1 Qt. Sample

Lot
1. Oats
2. Buckwheat
3. Rye
4. Barley
5. Flax-yellow
6. Flax-brown
7. Spring wheat
8. Durum wheat
9. Millet
10. Speiz
11. Winter Wheat
12. Sunflowers, oil type
13. Sunflowers, confection type

1 Qt. Sample

1. Brome
2. Alfalfa
3. Red Clover
4. Sweet Clover
5. Soybeans
6. Field peas
7. Dry beans
8. Dry peas
9. Timothy
10. Birdfoot Trefoil
11. Corn
12. Lentil

Lot
1. 5 ears of corn (yellow)
2. 5 ears of corn (white)
3. 5 ears of corn (red)
4. 5 ears of corn (flint)

Strip off leaves on wheat, barley, rye, oats. Trim butts evenly, cutting off the roots. Sheaf bundle should measure 3 inches in diameter at center. Each exhibitor one entry per variety. Label Variety.

Lot
1. Oats
2. Buckwheat
3. Rye
4. Barley
5. Flax
6. Spring wheat
7. Durum wheat
8. Field corn (6 stalks)
9. Soybeans
10. Sunflower (oil, 6 stalks)
11. Sunflower (confectionary, 6 stalks)
12. Tame mustard
13. Winter wheat

Lot
1. Crested wheat
2. Reed canary
3. Brome
4. Timothy
5. Meadow fescue
6. Alfalfa
7. Red Clover
8. Sweet Clover

Lot
1. Legumes
2. Non Legumes
3. Legumes and non Legume mixed

Potatoes should be clean, but not skinned.

Lot
1. Red Potatoes (6 tubers)
2. White Potatoes (6 tubers)
3. Russets (6 tubers)
4. Purple Potatoes (6 tubers)
5. Sweet Potatoes (6 tubers)

Cut tops off to 6 inches or less on all root crops.

Lot
1. Green string beans in pod (6 pods)
2. Yellow wax beans in pod (6 pods)
3. Lima beans in pod (6 pods)
4. Table beets (3 specimens)
5. Cabbage (1 specimen)
6. Carrots (6 specimens)
7. Kale (1 plant)
8. Chard (1 specimen)
9. Sweet corn (1 stalk or 3 ears)
10. Cucumber (3 specimens)
11. Dill (3 specimens)
12. Display of garden crops (6 varieties)
13. Endive (1 specimen)
14. Kohlrabi (3 specimens)
15. Lettuce (head, 1 specimen)
16. Onions, yellow (3 specimens)
17. Onions, white (3 specimens)
18. Onions, red (3 specimens)
19. Onions, purple (3 specimen)
20. Parsley (1 specimen in pot)
21. Peas (best 6 pods)
22. Peppers (3 specimens)
23. Rhubarb (6 stems)
24. Rutabaga (3 specimens)
25. Spinach (3 plants)
26. Turnips (3 specimens)
27. Tomato, red (3 specimens)
28. Tomato, yellow (3 specimens)
29. Tomato, cherry (3 specimens)
30. Radish, white (3 specimens)
31. Radish, red (3 specimens)
32. Sugarbeet (1 plant)
33. Broccoli (head)
34. Cauliflower (head)
35. Zucchini (up to 8”, 1 specimen)
36. Romaine lettuce (1 specimen)
37. Leaf lettuce (1 specimen)
38. Any other

Lot
1. Raspberries (1 pint)
2. Strawberries (1 pint)
3. Gooseberries (1 pint)
4. Currants (1 pint)
5. Grapes (1 pint)
6. June Berries (1 pint)
7. Any other (1 pint)

Lot
1. 1/2 dozen white shell
2. 1/2 dozen dark shell
3. 1/2 dozen colored shell

Lot
1. Tomatoes (3 specimens)
2. Onions (3 specimens)
3. Grapes (1 pint)
4. Apples (3 specimens)
5. Raspberries (1 pint)
6. Strawberries (1 pint)
7. Potatoes (6 tubers)
8. Any other

Lot
1. All flowers must be grown by the exhibitor.
2. An exhibitor may enter only one exhibit in any one lot.
3. Enter exact number of specimens requested.
4. Extra greens or filler should not be used except in arrangements.
5. Containers will be supplied for all cut flowers, but containers for arrangements must be provided by the exhibitor, and must be in a CLEAN container.
6. Judge will not award ribbons if in their opinion no entries merit an award.
7. Exhibitors are to place their own artistic floral arrangements.
8. Any plant material protected by Minnesota State Law will not be permitted nor any plant materials listed as noxious weeds.
9. Potted plants must have been in possession and growing in container in which they are exhibited, for at least 3 months and must be in a CLEAN container.
10. A spray can have several blooms

Lot
1. African Violet (blooming)
2. Begonia (fibrous)
3. Begonia (tuberous)
4. Begonia (any other flowering)
5. Cactus
6. Succulents
7. Cactus Dish (not less than 5 plants)
8. Coleus
9. Fuchsia
10. Geranium
11. Peperomia
12. Philodendron
13. Terrarium
14. Impatiens
15. Any other foliage plant not listed
16. Any other flowering plant not listed
17. Collection of potted plants (not less than 5 varieties in a single pot)
18. Outdoor Planter (single plant)
19. Outdoor Planter (3 or more plants) 20. Collection of African Violets (not less than 5 varieties)

Lot
1. Bachelor Buttons (3 blooms)
2. Bells of Ireland (1 stalk)
3. Calendula (3 blooms)
4. Carnations (3 blooms)
5. Cosmos (3 blooms all 1 color)
6. Cosmos (3 blooms orange)
7. Dahlia pom-pom (under 2”, 3 blooms with leaves around flowers)
8. Dahlia decorative (4-6”, 1 bloom with leaves around flowers)
9. Dahlia Cactus (4-8”, 1 bloom with leaves around flowers)
10. Gladiolas (large, 1 spike)
11. Gladiolas (miniature, 1 spike)
12. Marigold French type (not over 1 1/2”, 3 blooms)
13. Marigold medium (1 1/2-3”, 3 blooms)
14. Marigold giant (over 3” - 1 bloom)
15. Marigold single French (3 blooms)
16. Nicotiana (1 stem)
17. Pansies, all one color (3 blooms)
18. Pansies, mixed colors (3 blooms)
19. Phlox, annual (3 trusses)
20. Petunia, multiflora (3 sprays)
21. Petunia, grandiflora, ruffled or fringed (3 sprays)
22. Petunia, double (3 sprays)
23. Pinks, annual (3 trusses)
24. Poppies (3 blooms)
25. Poppies, California (3 blooms)
26. Salvia, red (3 stems)
27. Salvia, other colors (3 stems)
28. Scopias (3 blooms)
29. Snapdragon, open faced (3 spikes)
30. Snapdragon, regular (3 spikes)
31. Snapdragon, dwarf (3 spikes)
32. Statice (1 stem)
33. Sweet peas (3 stems)
34. Verbena (3 stems)
35. Violas (3 stems)
36. Zinnia, giant (any type 4” or over, 1 bloom)
37. Zinnia (2-3”, 3 blooms)
38. Any other annual not listed (3 stems)

Lot
1. Astilbe (1 spray)
2. Begonia, tuberous (1 bloom)
3. Begonia, fibrous (1 stem)
4. Carnation (1 bloom)
5. Coral Bells (1 stem)
6. Coreopsis (1 bloom)
7. Shasta Daisy (1 bloom)
8. Gypsophila Baby’s Breath, white double (1 spray
9. Baby’s Breath, pink double (1 spray)
10. Baby’s Breath, any other (1 spray)
11. Hydrangea (1 stem)
12. Phlox (1 truss)
13. Statice, German (1 stem)
14. Statice, any other (1 stem)
15. Potentilla (1 stem)
16. Delphinium (1 bloom/1 stem)
17. Gaillardia (1 bloom)
18. Columbine (1 bloom)
19. Sweet William (1 stem)
20. Black-Eyed Susan (1 stem)
21. Primrose (1 stem)
22. Collection (3 to 5 varieties)
23. Any other (1 specimen)

Not less than 3 and no more than 5 varieties in one container.

Lot
1. Bachelor Buttons
2. Cosmos
3. Dahlias
4. Marigold (large)
5. Marigold (small)
6. Petunia
7. Phlox (perennial)
8. Roses
9. Snapdragon
10. Zinnia
11. Any other

Lot
1. Rose, Hybrid Tea (1 stem)
2. Rose, Floribunda (1 stem)
3. Rose, Grandiflora (1 stem)
4. Rose, Miniature (1 stalk)
5. Shrub Rose (1 stem)
6. Any other

THEME: Artistic Flower Arrangement

1. School Days
2. Garden Party
3. 125th Anniversary
4. Veteran arrangement 5. Any other arrangement

Measure width.

Lot
1. Giant (Leafed width over 8”)
2. Large (Leafed width between 6-8”)
3. Medium (Leafed width between 4-6”)
4. Small (Leafed width between 3-4”)
5. Petite (Leafed width under 3”)

Lot
1. Hemerocallis Day Lily
2. Asiatic Lily one stem
3. Calla Lilly
4. Lily, Trumpet (one stem)
5. Lily, Tiger (one stem)
6. Lily, any other

Fairy gardening is gardening in miniature, with whimsical dwellings designed to scale. Plants should be in proportion with garden art. Gardeners may strategically prune shrubs to resemble mature trees, surround the area with flowering perennials and use low growing plants for ground covers.

Fairy Gardens not to exceed 15 inches in height and width.

Some examples of miniature plants: miniature hostas, sedums, violas.

Lot
1. Traditional
2. 125th Anniversary
3. Any Other