Paris Fair Prize Book

Roots & Vegetables

Pat Howell-Blackmore, Keith McAllister, Jay & Linda Howell, Shawn Blackmore, Hope Blackmore, Amy Bradley, Liam Blackmore, Deanna Vervaecke

CLASS 260 

One entry per section. Sections 1-3 & 48-49 will be displayed on trays supplied by PAS.

SECTION 1-10

Prizes: 1st: $6, 2nd: $5, 3rd: $4

1. 24 potatoes (white), variety named, cleaned but not washed. 

2. 24 potatoes (red), variety named, cleaned but not washed. 

3. Collection of squash, 5 or more varieties, 1 specimen of each, named. 

4. Collection of gourds in a suitable container. 

5. Longest zucchini, stem left on. 

6. Largest pumpkin, stem left on. 

7. Braid of onions. 

8. Braid of garlic. 

9. 5 garlic, with 1-1 1/2" tops attached. 

10. Largest field squash, ornamental. 

  

SECTION 11-40

Prizes: 1st: $4.00, 2nd: $3.50, 3rd: $3.00

11. Largest tomato, free from cracks or blemishes, do not remove calyx. 

12. Largest onion, trim top 1-2" above bulb, well dried, not peeled, roots removed just below bulb. 

13. Largest potato, brushed clean. 

14. Most unusually shaped vegetable, must be free of blemishes. 

15. 2 pie pumpkins, stems left on. 

16. 2 heads cabbage, uniform size. 

17. 5 table carrots, any variety, uniform size, tops removed approximately 1/2" above crown, washed not scrubbed. 

18. 5 yellow cooking onions, uniform size trim tops 1-2" above bulb, well dried, well matched, only jagged and dirty outer scales should be removed, not peeled, remove roots just below bulb. 

19. 5 spanish onions, uniform size, trim tops 1-2" above bulb well dried, well matched, only jagged and dirty outer scales removed, not peeled, remove roots just below bulb. 

20. 5 beets, uniform size, trim tops to 3/4" above crown, rubbed clean, not washed or scrubbed, root may be trimmed to 1". 

21. 1 head of cauliflower. 

22. 5 cucumbers for pickling, uniform size. 

23. 1 hubbard squash, any colour, wiped clean, stem left on. 

24. 2 pepper/acorn/table queen squash, uniform size, wiped clean, stems left on. 

25. 2 butternut squash, uniform size, wiped clean, stems left on. 

26. 2 buttercup squash, uniform size, wiped clean, stems left on. 

27. 2 squashes, any other variety, named, uniform size, wiped clean, stems left on. 

28. 6 ears sweet corn (for table use), uniform size. 

29. 2 watermelons, uniform size, wiped clean, stems left on. 

30. 5 sweet green peppers, uniform size, 1/2" stems left on. 

31. 5 sweet red peppers, uniform size, 1/2" stems left on. 

32. 5 peppers, any other variety, named, uniform size, 1/2" stems left on. 

33. 5 tomatoes, uniform size, do not remove calyx. 

34. 12 cherry tomatoes, uniform size, do not remove calyx. 

35. 12 grape tomatoes, uniform size, do not remove calyx. 

36. 5 roma tomatoes, uniform size, do not remove calyx.

37. 5 slicing zucchini, 8" or under, uniform size, wiped clean, stems left on.

38. 2 eggplants, uniform size, wiped clean, stems left on.

39. 2 kohlrabi, uniform size 2-3", root trimmed to 1/2", trimmed leaving 2-3" of stem.

40. 5 leeks, uniform size 1-2" bulb, root trimmed to 1/2", foliage trimmed in a V-shaped fan.

VEGETABLES - BASKETED

Prizes: 1st: $8, 2nd: $7, 3rd: $6

41. 3-L basket roma tomatoes, uniform size, do not remove calyx. 

42. 3-L basket tomatoes, uniform size, do not remove calyx. 

43. 3-L basket potatoes, red or white, table stock, brushed clean, named. 

44. 3-L basket sweet peppers, red or green, uniform size, 1/2" stems attached. 

45. 3-L basket cucumbers for pickling, uniform size. 

46. 3-L basket spanish onions, uniform size, trim tops 1-2" above bulb, well dried, well matched, only jagged and dirty outer scales removed not peeled, roots removed below bulb. 

47. 3-L basket cooking onions, uniform size, trim tops 1-2" above bulb, well dried, well matched, only jagged and dirty outer scales removed not peeled, roots removed below bulb. 

48. SPECIAL Farmer's Collection of vegetables: at least 5 different kinds, labeled. Displayed in a shallow 18"x3' box, supplied by PAS.

Prizes: 1st: $22.00, 2nd: $20.00, 3rd: $16.00, 4th: $14.00 and $12.00 to all other creditable exhibits.

49. SPECIAL Junior Farmer's Collection of vegetables: at least 5 different kinds, labeled. Displayed in a shallow 18"x3' box, supplied by PAS. Open only to exhibitors under 18 years of age as of September 2nd, 2023. 

Prizes: 1st: $22.00, 2nd: $20.00, 3rd: $16.00, 4th: $14.00 and $12.00 to all other creditable exhibits.