COMPETITION GUIDELINES

CULINARY, PRODUCE, FIELD CROPS & CRAFTS

Premiums Sponsored in Memory of Annie Wood

(Exhibit Classes listed below)

 

STUDY RULES CAREFULLY. Entries will be inspected by a person in charge as they are received to determine if they meet contest rules. Entries that do not conform to rules will be disqualified. If three or more entries are disqualified, exhibitor will be removed from competition.

 

 

 

  1. Exhibits must be delivered to the Assembly Building or Annie Wood Building at 4-H Camp Pioneer between 3:30 and 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14.  Exhibits can be viewed on Saturday, September 17, from 9:00 a.m. until closing.  Exhibits must remain on display until Saturday closing. Exhibits will need to be removed on Sunday, September 18, between 1 and 3 pm.  Unclaimed entries will be discarded.

 

2. Entries must be registered with the person in charge upon arrival and labeled with supplied tags. To speed this process, tags may be obtained in advance by contacting the West Virginia University Extension Office, 32 Randolph Ave, Suite 102, Elkins, WV 26241 or by calling 636-2455.

 

3.   All exhibits must have been made/grown by the exhibitor during the 2010-2011 season and must be the product of the home, garden, or farm.  To qualify for judging, exhibits must be entered in the proper class as listed.  Participants are limited to one entry in each class. 

 

4.   Canned goods must have been preserved in standard canning jars of the size specified and sealed with two-piece vacuum caps.  Leave rings on jars to ensure safety in handing.  Rings will be removed by the exhibitor when presented for judging.

 

5.   Baked goods must be made by the exhibitor from scratch (exhibitor may choose to include recipe) and exhibited in the quantity specified on plain disposable plates in self-closing plastic bags.  Cakes may be covered using clear plastic wrap.  No entries should be made using a mix or created at a store, bakery or factory.

 

6.   Ribbons will be awarded for first, second, and third place in each class. In the event that all exhibits in any class are of inferior quality, the right is reserved to place exhibits according to their merit.

 

7.   The Randolph County Fair Association will present premier exhibitor plaques and thirty dollar ($30) awards to the persons entering 10 or more exhibits who have the highest point averages based on ribbon scores (blue-3, red – 2, white -1) in canning, baking, produce, field crops and for the largest pumpkin.

 

8.   A quantity plaque for culinary and produce will be awarded to the person having the most entries.  A ten dollar ($10) cash award will be presented by the Randolph County Fair Association to the best entry in each of the eleven culinary sections and six categories of produce: beans, onions, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, and fruit.  In the event of a tie, only one first place winner will be chosen.  The decision of the judges is final.

 

9.   All possible precautions will be taken to prevent any theft or damage, but the sponsor in not responsible for any loss. 

 

 

Programs and activities offered by the West Virginia University Extension Service are available to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, political beliefs, sexual orientation, national origin, and marital or family status. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Director, Cooperative Extension Service, West Virginia University.

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Canned Goods   

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Produce  

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Crafts  

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