YOUTH HORTICULTURE DIVISION
Harvey Franklin and Steve Howerton
Total premiums offered: $300
Maximum $4 for a Blue Ribbon.
Bring exhibit in small, clear, disposable soft drink bottle to insure uniformity of show, for classes Y-9 through Y-18. **
Y561 Environmental Awareness: one page description of project must accompany item (type or printed neatly) to be eligible for entry. Select
topic from: tree planting on city property, roadways, parks, etc, home landscaping, or composting.
Y562 Production and Marketing: Vegetable garden planted for home and/or market use, the planting, production, or management of fruit
plantings, the planting, production, or management of trees, shrubs, greenhouse crops or garden perennials.
Y563 Experimental Horticulture: one page description of project must accompany entry item. Select from: "Science Fair" type of exhibit involving
experimental work with plants, comparison of different varieties of vegetables or annual flowers, comparison of mulching or other cultural practices.
Y564 Horticultural Project Exhibits: one page description of project must accompany entry. Select: how to propagate plants, how to force spring
bulbs, how to start seeds, or how to dry herbs.
Plant Displays
Note: these items may not be watered daily. Enter at your own risk.
Y565 Terrariums
Y566 Dish Gardens (desert or tropical)
Y567 Vegetable bucket garden (grown in container)
Y568 Annual container garden (non-vegetable)
Y569 House plants
Y570 Hanging baskets
Y571 Herb Container Garden
Y572 Window Box Display
Y573 Upcycle Container Garden (Previously used container recycled, example, wood pallet garden).
Y574 Garden and/or Orchard Display – exhibit as many different fruits and/or vegetables from their garden as desired. Any size or type
(minimum of five types) of produce may be displayed. The exhibit must be in a display container (box or basket) which can be easily moved.
YLC1 Arrangement-bud vase
YLC2 Arrangement-symmetrical design
YLC3 Arrangement-free style design
YLC4 Double Bloom Petunia
YLC5 Single Bloom Petunia
YLC6 Marigold Bloom
YLC7 Rose Bloom
YLC8 Zinnia Bloom
YLC9 Other Annual Bloom
YLC10 Coleus Foliage (1 stem, highly colored)
YLC11 Gladioli Bloom
YLC12 Blooming Potted Plant
YLC13 Dahlia Bloom
YLC14 Daylily, yellow tones
YLC15 Daylily, red tones
YLC15A Daylily, pink tones
YLC15B Daylily, peach
YLC15C Daylily, bi-color
YLC15D Daylily, any other
GARDEN YOUTH DIVISION
Total Premiums Offered-$300
Maximum $4 for Blue Ribbon.
Bring exhibits on paper plates in sealable plastic bags. *Exhibits may not be returned to exhibitor. *
575 Tomato (3 per plate) Must be ripe (red or yellow color only) cherry type
576 Tomato (3 per plate) beef steak
577 Tomato (3 per plate) heirloom
578 Peppers, hot (3 per plate)
579 Peppers – bell (3 per plate)
580 Peppers – sweet (3 per plate)
581 Cucumbers, slicing (3 per plate)
582 Cucumbers, pickling (3 per plate)
583 Beans, snap or lima (6 per plate)
584 Corn, sweet (in the husk with silks) (2 ears per plate)
585 Cantaloupe (1 whole), halved
586 Squash, summer (2 per plate)
587 Eggplant (2 per plate)
588 Potato (3 per plate)
589 Largest tomato (by weight; must be ripe, red or yellow only)
590 Largest pumpkin (by weight)
591 Largest watermelon
YLC16 Onions (3) not peeled
YLC17 Cabbage (1 head)
YLC18 Carrots (plate of 3)
YLC19 Beets (3 topped)
YLC20 Broccoli (1 bunch)
YLC21 Okra (4)
YLC22 Zucchini Squash (2)
YLC23 Any other squash (2)
YLC24 Any other vegetable (not listed)
YLC25 Red Delicious Apples (2)
YLC26 Golden Delicious Apples (2)
YLC27 Grimes Golden Apples (2)
YLC28 Johnathan or Red Johnathan Apples (2)
YLC29 Granny Smith Apples (2)
YLC30 Pears (2)
YLC31 Grapes (1 bunch)
YLC32 Any other summer variety apples, Not listed (2)
YLC33 June Apples (2)
YLC34 Blueberries (10)
YLC35 Plums (2)
YLC36 Peas (4)
YLC37 Peaches (2)
YLC38 Blackberries (4)
FIELD CROPS YOUTH DIVISION
Total premiums offered $100.00
Maximum $4.00 for blue ribbon
TOBACCO (Division 2101)
4-H Exhibitor with highest total points is awarded the best exhibitor award and will receive an engraved plaque offered by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. To be eligible, exhibitor must enter three of the following classes:
*Burley - Stripped Dark Stripped
*Burley - Best Crop Green Stick - Dark
*Green Stick Burley Dark - Best Crop
*Potted Burley Potted Dark
Burley Division - Stripped
5 Flying
6 Lug
7 Leaf
8 Tip
Burley - Best Crop
15 Best Crop, 4-H, 4 grades
Dark Tobacco
26 4-H Best Crop (2 hands – 20 leaves each grade)
Green Dark Tobacco (By Sticks)
31 Dark
Growing Dark Tobacco Plant
33 Best potted growing plant of Dark Tobacco
Green Tobacco (by sticks)
36 Burley
39 Best potted growing plant of Burley Tobacco
All potted plants will become the property of the Kentucky State Fair and after judging will be used as decorations throughout the Fair for promotion of the Tobacco Department.
HAY (1/2 bale)
Y600 Alfalfa hay, ½ bale (no full bales accepted) from the current year's project crop, neatly tied and labeled
Y601 Red clover hay, ½ bale (no full bales accepted) from the current year's project crop, neatly tied and labeled
Y602 Timothy hay, ½ bale (no full bales accepted) from this current year's project crop, neatly tied and labeled. Place hay in a double strength
plastic bag
Y603 Other grass hay, ½ bale (no full bales accepted) from this current year's project crop, neatly tied and labeled. Place hay in a double
strength plastic bag
Y604 Mixed hay, ½ bale (no full bales accepted) from this current year's project crop, neatly tied and labeled.
YELLOW CORN
Y605 Yellow-ear from previous year’s crop, 8 ears shucked
Y606 Yellow-ear, from current year’s crop, 8 ears shucked
Y607 Yellow-shelled, from previous year’s crop, 0.5 gallon in a container, and labeled to show variety and yield
WHITE CORN
Y608 White-ear from previous year’s crop, 8 ears shucked, and labeled with variety and yield
Y609 White-ear, from current year’s crop, 8 ears shucked, and labeled with variety and yield
Y610 White-shelled from previous year’s crop, 0.5 gallon in a container, and labeled to show variety and yield
POPCORN
Y611 White popcorn-ear from previous year’s crops, 8 ears shucked, and labeled with variety and yield
Y612 Red popcorn-ear from previous year’s crops, 8 ears shucked, and labeled with variety and yield
Y613 Yellow popcorn-ear from previous year’s crop, 8 ears shucked, and labeled with variety and yield
FIELD SOYBEANS
614 Soybeans from the current year's crop, three stalks tied together below leaves, with roots intact, but free of soil, and labeled to show
variety.
615 Soybeans from the previous year's crop. 1-gallon zip lock bag, and labeled to show variety and yield.
GRAIN SORGUM (milo)
617 Grain Sorghum from the current year's crop, three stalks tied together below leaves, with roots intact, but free of soil, and labeled to show
variety.
618 Grain Sorghum from the previous year's crop, 1-gallon zip lock bag, and labeled to show variety and yield.
SWEET SORGHUM
619 Sweet sorghum from the current year's crop, three stalks tied together below leaves, with roots intact, but free of soil, and labeled to show
variety
WHEAT (soft, red, winter)
620 Wheat from the current year's crop, 0.5 gallon in a container, and labeled to show variety and yield.
621 Barley from the current year's crop, 0.5 gallon in a container, and labeled to show variety and yield.