2015 EXHIBITOR GUIDE NEW LAYOUT
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2015 EXHIBITOR GUIDE NEW LAYOUT
Join the Fun 118th Annual August 19-23 Appleton, MN www.swiftcountyfair.org w Social Media Fans – S Watch for prizes! Full Electric Camping Available! IN THE GRANDSTAND MIDWEST RIDES & CONCESSIONS •••ON THE MIDWAY••• + WRISTBAND BEER THURSDAY! NEW Friday Night – Kid’s Power Wheels Derby GARDENS $2/person GATE ADVANCE WEDNESDAY $2/car TO PARK RIDE TICKETS $1 GATE/$1 Car FRIDAY 7PM & SATURDAY 6:30PM FREE Gate Entry–12 & UNDER Season Pass $10 (1 car & 1 person) 4pm-Close $1 RIDES • 6-9pm at all Swift County Banks & Don’s Food Pride, Appleton Appleton Benson Clontarf Danvers Degraff Holloway Kerkhoven Swift Falls Murdock 2015 Swift County Fair Days Schedule August 19—Wednesday Creative Activities, Horticulture & FFA Exhibits Entered – Entry Day 4-H Exhibit and Live Pet Judging Open Beef Show 4-H Exhibit Building Judging Carnival Opens ($1.00 per ride 6:00 – 9:00 pm) 4-H Pet Parade The WhiteSidewalls (CBB) 9:00 am – 7:00 pm 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm 12:30 pm 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm 5:00 pm 8:15 pm 7:00 pm August 20—Thursday Creative Activities, Horticulture & FFA Exhibit Judging 8:00 am – 12:30 pm 4-H Goat Show 9:00 am Judy Lumpkin, Candle & Soap Making (Tent) 11:00 am Creative Activity Buildings Open 1:00 pm 4-H Horse Games Show (Horse Arena) 11:00 am Sharlene Jorgenson, Quilting from the 12:30 am and Heartland Trunk Show & Demonstration 3:30 pm Judy Lumpkin, Candle & Soap Making (Tent) 2:00 pm Carnival Opens 4:00 pm – Close Carnival Arm Band 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm ($20.00 Unlimited Rides Arm Band) Free Root Beer Floats (CBB) 5:00 pm (sponsored by Wes Con) 5:00 pm 6:30 pm 6:00 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 12:00 noon (Sponsored by Swift County Fair) Bake and Taste Pie Contest (entries) 11:00 am—1:00 pm (Prizes sponsored by Southern MN Beet Sugar Cooperative) Steffl Sisters (CBB) Sharlene Jorgenson, Quilting from the Heartland Trunk Show & Demonstration 4-H Beef Show Carnival Opens Judy Lumpkin, Candle & Soap Making (Tent) Pie Judging Winners of Bake and Taste Pie Announced Homemade Pie and Ice Cream Social (CBB) Sharlene Jorgenson, Quilting from the Heartland Trunk Show & Demonstation Demo Derby (Grandstand) featuring Kid’s Power Wheels Derby Judd Hoos Band (CBB) 9:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 12:00 noon 11:00 am (Judging, contestants presented to public and Winners announced) Phil Scheevel, Wood Carver (Tent) Open FFA Show Carnival Opens Monroe Crossing State Fair Talent Contest (CBB) with emcee Monroe Crossing Monroe Crossing Historian Doug Ohman Rib Fest Diaper Derby 12:00 noon 1:00 pm 1:00 pm – Close 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm 1:30 pm 3:30 pm 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm (Sponsored by Darolds Super Valu, Benson) 4:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:30 pm Phil Scheevel, Wood Carver (Tent) Historian Doug Ohman Demo Derby Tripwire Band (CBB) 9:00 pm August 23—Sunday Sherwin Linton (Gospel, Country 10:30 am – 2:00 pm Free Sweet Corn Feed 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (Sponsored by Glacial Plains Cooperative) Historian Doug Ohman Face Painting Kids Pedal Pull 11:00 am 12:00 noon 1:00 pm (Sponsored by VFW Post 1403, Benson and VFW Post 4955, Appleton) August 21—Friday 4-H Swine Show 4-H Rabbit Show (old show arena) Judy Lumpkin, Candle & Soap Making (Tent) Easter Bunny Parade (Poultry Barn) 4-H Dairy Show Open Horse Fun Show (Horse Arena) Historian Doug Ohman Clueless the Balloon Twister My Dolly and Me Contest and Johnny Cash Music) 4-H Fashion Revue (CBB Bldg) Ranch Rodeo (Horse Arena) - FREE 4-H Lamb Lead followed by 4-H Sheep Show Johnny Holm Band (CBB) August 22—Saturday Phyllis Rieppel, Wood Carving (Tent) 1:30 pm Historian Doug Ohman 3:00 pm 4-H Farm Family Recognition 12:45 pm 4-H Blue Ribbon Auction 1:00 pm Carnival Opens 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm Antique Tractor Pull (Grandstand) 1:00 pm 4-H Round Robin Master Showmanship 2:30 pm Medallion Hunt – all ages--clues given every ½ hour 3:00 pm (Sponsored by 1st Murdock Agency) 12:00 noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm – close 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:15 pm 2:30 pm 4:00 pm 7:00 pm 9:00 pm See you at the fair! NOTICE: This 2015 Exhibitor’s Guide has been mailed to all those that exhibited at the 2014 Swift County Fair. Additional copies of the 2015 Exhibitor’s Guide can be found in all banks in Swift County, and the Swift County Extension Office. 4-H Dog Showcase (Show Arena) Cash Raffle Drawings (CBB) Historian Doug Ohman 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm Kentucky Thunder Band opening for Kentucky Head Hunters(CBB) 7:00 pm 4-H Livestock Released All Other Exhibits Released 7:00 pm 8:00 pm www.swiftcountyfair.org :: All times subject to change :: CBB = Chuck Brown Building Chuck Brown Building Entertainment is always FREE! SWIFT COUNTY FAIR ASSN. MEMBERS President: Jon Panzer Secretary: Elaine Mitteness Vice President: Chuck Wilts Treasurer: Kevin Wilkening Randy Ascheman, Tim Bakken, Luverne Flower, Laurie Henneberg, John Holtz, Neil Larson, Jane Saulsbury, Dan Schliep, Jackie Schmidt, Scott “Montana” Smith, Eric Turnquist. Friends of the Fair: Butch Berens, Tom Hoffman, Dale Moser and Stan Glimsdal Jr. JULY 2015 www.swiftcountyfair.org SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE 3 Rules and Regulations INTERPRETATION OF RULES The Board of Directors reserves the final and absolute right to interpret these rules and regulations and determine all matters, questions and differences in regard thereto, or otherwise arising out of, or incident to the fair. ADMISSION 1. Exhibitors of livestock will be required to purchase an exhibitor’s pass, which admits the exhibitor to the grounds any time during the fair. 2. All persons (excepting children under 12 years of age) must be provided with a ticket to obtain admission to the grounds. 3. All campers will pay $125.00 per unit for the fair. 4. All entries must be entered between 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2015. No exhibits will be admitted after that time. Judging will take place early Thursday morning. 5. Superintendents will be at the grounds Wednesday, August 19, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. to whom exhibits must be taken. No exhibits will be received after that time unless for display only. 6. No exhibitor will be allowed to make more than one entry in any one lot. Articles in sets cannot compete for single premiums. No exhibitor can compete for regular and special premiums. The entry must specify whether special or otherwise. 7. Stock and art must be entered in the name of the bona-fide owner and grain, vegetables, fruit and dairy products must have been raised or made by the exhibitor thereof during the past year. 8. Every article in competition must correspond in number and description with the premium list and be in proper class in order to obtain premiums. No change or alteration will be permitted after books are placed in the hands of the judges. Unless OK’d by the superintendents. 9. No animal or article will be assigned a place on the grounds until entry shall have been made. 10. Each entry tag shall be securely attached to the entry itself or the stall, pen or receptacle in which it is shown. 11. All livestock entries will be released at 7:00 p.m. Sunday. All other entries will be released at 8:00 p.m. Sunday. 12. Premiums and prizes will not be paid on any entries leaving before assigned release times. 13 Grains and field seeds shall consist of one quart by measure and containers will be furnished. 14. Exhibition of articles not competing for premiums must be arranged for at the secretary’s office and will be arranged as far as possible in conformity with the wishes of the exhibitor. The superintendents have the right to disqualify exhibits that are not the work of the exhibitor. 15. Checks to all premium winners will be handed out Sunday at 8:00 p.m. 16. No prize ribbons or cards received at any other or preceding fairs or any bills of advertising will be allowed to be attached to exhibit stall or distributed upon the grounds. 17. The same article or item cannot be entered in more than one class at the fair. 18. The Swift County Fair Association does not provide insurance on exhibits and cannot be held responsible for loss in case of fire, but every precaution will be taken to prevent such an occurrence. 19. Visitors at the fair are urged to use every means to avoid accidents occurring at the fair as the Swift County Fair Association does not assume responsibility. 20. Any person carrying passengers and doing general delivery work to and from the fair grounds, or selling goods of any kind will be required to purchase a season ticket. 21. No roller skates, in-line skates, skate boards, bicycles, scooters, golf carts, ATV’s or other wheeled vehicles are allowed on the Swift County Fairgrounds without the consent of the Board of Directors. 22. No person or group of persons shall banner, picket, march, protest, demonstrate or caucus on the Swift County Fairgrounds before or during the fair in any manner that interferes with the convenience or safety of any county fair patron, exhibitor or employee. Anyone doing so will be made to leave the Swift County Fairgrounds and stage in a space designated by the Board of Directors outside of fenced perimeter at the farmost SW corner of the fair grounds. 23. Exhibitors wishing to park their cattle trailers at the fairgrounds for the duration of the fair may do so but in a specific area of the grounds designated by the Board of Directors for that purpose. 24. There will be no personal vehicles or support vehicles allowed inside the grounds for any reason during fair hours without fair board approval. Any unauthorized vehicles parked inside the fairgrounds will be towed at owner’s expense. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Need an ENTRY BLANK? Go to: www.swiftcountyfair.org to download and print Note: Use separate entry blank for each division AWARDS 1. The superintendent of the division or some other person appointed shall assist the awarding committee as clerk and shall keep a record of the awards made. This record when completed shall be signed by the awarding committee and returned to the secretary. 2. The awards of entries shall be designated, as follows: First premium, blue; second, red; third, white; sweepstakes, purple. 3. When there is but one entry in a class, prize money and ribbons shall be awarded as merits of exhibits may warrant. 4. All interference by exhibitors to influence or dictate the decision of the judges shall be sufficient cause for excluding his or her entries from competition and should be reported to the secretary through the superintendent of the division. 5. No appeal from the decision of the awarding committee shall be allowed. The decision of the judges is final. 6. No awarding committee shall award any discretionary premiums whenever articles of superior merit are exhibited for which no premium has been offered. The awarding committee may enter the same as “commended” on the book of awards so that the secretary may report the same to the board for future action. 7. Premiums will not be awarded to articles or animals of inferior merit, although there may be no competition. 8. Where a sum of premium money is to be paid out pro-rata the apportionments shall be according to the merits of the individual exhibits. 9. Special premiums may be offered by interested persons for entries which conform to the general classification of the fair association. 10. All exhibits not called for within a reasonable amount of time after the fair, will be forfeited to the society. 11. Every animal or article on the ground shall, during the fair be subject to the control of the board of directors, and while every precaution shall be taken for the safekeeping of the same, the society will in no case be responsible for any loss of damage that may occur. 12. No person will be permitted to distribute advertising matter on the grounds except from their places of business or exhibit. The tacking or posting of any advertisements, bills, cards, etc., other than within the space occupied by exhibitors, is strictly prohibited. The distribution of handbills, flyers, heralds, etc., will not under any circumstances be permitted. Anyone violating this rule will be liable to a fine or expulsion from the grounds as the board may elect. 13. In the event that the total amount of the premiums exceeds the state appropriation, the board of directors reserves the option and right to pro-rate the payment of all premiums according to funds available. 4 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE www.swiftcountyfair.org JULY 2015 Swift County Fair Open Class Exhibits List Rabbits Luverne Flower, Superintendent Earl Molden Exhibits must be entered between 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2015 RULES AND REGULATIONS 1. All standard varieties will be accepted for entry and the Standard of Perfection will govern all awards. No prizes will be paid on cross breeds and hybrids. 2. Old and young stock will compete separately. No pen or trio entries will be accepted. 3. All purebred pet stock such as rabbits will be accepted for entry and prizes will be paid. 4. All animals will be promptly fed and watered by the owners. All specimens will be entered at the risk of the owner. The superintendent may reject any exhibit deemed detrimental to the exhibition. Premiums for single entries: 1st $4.00 • 2nd $3.50 • 3rd $3.00. DIV. 50 - NEW ZEALAND Class 01 Senior Buck 02 Intermediate Buck 03 Junior Buck 04 Senior Doe 05 Intermediate Doe 06 Junior Doe 07 1 Market Fryer Less Than 69 Days Old 08 Pen of 3 Market Fryers Less Than 69 Days Old DIV. 51 - CALIFORNIA Class 1-6 Above DIV. 52 - MINI LOP Class 1-6 Above DIV. 53 - SATIN Class 1-6 Above DIV. 54 - ANY OTHER BREED Class 1-6 Above each individual lot except livestock in which they will be limited to two entries in each individual lot, only one entry in group lots. 3. Only purebred animals registered in the members name or jointly may be shown in sire classes; good grades may be shown in all female classes. 4. Only animals which are projects of members and on which records are kept as certified by their FFA advisor can be exhibited in FFA classes. 5. All entries for FFA must be sent to your FFA advisor by 7:00 pm on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Judging will take place Thursday morning. 6. All livestock brought on the fairgrounds must comply with rules and regulations of the Minnesota Livestock Sanitary Board. Check with your FFA advisor or the County Agent. 7. FFA livestock will be judged as per schedule included in posted schedule. 8. Classes of 11 or more will be split. 9. Exhibits will be released at 8:00 p.m. Sunday. FFA – CROPS CROP RULES 1. Only one entry per lot. Additional entries must be individual FFA projects as certified by the FFA advisor. 2. Corn shall be 2014 crop. 3. Small grain – 2014 crop – 2 quart samples. 4. Soybeans – 3” diameter sheaf, 2014 crop; 2 qt. sample, 2013 crop. 5. Sunflowers – 2014 head; or 2 qt. sample 2013 crop. 6. Hay shall be shown as a 12-inch section neatly tied. 7. Silage will be shown as 1-gallon sample in sealed, clear plastic bag. 8. Members must specify VARIETY on all small grain and soybean entries. 9. All entries for FFA must be sent to your FFA advisor by 8:00 pm on Wednesday, August 13. Judging will take place Thursday morning. 10. Small grain sheaves will be shown without roots except soybeans. The awards will be paid on the following sliding scale: 1-5 Entries 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 6 and over 5.00 4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 1.00 DIV. 10 – CORN FFA– Swift County Fair Wes Anderson, Asst. Superintendent Nancy Loen, Asst. Superintendent Christa Williamson, Asst. Superintendent *EXHIBITORS SHALL FURNISH THEIR OWN HAY & STRAW* GENERAL RULES FOR FFA DIVISION 1. Only bona fide FFA members of Lac qui Parle Valley FFA, Benson FFA, and KMS FFA can exhibit or show through age 21 years. Eighth graders will be eligible if they are in an accredited summer program. 1 Blue, 1 Red and 1 White will be given for livestock. 2. Each member will be limited to one entry in Class 01 Corn, 10 ears 02 Corn, dry shelled corn, 2 qt. sample 03 High moisture corn, 2 qt. sample 04 Corn – 4 standing stalks (without roots) DIV. 20 – SMALL GRAIN Class 01 Barley, 2 qt. sample 02 Barley, 3 inch diameter sheaf 03 Edible Beans, 2 qt. sample 04 Edible Beans, 3 inch diameter sheaf 05 Oats, 2 qt. sample 06 Oats, 3 inch diameter sheaf 07 Rye, 2 qt. sample 08 Rye, 3 inch diameter sheaf 09 Soybeans, 2 qt. sample 10 Soybeans, 3 inch diameter sheaf with roots 11 Sunflower, 2 qt. sample 12 Sunflower, 3 inch diameter sheaf 13 Wheat, spring, 2 qt. sample 14 15 16 Wheat, spring, 3 inch diameter sheaf Wheat, winter, 2 qt. sample Wheat, winter, 3 inch diameter sheaf DIV. 30 – FORAGE Class 01 Corn Silage 02 Green Hay 03 Hay Legume 04 Haylage 05 Mixed Hay 06 Round bale or large square--core sample DIV. 40 – SUGARBEETS Class 01 Sugarbeets – 3 beets with tops FFA HORTICULTURE HORTICULTURE RULES 1. Only one entry per lot. Additional entries must be individual FFA projects as certified by the FFA advisor. The awards will be paid on the following sliding scale: 1-5 entries 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 1.00 6 and over 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 DIV. 50 – VEGETABLES Class 01 Beans - 12 specimens 02 Cabbage - 1 specimen 03 Carrots - 6 specimens 04 Cucumbers - 3 specimens 05 Muskmelon - 1 specimen 06 Onions - 6 specimens 07 Peppers - 3 specimens 08 Potatoes - 10 tubers 09 Pumpkin - specimen 10 Squash Summer - 3 specimens 11 Squash Winter - 2 specimens 12 Sweet Corn - 3 specimens 13 Table Beets - 3 specimens 14 Tomatoes - 4 specimens 15 Watermelon - 1 specimen FFA – DAIRY CATTLE The awards will be paid on the following sliding scale: 1-5 entries 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 6 and over 12.00 11.00 10.00 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 DIV. 60 – HOLSTEIN Class 01 Bull Calf, 6 months but under 1 year 02 Fall Heifer Calf, 9/1/14 - 11/30/14 03 Group of 2 females 04 Heifer, 2 years but under 3 years 05 Jr. Heifer Calf, 3/1/15 - 5/31/15 06 Producing female 6 month record 07 Sr. Yearling Heifer, 9/1/13 - 11/30/13 08 Summer Yearling Heifer, 6/1/14 - 8/13/14 09 Winter Heifer Calf, 12/1/14 - 2/28/15 10 Winter Yearling Heifer, 12/1/13 - 2-28-14 Grand and Reserve Champion Breed Ribbons. DIV. 70 – JERSEY Class 01-10 from above DIV. 80 – GUERNSEY Class 01-10 from above JULY 2015 www.swiftcountyfair.org DIV. 90 – MILKING SHORTHORN Class 01-10 from above DIV. 100 – OTHER BREEDS Class 01-10 from above DIV. 110 – GRADE Class 01-10 from above FFA – BEEF CATTLE The awards will be paid on the following sliding scale: 1-5 entries 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 6 and over 12.00 11.00 10.00 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 DIV. 111 – HEREFORD Class 01 2 yr. Heifer 02 Bull Calf, 4 months to 1 year 03 Bull, 1 year but under 2 04 Group of 2 females 05 Jr. Heifer Calves, (born after 1/1/15 06 Jr. Yearling Heifer (born 1/1/14 - 4/30/14) 07 Producing Female 08 Sr. Heifer Calves (born 9/1/14 - 12/31/14) 09 Sr. Yearling Heifer (born 9/1/13 - 12/31/13) 10 Summer Yearling Heifer (5/1/14 - 8/31/14) Grand and Reserve Champion for the breed DIV. 112 – ABERDEEN ANGUS Class 01-10 from above DIV. 130 – LIMOUSIN Class 01-10 from above DIV. 140 – SIMMENTAL Class 01-10 from above DIV. 150 – CHAROLAIS Class 01-10 from above DIV. 160 – CROSSBRED Class 01-10 from above DIV. 170 – RED ANGUS Class 01-10 from above DIV. 180 – SOUTH DEVON Class 01-10 from above DIV. 190 – OTHER BREED Class 01-10 from above SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE DIV. 220 – HAMPSHIRE Class 01 Aged Ewe 02 Aged Ram 03 Ewe lamb 04 Flock - 1 ram (any age) 3 females (any age) 05 Get of Sire - 3 sheep (any age from a registed sire 06 Pair of ewe lambs 07 Pair of ram lambs 08 Ram lamb 09 Yearling Ewe 10 Yearling Ram DIV. 230 – SUFFOLK Class 01-10 from above DIV. 240 – COLUMBIA Class 01-10 from above DIV. 250 – DORSET Class 01-10 from above DIV. 260 – OTHER BREEDS Class 01-10 from above DIV. 270 – COMMERCIAL Class 01-10 from above DIV. 280 – MARKET SHEEP Class 01 Market Lamb DIV. 290 – BREEDING GILT Class 01 Breeding Gilt DIV. 300 – MARKET GILT Class 01 Market Gilt DIV. 310 – MARKET BARROW Class 01 Market Barrow DIV. 320 – PEN OF THREE Class 01 Pen of Three GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE Ribbon GRAND CHAMPION MALE Ribbon Lonny Boese Memorial Plaque for outstanding sheep exhibitor DIV. 200 – COW/CALF Class 01 Any beef breed cow/calf exhibit Grand and Reserve Champion DIV. 210 – MARKET STEER Class 01 Yearling steer any size – beef breed 02 Yearling steer, dairy breed Grand Champion and Reserve Champion DIV. 211 – PROSPECT STEER Class 01 Prospect Steer FFA – SHEEP The awards will be paid on the following sliding scale: 1-5 Entries 10.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 6 and over 10.00 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Classes in sheep - Yearling animals born after 11/1/13 and before 11/1/14; Lambs born after 11/1/14; Aged sheep born before 11/1/12. FFA – GOAT The awards will be paid on the following sliding scale: 1-5 Entries 10.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 6 and over 10.00 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Class 01 Dry Yearling 02 Jr. Kid Doe 03 Milking 2 year old 04 Milking 3 year old + 05 Milking Yearling 06 Sr. Kid Doe DIV. 10 - ALPINE Class 01-10 from above DIV. 20 - NUBIAN Class 01-10 from above DIV. 30 - TOGGENBURG Class 01-10 from above DIV. 40 - OTHER REGISTERED BREEDS Class 01-10 from above DIV. 50 - RECORDED GRADES 5 Class 01-10 from above DIV. 60 - UNRECORDED GRADES Class 01-10 from above DIV. 70 - MARKET BREED STOCK Class 01-10 from above Grand and Reserve for Breed DIV. 80 - MARKET WHETHER Class 01 Dairy Type (50% Dairy Breed) 02 Meat Type (50% Meat Breed) GRAND CHAMPION RIBBON FFA – SWINE The awards will be paid on the following sliding scale: 1-5 Entries 10.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 6 and over 10.00 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 DIV. 29 – BREEDING GILT DIV. 30 – MARKET GILT DIV. 31 – MARKET BARROW DIV. 32 – PEN OF THREE Grand and Reserve Champion Ribbons will be awarded. FFA – RABBITS 1st, $4.00 • 2nd, $3.50 • 3rd, $3.00 All standard varieties of rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese or other poultry will be accepted. No prizes will be awarded for cross breeds. Cross breeds will be accepted in the market open lots. Grand and reserve champion ribbons will be awarded. DIV. 331 - NEW ZEALAND Class 01 3 fryers not over 69 days old 02 1 fryer not over 69 days old 03 Intermediate Buck 04 Intermediate Doe 05 Junior Buck 06 Junior Doe 07 Senior Buck 08 Senior Doe DIV. 332 - REX BREED Class 01-08 from above DIV. 333 - OTHER LARGE BREEDS Class 01-08 from above DIV. 334 - DRAWF FOOT Class 01-08 from above DIV. 335 - MINILOP Class 01-08 from above CREATIVE ACTIVITY BUILDINGS OPEN DAILY Wednesday – Entry Day 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Friday 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Saturday and Sunday 11:00 am - 8:00 pm. 6 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE FFA – AG MECHANICS AND SCIENCE The awards will be paid on the following sliding scale. Classes with 11 or more entries will be split into two classes. PREMIUMS – LARGE PROJECTS 1-5 Entries 6 and over 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 12.00 11.00 10.00 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 PREMIUMS – SMALL PROJECTS 1-5 Entries 6 and over 5.00 5.00 2.50 4.00 4.50 2.00 3.00 4.00 1.50 2.00 3.50 1.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 DIV. 340 – LARGE PROJECTS Class 01 Animal Science 02 Combined Project 03 Computer - mech tech 04 Landscaping 05 Large Electrical Projects 06 Metal Project 07 Natural Resources 08 Plant Science 09 Restoration or Overhaul (with procedual outline) 10 Trailer 11 Wood Project DIV. 350 – SMALL PROJECTS Class 01 Animal Science 02 Computer - mech tech 03 Computr Projects 04 Displays 05 Landscaping 06 Metal Projects 07 Natural Resources 08 Other Projects 09 Plant Science 10 Wood Projects DIV. 360 – FFA CHILDREN’S BARNYARD All FFA members are encouraged to enter animals in the Children’s Barnyard. Animals with young or small animals are preferred. Suggested animals include cow with calf, young goats, pony or colt, donkey, and ewe with lamb, etc. Entries will be left up to the discretion of the Agriculture Instructors. Contact Wes Anderson, Lac qui Parle Valley High School Ag-Education Department for entering exhibits at least two days prior to fair. All animals in the children’s barnyard are to be left until 8:00 p.m. the closing day of the fair. Demonstrations are to be about a one hour presentation to the public, in the FFA barn. Topics pre-approved with advisor. Class 01 Demonstration 20.00 02 Large Animal and Offspring exhibit 25.00 03 Large Animal exhibit 15.00 04 Small Animals exhibit 7.50 www.swiftcountyfair.org JULY 2015 Ag - Horticulture Ag - Fruits GRAIN AND SEEDS 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 DIV. 100 - APPLES Judy Hoberg, Polly Johnson, Karen Kellner, Sandy Lye, 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 All grain and seeds shown must be of current year. Exhibits must be entered Wednesday, August 19, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Exhibits will be released Sunday at 8:00 p.m. (no exceptions). Exhibitor will forfeit prize money if taken early. All exhibits of small grain must consist of one quart. All Purple Ribbon exhibitors in the Ag Horticulture Department will be awarded $5.00 for their champion exhibit in addition to a purple ribbon. The awards by individual businesses have been discontinued. This additional premium will be added to the exhibitor’s premium check. DIV. 10 -CORN 2014 Class 01 Best 10 ears 80 - 100 days 2015 02 Best 10 ears over 100 days 2015 2015 03 Best 10 ears 80 - 100 days 2015 04 Best 10 ears over 100 days 2015 05 Best single ear (any maturity) 2015 06 Tallest stalk of corn (no roots) 2015 DIV. 20 - OATS Class 01 Any variety oats (specify) DIV. 30 - WHEAT Class 01 Any variety Durum wheat (specify) 02 Any variety Spring wheat (specify) 03 Any variety wheat (specify) DIV. 40 - BARLEY Class 01 Any variety barley (specify) DIV. 50 - SOYBEANS Class 01 Any variety soybeans (specify) DIV. 60 - OTHER GRAIN AND SEEDS Class 01 Edible beans (specify) Any Variety 02 Rye 03 Shelled Corn 04 Sorghum 05 Sugarbeets (1 specimen) 06 Sunflowers (1 head) 07 Tallest sunflower stalk (no roots) DIV. 70 - SHEAFS Must be labeled. Class 01 Barley 02 Beans w/roots, early 03 Beans w/roots, late 04 Beans w/roots, medium 05 Oats 06 Wheat Three Specimens Class 01 Any Other Variety 02 Beacon 03 Honey Crisp 04 Prairie Spy 05 State Fair 06 Sweet Sixteen 07 Wealthy 08 Zestar DIV. 101 - APPLES Three Specimens. Under 16 years of age. Class 01-08 Above DIV. 102 - APPLES Three Specimens. Ages over 65. Class 01-08 Above DIV. 200 - CRAB Eight Specimens Class 01 Any other variety 02 Centennial 03 Chestnut 04 Whitney DIV. 201 - CRAB Eight Specimens. Under 16 years of age. Class 01-04 Above DIV. 202 - CRAB Eight Specimens. Ages over 65. Class 01-04 Above DIV. 300 - PLUMS Eight Specimens Class 01 Any other variety 02 LaCrescent 03 Pipestone 04 Red Glow 05 Superior 06 Underwood DIV. 301 - PLUMS Eight Specimens.Under 16 years of age. Class 01-06 Above DIV. 302 - PLUMS Eight Specimens. Ages over 65. Class 01-06 Above DIV. 400 - PEARS/APRICOTS Three Specimens Class 01 Any other variety apricot 02 Any other variety pear 03 Moongold 04 Parker 05 Patten 06 Sungold DIV. 401 - PEARS/APRICOTS Three Specimens. Under 16 years of age. Class 01-06 Above DIV. 402 - PEARS/APRICOTS Three Specimens. Ages over 65. Class 01-06 Above DIV. 500 - BERRIES Class 01 Current (1/2 pt) 02 Gooseberries (1/2 pt) 03 Rasberries (1/2 pt) 04 Strawberries (1/2 pt) JULY 2015 www.swiftcountyfair.org 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 DIV. 501 - BERRIES Under 16 years of age. Class 01-04 Above DIV. 502 - BERRIES Ages over 65. Class 01-04 Above DIV. 600 - GRAPES Two bunches Class 01 Any Other Variety Grape 02 Bluebell 03 Concord 04 Swenson Red 05 Valient DIV. 601 - GRAPES Two bunches. Under 16 years of age. Class 01-05 Above DIV. 602 - GRAPES Two bunches. Ages over 65. Class 01-05 Above SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE Peppers, hot (3) Peppers, long hot (3) Peppers, sweet green (3) Pumpkin, field (1) Pumpkin, small pie (1) Rainbow corn, 3 (Indian) Rhubarb (4 stems) Rutabaga (3) Squash, acorn (1) Squash, any not listed (1) Squash, buttercup (1) Squash, butternut (1) Squash, summer (1) Squash, zucchini (2) Sweet corn, (3) Tomato, paste/Roma (4) Tomato, (4) Tomato, green (4) Tomato, pear (6) Tomato, small preserving (6) Tomato, yellow (4) Turnips (2) Watermelon (1) DIV. 751 - VEGETABLES Ag - Garden Under 16 years of age. Class 01-65 Above DIV. 750 - VEGETABLES 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 UNLESS MARKED OTHERWISE Class 01 Any Other Variety Vegetable 02 Beans, green string (6) 03 Beans, Lima in pod (6) 04 Beans, purple (6) 05 Beans, yellow wax (6) 06 Beets, table (3) 07 Broccoli (1) 08 Brussel Sprouts (6) 09 Cabbage, flat (1) 10 Cabbage, red (1) 11 Cabbage, round (1) 12 Cabbage, small (1) 13 Carrots (4) 14 Cauliflower (1) 15 Cucumbers, dill (6) 16 Cucumbers, slicing (3) 17 Display of vegies from 1 city garden (min 8 specimens) 5.00 4.00 18 Display of vegies from 1 farm (min. 8 specimens) 5.00 4.00 19 Egg plant (1) 20 Freaky Vegetable 21 Garlic (3) 22 Gourds, mixed (3) 23 Kohlrabi (2) 24 Largest Cabbage 25 Largest Carrot 26 Largest Cucumber 27 Largest Muskmelon 28 Largest Onion 29 Largest Pepper, any variety 30 Largest Potato 31 Largest Pumpkin 32 Largest Squash, any variety 33 Largest Tomato 34 Largest Watermelon 35 Largest Zucchini 36 Muskmelon (1) 37 Onions, red (3) 38 Onions, white (3) 39 Onions, yellow (3) 40 Parsnips (2) 41 Peas in pod (6) 42 Peppers, any other variety (3) DIV. 752 - VEGETABLES Ages over 65. Class 01-65 Above DIV 760 - POTATOES 9 Specimens Class 01 Any other variety potatoes 02 Red potatoes 03 Russet potatoes 04 White potatoes DIV. 761 - POTATOES 9 Specimens. Under 16 years of age. Class 01-04 Above DIV. 762 - POTATOES 9 Specimens. Ages over 65. Class 01-04 Above 3.00 3.00 DIV. 770 - VEGETABLE VEHICLE Be creative with your imagination making a vegetable vehicle out of vegetables listed in Class 1. Decorate and accessorize as you wish; must be no longer than 12” high by 12” long. Class 01 Made by individual age 16-65 02 Made by individual over age 65 03 Made by individual under 16 years old DIV. 780 - HERB Exhibit 3 specimens, suitable to variety. Present in water as you would cut flowers, except garlic. Class 01 Any other variety 02 Basil 03 Dill 04 Garlic - 3 cloves 05 Oregano 06 Parsley 07 Rosemary 08 Sage 09 Tarragon 10 Thyme 11 Variety - Any Other 7 Creative Activities Elaine Mitteness and Jackie Schmidt, Co-Superintendents Exhibits can be entered Wednesday from 9:00 am - 7:00 pm. Judging will take place at 8:00 am Thursday morning. The building will be closed during this time. Exhibits will be released at 8:00 pm Sunday evening (no exceptions). Exhibitor will forfeit prize money on exhibits taken early. If you cannot be there to pick up your exhibit, please make arrangements with one of the superintendents to pick it up later. All Purple Ribbon exhibitors in both Creative Activities Buildings will be awarded $5.00 for their champion exhibit in addition to a purple ribbon. This additional premium will be added to the exhibitor’s premium check. SPECIAL CITIZENS Char Lehne 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 Persons with disabilities. Open to any age. DIV. 375 - SPECIAL CITIZENS Class 01 Arts and Crafts 02 Baked Goods 03 Canning & Perservation 04 Hand Work 05 Floriculture 06 Needlework FLORICULTURE Jan Goff, Yvonne Munsterman, Colleen Tosel, Gwen Schwarz 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 Flowers will not be judged by containers except when specified. No Styro containers or pop cans. Antiques and costly containers are discouraged. Please remove ALL foliage below water line. Exhibits will be released at 8:00 p.m. Sunday. DIV. 150 - ANNUALS Class 02 Bachelor Buttons, 3 stems 03 Bells of Ireland, 1 stalk 04 Alendulas, 3 stems 05 Celosia, 1 stem 06 Cleome, 3 stems 07 Cosmos orange, 3 stems 08 Cosmos, pink/purple/white, 3 stems 09 Daisy osteospmum, 3 blooms 10 Dwarf style sunflower 6 inch under, 3 blooms 11 Herb-Basil, 3 stems 12 Herb-Parsley, 3 stems 13 Herb-Sage, 3 stems 14 Herb - Thyme, 3 stems 15 Herb - any other not listed, must be named 16 Lavatera, 3 stems 17 Lisinthus, 3 stems 18 Marigolds, yellow over 3 inches, 3 stems 19 Marigolds, yellow under 3 inches, 3 stems 20 Marigolds, orange over 3 inches, 3 stems 21 Marigolds, orange under 3 inches, 3 stems 22 Marigolds, French single, 3 stems 23 Marigolds, French double, 3 stems 8 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE Nicotina, 3 stems Nasturtium, 3 stems Pansies, 3 stems Petunias, doubles, 3 stems Petunias, single, 3 stems Petunias, ruffled, 3 stems Salvia, red, 3 stems Salvia, Victoria type, 3 stems Snapdragons, 3 spikes Statice, 3 stems Strawflower, Helichrysum, 3 stems Sweet peas, 3 stems Tuberous Begonias, 1 stem, buds and leaves allowed Verbennas, 3 stems Zinnias, 3 blooms, solid color (under 4 inches) Zsinnias, 3 blooms, solid color (over 4 inches) Zinnias, 3 blooms, bi-color (under 4 inches) Zinnias, 3 blooms, bi-color (over 4 inches) Annual, any other - list name of flower DIV. 151 - GLADIOLUS Class 01 Cream 02 Fuschia (purplish red) 03 Green 04 Lavender 05 Orange 06 Pink 07 Purple 08 Red 09 Salmon or Peach 10 White 11 Yellow 12 Any other solid color 13 Variegated pink and white 14 Variegated orange and yellow 15 Variegated purple or lavender and white 16 Variegated red and white 17 Variegated any other colors DIV. 152 - PERENNIALS Class 01 Balloon flower, plalycodon, 3 stems 02 Carnations, 3 stems 03 Coneflower, 3 blooms 04 Columbine, 3 stems 05 Daisy, Shasta, white, 3 blooms 06 Daisy, Dxeye type, 3 blooms 07 Dianthus (pink) 3 stems 08 Delphinium, 1 spike 09 Gaillardia, 3 blooms 10 Hydrangea, Peegee, 1 stem 11 Hydrangea, Annabelle, 1 stem 12 Hollyhocks, 1 stem 13 Hollyhocks (minature), 1 stock 14 Hosta Leaf, 1 leaf, 5 inches and over 15 Hosta Leaf, 3 leaves, under 5 inches 16 Iris, late blooming 17 Liatris, 3 stems 18 Lillies (day), 1 scape 19 Lillies, any other, 1 stem 20 Lily (Tiger), 1 specimen 21 Lupine, 3 stems 22 Mums, larger, 1 specimen stem 23 Mums, small, 1 specimen stem 24 Mums, Pom Pom, 1 specimen stem 25 Mum, regular, purple 1 speciman stem 26 Mum, regular, bronz, 1 specimen stem 27 Mum, regular, red, 1 specimen stem 28 Mum, regular, white, 1 specimen stem 29 Mum, any other color, 1 specimen stem 30 Obedient, 3 spikes 31 Ornamental Sage, 1 stem 32 Phlox, 1 specimen stem 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 www.swiftcountyfair.org Platycodon (balloon flower) 3 stems Rudbeekia, 3 blooms Scabiosa, 3 stems Sedum, 3 stems Statice, German tyupe, 1 stem Stella De Oro Daylily, 3 stems Yarrow, gold, 3 stems Yarrow, pink, 3stems Yarrow, white, 3 stems Yarrow, any other color, 3 stems Viola, 3 stems Any other Perenial not listed, but identified Lilly - Stargazer DIV. 153 - ROSES Each lot must be 1 color and 1 bloom with foliage unless otherwise specified. Class 01 Climbing rose 02 Floribunda, pink, 1 spray 03 Floribunda, red, 1 spray 04 Floribunda, white, 1 spray 05 Floribunda, yellow, 1 spray 06 Floribunda, any other color, 1 spray 07 Hybrid tea, bi-color 08 Hybrid tea, orange 09 Hybrid tea, pink or rose 10 Hybrid tea, red or scarlet 11 Hybrid tea, salmon or peach 12 Hybrid tea, white or cream 13 Hybrid yellow 14 Hybrid tea, any other color 15 Miniature, any color, 1 spray 16 Shrub, any color, 1 spray DIV. 154 - DAHLIA No buds Class 01 Dahlia, over 6 inches, solid color 02 Dahlia, over 6 inches, bi-color 03 Dahlia 3 inches to 6 inches, solid color 04 Dahlia 3 inches to 6 inches, bi-color 05 Dahlia, under 3 inches, solid color 06 Dahlia, under 3 inches, bi-color 07 Dahlia, Pompom, 3 inches & under, 3 blooms/foliage 08 Dahlia, Cactus, 6 inches and over 09 Dahlia, Cactus, under 6 inches DIV. 155 - ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENTS Arrangements must be made of your own garden flowers or your entry will be disqualified. Enhancements allowed. Class 01 Shooting for the Stars (tall vertical arrangement) 02 Floral Splendor --a mixture of colors 03 Another Blizzard (using white flowers) 04 Oh, So Cute (miniature of 4 inches or less) 05 Green, Green Grass of Home (all green) 06 Hook, Line & Sinker 07 Holiday Happiness (Must name your holiday) 08 Coffee Time 09 Harvest Time--using grain with flowers 10 Woodland Art (using wood, cones, nuts, evergreens, etc.) 11 You Name It - theme you choose must be listed on entry DIV. 156 - BASKET ARRANGEMENTS Class 01 Basket of Glads 02 Basket of Mixed Garden Flowers 03 Basket of Dahlias, any variety 04 Basket of Zinnias, any variety 05 06 JULY 2015 Basket of Marigolds Basket of wild flowers DIV. 157 - HANGING OUTDOOR BASKETS Basket 10” or smaller. Class 01 Hanging Geranium 02 Hanging Impatience 03 Hanging Begonia 04 Hanging Petunia 05 Any other Hanging DIV. 158 - PLANTERS Class 01 Coleus 02 Flowering - mixed 03 Flowering - single type 04 Geranium - any color 05 Herbs 06 Hostas 07 Mixture of herbs 08 Succulent 09 Any Other DIV. 159 - HOUSE PLANTS Class 01 African Violet - flowering 02 Any other flowering houseplant 03 Foliage plant, Ivy 04 Foliage plant, fern 05 Foliage plant, Pothos 06 Any other foliage houseplant 07 Dish garden 08 Cactus or succulent 09 Air plant DIV. 160 - Fairy Garden You may use any container within the size requirements. Container must contain at least one growing plant. This exhibit may include other objects and/or trinkets in order to capture the whimsical nature that defines a fairy garden. Exhibitor is responsible for staging the exhibit. Use your imagination! 1st $10.00 • 2nd $7.50 • 3rd $5.00 Class 01 Container must be/or larger than 10 inch dia. each way 02 Container must be under 10 inch diameter each way Canned & Preserved Food Marlys Giese, Mary Hamann 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 Exhibits will be released 8:00 p.m. Sunday. BALL® BRING OUT YOUR BEST™” ADULT FOOD PRESERVATION AWARDS presented by: BALL® & KERR HOME CANNING To promote the art of home canning, and to honor adults who excel at the art of home canning, Ball® & Kerr® Home Canning is offering First and Second Place Adult Award categories. JULY 2015 www.swiftcountyfair.org Judges will select the two best entries submitted by an adult in Fruit, Vegetable, Pickle and Soft Spread categories canned in Ball® Jars sealed with Ball® Bands with Dome® Lids or Ball® Collection Elite™ Decorative Bands with Dome® Lids, or canned in Kerr® Jars sealed with Kerr® Bands with Self Sealing® Lids or Ball® Collection Elite™ Decorative Bands with Dome® Lids. In addition, selections of the two best entries submitted by adults in the Soft Spreads category will be limited to entries prepared using one of the Ball® Fruit Jell® Pectins: Regular, No Sugar Needed or Liquid. The entries designated First Place from each category will receive the following: • Two (2) Five Dollar Coupons ($5.00) for Ball® or Kerr® Home Canning Products and one (1) Three Dollar Coupon ($3.00) for Ball 100 % natural® Products. The entries designated Second Place from each category will receive the following: • Two (2) Five Dollar Coupons ($5.00) for Ball® or Kerr® Home Canning Products. Product Appearance Requirements. * Pieces should be uniform in size and packed snugly but allow for circulation of liquids. * Products should be free from defects of blemishes, strings, stems, seeds, pits and peels. Some recipes may require stems, pits and/or peels to remain; this is acceptable if the recipe is in keeping with approved guidelines. * Liquids should cover the product, keeping within the headspace guidelines. * Liquids should be clear and free from cloudiness and small particles. * Product should retain its natural characteristic color or as nearly that of standard cooked product. It should be free from undue color loss. * Texture should be tender but not overcooked. * Product should maintain its shape and size appropriate for recipe and preparation method. Bands. * Bands should be in place for transporting home canned products; however, bands may be removed when presented for judging. * Replacing the bands for display is optional. Processing Method and Time. * All entries must be heat-processed following canning guidelines from one of the references (listed above). * If product was not processed according to recommendations, it must be disqualified. Labeling. * Entries must be labeled with product named, date of preparation, processing method and processing time. Home canned foods to be judged must have been prepared within a one-year period prior to judging date. Best of Category Judging Guidelines Best of Category: Pickled Foods Award * Product was prepared and submitted by an adult. * Product is a pickled fruit or vegetable. * Prepared with Heinz Distilled White of Heinz SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE Apple Cider Vinegar. * Product is canned in Ball® Home Canning Jar and sealed with Ball® Two-Piece Vacuum Cap or canned in Kerr® Home Canning Jar and sealed with Kerr® Two-Piece Vacuum Cap. * Product meets all requirements from the general judging guidelines page. Best of Category: Soft Spreads Award * Product was prepared and submitted by an adult. * Product is any variety soft spread. * Product was prepared with Ball 100% Natural® Fruit Jell Pectin. The UPC from the Fruit Jell package must accompany product. * Product is canned in Ball® Home Canning Jar and sealed with Ball ® Two-Piece Vacuum Cap or canned in Kerr® Home Canning Jar and sealed with Kerr® Two-Piece Vacuum Cap. * Product meets all requirements from the general judging guidelines page. * Exhibits will be released at 8:00 p.m. Sunday. DIV. 175 - CANNED FOOD & VEGETABLES Pint and quarts accepted. Rings preferred. Only canned items canned within the last year will be accepted. Class 01 Asparagus 02 Corn 03 Carrots 04 Cauliflower 05 Exhibit of 6 cans of vegetables 06 Lima beans 07 Mixed vegetables for soup 08 Onion 09 Peas 10 Potatoes 11 Pumpkin 12 Beets 13 Squash 14 Tomatoes for a hotdish 15 Tomato soup 16 Tomato stewed 17 Tomato juice 18 Yellow beans 19 Green beans 20 Sauer Kraut 21 Not Specified 22 Salsa DIV. 176 - MEATS Class 01 Beef 02 Chicken 03 Meat balls 04 Pork 05 Sausage 06 Turkey 07 Venison DIV. 177 - FRUIT Class 01 Apples 02 Apples for pie 03 Apples, mush 04 Applesauce, whole 05 Apricots 06 Blackberries 07 Blueberries 08 Currents 09 Cherries 10 Crab apples, whole 11 Fruit Cocktail 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Gooseberries Grapes Ground cherries Home grown cherries Rhubarb Peaches Pears Pineapple Plums, imported Plums, home-grown Raspberries, red Raspberries, black Strawberries Exhibit of six cans of fruit Not specified DIV. 178 - JELLIES Two-piece sealed lid preferred Class 01 Apple 02 Blueberries 03 Choke Cherry 04 Current 05 Grape 06 Gooseberry 06A Pepper Jelly 07 Plum 08 Red Cap Jelly 09 Raspberry, red 10 Raspberry, black 11 Strawberry 12 Strawberry Rhubarb 13 Orange 14 Not Specified DIV. 179 - JAMS Class 01 Apple butter 02 Blackberry 03 Blueberry 04 Grape 05 Gooseberry 06 Plum 07 Raspberry, red 08 Raspberry, black 09 Strawberry 10 Apricot 11 Peach 12 Rhubarb 13 Strawberry Rhubarb 14 Not specified DIV. 180 - PRESERVES Class 01 Blackberry 02 Blueberry 03 Currant 04 Cherry 05 Ground Cherry 06 Gooseberry 07 Peach 08 Plum, home-grown 09 Strawberry Rhubarb 10 Tomatoes, yellow 11 Tomatoes, red 12 Tomatoes, green 13 Rhubarb 14 Pineapple 15 Raspberry 16 Strawberry 17 Not specified DIV. 181 - PICKLES, SOUR Class 01 Kosher 02 Dill 03 Mixed 04 Mustard 05 Onions 9 10 06 07 08 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE Colored party pickles Sliced Dill Not specified DIV. 182 - PICKLES, SWEET Class 01 Apples 02 Beans 03 Beet 04 Crab Apple 05 Cucumber, whole 06 Carrot 07 Peach 08 Pear 09 Ripe cucumber 10 Watermelon 11 Bread and butter 12 Icicle 13 Dill 14 Chunk 15 Zucchini 16 Not Specified DIV. 183 - RELISHES/SAUCES Class 01 Salsa 02 Tomato Catsup 03 Chili Sauce 04 Chow Chow 05 Corn 06 Garden 07 Beet 08 Cucumber 09 Spaghetti 10 Not Specified DIV. 184 - SALTY SNACK CONTEST 1st $15.00 • 2nd $10.00 • 3rd $5.00 We will judge your snack purely on Public taste! The contest is open to everyone. To enter the contest you are required to bring a quart of Salty Snacks either in a jar or plastic bag and enter during the entry times on Wednesday i.e. 9:00 am – 7:00 pm. On Thursday at 7:00 pm we will open the snack judging up to the public to taste and cast their ballot for the best. The voting will last as long as the snacks last. Only adults 18 and over will be allowed to taste and vote for the best snack maker in the county. Sponsored by West Central Sales, Benson MN. Class 01 1 qt container of Salty Snacks DIV. 185 - MISC., HOME PRODUCTS Class 01 Homemade soap, laundry 02 Homemade soap, hand 03 Lard 04 Honey 05 Maple syrup 06 Not Specified DIV. 185 - DEHYDRATED/DRIED VEGETABLES Please put in clear pint or quart jars. Class 01 Beans, snap 02 Beets 03 Carrots 04 Celery 05 Corn 06 Mushrooms 07 Onions 08 Peas 09 Peppers and Pimentos 10 Potatoes 11 Summer squash 12 Tomatoes 13 www.swiftcountyfair.org JULY 2015 Not Specified DIV. 186 - DEHYDRATED/DRIED FRUITS Please put in clear pint or quart jars. Class 01 Apples 02 Apricots 03 Bananas 04 Blueberries 05 Cherries 06 Grapes, yellow seedless 07 Peaches 08 Rhubarb 09 Strawberries 10 Not specified DIV. 188 - DEHYDRATED/DRIED HERBS Please put in clear pint or quart jars. Class 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Basil Chives Oregano Parsley Sage Thyme Any other DIV. 189 - HOMEMADE WINE Pint Jars Class 01 Apple 02 Berry, please name 03 Dandelion 04 Grape, please name 05 Rhubarb 06 Not Specified DIV. 190 - HOMEMADE BEER Class 01 Clear bottle/jar of dark lager--list type & vintage 02 Clear bottle/jar of light lager--list type & vintage 03 Clear bottle/jar of not specified -- list type & vintage DIV. 191 - CANNED & PRESERVED BY MEN Class 01 Fruit 02 Jams 03 Jellies 04 Pickles - Sweet 05 Pickles - Sour 06 Salsa 07 Vegetables 08 Not Specified Baked Goods Marilyn Hoffman, Elaine Saterbak, Joann Schliep 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 All entries must be a product of the exhibitor and must be a product of a home kitchen. It is recommended that exhibit be on a small plate in a clear plastic bag. NO COMMERCIAL MIXES WILL BE ACCEPTED, except in Class 13. Exhibits will be released 8:00 p.m. Sunday. Red Star yeast is providing coupons in the food categories, plus awards in the yeast bread categories. DIV. 550 - BREAD Bread for exhibition should be baked in individual loaves about 3x4x8 inches. One half loaf to be exhibited. One fourth dozen rolls to be exhibited. Class 01 Carmel rolls, 3 rolls 02 Unfrosted cinnamon rolls, 3 03 Coffee cake 04 Orange rolls, 3 rolls 05 Dark dinner rolls, 3 rolls 06 White dinner rolls, 3 rolls 07 Fancy rolls, 3 rolls 08 White buns, 3 buns 09 Dark buns, 3 buns 10 Graham bread 11 Oatmeal Bread 12 Raisin bread 13 Rye bread 14 White bread 15 Whole wheat bread 16 Nationality bread 17 Tea ring, 1/2 ring 18 Elephant tracks 19 Bread machine - white 20 Bread machine - wheat 21 Bread machine - other 22 Sour dough - other 23 Bagels (3) 24 Multigrain bread 25 Not specified DIV. 551 - QUICK BREAD One half loaf to be exhibited. No mixes. Class 01 Banana Bread 02 Carrot bread 04 Corn Bread 05 Cranberry bread 06 Date bread 07 Nut bread 08 Lemon bread 09 Poppyseed bread 10 Pumpkin bread 11 Baking powder biscuits (3) 12 Muffins, plain (3) 13 Muffins, cereal (3) 14 Muffins, blueberry 15 Muffins, apple (3) 16 Muffins, Poppyseed (3) 17 Muffins, other (3) 20 Rhubarb bread 21 Zucchini bread 22 Not specified DIV. 552 - CAKE, EGG, UNFROSTED One-quarter cake to be exhibited. No mixes. Class 01 Angel food, white 02 Angel food, chocolate 03 Chiffon 04 Jelly roll 05 Sponge or sunshine 06 Not specified JULY 2015 www.swiftcountyfair.org DIV. 553 - CAKE, BUTTER, UNFROSTED One-quarter cake to be exhibited. No mixes. Class 01 Applesauce 02 Banana 03 Bundt 04 Carrot 05 Date 06 Chocolate 07 Fruit 08 Marble 09 Sprice 10 White 11 Yellow 12 Poppy seed 13 Not Specified 14 Cupcakes (3) unfrosted, light or dark DIV. 554 - BEST COFFEE CAKE CHALLENGE 1st $15.00 • 2nd $10.00 • 3rd $5.00 • 6” square. Open to any individual. • Entry must be made from “scratch”. • Bring item on your own disposable plate. • The recipe and preparation instructions must be submitted with the entry. • Enter during regular entry hour on Wednesday, August 19. • Judging will be done Thursday morning and will be based on the following criteria: Flavor, overall appearance, crumb texture and creativity. Class 01 Ages 6 - 10 02 Ages 17 and under 03 Ages 18 and older DIV. 555 - COOKIES, UNFROSTED Three cookies to be exhibited. Class 01 Applesauce 02 Butter 03 Chocolate Chip 04 Coconut 05 Dark, dropped 06 Dark, rolled 07 Filled 08 Macaroons 09 Oatmeal rocks 10 Oil 11 Peanut Butter 12 Pumpkin 13 Refrigerator 14 Plate of fancy cookies 15 Rice Krispies 16 Russian Tea 17 Sugar Cookie 18 Ginger Snap 19 Not Specified DIV. 556 - BARS Three bars to be exhibited. Class 01 Applesauce 02 Brownies 03 Caramel bars 04 Carrot bars 05 Lemon bars 06 Coconut bars 07 Date 08 Keebler Club cracker bar 10 Pumpkin 11 Raisin 12 Rhubarb 13 Not specified SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE DIV. 557 - ETHNIC FOODS Class 01 Cream puff (3) 02 Fattigmand (3) 03 Flat brod (3) 04 Kringla (3) 05 Kolache (3) 06 Krumkake (3) 07 Lefse (1) 08 Prizzelles (3) 09 Risettes (3) 10 Sandbakkel (3) 11 Scones (3) 12 Spritz, plain (3) 13 Stollen (1) 14 Not Specified 08 09 10 11 12 13 11 Muffin mix (3) Quick bread mix (1/2 loaf) Streusel mix (1/4 cake) Sweet roll mix (3) Poppy seed bread Not specified DIV. 563 - Gluten Free Foods Recipe must be included. Class 01 Cookies (3) 02 Cake (1/4) 03 Muffins (3) 04 Bread (1 loaf) 05 Yeast Bread 07 Not Specified DIV. 558 - DOUGHNUTS Three doughnuts to be exhibited. Class 01 Dropped (3) 02 Rolled out (3) 05 Non specified (3) DIV. 559 - PIES Use small pie tins (5” or 6” are best). Class 01 Apple 02 Blueberry 03 Cherry 04 Mince 05 Peach 06 Pecan 07 Raisin 08 Rhubarb 09 Cream/Custard --refrigeration available 10 Not Specified DIV. 560 - HOMEMADE CANDY Four Pieces Class 01 Fudge 02 Divinity 03 Mints 04 Peanut Brittle 05 Penuche 06 Taffy 07 Not Specified DIV. 561 - DECORATED CAKES Class 01 Decorated for any occasion 02 Any other-- ginergerbread, etc. 03 Not Specified DIV. 562 - PREPARED MIXES ALL-AMERICAN BAKE-OFF Here is an opportunity for everyone to enter! The choice is yours! The only requirements are: 1. Use a “mix” but “doctor” it up to your choosing. 2. Bring your recipe, on a card, telling what ingredients were used and the method. This enables you to use any of the mixes. Maybe there’s a new mix on the market. Why not create something new? Bring it to the fair and win prizes! This is the opportunity you have been waiting for! Class 01 Bars (3) 02 Bundt cake (1/4 cake) 03 Cake (4 inch sq) 04 Coffee cake (4 inch square) 05 Cookies (3) 06 Frozen Bread - bread, rolls, tea ring, etc 07 Hot roll mix (3) State Fair Talent Contest Special Guest Emcees: Monroe Crossing Saturday, Aug. 22 1:30 PM Chuck Brown Bldg. Pre-Teen (12 & under) 1st $150 2nd $75 Teen (13–18 years old) 1st $150 2nd $75 Open (any age/combination) 1st $150 2nd $75 Contact Jackie Schmidt at 320-394-2451 or Elaine Mittness at 320-843-4099 for rules and registration! 12 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE www.swiftcountyfair.org JULY 2015 Medallion Hunt EXHIBITS! EXHIBITS! EXHIBITS! JULY 2015 www.swiftcountyfair.org SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE Midwest Rides & Concessions Demo Derby 13 14 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE DIV. 564 - Cupcake Wars 1st, $5.00 • 2nd, $3.00 • 3rd, $2.00 Exhibit 3 cupcakes on a disposable plate. Refrigeration will be available if needed. Cupcakes, filling and frosting must be made from scratch (no mixes). Filling not required but if used, the filling recipe must accompany cupcakes. Theme: You Choose Class 01 Ages 6 to 10 02 Ages 17 and under 03 Ages 18 and older DIV. 565 - RULER OF THE OVEN A special gift will be given to the exhibitor in Baked Goods with the most points in this division. Points will be awarded as follow: Champion – 5 pts.; 1st – 4 pts.; 2nd – 3 pts.; 3rd – 2 pts.; and exhibits that do not place – 1 point Clothing Diane Fischer, Phyllis Harste, Joan Reidinger 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 Exhibits will be released at 8:00 p.m. Sunday. All garments must be entered on hangers. Garments may have been worn before, but if so they must be laundered or cleaned before exhibiting. Fabric & Textile Warehouse, Willmar, MN will sponsor a $10.00 gift certificate to the overall adult construction winner from classes 1, 2, 3 and 4. DIV. 650 - LADIES GARMENTS Class 01 Apron 02 Bathrobe 03 Blazer, lined 04 Blazer, unlined 05 Blouse 06 Coat 07 Costume 08 Dress 09 Dress, party 10 Dress, wool 11 Jacket, suit 12 Jacket, summer 13 Jacket, winter 14 Jacket, wool 15 Jeans 16 Jogging Suit 17 Jumped 18 Jump Suit 19 Sleepwear 20 Pant Suit 21 Shorts 22 Skirt 23 Skirt, wool 24 Slacks 25 Slacks, wool 26 Suit, cotton 27 Suit, silk or synthetic 28 Suit, wool 29 Sun Dress 30 Top, machine embroidered 31 Vest 32 Two piece sportsware 33 Not specified www.swiftcountyfair.org DIV. 651 - MEN’S GARMENTS Class 01 Bathrobe 02 Jacket, cotton 03 Jacket, wool 04 Pajamas 05 Shirt 06 Shorts 07 Ski Jacket 08 Slacks 09 Tie 10 Not specified DIV. 652 - CHILDREN’S GARMENTS Class 01 Apron 02 Bathrobe, Boys 03 Bathrobe, girls 04 Blouse 05 Coat 06 Costume 07 Dress, party 08 Dress, other 09 Jacket 10 Jeans 11 Jogging suit 12 Jumper 13 Pajamas 14 Shirt 15 Shorts, boys 16 Shorts, girls 17 Shirt 18 Slacks, boys 19 Slacks, girls 20 suit, boys 21 Suit, girls 22 Sun Dress 23 Sun Suit 24 Sweatshirt 25 Swim Suit, boys 26 Swim Suit, girls 27 T-Shirt 28 Vest 29 T-shirt Dress 30 Hat 31 Bib 32 Not specified DIV. 653 - KNIT AND STRETCH FABRIC Class 01 Dress 02 Sleepwear 03 Panties 04 Slacks, Men's 05 Slacks, Ladies 06 Sweatshirt 07 Swimsuit, children's 08 Swimsuit, ladies 09 Swimsuit, men's 10 Tank top 11 T-shirt 12 Skirt 13 Vest 14 Not specified DIV. 654 - QUILTS 1st, $5.00 • 2nd, $4.00 • 3rd, $3.00 Quilts Only Class 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Candlewick Cotton, applique Cotton, pieced Cotton, quilted Cotton, Quilted by someone else Double Knit Embroidered Qwillow Puff 10 11 12 13 14 JULY 2015 Tied Wool Recycled Jeans Fleece Quilt Not Specified DIV. 655 - SWEATSHIRTS Class 01 Applique 02 Cardigan 03 Childs 04 Cross Stitch 05 Machine embroidered 06 Plain pull over 07 Painted Design 08 Sequined or glittered design 09 Not specified DIV. 656 - SEWING SERGER Class 01 Girls or Boys top 02 Girls or Boys sportswear 03 Girls or Boys sweatsuit 04 Girls or Boys sleepwear or robe 05 Girls or Boys jacket or coat 06 Women's Blouse 07 Women's sportswear 08 Women's sleepwear 09 Women's jacket 10 Men's shirt 11 Men's sportswear 12 Men's sleepwear 13 Men's jacket 14 Sweatshirt 15 Dress 16 Women's pants, skirt 17 Not specified DIV. 657 - CROCHET Class 01 Cap or hat 02 Dress, childs 03 Mittens, ladies 04 Mittens, men's 05 Mittens, child 06 Purses 07 Scarf, neck 08 Shawl, shoulder 09 Slippers 10 Sweater, ladies 11 Sweater, men's 12 Sweater, childs 13 Vest, ladies 14 Vest, men's 15 Vest, child 16 Not specified DIV. 658 - KNITTED Class 01 Cap or hat 02 Dress, child 03 Mittens, women 04 Mittens, men 05 Mittens, child 06 Purse 07 Slippers 08 Sweater, women 09 Sweater, men 10 Sweater, child 11 Vest, women 12 Vest, men 13 Vest, child 14 Not specified JULY 2015 www.swiftcountyfair.org DIV. 660 - NEEDLE WORK Age 70 and Over May also enter in other categories. Class 01 Afghan, crocheted 02 Afghan, knitted 03 Apron 04 Bedspread 05 Bib 06 Bookmark 07 Cap, knitted 08 Casserole carrier 09 chair pads 10 Christmas tree skirt 11 Coasters 12 Coat hanger, covered 13 Crib Quilt 14 Dish cloth 15 Dish towels (2) 16 Doily, under 12 inches 17 Doily, under 18 inches 18 Doily, over 18 inches 19 Dresser scarf 20 Hand towel 21 Handkerchief 22 Hardanger 23 Holders (2) 24 Hooked rug 25 Hot pad mitt 26 Jewelry Case 27 Lace, hand-made 28 Lunch clth, embroidered 29 Lunch cloth, plain 30 Mittens, crocheted 31 Mittens, knitted 32 Sleepwear 33 Pillow, sofa 34 Pillow cases, embroidered 35 Pillow cases, lace edged 36 Pillow cases, painted 37 Place mats (2) 38 Rag rug, woven 39 Refrigerator towel 40 Rug, hooked 41 Rug, knitted 42 Slippers, knitted 43 Toaster cover 44 Sweater 45 Swedish weaving 46 Scarf, neck - knitted 47 Shopping Bag/tote 48 Slippers, crocheted 49 Tablecloth, crocheted 50 Vest 51 Not specified DIV. 661 - QUILTS Age 70 and Over May also enter in other categories. 1st, $5.00 • 2nd, $4.00 • 3rd, $3.00 Class 01 Applique, hand sewn, hand quilted by entrant 02 Applique, hand sewn, machine quilted by entrant 03 Applique, machine sewn, machine quilted by entrant 04 Applique by entrant, hand or machine quilted by someone else 05 Applique by entrant/tied 06 Pieced and hand quilted by entrant 07 Pieced and machine quilted by entrant 08 Pieced by entrant and hand/machine quilted by someone else 09 Pieced and tied by entrant 10 Whole Cloth, hand quilted by entrant 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE Whole Cloth, machine sewn/tied by entrant Embroidered and hand quilted by entrant Embroidered and machine quilted by entrant Embroidered by entrant and machine quilted by someone else Embroidered and tied by entrant Mixed Technique, sewn and hand quilted by entrant Mixed Technique, sewn and machine quilted by entrant Mixed Technique, sewn by entrant, quilted by someone else Mixed Technique, sewn/tied by entrant Crazy, any technique, sewn/quilted by entrant Crazy, any technique, sewn by entrant, quilted by someone else Photo Quilt, any technique Minature quilt, any technique Counted Cross stitch quilt, any technique Original design quilt, any technique Recycled fabric quilt, any technique Youth quilt, any technique Special events quilt, any technique Quilt made by many hands, any technique Fleece quilt Not Specified DIV. 662 - HAND WORK Age 90 and Over May also enter in other categories. Class 01 Any embroidered article 02 Any crocheted article 03 Any knit article 04 Any quilted article 05 Quilt, hand quilted 06 Quilt, tied 07 Quilt, machine quilted by entrant 08 Quilt, machine/hand quilted by someone else 09 Crib Quilt 10 Any other hand crafted item Needle Work Jackie Commerford, Barb Ronning 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 Exhibits will be released at 8:00 p.m. Sunday. Work must be done by person entering it. All articles must be finished within the last year. DIV. 749 - SEWN ARTICLES Class 01 Bibs 02 Bun Warmers 03 Casserole Carrier 04 Clothes pin bag 05 Centerpiece 06 Dresser Scarf 07 Hot place mat 08 Luncheon Cloth 09 Pajama Bag 10 Pillowcases (2) 11 Place mats (2) 12 Pot holders (2) 13 Table runners 14 Tote bag or purse 15 Wall hanging 16 Window valance (must be displayed on rod) 17 Not specified 15 DIV. 750 - QUILTS 1st, $5.00 • 2nd, $4.00 • 3rd, $3.00 Class 01 Applique, hand sewn, and hand or machine quilted by entrant 02 Applique, machine sewn,hand or machine quilted by entrant 03 Applique by entrant, hand or machine quilted by someone else 04 Applique by entrant/tied 05 Pieced and hand quilted by entrant 06 Pieced and machine quilted by entrant 07 Pieced by entrant and hand/machine quilted by someone else 08 Pieced and tied by entrant 09 Whole Cloth, hand quilted by entrant 10 Whole Cloth, machine sewn/tied by entrant 11 Embroidered and hand quilted by entrant 12 Embroidered and machine quilted by entrant 13 Embroidered by entrant and machine quilted by someone else 14 Embroidered and tied by entrant 15 Mixed Technique, sewn and hand quilted by entrant 16 Mixed Technique, sewn and machine quilted by entrant 17 Mixed Technique, sewn by entrant, quilted by someone else 18 Mixed Technique, sewn/tied by entrant 19 First Time Quilter, machine sewn/hand quilted by entrant 20 First Time Quilter, machine sewn/machine quilted by entrant 21 First Time Quilter, machine sewn by entrant, quilted by someone else 22 First Time Quilter, sewn/tied by entrant 23 Crazy, any technique, sewn/quilted by entrant 24 Crazy, any technique, sewn by entrant, quilted by someone else 25 Photo, any technique 26 Minature quilt, any technique 27 Counted Cross stitch, any technique 28 Original Design, any technique 29 Recycled Fabric, any technique 30 Youth, any technique 31 Special Event, any technique 32 Made by many hands, any technique 33 Fleece Quilt 34 Not Specified DIV. 751 - WALL QUILTS Must be ready to hang. Class 01 Quilt (unspecifed) pieced/quilted by entrant 02 Quilt, pieced by entrant, hand or machine quilted by someone else 03 Quilt, appliqued/quilted by entrant 04 Quilt, appliqued by entrant/hand or machine quilted by someone else 05 Quilt (unspecified) Mixed technique, sewn/quilted by entrant 06 Quilt (unspecified) Mixed technique, sewn by entrant, hand or machine quilted by someone else 07 Quilt under 36 inches - pieced, quilted by entrant 08 Quilt under 36 inches - pieced by entrant, hand or machine quilted by someone else 09 Quilt under 36 inches - appliqued/quilted by entrant 10 Quilt under 36 inches - appliqued by entrant, hand or machine quilted by someone else 11 Quilt under 36 inches - mixed technique, sewn/quilted by entrant 12 Quilt under 36 inches - mixed technique, sewn by entrant, hand/machine quilted by 16 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE someone else Large Wall - pieced, quilted by entrant Large Wall - pieced by entrant, hand or machine quilted by someone else Large Wall - appliqued/quilted by entrant Large Wall - Appliqued by entrant, hand or machine quilted by someone else Large Wall - Mixed Technique, sewn/quilted by entrant Large Wall - Mixed Technique, sewn by entrant, hand or machine quilted by someone else Unspecified under 12 inches DIV. 752 - QUILTED OR PIECED ARTICLES – NOT QUILTS 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 Class 01 Vest 02 Jacket 03 Purse 04 Tote 05 Other clothing item/accessory 06 Pillow 07 Quillow 08 Crib 09 Lap Quilt, appliqued, hand quilted 10 Lap Quilt, pieced, hand/machine quilted 11 Lap Quilt, mixed technique, hand/machine quilted 12 Table runner/topper, appliqued, hand/ machine quilted 13 Table runner/topper, pieced, hand/machine quilted 14 Table runner/topper, mixed technique, hand/macine 15 Tablecloth - quilted 16 Placemats (2) hand/machine quilted 17 Candle Mat, hand/machine quilted 18 Unfinished pieced quilt block 19 Unfinished appliqued quilt block 20 Not specified DIV. 753 - CROCHETING Class 01 Afgan, large 02 Afghan, small 03 Bath towel, embellished 04 Centerpiece, thread 05 Centerpiece, yarn 06 Coasters 07 Collar 08 Doily, under 12 inches 09 Doily, under 18 inches 10 Doily, over 18 inches 11 Dishcloth 12 Dresser Scarf 13 Handkerchief, crocheted edge 14 Handkerchief, tatted edge 15 Hot plate mat 16 Lap Robe 17 Luncheon cloth 18 Place mats (2) 19 Pot holders (2) 20 Refrigerator towel 21 Rug 22 Tablecloth 23 Table runner 24 Not specified DIV. 754 - KNITTING Class 01 Afghan, large 02 Afghan, small 03 Centerpiece 04 Dish Cloth 05 Hot Plate Mat 06 Lap Robe 07 Place mats (2) 08 09 www.swiftcountyfair.org Pot Holders (2) Not specified DIV. 755 - EMBROIDERY Class 01 Centerpiece, under 14 inches 02 Centerpiece, over 14 inches 03 Centerpiece, textile paint 04 Dish towels (2) 05 Dish towels, textile paint (2) 06 Dresser scarf 07 Place mats (2) 08 Pot Holders (2) 09 Tablecloth, chicken scratch 10 Tablecloth, embroidered 11 Tablecloth, textile paint 12 Table runner 13 Hucking 14 Guest Towel 15 Wall hanging 16 Not specified DIV. 756 - INFANTS Class 01 Afghan, crocheted 02 Afghan, knitted 03 Bib 04 Bonnet, crocheted 05 Bonnet, knitted 06 Booties, crocheted 07 Booties, knitted 08 Cap 09 Christening dress 10 Dress, crocheted 11 Dress, sewn 12 Mittens, crocheted 13 Mittens, knitted 14 Overall 15 Pillow 16 Quilt, cheater 17 Quilt, embroidered 18 Quilt, hand applique 19 Quilt machine applique 20 Quilt, pieced 21 Quilt, textile paint 22 Receiving blanket 23 Sleeper 24 Suit, boys 25 Sweater 26 Sweater set 27 Not specified DIV. 757 - PILLOW CASES Class 01 Applique 02 Crochet edge 03 Cross-stitch 04 Cut Work 05 Embroidered 06 Hemstitched 07 Knitted Edge 08 Monogrammed 09 Stenciled 10 Tatted Edge 11 Textile painted 12 Not specified Class 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 DIV. 758 - SOFA PILLOWS Must be pillows. Applique Candlewicking Chicken scratch Crocheted Counted Cross Stitch Embroidered, cotton Embroidered, crewel Knitted Machine embroidery Needlepoint 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 JULY 2015 Punch work Quilted, cheater Quilted, pieced Shadow quilting Textile painting Trapunto Not specified DIV. 759 - COUNTED CROSS-STITCH Class 01 Bib 02 Book mark 03 Bun warmer 04 Doily 05 Jar lids 06 Luncheon cloth 07 Picture, framed, under 5 x 7 08 Picture, framed, over 5 x 7 09 Sweatshirts 10 Towels 11 Not specific DIV. 760 - HARDANGER Class 01 Apron 02 Christening dress 03 Bell pull 04 Book Mark 05 Bun warmer 06 Cross 07 Doily, under 12 inches 08 Doily, over 12 inches 09 Doily, over 18 inches 10 Dresser Scarf 11 Luncheon Cloth 12 Picture, framed, under 5 x 7 13 Picture, framed, over 5 x 7 14 Pillow case 15 Place mats (2) 16 Sun catcher 17 Sofa Pillow 18 Table runner 19 Tray doily 20 Wall hanging 21 Not specified DIV. 761 - TATTING Class 01 Bookmark 02 Collar 03 Doily 04 Edging 05 Not specified DIV. 762 - MACHINE EMBROIDERY Articles may be purchased or homemade with added machine embroidery. Class 01 Adult garment 02 Any accessory 03 Youth garment 04 Infant Garment 05 Not specified DIV. 763 - WOOL FELTING Class 01 Wall Hanging 02 Penny rug 03 Hat 04 Purse 05 Any other DIV. 764 - MOST UNIQUE APRON 1st, $10.00 • 2nd, $7.50 • 3rd, $5.00 Apron; will be judged on sewing techniques and creativity. May use a pattern or your own design. Class 01 Unique Apron JULY 2015 www.swiftcountyfair.org Arts and Crafts Arlyce Allpress, Bev Nagler, and Marge Olson 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 Special Rules 1. All exhibits must remain in place until 8:00 p.m. Sunday. 2. No more than one entry will be permitted in any lot by one exhibitor. Duplicate entries will not be accepted in miscellaneous groupings. 3. The department will make every effort to assure the safety of all articles after arrival and placement, but in no event will be responsible for any loss or damage to exhibits. 4. All exhibits must be entered in the name of the maker. 5. All articles in this department must be new or completed within the year. Judges will penalize all articles showing a SOILED or AGED condition. 6. No premium awarded unless exhibit is deemed worthy of merit. DIV. 851 - CRAFTS, WOODEN Class 01 Angel 02 Bird feeder 03 Bird house 04 Book Ends 05 Candle holders 06 Chest 07 Clock 08 Cutting Board 09 Decorative wooden article, Christmas 10 Decorative wooden article, Easter 11 Decorative wooden article, Halloween 12 Decorative wooden article, Valentine 13 Doll 14 Doll furniture 15 Doll house 16 Door stop 17 Foot stool 18 Gun rack 19 Heritage box 20 Lawn ornament 21 Letter holder 22 Magazine rack 23 Planter 24 Plant stand 25 Puzzle 26 Recipe box 27 Sculpture 28 Shelf 29 Sign 30 Toy box 31 Toy, large 32 Toy, small 33 Trivet 34 Useful wooden article, large 35 useful wooden article, small 36 Wood burning 37 Wood carving 38 Carving, chip 39 Carving, animal 40 Carving, bird 41 Carving, human figure 42 Carving, fish 43 Carving, walking stick 44 Carving, waterfowl 45 Carving, other than above 46 Any other wooden article SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE DIV. 852 - TRASH TO TREASURE A great way to renew, reuse, refurbish, restore! A card needs to accompany each entry listing the trash you used in your project. Pictures are welcome too. Judging will be based on originality and use of materials. Class 01 Artistic 02 Funcitonal DIV. 853 - PICTURES Class 01 Cotton Embroidery 02 Counted cross stitch, large 03 Counted cross stitch, small 04 Decoupage 05 Metal 06 Seed art 07 Needle point, large 08 Needle point, small 09 Quilting 10 Wood cut, small 11 Wood cut, large 12 Wool embroidery, small 13 Wool embroidery, large 14 Paper cutting, Schrenshette 15 Ribbon embroidery, large 16 Ribbon embroidery, small 17 Stained glass 18 Trapunto 19 Weaving 20 Not specified DIV. 854 - PAINTINGS Class 01 Acrylics, abstract 02 Acrylics, animal 03 Acrylics, birds 04 Acrylics, cartoon 05 Acrylics, floral 06 Acrylics, fruit 07 Acrylics, landscape 08 Acrylics, portrait 09 Acrylics, seascape 10 Acrylics, still life 11 Acrylics, not specified 12 Oil, abstract 13 Oil, animal 14 Oil, birds 15 Oil, cartoon 16 Oil, floral 17 Oil, fruit 18 Oil, landscape 19 Oil, portrait 20 Oil, seascape 21 Oil, still life 22 Oil, not specifed Historian Doug Ohman • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Motorized Bionic Animal Puppets • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cock-A-Doodle Petting Zoo • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Face Painting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Antique Tractor Display and Parades 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 17 Water Color, abstract Water Color, animals Water Color, birds Water Color, cartoon Water Color, floral Water Color, fruit Water Color, landscape Water Color, portrait Water Color, seascape Water Color, still life Water Color, not specified DIV. 855 - DRAWINGS Class 01 Pencil 02 Charcoal 03 Colored pencils 04 Ink 05 Crayon DIV. 856 - NEEDLEWORK Class 01 Bear 02 Chenille item 03 Crocheted item, large 04 Crocheted item, small 05 Doll, dressed baby doll 06 Doll, dressed Barbie doll 07 Doll, decorated 08 Doll, depression 09 Doll dress sewn 10 Doll dress, hand-made 11 Doll, hanky 12 Doll Wardrobe (4 pieces or more mounted on display board 13 Doll quilt 14 Doll, character 15 Doll, stuffed, large 16 Doll, stuffed, small 17 Doll, any other 18 Doll, any other accessory 19 Felt penny rug 20 Felt runner/centerpiece 21 Garden Flag 22 Hot dish carrier 23 Huck Towel, Swedish weaving 24 Jewelry travel bag 25 Knitted item, large 26 Knitted item, small 27 Macrame article, large 28 Macrame article, small 29 Novelty 30 Outdoor Banner/Flag 31 Pillow (decorated) 32 Pin cushion 33 Place Mats (2) 34 Potholders (2) 35 Puppet 36 Purse 37 Sewing basket 38 Soft sculpture 39 Snowman 40 Stuffed toy, larege 41 Stuffed toy, small 42 Tote bag, any size 43 Trapunto 44 Wall hanging, crewel 45 Wall hanging, embroidered 46 Wall hanging, felt, fabric, and/or yarn 47 Wall hanging, latch hook 48 Wall hanging, macrame 49 Wall hanging, any other 50 Windsock 51 Not specified 52 Big recycle item 53 Small recycle item 54 Wool felt 18 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE www.swiftcountyfair.org Quilting, Carving, and Soap and Candle making Demonstrations – Thursday through Sunday in the tent! DIV. 857 - HOLIDAY NEEDLE WORK/CRAFTS Class 01 Angel 02 Christmas Candleholder 03 christmas centerpiece 04 Christmas doll 05 Christmas jewelry tree 06 Christmas ornament (set of 4 mounted on display bd 07 Christmas stocking 08 Christmas table decoration 09 Christmas tree decoration 10 Christmas tree skirt 11 Christmas wall hanging 12 Christmas wreath 13 Christmas, any other 14 Crocheted item, large 15 Crocheted item, small 16 Easter decoration 17 Easter egg 18 Door decoration 19 Halloween decoration, large 20 Halloween decoration, small 21 Holiday table runner 22 Pine cone art 23 Knitted item, large 24 Knitted item, small 25 Table decoration 26 Valentine decoration 27 Wall hanging 28 Wreath, pine cone 29 Wreath, any other 30 Thanksgiving decoration 31 Not specified DIV. 858 - RUGS Class 01 Braided, under 3 feet 02 Braided, 3 to 6 feet 03 Braided, over 6 feet 04 Hooked, under 3 feet 05 Hooked, 3 to 6 feet 06 Hooked, over 6 feet 07 Loom woven, under 3 feet 08 Loom woven, 3 to 6 feet 09 Loom woven, over 6 feet 10 Polyester rug, any size 11 Rug type wall hanging, any size 12 Minature doll house rug made on a loom 13 Minature doll house rug, any other 14 Unspecified DIV. 859 - MISCELLANEOUS Class 01 Art foam ornament 02 Artificial corsage 03 Basket, woven 04 Basket, woven 05 Beaded Articles 06 Burlap item 07 Calligraphy sample--invitation, etc 08 Candles, beeswax 09 Candles, all others 10 Canning Jar Art 11 Coasters 12 Egg craft 13 Fishing lure - home-made 14 Flowers, large 15 Flowers, small 16 Flower Craft, any kind in an arrangement 17 Lamp 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Lamp shade Leathercraft, large article Leathercraft, small article Metal craft, large Metal craft, small Mobile Origami creation Outdoor metal sculpture under 6 feet Outdoor metal sculpture over 6 feet Padded book cover Padded picture frame Party favor, place cards, nut cups, etc. Placemats Plastic, canvas Polymer clay, any other Quilted articles Ribbon embroidery Rope weaving Rosemaling, large Rosemaling, small Shadow box Stained glass Stepping stone String item Taxidermy, animal Taxidermy, bird Taxidermy, any other Tie-Dye article Tin punch Wall hanging, mosaic seed and any other Wall hanging, string Wall hanging, wire Windchimes Wreath Not Specified Duct Tape item DIV. 860 - CERAMICS AND POTTERY Class 01 Antiqued 02 Basket 03 Bowl 04 Bowl with pitcher 05 Candle holder 06 Canister set 07 Ceramics and fabric 08 Christmas glazed 09 Christmas ornament 10 Christmas pieces 11 Christmas religious, large 12 Christmas religious, small 13 Dry brushing with stains, ceramic 14 Easter 15 Eggs 16 Halloween 17 Item chalked 18 Item glazed 19 Item stained 20 Lamp 21 Musical pieces 22 Painted 23 Porcelain doll 24 Porcelain figures 25 Reverse antique 26 Softies 27 Stein 28 Underglaze 29 Vase 30 Wall hanging 31 Wildlife reverse antique 32 Wildlife chalked 33 34 JULY 2015 Wildlife stained Not specified DIV. 861 - WEARING ACCESSORIES Made from any materials. Class 01 Bracelet 02 Earrings 03 Headband 04 Necklace 05 Pin 06 Ring 07 Scarf 08 Not specified DIV. 862 - BEST DECORATED TENNIS SHOES 1st $10.00 • 2nd $7.50 • 3rd $5.00 You may use old or new tennis shoes for this class. You may decorate them with fabric, paints, stamping, jewelry, beading, etc. to embellish your exhibit. Please use your imagination. Creativity, attractiveness and workmanship will all apply. If you wish to bring a decorated/undecorated shoe box for displaying them that would be great addition, but not necessary. Enter your exhibit in the North Creative Activity Building between the normal entry hours (9:00 am – 7:00 pm) on Wednesday. Class 01 Decorated Pair of Tennis Shoes DIV. 863 - MINIATURE DISPLAY 1st, $10.00 • 2nd, $7.50 • 3rd, $5.00 What’s your favorite place to be? Using cardboard, wood, foam board, etc. create a miniature space of that memory. No larger than 12” x 12” with 3 sides and a floor. Decorate the inside using any medium. You may decorate the outside as well but not necessary. Completeness, creativity, and workmanship all apply. Class 01 Minature room or place DIV. 864 - QUILT-ON-STICK 1st, $10.00 • 2nd, $7.50 • 3rd, $5.00 Needs to be displayed on a paint stick and be at least 8” x 9” in size. Must have a sleeve or means to attach a paint stick to the back. Theme: Swift County Fair. Can be hand or machine stitched, embroidered, appliqued, glued, fabric pens, etc. more credit will be given for creativity vs. sewing. Class 01 Swift County Fair depicted on a quilt/stick DIV. 865 - PAPER CRAFTS ORIGINAL DESIGN Class COMPUTER GENERATED - Display of 4 cards mounted on paper/tagboard, etc. 01 Birthday Card 02 Holiday Card 03 Sympathy Card 04 Thank You Card 05 All Ocassion Card SCRAPBOOKING - Display 2 Pages; may include front and back 06 Best embellishment 07 Birthday 08 Children 09 Holiday 10 Seasonal 11 Special Events 12 Sports 13 Vacation 14 Occasion JULY 2015 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 www.swiftcountyfair.org CARD MAKING - Display of 4 cards mounted on paper/tagboard, etc. Birthday cards Holiday cards Sympathy cards Thank You cards All Ocassion cards COMPUTER GENERATED PHOTO BOOK Family Holiay Special Events Vacation - Computer Photo Book All Occasion - Computer Photo Book DIV. 866 - BEST RED, WHITE AND BLUE ENTRY 1st, $5.00 • 2nd, $3.00 • 3rd, $2.00 Use your imagination – it must be handmade and contain some of all three colors. Any type of material/s and plan can be used. Surprise us! SPECIAL PRIZES! Class 01 Red, White and Blue Exhibit DIV. 867 - GIFT BASKET 1st, $5.00 • 2nd, $3.00 • 3rd, $2.00 Gift baskets entered into competition should include 3-10 items and depict a certain theme, occasion, etc. (Use your imagination). Class 01 Gift Basket DIV. 869 - COLLECTIBLES 1st, $10.00 • 2nd, $5.00 • 3rd, $3.00 This exhibit will consist of items collected and owned by the exhibitor. Must contain at least 6 items but not more than 12. Exhibitor cannot enter more than one collection. Smaller items may be mounted and if you have an interesting story about your entry, please attach it to your entry. Class 01 Collection of at least 6 items DIV. 870 - ANTIQUES 1st, $3:00; 2nd, $2:00; 3rd, $1.00 Must be at least 50 years old or of collectible value. They will be judged on quality, beauty, condition and value. Only one entry per exhibitor in each lot. Articles previously entered cannot be entered again. We are not responsible for damaged or stolen exhibits, even though the building and grounds are patrolled at all times. All items will be entered at exhibitor’s own risk. Class 01 Child's Garment 02 Lady's Garment 03 Men's Garment 04 Unspecified garment 05 Bowl 06 China cup & saucer 07 Place and setting 08 Salt and pepper shakers 09 Sugar bowl 10 Teapot 11 Unspecified glassware 12 Vase, crystal, milk glass pottery 13 Tin/Wooden advertising box 14 Quilt (pieced) 15 Quilt (Tied) 16 Cloth Feed/Seed Sack 17 Crochet item 18 Embroidered item 19 Knitted item 20 Tatted item 21 Unspecified hand work 22 Cast iron toy 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE Tin toy Wooden toy Baby doll China doll Rag doll Unspecified doll Paper dolls and clothes Teddy bear Picture Unspecified - Miscellaneous Plates Pitcher Coffee pot DIV. 871 - BUNCH OF JUNK Let your imagination, go wild and use any treasure you may have laying around to construct this attractive piece of art. Remember art is in the eyes of the beholder--anything goes. However, your creation must be able to stand alone. 1st, $10.00 • 2nd, $7.50 • 3rd, $5.00 Class 01 Under 8 ft. tall - done by an individual 02 Under 4 ft. tall - done by an individual 03 Under 8 ft. tall - done by a group 04 Under 4 ft. tall - done by a group DIV. 873 - TABLE SETTING 1st, $15.00 • 2nd, $10.00 • 3rd, $5.00 Exhibitor needs to furnish the following – Card table, tablecloth, napkin, complete place setting of dishes and flatware, accents and a centerpiece. Prizes will be awarded in each lot and part of the scoring will be on how well the theme is followed. Class 01 You Choose (attach a card with theme you chose) 15 16 17 19 Sunrise or Sunset Unusual Water Scene DIV. 926A - AMATEUR, BLACK & WHITE Junior; 12 & Under Class 01-17 Above DIV. 926B - AMATEUR, BLACK & WHITE Teen; 13 through 17 Class 01-17 Above DIV. 927 - AMATEUR, COLORED Adult; 18 & Older Class 01 Animal or fish 02 Bird 03 Children 04 Children with animals 05 Close-ups 06 Cloud Scene 07 Costume 08 Flowers 09 Hunting and/or fishing 11 Landscape 12 People 13 Series of 4 on tagboard 14 Still Life 15 Sunrise or sunset 16 Unusual 17 Water Scene 18 Not Specified DIV. 928 - AMATEUR, COLORED Junior; 12 & Under Class 01-18 Above DIV. 929 - AMATEUR COLORED Teen; 13 through 17 Photography Sarah Skarsten, Judy Overlie, Jeanette Hanson, and Char Lehne 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 No larger than 8 x10 size, including borders. All photographs must be matted (construction paper acceptable). No glass or frame. Clear plastic suggested to prevent scratching or damage during exhibition. Work should not have been exhibited at this fair before. Write exposure information if known on back of photo or on tag attached. Bring card with name, address and categories to be entered to facilitate recording. Please have your name on the back of the work for added identification. Only one entry per lot and a maximum of 15 entries per exhibitor. Exhibits will be released at 8:00 p.m. Sunday. Photographs must be taken by exhibitor. DIV. 926 - AMATEUR, BLACK & WHITE 18 Years of Age & Older Class 01 Animal or fish 02 Bird 03 Children 04 Children with animals 05 Close-ups 06 Cloud Scene 07 Costume 08 Flowers 09 Hunting and/or fishing 10 Landscape 11 Not Specified 12 People 13 Series of 4 on tagboard 14 Still Life Class 01-18 Above DIV. 930 - ENHANCED DIGITAL Class 01-18 Above DIV. 931 - GRANDPARENTS BRAG PICTURE Color or black and white. Class 01 The picture that the grandparents brag about DIV. 932 - FAIR PICTURES All photographs must be mounted and/or framed (ready to hang for display). Winning photograph in this class will be eligible for display at MN Federation of county fairs in January 2016. Class 01 Animals 02 Kids 03 Not Specified 04 People 05 Special Events DIV. 933 - USING CELL PHONE Class 01 Animals or Fish 02 Bird 03 Children 04 Children with animals 05 Close-ups 06 Cloud Scene 07 Costume 08 Flowers 09 Hunting and/or fishing 10 Landscape 11 Not Specified 12 People 13 Series of 4 on tagboard 14 Still Life 20 15 16 17 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE Sunrise or Sunset Unusual Water Scene Juniors 16 Years of Age & Under Ann Bonk, Kathy Henkelman, Tessa Mahoney, Jackie Schmidt 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 All Juniors entries for this department will be entered, judged and displayed in the Creative Activity Building II except Horticulture which will be entered with Horticulture Division. Exhibits will be released at 8:00 p.m. Sunday. DIV. 950 - FLORICULTURE Class 01 Asters, 3 blooms 02 Bachelor buttons - 3 blooms 03 Dahlia - 1 bloom 04 Daisy, 3 blooms 05 Fairy Garden 06 Gladiolus, single spike 07 Hybrid tea rose, 1 bloom 08 Lily, 1 stem 09 Marigold - 3 blooms 10 Mum - 1 spray 11 Not Specified 12 Pansies - 3 blooms 13 Petunia - 3 blooms 14 Potted Plant 15 Snap Dragons, 3 stems 16 Sunflower, 1 bloom 17 Sweet Peas, 3 stems 18 The Green Machine 19 You Name It floral arrangement - attach a card naming your theme 20 Zinnia - 3 blooms DIV. 952 - CANNED FOODS Any entry which does not meet requirements will be exhibited but not judged. All nonacid vegetables must be processed by pressure cooker. Tomatoes and Fruits may be processed by boiling water bath use and leave new lids and rings on jars. Label each exhibit: Contents, kind and variety, date canned, method (pressure or hot water). Label to be 1 x 1 1/2” placed near bottom. Exhibit in pint colorless glass jars. BALL® “BRING OUT YOUR BEST™” YOUTH FOOD PRESERVATION AWARDS presented by: BALL® & KERR® HOME CANNING www.swiftcountyfair.org Dome® Lids, or canned in Kerr® Jars sealed with Kerr® Bands with Self-Sealing® Lids or Ball® Collection Elite™ Decorative Bands with Dome® Lids. In addition, selections of the best entry submitted by a youth in the Soft Spreads category will be limited to entries using one of the Ball® Fruit Jell® Pectins: Regular, No Sugar Needed, or Liquid. The best entry from each category will receive coupons for Ball® or Kerr® Home Canning Products. Class 01 Any canned fruit 02 Any canned jam 03 Any canned jelly 04 Any canned pickles 05 Any canned salsa 06 Any canned vegetables 07 Any other canned foods 08 Dehydrated fruit 09 Dehydrated vegetables BAKING Prizes sponsored by Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. DIV. 953 -YEAST BREAD Bread baked in regular size pans (3x4x8) 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 This includes ages 16 and under. Exhibit must be product of exhibitor. The same article cannot be exhibited in open class. Follow the same rules as in open class. It is recommended that exhibits be in a clear plastic bag. Class 01 Tea Ring (1/2 ring) 02 Breadsticks (3) 03 Dark, Whole wheat 04 Dinner rolls (cloverleaf, finger, etc) 05 Hamburger buns (3) 06 Not Specified 07 Rye bread 08 Sweet rolls (cinnamon, caramel, etc.) 09 White DIV. 954 - QUICK BREAD Class 01 Not Specified 02 Banana Bread DIV. 955 - CAKES, UNFROSTED Four inch square of cake. No Mixes Class 01 Angel food 02 Any other 03 Chocolate 04 Cupcakes (4) 05 Not Specified 06 Sponge 07 White DIV. 956 - COOKIES, UNFROSTED Exhibit 3 cookies. No Mixes To promote the art of home canning, and to honor youths who excel at the art of home canning, Ball® & Kerr® Home Canning is offering First Place Youth Award categories. Judges will select the best entry submitted by a youth in Fruit, Vegetable, Pickle and Soft Spread categories canned in Ball® Jars sealed with Ball® Bands with Dome® Lids or Ball® Collection Elite™ Decorative Bands with Class 01 Chocolate 02 Chocolate chip 03 Chocolate drop 04 Ginger 05 Monster 06 Not Specified 07 Oatmeal, drop 08 Peanut butter 09 Rolled out 10 Sugar 11 Unbaked JULY 2015 DIV. 957 - BARS Exhibit 3 bars. No Mixes Class 01 Brownies, not iced 02 Cereal 03 Chocolate Chip 04 Fruit 05 Not Specified 06 Oatmeal bar 07 Peanut 08 Unbaked DIV. 958 - CANDY Exhibit 3 pieces Class 01 Any other 02 Chocolate Fudge 03 Divinity 04 Edible Bug (use card to identify materials used) 05 Not Specified 06 Peanuut Brittle NEEDLEWORK DIV. 959 - NEEDLEWORK Fabric & Textile Warehouse, Willmar, Mn. will sponsor a $10.00 gift card to the overall construction winner in the Junior Division Class 01 Complicated sewing item 02 Crochet, any article 03 Doll clothes 04 Doll quilt 05 Doll, soft and stuffed 06 Dressed doll, must be work of exhibitor 07 Fashion accessory 08 Fleece blanket 09 Fleece hat 10 Fleece mittens 11 Fleece scarf 12 Kitchen accessory, fabric 13 Knit, any article 14 Machine embroidered item 15 Not Specified 16 Pillow case (1) 17 Pillow, any 18 Placemats 19 Potholders (2) 20 Quilt 21 Rug 22 Simple sewing item 23 Slippers or mittens 24 Stuffed toy 25 Sweatshirt, decorated 26 Tote bag/handbag ARTS & CRAFTS DIV. 960 - ARTS AND CRAFTS Class 01 Article made from wood 02 Bug collection (15 identified) 03 Cardmaking (2 cards) mounted on cardboard 04 Cartooning 05 Ceramic, any article 06 Computer generated art 07 Decorated dish towels (2) 08 Decorated sweatshirt 09 Decorated T-shirt 10 Duck Tape item 11 Educational booklet 12 Flowercraft, any type 13 Glass sculpture 14 Jewelry, any other item 15 Jewelry, beaded JULY 2015 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 www.swiftcountyfair.org Leather, any article Metal, any article Mosaic, any article Not Specified Novelty article of wood Origami item Painted wood craft or decoration Picture frame Plastic canvas Plastic, any item Polymar clay figure Polymar clay, any Rock collection (12 in egg carton) Sand art Scrapbooking (1 page) Stenciling, any item Stepping stone Stonecraft Stringcraft Textile painting, any article Toy, any other Wallhanging Weaving, hand or loom Decorated Bird house or feeder Decorated gourds Decorated flower pot DIV. 961 - DRAWINGS - PASTELS, CHALK, CHARCOAL, PENCIL, ETC 1st, $2.50 • 2nd, $2.00 • 3rd, $1.50 (Framed or Unframed) Class 01 Abstract, any medium 02 Animals, birds 03 Cartooning 04 Colored Pencil, unframed 05 Computer generated art 06 Finger painting 07 Landscape, seascape 08 Miniatures, any medium 09 Not Specified 10 Paint by number kits 11 Painting, any medium 12 Pencil, unframed 13 Portraits, figures 14 Still life DIV. 962 - PICTURES &WALL HANGINGS (Framed or Unframed) Class 01 Not Specified 02 Cartooning, framed 03 Charcoal, framed 04 Colored pencil, framed 05 Counted cross stitch, framed 06 Crayon, framed 07 Creative stitchery, framed 08 Latch hook 09 Macrame 10 Oil, framed 11 Pencil, framed 12 Plastic canvas, framed 13 Quilted 14 Water color, framed DIV. 964 - MODELS Class 01 Airplanes 02 Automobiles 03 Boat 04 Not specified 05 Pinewood Derby Cars 06 Trucks 07 Vans SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE DIV. 965 - PRINTMAKING Please exhibit your printmaking tool along with a sample of your work Class 01 Block 02 Not Specified 03 Sponge 04 Stenciling 05 Vegetable CLASS 16-LEGO WORLD Lego project must be exhibited on a display board. Only one exhibit per person. Champion ribbon will be awarded. Class 01 Display - no larger than 12 inches x 24 inches, 18 inches high on platform Small Fry Includes ages 6-10 DIV. 967 - SWEET BREADS Please exhibit in clear plastic bag. 1 Small Loaf or 1/2 Regular Loaf Class 01 Not Specified 02 Banana Bread 03 Bran muffins (3) 04 Fruit bread 05 Muffins, any other (3) 06 Muffins, plain (3) DIV. 968 - CAKES-USING MIXES Four inch square of cake (not iced) Class 01 Chocolate 02 Cupcakes (3) 03 Not Specified 04 White DIV. 969 - COOKIES Exhibit 3 of each. Class 01 Chocolate (3) 02 Chocolate Chip (3) 03 Decorated cookies (3) 04 Edible bug, use card to identify material 05 Monster 06 Not Specified 07 Oatmeal, droped 08 Peanut Butter 09 Rolled out 10 Unbaked DIV. 970 - BARS Exhibit 3 of each. Class 01 Not Specified 02 Brownies (not iced) 03 Chocolate chip 04 Fruit 05 Peanut 06 Unbaked 21 FREE Root Beer Floats THURSDAY beginning at 5 pm Sponsored by Western Consolidated Cooperative FREE Sweetcorn Feed SUNDAY beginning at 11 am Sponsored by Glacial Plains Cooperative MEDALLION HUNT $100 PRIZE All Ages--clues given every ½ hour Watch social media for clues! SUNDAY beginning at 3 pm Sponsored by 1st Murdock Agency 22 SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE DIV. 971 - NIBBLES AND SUCH Exhibit 1 Cup Class 01 Any other mix 02 Cereal mix 03 Edible bug 04 Fruit mix 05 Peanuts mix 06 Playdough from scratch 07 Popcorn ball 08 Popcorn mix DIV. 972 - CRAFTS Reminder... Exhibits which contain several pieces must be exhibited in tray or shallow box so pieces don’t get lost. Class 01 Any holiday item 02 Any other collection 03 Any other craft 04 Any other fleece item 05 Any other jewelry 06 Beaded jewelry 07 Beadwork, any 08 Bug collection, 15 identified 09 Card making (2 mounted on sheet of paper) 10 Ceramic, any article 11 Christmas item 12 Clay sculpture 13 Colored pencil drawing 14 Doll quilt, any 15 Duct Tape item 16 Finger painting 17 Fleece blanket 18 Fleece hat 19 Fleece mittens 20 Fleece scarf 21 Flowercraft, any kind 22 Foam art 23 Free hand drawing 24 Glass Sculture 25 Latch hook, any item 26 Legos - no kits - flat box 27 Models 28 Napkin rings, any, set of 4 29 Origami item 30 Paint by number item 31 Picture Family (4) mounted on tagboard 32 Pillow, any 33 Plastic canvas with yarn, any kind 34 Plastic canvas, holiday 35 Play dough collection 36 Play dough item 37 Potholders (2) 38 Purchased doll, dress made by exhibitor 39 Regrigerator magnet 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 www.swiftcountyfair.org JULY 2015 Rock collection (12 in egg carton) Rubberband jewelry Scrapbooking (1 page) Stamp collection Stepping stone Stonecraft Sweatshirt, painted or decorated Textile painting, any article T-shirt, painted or decorated Tye dyed item Weaving, hand or loom Wood item Smallest Fry 5 Years of Age and Under DIV. 973 - CRAFTS Class 01 Miscellaneous item 1st Ever Swift County Fair Rib Fest Saturday, August 22 @ 3:00 pm We need YOU to help us determine the best ever Rib Maker in the county. Be sure to show up and vote. Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 winners. Proceeds will go toward building the new restrooms. MY DOLLY & ME CONTEST Saturday, August 22 • Chuck Brown Bldg. The judging will begin at 11:00 am. At that time each of the contestants will be interviewed individually by the judges off stage. The Contest will be judged on your child and doll being a complete unit along with the interview and the stage presence of your child . The age categories are 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8. You may register your child between 10:30 am – 11:00 am in the CBB on Saturday, August 22. However, they must be registered and ready for individual judging at 11:00 am. The contestants will be introduced to the public and winners named before the Talent Contest. Special Ribbons will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each category plus the overall winner will receive a trophy. The DeMarce Theatre of Benson is sponsoring this event. JULY 2015 www.swiftcountyfair.org SWIFT COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITOR GUIDE 23 Swift County Fair CHILD’S NAME________________________________________________________ AGE ______ SWIFT COUNTY FAIR 2015 COLORING CONTEST – May be duplicated as needed Age groups are for children ages 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 years old. Please color this picture using crayons or colored pencils; (no colored pens please). Bring your picture to the Fair Office Wednesday, August 19, 2015, between 9:00 am - 7:00 pm. Pictures become the property of the fair unless other arrangements are made. Four carnival ride tickets will be awarded for each age group for first place; three tickets for second place and two tickets for third place in each age category. One free carnival ride ticket will be awarded when you enter your completed picture. Your picture will be displayed in the old school house throughout the fair. If your picture was awarded a placing, bring it to the Fair Office to claim additional ride tickets. 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