FarmerMac on 50
Largest Pumpkin or Squash
1st $250.00, 2nd $50.00, 3rd $25.00
1st place winner to be displayed at Farmer Mac’s after the fair. Seeds will be returned to winner

 

Specials – Class 49

Harry Brook Memorial
Most Prizes in Roots & Vegetables … $15.00

By Ed Gibbs Electric Limited, Cottam
Best Squash Entry (sec 42-47) … $10.00
Best Plate of Peppers (sec 16-22) … $10.00

vegetables

 


Class 50 – Fruits

Chairperson: David Hernandez 519-980-5323

peachesNo more or less than numbers stated to be on exhibition. All fruits must be correctly named, and must have been grown of the exhibitor’s own holding, as stated in the rules. The Society will provide paper plates for the fruit exhibits.

The attention of exhibitors is drawn to the necessity of leaving stems on plums, apples and pears exhibited.

PRIZES: 1st $6.00, 2nd $4.00, 3rd $3.00

APPLES
1. McIntosh (5)
2. Ida red (5)
3. Cortland (5)
4. Golden delicious (5)
5. Red delicious (5)
6. Empire (5)
7. Mutsu (5)
8. Jonamac (5)
9. Honey crisp (5)
10. Gala (5)
11. Ginger gold (5)
12. Ambrosia
13. Crimson Crisp
14. A.O.V. (5) correctly named
15. Apple cider 2 litres
PEACHES
16. Cresthaven (5)
17. Loring (5)
18. Madison (5)
19. Redskin (5)
20. Canadian harmony (5)
21. Nectarines (5)
22. Biscoe (5)
23. A.O.V. (5) correctly named

PEARS
24. Anjou (5)
25. Bartlett (5)
26. Bosc (5)
27. A.O.V. (5) correctly named
PRUNES
28. Stanley (5)
29. Italian (5)
30. Bluefree (5)
PLUMS
31. Greengage (5)
32. Ozark premier (5)
33. Burbank (5)
34. A.O.V. (5) correctly named
GRAPES
35. Blue (3 bunches) correctly named
36. White (3 bunches) correctly named
37. A.O.V. (3 bunches) correctly named
OTHER
36. Novelty class (no berries)

SEPARATE ENTRY by Sun Parlour Honey
Honey must be produced locally by the exhibitor
39. Honey, white, 375ml clear honey container size, moisture 17.8% maximum
1st $30, 2nd $20, 3rd $10

40. Honey, golden, 375ml clear honey container size, moisture 17.8% maximum
1st $30, 2nd, $20, 3rd $10

41. Comb Honey, 2″x4″ minimum size in a clear lid container
1st $30, 2nd $20, 3rd, $10

 

 

Specials – Class 50

In Memory of Audrey Anger
Best Plate of Apples (sec 1-14) … $5.00
Best Plate of Peaches (sec 16-23) … $5.00

By Meleg Lakeview Orchards
Most Prizes in Class 50 Fruit … $25.00

In Memory of John M. Meleg
Best Apple Cider – 2 litres (sec 15) … $50.00

ENFORCED for 2024:

Entry Forms will NOT be accepted after Saturday, August 24th. NO EXCEPTIONS

(Note: The Fair Board reserves the right to refuse any entry form.)

Downloads

Entry forms and prize lists are now updated and available for your use. Time to get ready for the Harrow Fair!

Colouring Contest Picture

Entry Form

Prize List (Full Harrow Fair Book)

ADMISSION:

Adults: $12.00
Children 12 and under: FREE

Weekend Packages: Available at Office for $30.00 (unlimited admission to the grounds for the duration of the Fair)

NEW THIS YEAR!
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