DEPARTMENT 14 - FRUITS
Chairperson:  Yvonne Norton 570-574-7274 or [email protected]

Rules:
  1. Read the premium material for Department 14 very carefully.  Follow all rules and regulations.  If an entry calls for five specimens, be sure to exhibit that number, not four or six.
  2. The entry fee schedule is printed on the entry form.  The correct fee MUST accompany the entry form.  Entries are due August 8th.
  3. All entries must be brought to the Fairgrounds, the Monday before the Fair between 3:00 PM and 8:00PM.  Entries must be removed the Fairgrounds the Tuesday after the Fair between 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM.  Claim tickets must be presented to pick up entries and to claim premium checks.
  4. In selecting fruits for exhibiting, choose specimens that would bring the highest market prices. Do not select the largest.  Select a medium size.
  5. The following may be used as a basis for judging: a) Form (natural shape of variety) 10 points b) Size (medium for variety) 15 points c) Color Uniformity 20 points d) Uniformity of Shape 25 points e) Freedom from Blemish 30 points; total of 100 points.
  6. Exhibitor should furnish their own white round plastic, foam, or paper plates.
  7. All entries must have been grown by the exhibitor this year.
  8. Exhibitors are limited to one entry per class.
  9. If a class does not merit a first place, the judge may award a lesser placing.
  10. Registration and additional information and correct class code for Youth under 19, see Dept. 11.
SECTION 1
Premiums     $5     $4     $3     $2     $1
(unless otherwise stated)
Class:
​Apples, commercial varieties – plate of five:
1. Cortland
2. Red Delicious
3. Golden Delicious
4. McIntosh
5. Stayman
6. Crabapple
7. Ida Red
8. Macoun
9. Northern Sky
10. Mutsu
11. Paula Red
12. Granny Smith
13. Any other variety, give name on entry form
     Varieties may be judged separately.
Peaches – plate of five in a plastic zip-lock bag:
18. Red Haven
19. Hale Haven
20. Loring
21. Elberta
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​22. Any other variety, give name on entry form
Pears – plate of five:
30. D’Anjou
31. Bartlett
32. Bosc
33. Seckel
34. Clapp’s Favorite
35. Any other named variety, give name on entry form
Plums – plate of five:
40. Any named variety, give name on entry form
Quinces – plate of five:
45. Any named variety, give name on entry form
Berries – ten on a plate:
50. Blackberry
51. Raspberry
52. Red Raspberry
53. Blueberry
54. Elderberry – one cluster per plate
Grapes – two bunches per plate:
58. Any named variety, give name on entry form
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