2013 Vermont Farm Show Contest Information
For questions regarding this department, please contact Teresa Doyle at 802-454-7328 or at my65.vw@hotmail.com
General Information
All Entries must have been produced in Vermont by resident farmers or homemakers, except for members in the VT-NH associations. Any youth that has had an active part of farm products may submit one entry per class. (Youth are those under 19 years of age.) Only one adult entry per farm is allowed in each class. Each entry must have an Official Entry Tag completely filled out. All contestants must make out their own entry tag. Tags may be marked at the top in such a way that only contestants can recognize their own entry. The contestant's name and addresses will not be exposed on tags where products are not judged to be honorable mention or excellent. Judges may state suggestions for improvement.
All products must be delivered by hand, not mailed, and must be presented to attendants between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday, January 28 at the CVE site.
Christmas Trees must be submitted no later than 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 29.
Judging will begin at 4 p.m., Monday, January 28, 2013 with the exception of Christmas Trees.
After the Show, ribbons and cash awards will be mailed to each contestant. All entries, containers, score cards, and recipes become property of the Vermont Farm Show. All rulings of contest superintendents are final.
Entries judged to be excellent in each class will receive $10.00 and a ribbon. Christmas trees judged excellent will receive $12.00. The Class Winner in each class will receive $10.00 and a ribbon. The Best of Show in each category of products will receive $50.00 and Best of Show ribbon. Entries meeting acceptable class standards, but not judged as excellent, will receive an Honorable Mention ribbon.
Apple
150) 5 Macintosh
151) 5 Red Delicious
152) 5 Other Varieties
Maple Products
210) 1 package Indian Sugar (dry granulated) made from Grade A Dark Amber Syrup
211) 1 package Maple Cream
212) 1 package Maple Sugar Cakes
213) 1 package pure Maple Fudge with recipe ( may contain cream,nuts,and/or butter)
214) Maple Speciality- using real Vermont Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup
220) 1 pint Vermont Fancy
221) 1 pint Vermont Grade A Medium Amber
222) 1 pint Vermont Grade A Dark Amber
Christmas Trees
130) One 6 to 8 foot true Fir
131) One 6 to 8 foot Pine
133) One 6 to 8 foot Other (commercial)
Wreaths
140) One 12 inch(metal ring diameter) double faced wreath decorated/undecorated
Honey
120) One Comb, sectioned or cut
121) One pound glass LIght
122) One pound glass Amber
123) One pound glass Dark
124) One pound glass Chunk
125) One pound glass Creamed
* Must be a commercial container
127) Special Class: Vermont Honey Promotion Board Contest:
Submit one honey recipe, baked or otherwise, using at least 1/3 cup of honey. Class 127 is a special class in which the Vermont Honey Promotion Board offers $100 for the First Prize and $25 each for 4 runner-ups. Recipes must be submitted with entries.
Vegetables
170) Potatoes - 6 tubers, variety labeled
171) Carrots - 6
172) Turnips or Rutabaga -1
173) Squash -1 ( variety labeled) (one entry only)
174) Onions - 6
175) Pumpkin - 1
176) Other - (one entry only)
Eggs
160) One dozen large White
161) One dozen large Brown
162) one dozen Other
Home Products
101) 1 Bread (white, dark, may use raisins, nuts etc.)
102) 1 Pie (featuring a Vermont Product)
*ALL entries MUST include a recipe to be eligible.
Only one entry per class.
Home Product Specialty
111)Jam, Jelly, Butters
112) Relish
113) Pickles- Sour, Dill,Sweet, or Dilly Bean
*All entries MUST be made with Vermont Products.
All entries must include the recipe to be eligible.
Only one entry per class.
Handspun Fibers
180) One 1 oz. skein white or natural color* fine 2 ply wool yarn
181) One 1 oz. skein white or natural color* medium 2 ply wool yarn
182) One 1 oz. skein white or natural color* coarse 2 ply wool yarn
183) One 1 oz. skein demonstrating novelty uses of the yarn. Entry may be a blend of Vermont yarn and other natural fibers.
184) Llama or Alpaca special class- one 1 oz. skein fiber
* Natural color means undyed wool
Silage & Grains
190) 1 quart Corn Silage
191) 1 quart Chopped Hay crop Silage- Grass
192) 1 quart Chopped Hay crop Silage- Legume
193) 1 quart Ear Corn/High Moisture Shell Corn
194) 1 quart Other Dry Grain
195) 1 quart Round bale Hay crop Silage-Legume or Grass
*Must be submitted in glass container.
Hay
200) One 1/8 Bale-mostly legume, label 1st or 2nd cutting
201) One 1/8 Bale-mixed, label 1st or 2nd cutting
202) One 1/8 Bale-mostly grass,label 1st or 2nd cutting
* You cannot enter both a 1st and 2nd cutting in the same class.
For Further information contact
Vermont Farm Show at www.vtfarmshow.com
OR
Jackie Folsom: (802) 426-3579 or Teresa Doyle: (802) 454-7328
Vermont Farm Show, c/o 2603 US Route 2, Cabot, Vt 05647
2013 Farm Show Judging Criteria
This year's Farm Show entries will be judged according to the following criteria in all contest categories. The judging criteria will be as follows:
Rejected - Any entry that does not meet the entry rules, or, is judged to be below acceptable standards.
Honorable Mention - Any entry that meets the entry rules and is judged to meet
acceptable standards.
Excellent - Any entry that is an outstanding representative of the class entered, and would be considered for Class Winner.
Class Winner - Best of Class.
Best of Show - Best entry in the entire category.
This criteria was used in 2012, a change from previous years, and is seen as a fairer method of judging, and giving credit to those entries considered for Class Winner.
The following are the prizes to be awarded:
Rejected - No ribbon or prize money.
Honorable Mention - Ribbon but no prize money.
Excellent - Ribbon and $ 10.00 ( Christmas Trees will receive $ 12.00).
Class Winner - Ribbon and $ 10.00.
Best of Show - Ribbon and $ 50.00.
