ROOTS & VEGETABLES

Coordinator: Lyle Skuce & Brian De Visser

Information for Exhibitors:

  • Please see General Rules and Regulations

  • Rules to follow OAAS judging standards.

  • All Exhibitors are required to register under their own name not the name of their business or farm. Such entries will be disqualified for judging.

  • Sunday: Exhibit Hall closes at 3:30 PM to prepare for pickup of exhibits.

  • No exhibits to be removed from exhibit building before 4:30 pm Sunday.

  • Fair share 20% off prize money.

CLASS 37
ROOTS & VEGETABLES:

Prizes; Sections 1 - 6: 1st: $6; 2nd: $4; 3rd: $3
Prizes; Sections 7 - 11: 1st: $8; 2nd: $6; 3rd; $4
Prizes; Section 12: 1st: $50; 2nd: $40; 3rd: $30; 4th: 20
Prizes; Section 13: 1st: $20; 2nd: $10; 3rd: $5
Prizes; Sections 14 - 49: 1st: $4; 2nd: $3; 3rd: $2

Additional Prizes:
Most Points in Roots sections 1 – 12: Rosette
Most Points in Vegetable sections 13-49: Rosette
Section 12 - first place: Rosette

Sections:

  • 1. Six potatoes Kenebec (brushed clean, no skin damage in cleaning)

  • 2. Six potatoes Yukon Gold (brushed clean, no skin damage in cleaning)

  • 3. Six potatoes Pontiac (brushed clean, no skin damage in cleaning)

  • 4. Six blue potatoes (brushed clean, no skin damage in cleaning)

  • 5. Six potatoes A.O.V. Red, named (brushed clean, no skin damage in cleaning)

  • 6. Six potatoes A. O. V. White, named (brushed clean, no skin damage in cleaning)

  • 7. One 3-litre basket potatoes Kenebec (brushed)

  • 8. One 3-litre basket potatoes Pontiac (brushed)

  • 9. One 3-litre basket potatoes Yukon Gold (brushed)

  • 10. Potato collection: six varieties Named, three of each variety (brushed)

  • 11. Potato collection: three varieties Named, three of each variety (brushed)

  • 12. Collection of roots vegetables: maximum size of display 30” x 36”

  • 13. Collection of onions, 3 varieties, named, 2 of each variety

  • 14. Five red onions (not peeled, tops cut 1” above bulb)

  • 15. Five sweet Spanish onions (not peeled, tops cut 1” above bulb)

  • 16. Five yellow onions (not peeled, tops cut 1” above bulb)

  • 17. Five table carrots, long (washed, not scrubbed, tops removed 1/2" above crown, roots remain – trimmed to ó")

  • 18. Five table carrots, half long (washed, not scrubbed, tops removed ó" above crown, roots remain – trimmed to ó")

  • 19. Five carrots, any other variety - named (washed, not scrubbed, tops removed ó" above crown, roots remain – trimmed to ó")

  • 20. Three zucchini 6” long, ½" stem

  • 21. Five table beets (cleaned, not scrubbed, tops trimmed 1/2" above crown, roots trimmed to 1”)

  • 22. Five green cucumbers (1/2” stem on specimen)

  • 23. Five English cucumbers (1/2” stem on specimen)

  • 24. One bunch of celery: Displayed in Water with roots

  • 25. One bunch of kale (3 stems) in water

  • 26. Five red tomatoes (calyx attached)

  • 27. Five plum tomatoes (calyx attached)

  • 28. Five cherry tomatoes (calyx attached)

  • 29. Three sweet green peppers (calyx attached)

  • 30. Three sweet red peppers (calyx attached)

  • 31. Three hot red peppers (calyx attached)

  • 32. Pepper Collection: four varieties Named, two of each variety

  • 33. Garlic, four garlic bulbs of the hard or soft neck variety of uniform size and shape. Not less than 2” (5 cm) in diameter. Roots are to be intact and not less than 1 ½” (1.3 cm) from bottom of bulbs and the stalk is to be cut 1 ½”.

  • 34. Three ears sweet table corn (remove 1/3 husk and silk from tip to butt)

  • 35. One head green cabbage (stems up to ó", leaves trimmed)

  • 36. One head red cabbage (stems up to ó", leaves trimmed)

  • 37. One head A.O.V. cabbage, named (stems up to ó", leaves trimmed)

  • 38. Butternut squash (clean, short stem)

  • 39. Hubbard squash (clean, short stem)

  • 40. Pepper squash (clean, short stem)

  • 41. Spaghetti squash (clean, short stem)

  • 42. Large field pumpkin (clean, short stem)

  • 43. Pie pumpkin (clean, short stem)

  • 44. One bunch of parsley in water

  • 45. Collection of Herbs (at least 4 varieties) named

  • 46. Five green beans

  • 47. One head of cauliflower

  • 48. One head of broccoli

  • 49. Five brussels sprouts

CLASS 38
LARGEST ROOTS VEGETABLES

Prizes: Sections 1 - 18: 1st: $10
Prizes: Sections 19: 1st: $15, 2nd: $10, 3rd: $5

Rule: All specimens are not over-ripe.

Sponsor: Brian DeVisser & Heritage Vegetable Group, Thank you!

Sections:

  • 1. Largest Onion

  • 2. Largest pepper

  • 3. Largest potato

  • 4. Largest cucumber

  • 5. Largest tomato

  • 6. Largest ear of field corn

  • 7. Largest cabbage

  • 8. Largest squash: see sections 38-41

  • 9. Largest zucchini

  • 10. Largest radish

  • 11. Largest turnip

  • 12. Largest carrot

  • 13. Largest table beet

  • 14. Largest watermelon

  • 15. Largest muskmelon

  • 16. Largest sunflower head

  • 17. Odd-shaped vegetable

Special:

  • 18. Tallest stalk ensilage corn

  • 19. Tallest sunflower (roots removed)