Here is a complete list of all the areas available for Vegetables, Grains and Grasses, Field Crop, Honey and Maple Syrup Classes. Click the link below for a complete copy of only this section of the Fair Book.
Grains and Grasses- Class 25
Sponsored by Pioneer Hi-Bred Ltd. and Port Perry Seeds, Jim Roefs
All entries to be in to Secretary by Saturday August 17th. All exhibits must be in the Arena before 11:30 a.m. Friday August 23rd. Only one entry per family will be allowed. All exhibits must be the present year’s crop except grain soybeans. Prizes: 1st $14 2nd $12 3rd $8 4th $6
Chair – Katie Grove
1. Soft Red Winter Wheat, named, 2024, approx. 4 litres.
2. Hard Red Winter Wheat, named, 2024, approx. 4 litres.
3. Soft White Wheat, named, 2024, approx. 4 litres.
4. Grain, Soybeans, named, 2024, approx. 4 litres.
5. Sheaf ensilage corn, named, 10 stalks.
6. 10 cobs of Grain Corn, named.
7. Baled Hay, first cut, 10” slice or equivalent.
#7 sponsored by Bob Swain
8. Baled Hay, second cut, 10” slice or equivalent
9. Haylage
10. Whole plant soybean, named, specify row width.
Vegetables- Class 26
Sponsored by Linton’s Farm Market, Oshawa
Chair- Helen Coates (905) 985-3985
All entries to be in to Secretary by Saturday August 17th. All exhibits must be in the Arena before 11:30 a.m. Friday August 23rd. Vegetables MUST be on paper plates unless otherwise specified. Tags must be securely fastened. Exhibits may be picked up Saturday August 24th at 6 p.m.
Prizes- 1st-$5 2nd-$4 3rd-$3
1. 3 potatoes, white, named
2. 3 potatoes, any other colour, named
3. 2 zucchini, maximum length, 12”, stem on
4. 2 squash, not summer squash, stem on
5. 5 carrots, 1” tops
6. 3 onions, Dutch set, not skinned
7. 3 Spanish onions, not skinned
8. 3 sweet peppers, any colour, stems on
9. 5 green beans
10. 5 beans, any other colour
11. 3 beets, round, 1” tops
12. 3 beets, cylindrical, 1” tops
13. 5 pickling varieties of cucumbers. under 5”
14. 2 slicing cucumbers
15. 3 green tomatoes, min 2 ¼ “diameter, calyx on
16. 3 red tomatoes, not plum, min 2 ¼ “diameter, calyx on
17. 3 plum tomatoes, calyx on
18. 5 ripe tomatoes, cherry or miniature, calyx on, any colour
19. 3 garlic, 1” top, roots on, not washed
20. 1 Oddly Shaped Vegetable
21. 4 different vegetables used for vegetable soup. 3 of each displayed in a cooking pot
Most Points in Sections 1-21 will receive a Veseys Seeds Gift Certificate $25
Junior Vegetables- Class 27
Sponsored by Murray Hill Farm, Blackstock
Open to children age pre-school to Grade 8. Tags must be securely fastened.
Prizes- 1st-$4 2nd-$3.50 3rd-$3.00 4th-$2.50 5th- $2.00
1. 5 green beans
2. 5 beans, any other colour
3. 3 Carrots, 1” top
4. 3 tomatoes, cherry or miniature, any colour
5. 3 sweet peppers, any colour
6. 1 zucchini, 6”-12” long
7. Longest bean
8. Longest zucchini
9. 3 red tomatoes, min 2 1/4” diameter. calyx on
10. 4 vegetables used for vegetable soup. 3 of each displayed in a cooking pot
Most Points in sections 1-10 will receive a Seed Starter Gift Kit from McKenzie Seeds
CLASS 28 - HONEY
Prizes: $10, $8, $5, $4
**Winner is eligible to compete at the District 4 Competition in October. The winner of the District Competition will be eligible to compete at the Provincial Competition in February.
Rules: Liquid Honey exhibits shall consist of two clear glass containers, each having a capacity of 500g(375ml). No labels. Any honey entry containing any form of foreign material will be disqualified from the competition. An approved colorimeter will be used to assess the colour. Honey will be judged using the standards printed in the O. A. A. S. Judging Standards for the Ontario Fairs Handbook. All honey selected to compete at the convention will become the property of the O. A. A. S.
1. White or Golden Liquid Honey
2. Fine Granulated Honey
3. Honey Combs, 3, any standard marketable container
4. Cake Beeswax, 1 weighing not less than one pound
CLASS 29 - MAPLE SYRUP
Prizes: $10, $8, $6, $4
**Winner is eligible to compete at the District 4 competition in October. The winner of the District Competition will be eligible to compete at the Provincial competition in February.
O. A. A. S. Rules: Maple syrup exhibits shall consist of 2 curved Kent style glass bottles. (D & G # 505188 Syrup bottle with handle), or equivalent, of Maple Syrup, Canada Grade A. Amber. 250 ml capacity. No labels. All maple syrup should have a flavour characteristic of its class and be free from objectionable odour or taste. Any syrup containing any form of foreign material will be disqualified. An approved maple syrup colorimeter will be used to assess the colour. Maple syrup will be judged using the standards published by the O. A. A. S. in Agriculture and Horticulture Judging Standards for Ontario Fairs. It is a condition of the O. A. A. S. that all maple syrup selected to compete at the convention will become the property of the O. A. A. S.
Golden: 2-250 ml glass bottles
Dark: 2-250 ml glass bottles
Amber: 2-250 ml glass bottles**(only Amber competes at O. A. A. S. competitions)