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SECTION 15 - ROOTS AND VEGETABLES

Chairperson: Isabel Risebrough (905-473-9723); Ethel Wilson (905-473-3901).
Before entering this Section, please refer to the General Rules as well as the Crop and Vegetable rules. Please note: Exhibits are to be placed in the General Exhibits Building on Tuesday, September 29th between 12 noon - 9:00 p.m.
Closing Date for entry forms: September 17th, 2009 by 8 p.m.

PRIZE MONEY - CLASSES #1-54:
1st - $7.00; 2nd - $6.00; 3rd - $5.00; 4th - $4.00
1.      Beets - Turnip variety - 5 roots.
2.      Broccoli - 2 heads.
3.      Brussels Sprouts - 1 quart.
4.      Cabbage - white, 2 heads.
5.      Cabbage - savoy, 2 heads.
6.      Cabbage - red, 2 heads.
7.      Carrots - chantenay type, 5 roots, 1/2" tops on.
8.      Carrots - nantes type, 5 roots, 1/2" tops on.
9.      Cauliflower - 2 heads.
10.    Citrons - 2.
11.    Corn, sweet, yellow, 5 ears.
12.    Corn, sweet, A.O.V., 5 ears.
13.    Corn - Indian, 5 ear shucks pulled back and tied in a bunch.
14.    Cucumbers - ripe, 2.
15.    Cucumbers - table variety, 2.
16.    Gourds - 8 pieces in a suitable container.
17.    Kohlrabi - 2 - leave tops on.
18.    Leeks - 5 roots.
19.    Muskmelons - 2.
20.    Onions - Yellow Cooking - 10. Tops to be trimmed to within 1" and not to be wrapped.
21.    Onions - Spanish - 5. Tops to be trimmed to within 1" and not to be wrapped.
22.    Onions - red - 10. Tops to be trimmed to within 1" and not to be wrapped.
23.    Onions - A.O.V. - 10. Tops to be trimmed to within 1" and not to be wrapped.
24.    Onions - pickling - 1 pint.
25.    Parsnips - 3 roots - 1/2" tops above the crown.
26.    Peppers - red, 5.
27.    Peppers - green, 58
28.    Popcorn - 5 ears - white or yellow, ripe, 2008 or 2009 crop.
29.    Popcorn - 5 ears - Any other colour, ripe, 2008 or 2009 crop.
30.    Pumpkin - common field.
31.    Pumpkin - Carve a Jack-O-Lantern. No artificial materials. To be judged by The President during the Fair.
32.    Pumpkin - Pie, 2.
33.    Pumpkin - Big Max.
34.    Radish - any variety, 5 roots.
35.    Squash - Pepper, green, 2.
36.    Squash - Butternut, 2.
37.    Squash - Spaghetti, 2.
38.    Squash - Hubbard, Green, 2.
39.    Squash – Hubbard, Blue, 2.
40.    Squash - Hubbard, Orange, 2.
41.    Squash or Pumpkin - clean, largest to be weighed, stem attached.
42.    Sunflower - 2 heads (ripe). Leave 6" stem on.
43.    Tomatoes - 7 - red stems on.
44.    Tomatoes - 7 - yellow stems on.
45.    Tomato - Largest - red - edible - stem on.
46.    Tomato - quart, cherry, stems on.
47.    Any odd shaped vegetable - properly named no potatoes.
48.    Turnips or rutabaga - table - 5 roots.
49.    Vegetable Marrow - 2.
50.    Watermelons - 2.
51.    Watermelons - Largest with 6" stem on or vine attached.
52.    Zucchini - 2 young, under 30cm (12") long.
53.    Zucchini - 2 mature, over 30cm (12") long.
54.    Any other vegetable, not listed above, properly named 2 of the same, no potatoes.

PRIZE MONEY - CLASSES #55-56:
1st - $12.00; 2nd - $9.00; 3rd - $7.00; 4th - $6.00
55.    Collection of pickling vegetables, 4 different kinds. 3 of each to be displayed in a suitable container.
56.    8 Varieties of squash - 1 of each, properly named in a suitable container.

PRIZE MONEY - CLASS #57:
1st - $20.00; 2nd - $18.00; 3rd - $15.00; 4th - $12.00
57.    A form 30” x 30” will be supplied to set up garden vegetables properly named. No artificial material, no potatoes.
AWARDS:
MARKHAM FAIR ROSETTE
•        Pumpkin - Carved Jack-O-Lantern (# 31).
•        Heaviest Squash or Pumpkin (# 41).
•        Garden Vegetables (# 57).
•        Largest Tomato (# 45).
•        Largest Watermelon (# 51).
Ron Wilson, Mount Albert Special Prize: Largest Watermelon (# 51).
Ethel Wilson,Mount Albert: Best carved Jack-O-Lantern (# 31).
Special Prize - Heaviest Squash or Pumpkin (# 41).