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Section 15
Roots & Vegetables

Chairpersons: 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 28th between 12 noon - 9:00 p.m.

* Closing date for entry forms: Thursday, September 16th, 2010 by 8:00 p.m.* Will be strictly enforced.

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, 2009 or 2010 crop
29. Popcorn - 5 ears - Any other colour, ripe, 2009 or 2010 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).