SUPERINTENDENTS:    Rhonda Kasten 815-362-2800                  Belva Schulz 815-789-4202

Check out a few of the 2021 entries!
  • 1. All entries must comply with Home Economics Rules and Regulations .
  • 2. All exhibits must have been produced during the current growing season and grown by the exhibitor. Commercial gardeners are excluded from showing.
  • 3. For items requiring paper plates or trays, please use a sturdy, plain object and attach entry tags securely. This is the responsibility of the exhibitor.
  • 4. All entries must bear fruit or vegetables to be judged. NO branches and/or leaves will be judged.

VEGETABLES

PREMIUMS: $4-3-2-1

  • K1001 – Sweet Corn – Six (6) unhusked ears
  • K1002 – Green Beans – Twenty (20) in pods
  • K1003 – Wax Beans – Twenty (20) in pods
  • K1004 – Beets – plate/six (6) tops trimmed to 1″
  • K1005 – Cabbage – single head – leaves left on
  • K1006 – Cabbage – largest head (by weight)
  • K1007 – Carrots – plate/six ()6 tops trimmed to 1″
  • K1008 – Broccoli – single head
  • K1009 – Cucumbers – plate/six (6) (pickling size)
  • K1010 – Cucumbers – plate/six (6) (slicing size)
  • K1011 – Eggplant – single
  • K1012 – Onions – White – plate/six (6) do not peel        completely
  • K1013 – Onions – Yellow – plate/six (6) do not peel       completely
  • K1014 – Parsnips – plate/six (6) tops trimmed to 1″
  • K1015 – Peppers – plate/six (6)
  • K1016 – Chile Peppers – plate/six (6)
  • K1017 – Potatoes – White – plate/six (6)
  • K1018 – Potatoes – Red – plate/six (6)
  • K1019 – Potatoes – Yellow – plate/six (6)
  • K1020 – Potato – Largest by weight
  • K1021 – Potato – Oddest shaped
  • K1022 – Tomatoes – plate/six (6)
  • K1023 – Tomato – Largest by weight
  • K1024 – Squash – Summer – identify/prime eating stage
  • K1025 – Squash – largest
  • K1026 – Kohlrabi – plate/six (6)
  • K1027 – Turnips – plate/six (6)
  • K1028 – Peas – ten (10) pods
  • K1029 – Sugar Peas – ten (10) pods
  • K1030 – Radishes – bunch of six (6) – trim leaves to 1½“

FRUITS

PREMIUMS: $4-3-2-1

  • K1036 – Red Raspberries – ½ pint
  • K1037 – Black Raspberries – ½ pint
  • K1038 – Currants – ½ pint
  • K1039 – Cherries – ½ pint
  • K1040 – Plums – any variety – ten (10)
  • K1041 – Apples – any variety – three (3)
  • K1042 – Pears – any variety –three (3)
  • K1043 – Peaches – three (3)
  • K1044 – Grapes – Red – three (3) bunches
  • K1045 – Grapes – Concord – three (3) bunches

HERBS*

PREMIUMS: $4-3-2-1

  • K1050 – Basil, Oregano, Cilantro, Sage, Chives,        Rosemary, Thyme, Parsley, etc.

Herbs must be labeled as to type and can be dried or potted.

SPECIAL EXHIBITS

PREMIUM: $14-11-8-5

  • K1055 – Best Garden Display of at least ten (10) Garden Products – included in Vegetable Class. Plain or fancy basket or container. Will be judged on variety, quality of vegetable and artistic display.

PREMIUM: $12-9-7-4

  • K1056 – Scarecrow – No taller than 48” (4’), must be able to stand or sit by itself – either stake in bucket w/sand provided by exhibitor or constructed to sit securely will be judged on originality, color &
    construction).
  • K1057 – Veggie People – Fresh veggies, no fruit, must be securely constructed, no taller than 36” (3’). Must provide own base/plate (will be judged on
    originality, color, construction, and variety of
    vegetables used).