Paris Fair Prize Book

JUNIOR EXHIBITORS (18 and under) are free. 

Thank you to the Glen Morris Horticultural Society for their generous donation to the Vegetables, Grain & Fruit and Flower Departments. Thank you to the Poland family for the $100 donation in memory of Dr. M. E. (Mel) and Marie Poland.

(Grown in 2023)

How to prepare fruits and vegetables for exhibition:

l Choose medium carrots, potatoes and beets. 

l Choose regular shaped specimens. 

l Choose specimens as nearly the same shape and size as possible. 

l Cut off tops, leaving only one inch. 

l Choose specimens that are free from blemishes of any kind. 

l Polish with a dry cloth. 

l Choose large onions. Bend the tops over some time before pulling so that the tops will stop growing after pulling, allow the onions to dry in the sun. DO NOT PEEL. 

l Choose large squash. 

l Potatoes must not be washed. 

l Pumpkins and squash must have stems on. 

l Both green and red tomatoes must have calyx intact. 

l Please use sturdy plates to display. Please put your age on every tag.

CLASS 500

GENERAL

Prizes: 1st: $2.00, 2nd: $1.50, 3rd: $1.25, 4th: $1.00, 5th: $1.00

1. Tallest stalk of 2023 corn, cut off at root top (10 & under mark age). 

2. Tallest stalk of 2023 corn, cut off at root top (11 & over mark age). 

3. Carrots, 3 roots, any variety (1" top left on). 

4. Largest beet in circumference. 

5. 3 red potatoes. 

6. 3 white potatoes. 

7. 3 spanish onions. 

8. 3 white onions. 

9. 3 heads of garlic. 

10. 3 red tomatoes, cherry (0-5 years of age, mark age). 

11. 3 red tomatoes, cherry (6-10 years of age, mark age). 

12. 3 red tomatoes, cherry (11 & over, mark age). 

13. 3 red tomatoes, not cherry. 

14. 3 green tomatoes. 

15. 3 sweet green peppers. 

16. 3 sweet red peppers. 

17. 3 jalapeno peppers. 

18. 3 banana peppers. 

19. 5 green beans. 

20. 3 ears of sweet corn. 

21. 3 ears grain corn. 

22. Butternut squash. 

23. Squash, any variety, named. 

24. Eggplant, any variety. 

25. Zucchini, any variety. 

26. 3 cucumbers. 

27. Head of broccoli. 

28. Head of cauliflower. 

29. 3 beets. 

30. 1 pie pumpkin. 

31. Grapes, any variety, 1 bunch. 

32. 3 apples, named. 

33. 3 pears, named. 

34. 3 peaches. 

35. 1 quart wheat, named (in glass jar). 

36. 1 quart dry shelled corn (in glass jar). 

37. 1 quart soy beans (in glass jar). 

38. Largest pumpkin or squash (will be weighed). 

39. Strangest looking vegetable (any variety). 

CREATIVE

Prizes: 1st: $3.00, 2nd: $2.50, 3rd: $2.00, 4th: $1.50, 5th: $1.00 - Unless otherwise noted

40. Mud Pie decorated to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Toronto Blue Jays winning back to back World Series, using things from nature (10 & under, mark age). 

41. Mud Pie decorated to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Toronto Blue Jays winning back to back World Series, using things from nature (11 & over, mark age). 

42. Collection of 7 gourds displayed in a cornucopia. 

43. A display from your vegetable garden for a table centrepiece. 

44. SPECIAL: Homemade stuffed scarecrow, entry not to exceed 1 meter on a firm base. Prizes: 1st: $5.00, 2nd: $3.00, 3rd: $2.00, 4th: $1.50 Donated by Kelly Turnbull. 

45. SPECIAL: Make a jack-o-lantern on a firm base, using only fruits and/or vegetables. Prizes: 1st: $5.00, 2nd: $3.00, 3rd: $2.00, 4th: $1.50 Donated by Kelly Turnbull. 

46. SPECIAL: Decorate a fruit or vegetable to look like a sunflower head, on a firm base using only fruits and/or vegetables (10 & under, mark age). Prizes: 1st: $5.00, 2nd: $3.00, 3rd: $2.00, 4th: $1.50 Donated by Darlene Ilett. 

47. SPECIAL: Decorate a fruit or vegetable to look like a crow, display on a firm base, using only fruits and/or vegetables (11 & over, mark age) Prizes: 1st: $5.00, 2nd: $3.00, 3rd: $2.00, 4th: $1.50 Donated by Darlene Ilett. 

HIGHEST POINTS: $15 donated by the Paris Horticultural Society.