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2017 MADISON COUNTY FAIR

FLORAL HALL – OPEN DIVISION – WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017

*Rules (see Fair Book for a complete list of rules): All exhibits must be brought to Floral Hall on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, from 3:00 p.m. through 7:00

p.m. No entries after 7:00 p.m., NO EXCEPTION! Open to Madison County residents only. Exhibit must be made by the exhibitor, and completed since the

last county fair; no previously entered exhibits may be re-entered. No fee for Floral Hall entries. One entry in each class; exception: “other than listed” classes. Once entry is submitted you must leave the judging area! No exhibitors to remain in Floral Hall once

judging commences! This is an individual competition, no group entries accepted. Family friendly entries only will be accepted. Food and vegetable exhibits must be displayed on a heavy disposable plate, with multiple pieces enclosed

in large zip lock bag. Your exhibits will be on display in air-controlled facility from entry, July 26th, through pickup on August

5th. No early pickup allowed. The Fair Board will not be responsible for any loss or damage to any exhibit. All entries should be picked up on Saturday, August 5, 2017, from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Total Premium Offered $2,676: Blue $5; Red $4; White $3; Category Champion $10

FOODS Premium Available $370

Food exhibits must be displayed on a heavy disposable plate, with multiple pieces enclosed in large zip lock bag.

Lot 1- Breads-$120 1. White Yeast bread (1/2 loaf or 1/2 round) 2. Plate of Yeast rolls-5 3. Yeast bread, other than listed (1/2 loaf or 1/2 round) 4. 1/2 Coffee cake 5. Plate of Biscuits-5 6. Plate of Muffins-5 (corn, bran, etc.) 7. Plate of Sweet Muffins-5 8. 1/2 Loaf Banana bread 9. Quick bread, other than listed (1/2 loaf or 1/2 round) 10. Sourdough bread (1/2 loaf or 1/2 round)

Lot 2-Cakes-$60 11. 1/4 Chocolate cake-Iced 12. 1/4 Cake other than listed 13. 4 cupcakes (any flavor) 14. 4 Decorated Cupcakes (real or Styrofoam base) 15. Decorated Cake by amateur (real or Styrofoam base)

Lot 3-Cookies-$84 16. Plate of brownies- 6 17. Plate of oatmeal cookies- 6

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18. Plate of chocolate chip cookies- 6 19. Plate of sugar cookies- 6 20. Plate of peanut butter cookies- 6 21. Plate of any other kind of cookies- 6 22. Plate of assorted cookies-three kinds (9 total)

Lot 4-Candy-$60 23. Plate of fudge- 6 pieces, any flavor 24. Molded candy- 6 pieces 25. Decorated candy 26. Candy other than listed 27. Plate of assorted candy-three kinds (9 total)

Lot 5-Pies-$36 28. 1/2 Cream pie 29. 1/2 Fruit pie 30. 1/2 Pie, other than listed

CANNING Premium Available $358

Must be sealed in a standard canning jar in size specified with 2 piece metal lid. No decorative cover. Lot 6-Canned Fruit-$72 Pint or quart jar 31. Peaches 32. Applesauce 33. Cherries 34. Blackberries 35. Pears 36. Canned fruit, other than listed

Lot 7-Canned Vegetables-$72 Pint or quart jar 37. Green beans 38. Tomatoes 39. Tomato juice 40. Soup mixture 41. Canned vegetable, other than listed 42. Collection canned vegetables-four kinds

Lot 8-Pickles & Relishes-$96 Pint jar 43. Sweet cucumber pickles 44. Sweet relish 45. Bread and butter pickles 46. Dill cucumber pickles 47. Beet pickles 48. Salsa 49. Pickle, other than listed 50. Relish, other than listed

Lot 9-Jams, Jellies & Preserves-$108 Pint or 1/2 pint

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51. Strawberry preserves 52. Preserves, other than listed 53. Apple butter 54. Blackberry jam 55. Peach jam 56. Jam, other than listed 57. Grape jelly 58. Blackberry jelly 59. Jelly, other than listed

GARDEN Premium Available $310

Lot 10-Produce-$300 Bring your best-looking, clean vegetables. Vegetable exhibits must be displayed on a heavy disposable plate, with multiple pieces enclosed in large zip lock bag. 60. Plate of bush beans - 12 61. Plate of pole beans - 12 62. Plate of cabbage (1 head) 63. Plate of carrots - 3 (tops included) 64. Plate of onions - 3 65. Plate of corn in husk, any variety (3 ears) 66. Plate of cucumbers for slicing - 3 67. Plate of green peppers - 3 68. Plate of other peppers - 3 69. Plate of potatoes - 3 70. Plate of crooked neck or straight neck yellow squash - 3 71. Plate of zucchini - 3 72. Plate of vegetable, other than listed - 3 73. Best vegetable exhibit (5 or more different types of vegetables grown by exhibitor) container will also be judged 74. Cantaloupe - 1 75. Plate of heirloom tomatoes - 3 (any variety) 76. Plate of red ripe tomatoes - 3 (any variety) 77. Plate of yellow tomatoes - 3 (any variety) 78. Plate of cherry tomatoes - 3 (any variety) 79. Largest tomato -1 (determined by weight) 80. Watermelon - 1 81. Plate of any ripe fruit - 3 82. Vegetable “Critter” - odd-shaped vegetables grown naturally (decorations can be used to enhance) 83. Plate of fresh herbs (3 different types of fresh herbs, grown by exhibitor) 84. Jar of honey (with or without comb)

HORTICULTURE Premium Available $346

Lot 11-Plants & Flowers $156 Flower Specimen - A single plant bloom, spike or spray with foliage in a glass bottle (NOT PLASTIC).

Leaves must be left on specimen; use as long a stem as possible, in proportion to bloom

Dahlia - foliage of at least two (2) sets leaves required

Roses - bloom should be 1/2 to 3/4 open

African Violets - no faded bloom, pot size in proportion to plant

Gladiolas - should have some blooms, buds in color & some green buds

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Size requirements relate to bloom size 85. Rose - red 86. Rose - pink 87. Rose, other than listed 88. Marigold - dwarf under 2 ½ in. 89. Marigold - giant over 2 ½ in. 90. Zinnia - dwarf under 2 ½ in. 91. Zinnia - giant over 2 ½ in. 92. Dahlia 93. Lily-any color 94. Daylily - any color 95. Gladiola - any color 96. Biggest Sunflower head 97. Other flower not listed

Lot 12-Plants & Arrangements-$180 Potted Plants and Arrangements:

Pot and vase/containers are considered in overall judging.

Arrangement height limit does not include the vase/container itself. 98. Best hanging basket 99. Best potted plant 100. Best potted herb(s) 101. Best potted African Violet 102. Best potted Begonia 103. Best Fairy Garden 104. Best all-greenery arrangement 105. Best high arrangement of garden flowers, grown locally (above 12”) 106. Best low arrangement of garden flowers, grown locally (below 12”) 107. Best miniature arrangement of fresh flowers (not over 4” high), grown locally 108. Best dried arrangement in container 109. Best Zinnia arrangement 110. Best Marigold arrangement 111. Best Rose arrangement, rose must be predominant flower 112. Best Daisy arrangement, daisy must be predominant flower

HANDIWORK Premium Available $574

Lot 13-Sewing-$108 113. Home décor 114. Accessory 115. Adult garment 116. Child/Baby garment 117. Wearable art garment (garment has been appliquéd, embroidered, or embellished) 118. Purse 119. Apron 120. Pet Clothes 121. Sewing, other than listed

Lot 14-Quilts-$108 122. Pieced 123. Appliqué 124. Mixed, pieced, or appliqué

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125. Cross-stitch or embroidery 126. Machine quilted 127. Baby quilt 128. Wall-hanging 129. Hand or machine pieced/professionally machine quilted 130. Quilt, other than listed

Lot 15-Needlework-$276 131. Afghan - knitted 132. Lap Afghan - knitted 133. Baby Afghan - knitted 134. Knitted garment - adult 135. Knitted garment – child/baby 136. Knitted accessories (i.e., gloves, hats, scarves, socks) 137. Knitted household items (i.e., dishcloths, potholders, placemats) 138. Afghan - crocheted 139. Lap Afghan - crocheted 140. Baby Afghan – crocheted 141. Crocheted garment - adult 142. Crocheted garment – child/baby 143. Crocheted accessories (i.e., gloves, hats, scarves, socks) 144. Crocheted household items (i.e., dishcloths, potholders, placemats) 145. Needlepoint - cloth 146. Needlepoint - plastic 147. Pillows made using techniques not included in other categories 148. Counted cross-stitch - 14 ct. 149. Counted cross-stitch-miniature - (16-22 ct.) 150. Counted cross-stitch - specialty cloth 151. Hand Embroidered item (includes basic, crewel, candle wicking, tatting, smocking, ribbon, Swedish, and lacemaking) 152. Machine Embroidered item 153. Needlework, other than listed

Lot 16-Fiber Arts-$72 154. Weaving 155. Felting 156. Hand-dyed fiber 157. Hand-spun yarn 158. Felting from hand-made fiber 159. Hand spun finished article

HERITAGE SKILLS Premium Available $718

Lot 17-Fine Arts & Craftsmanship-$240 160. Egg basket 161. Market basket 162. Decorated basket 163. Basket with color added 164. Pie basket 165. Miniature basket 166. Basket other than listed 167. Woven bottom stools or chairs 168. Woodwork – Functional, made by exhibitor

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169. Woodwork – Art, made by exhibitor 170. Carving (any medium) 171. Woodburning 172. Rug-hooking 173. Leather craft 174. Jewelry 175. Metal art 176. Sculpture (any medium) 177. Weaving, other than jewelry, basket or fiber 178. Painting, decorative - 3 dimensional (i.e., wood, metal, other) 179. Fine arts & crafts, other than listed

Lot 18 Painting/Drawing-$108 (2 dimensional only) 180. Oil 181. Acrylic 182. Pen or ink 183. Pencil 184. Watercolor 185. Pastels 186. Mixed media 187. Calligraphy 188. Painting/drawing, other than listed

Lot 19-Photography-$144 Matted or framed/ready to hang. Minimum 5x7”, maximum 11x14” (taken since last fair) 189. Landscape, color 190. Animal, color 191. Still Life, color 192. Portrait, color 193. Madison County photo, color (must indicate where taken) 194. Color, other than listed 195. Landscape, black & white 196. Animal, black & white 197. Still Life, black & white 198. Portrait, black & white 199. Madison County photo, black & white (must indicate where taken) 200. Black & white, other than listed

Lot 20- Crafts-$216 201. Gourds, painted 202. Gourds, other 203. Dolls 204. Wall hanging, non-quilted 205. Wreaths 206. Holiday decoration 207. Scrapbooking – Family Layout 208. Scrapbooking – Collage Layout 209. Scrapbooking – Miscellaneous Layout 210. Greeting cards, holiday 211. Greeting cards, all occasion 212. Other paper crafts 213. Ceramics 214. Recycled art (include before picture)

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215. Predominantly silk arrangement 216. Predominantly dry arrangement 217. Macramé 218. Crafts, other than listed Z:\Fair-Floral Hall Homemaker\2017\Open Division Categories 2017 - reduced spacing version.doc