IOWA FAMILY LIVING
HORTICULTURAL CROPS
(Fruits and Vegetables)
Horticultural Crops include the garden and orchard crops. These generally require intensive cultural methods, and the use of multiple practices
for soil preparation, planting, growing, harvesting and disease, weed and insect control.
Registration Fees
Number of Entries ..................Fee
1-4.............................................$ 4
5-10..............................................6
11-20.......................................... 10
21-40.......................................... 12
41-60.......................................... 18
61-100........................................ 25
101 and over............................... 40
RULES
(See also General Rules and Regulations)
Selection of Fruit and Vegetables for Exhibits and Entries:
The main points to consider in selecting fruits and vegetables for entries or for exhibition are the quality, condition, representativeness and
uniformity of the crops.
Many people think that the large specimens win the prizes. Except for the “jumbo” classes, this is not the case. Market standards for quality,
condition, representativeness and uniformity are far more important.
We advise the exhibitor to first select specimens that are as near physically perfect as possible, free from insect and disease injury and high in
quality, then choose from this selection those specimens which combine the ideal characteristics of the fruit or vegetable and which are most
uniform in size, color and other characteristics. If this plan is followed, a good exhibit is assured.
It is highly recommended that exhibitors prepare their vegetables for exhibit as described in the publication 4H-462, entitled “Harvesting and
Preparing Vegetables for Exhibit” available for a minimal charge at your local County Extension Office. Remember the numbers of items for
entries must be as indicated in this book, rather than as suggested in the publication, 4H-462.
Unless otherwise noted, the Iowa State Fair will furnish the plates and other containers for the fruit and vegetable entries.
FRUIT CROPS
Amount Offered...................................................................................$4,394
Entries Close July 1
RULES
(See also General Rules and Regulations)
1. Fruit Crop exhibits are due the first day of the Fair and must be in place by 9:00 a.m., Thursday, August 11. These entries may be brought
to the Agriculture Building between noon and 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 10 and between 6:00 and 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 11.
2. The fruit crop classes are open to all growers, including commercial, home, and amateur growers except for Division 121 which is open to
commercial growers only. These crops must be grown in Iowa by the exhibitor or the exhibitor’s family.
3. The State is divided into a North and a South district for the entry and judging of all grape and some of the apple classes. These districts
are separated by U.S. Highway 30 and they roughly approximate the U.S. Department of Agriculture Hardiness Zones 4 (North) and 5
(South). Instructions for the fruit divisions in this book will indicate when these districts are to be used.
4. Where exhibits are to be entered by district, the fruit shall be entered only in that district in which it was grown.
The Northern District Counties are:
Allamakee Delaware Kossuth Winneshiek
Benton Dickinson Linn Woodbury
Black Hawk Dubuque Lyon Worth
Boone Emmet Marshall Wright
Bremer Fayette Mitchell
Buchanan Floyd Monona
Buena Vista Franklin O’Brien
Butler Greene Osceola
Calhoun Grundy Palo Alto
Carroll Hamilton Plymouth
Cerro Gordo Hancock Pocahontas
Cherokee Hardin Sac
Chickasaw Howard Sioux
Clay Humboldt Story
Clayton Ida Tama
Clinton Jackson Webster
Crawford Jones Winnebago
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The Southern District Counties are:
Adair Guthrie Mahaska Shelby
Adams Harrison Marion Taylor
Appanoose Henry Mills Union
Audubon Iowa Monroe Van Buren
Cass Jasper Montgomery Warren
Cedar Jefferson Muscatine Washington
Clarke Johnson Page Wapello
Dallas Keokuk Polk Wayne
Davis Lee Pottawattamie
Decatur Louisa Poweshiek
Des Moines Lucas Ringgold
Fremont Madison Scott
5. In all cases a plate shall consist of the following number of specimens: apples, 5; crab apples, 8; pears, 5; peaches, 5; grapes, 4
bunches; plums, 12.
6. Entries in the optional classes may include any variety of the designated fruit, except those varieties for which there is already a class.
7. The judges will consider the following:
(a) Any exhibit lacking a variety name on the entry tag will be disqualified. An exhibit incorrectly named may be renamed or reclassified
by the judges.
(b) Any plate of fruit which does not have the correct number of specimens will be disqualified.
(c) The judges may withhold premiums from exhibits they consider unworthy.
(d) The classes of fruit and vegetables will be judged by the following standard:
Form................................................... 15
Size .................................................... 15
Uniformity ........................................... 20
Color................................................... 20
Condition .......................................... 30
Total ................................................100
(e) All fruit shall be exhibited in its natural state. Exhibitors shall not wax, polish or otherwise treat the fruit. This will disqualify the entry or
exhibit.
(f) The stems shall be left on all fruit exhibited, except for raspberries. To do otherwise will disqualify the exhibit.
8. Exhibitors shall not handle any entries or exhibits or materials on the display tables, except their own.
9. The following is a key to the abbreviations used in the fruit crops: When following the name of a variety of apple, “W” means winter crop;
“S” means summer crop; “F” means fall crop. When following the class number, “N” means Northern District of Iowa; “S” means Southern
District of Iowa.
SINGLE PLATE OF APPLES
Division 117
Total Amount offered............................................................................$1691
Entries in this division are a single plate of five (5) apples of the same variety. These contests feature seventeen (17) specific apple varieties and
four (4) optional classes. Color sports are allowed in the classes.
To qualify for premiums, the variety name of the apples must be shown on all entry tags, including those in the Optional and First Time Exhibitor
classes.
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PLATE OF APPLES
Amount offered.....................................................................................$1554
Premiums.................................................................................. $15, 10, 7, 5
Entries are a single plate of five (5) apples of the same variety. Exhibits must be entered according to class and the District in which the fruit was
grown. Thus, for all entries in class 101 through 121, the class number is followed by an “N” for Northern District or and “S” for Southern District.
Two sets of premiums are awarded in each class, one set for the Northern District, another for the Southern District.
Class
101N and 101S Beacon (S) 112N and 112S Jonagold(W)
102N and 102S Chieftain (W) 113N and 113S Jonathan(F)
103N and 103S Cortland(F) 114N and 114S McIntosh(F)
104N and 104S Delicious, Golden(W) 115N and 115S Northwestern(W)
105N and 105S Delicious, Red(W) 116N and 116S Paula Red(S)
106N and 106S Empire(F) 117N and 117S Wealthy(F)
107N and 107S Gala(F) 118N and 118S Optionals(S)
108N and 108S Grimes(F) 119N and 119S Optionals(F)
109N and 109S Haralson(W) 120N and 120S Optionals(W)
110N and 110S Jerseymac(F) 121N and 121S Optionals, Other Antique Apple
111N and 111S JonadeL(W)
FIRST TIME APPLE EXHIBITOR CLASS
Amount offered.........................................................................................$37
Premium .................................................................................... $15, 10, 7, 5
Entries in this class consist of a single plate of five apples of any one variety. Entries may be from any part of the State and the apple variety
may be from any season. Neither the District nor the season need to be noted there, but the apple variety must be shown on the Entry Tag.
This class is open ONLY to exhibitors who have never before had an entry in an Iowa State Fair apple class. A special Iowa State Fair Ribbon
will also be awarded each exhibitor who is a f irst time exhibitor at the Iowa State Fair. To receive this ribbon, see item #17 of the General Rules
and Regulations.
Class
125 Optionals, First Time Exhibitor
JUDGES CHOICE TOP TEN SINGLE PLATE OF APPLES
Amount offered....................................................................................... $100
Premiums......................................................... $10 to each of the winners
The Fruit Crop Judges compare the first place winners in each of the classes 101 through 121 and select those which, in their opinion, are the
ten best plates of apples.
Class
126 Judges Top Ten Plates of Apples
Sweepstakes Single Plate of Apples
The judges will rate the entries in Class 126 to determine which, in their opinion, is the best of those entries. A trophy will be awarded by the
Iowa State Fair to the exhibitor showing that Single Plate of Apples.
FOUR PLATE APPLE DISPLAY
Division 118
Amount offered....................................................................................... $296
Premiums.................................................................................. $15, 10, 7, 5
Entries in this Division are four (4) plates of five (5) apples each of the same variety. The entries in this Division are state wide. Neither the name
of the District nor the season of the apple need be shown on the Entry Tag. But in all cases, the name of the apple variety must be on the Entry
Tag, including entries in the Optional Classes. The Optional Classes may include apples of any season.
Class
130 Delicious, Red
131 Delicious, Golden
132 Grimes
133 Jonathan
134 Paula Red
135 Wealthy
136 Optional Green Varieties
137 Optional Red Varieties
Four Plates of Apples Sweepstakes
The Judges will compare first place entries in classes 130 through 137 to select their first choice. A trophy, furnished by the Iowa State Fair, will
be awarded to the exhibitor of that entry.
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APPLE COLLECTION
Division 119
Amount offered....................................................................................... $258
Premiums.............................................................................. $15, 10, 7, 6, 5
Entries in this division should be four (4) plates of five (5) apples each with a different variety of apples on each of the plates. In each class, the
four plates must consist of apples of the same season and be entered according to the State District in which they were grown. One set of
premiums will be awarded for the Southern District and one set of premiums for the Northern District.
Class
140N and 140S Optional Summer Varieties
141N and 141S Optional Fall Varieties
142N and 142S Optional Winter Varieties
APPLES IN TRAYS
Division 120
Amount offered....................................................................................... $440
Premiums........................................................................$25, 20, 18, 15, 10
Entries in this division are trays of apples displayed attractively in a single layer, in trays furnished by the Iowa State Fair. These trays are the
dimensions of the usual apple box, i.e., 11" by 18". Trays rather than boxes are used to avoid unnecessary spoilage of apples.
The trays may contain apples ONLY; no filler material or ornamentation is allowed. In rating the entries, the judges will consider perfection of the
fruit, style of the pack, neatness of the tray package, and market condition of the entry.
Each entry (tray) may consist of only one variety of apples. However, each exhibitor may enter up to three (3) varieties in each class and new
varieties may be entered. This division is open to the State, thus entries are not by District. Entries are based on the season of the fruit and this,
as well as the variety of the fruit, must be shown on the Entry Tag.
Class
150 Summer Red
151 Summer Green
152 Fall Red
153 Fall Green
154 Winter Red
Sweepstakes Tray of Apples
The tray of apples judged best of the first place trays in classes 150-154 shall be awarded a trophy by the Iowa State Fair.
APPLES IN COMMERCIAL CONTAINERS
Division 121
Amount offered.........................................................................................$75
Premiums.......................................................................... $25, 20, 15, 10, 5
Exhibitors in this division are commercial growers. Entries in this division are apples of any variety in commercial containers other than a bushel
basket. Bushel baskets are not acceptable and will not be judged.
A “Commercial Container” is defined as any container used in the apple industry for the packing, displaying and selling of apples.
The container(s) entered must have been used commercially by the exhibitor for at least one season, or be duplicate copies of such containers.
For class 160, container must have at least one-half (1/2) of a legal bushel of apples (24 pounds of apples). If the container has less than this,
the entry must be in two containers or more, to equal or exceed this weight. Containers may be made of wood, wood pulp, paper, plastic, or
other material.
Judging in this division is based on the attractiveness, convenience for handling and sales appeal of the entry. All entries are without regard to
State district or the variety or season of the fruit.
Class
160 Peck of Apples in Commercial Containers
CRAB APPLES
Division 122
Amount Offered...................................................................................... $111
Premiums.................................................................................. $15, 10, 7, 5
Entries in this division are a plate of eight (8) crab apples of the same variety, arranged on a plate furnished by the Iowa State Fair. Entries in
this division are not classified according to State, District or season of the fruit.
Class
162 Dolga
163 Whitney
164 Optionals
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GRAPES
Division 123
Total Amount Offered ............................................................................. $788
Entries in this division are grapes in bunches and on their natural stems. Loose fruit is not allowed. North and South districts are observed in all
classes in this division. (See county list and Fruit Crop special rules above.)
PLATE OF GRAPES
Amount offered....................................................................................... $592
Premiums.................................................................................. $15, 10, 7, 5
Entries consist of four bunches of grapes, arranged on a nine (9) inch plate furnished by the Iowa State Fair.
Class
165N and 165S Concord
166N and 166S Fredonia
167N and 167S Niagra
168N and 168S Optional Blue Variety
169N and 169S Optional Red Variety
170N and 170S Optional White Variety
171N and 171S Optional Seedless Variety
172N and 172S Optional French-American Hybrid Wine Variety
BASKETS AND COLLECTIONS OF GRAPES
Amount offered....................................................................................... $196
Premiums............................................................................$15, 12, 10, 7, 5
Entries in the Basket of Grapes, Class 173, consist of an open, four (4) quart grape basket, level full of grapes of any variety or several varieties.
Entries in the Collection of Grapes, Class 174, consist of four (4) bunches of each of three (3) varieties of grapes, with each variety on a
separate plate. Nine (9) inch plates for these entries are furnished by the Iowa State Fair.
Class
173N and 173S Basket of Grapes
174N and 174S Collection of Grapes
Premier Grape Grower Plaque
A plaque will be awarded to the exhibitor who has won the most prize (premium) money in the Division 123 Grape classes.
Best of Show – Grapes
A plaque will be awarded to the exhibitor of the one grape entry deemed Best of Show in the Grapes Division 123.
PEACHES
Division 124
Amount Offered........................................................................................$74
Premiums.................................................................................. $15, 10, 7, 5
Entries are a plate of five (5) peaches. All peaches must be near maturity. Other specimens will not be considered. Nine (9) inch plates will be
furnished for these entries by the Iowa State Fair. State Districts are not considered in this division.
Class
175 Any Variety, Yellow Peach
176 Any Variety, White Peach
PEARS
Division 125
Amount Offered...................................................................................... $333
Premiums.................................................................................. $15, 10, 7, 5
Entries are a plate of five (5) pears. Nine (9) inch plates are furnished by the Iowa State Fair for these entries. State Districts are not considered
in this division.
Class
177 Bartlett
178 Bosc
179 Duchess
180 Flemish Beauty
181 Kieffer
182 Patten
183 Asian
184 Optionals Red
185 Optionals Green
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PLUMS
Division 126
Amount Offered...................................................................................... $185
Premiums.................................................................................. $15, 10, 7, 5
Entries are a plate of twelve (12) plums. Nine (9) inch plates are furnished by the Iowa State Fair for these entries. State Districts are not
considered in this division.
Class
186 Damson
187 Green Gage
188 Mt. Royal
189 Stanley
190 Optionals
SMALL FRUITS
Division 127
Amount Offered........................................................................................$74
Premiums.................................................................................. $15, 10, 7, 5
Entries are one (1) pint of fruit. Exhibitor must furnis h the container, which shall be a standard commercial container for small fruits. State
Districts are not considered in these classes.
Class
191 Gooseberry
192 Other domestic or wild (edible small fruit)
JUMBO APPLE EXHIBIT
Division 128
Amount offered ........................................................................................$37
Premiums.................................................................................. $15, 10, 7, 5
The apple in this class will be placed and awarded premiums on the basis of weight, as ascertained by the official Iowa Department of
Agriculture scales, under the direction of an IDA weighmaster, provided entry is of exhibition quality in the opinion of the official judge.
Class
193 Jumbo Apple
HEIRLOOM FRUIT
Division 129
Amount Offered .......................................................................................$32
Premiums ..................................................................................... $15, 10, 7
State Districts are NOT considered in this class.
Entries in this division shall consist of Heirloom fruit varieties. For the purpose of this contest Heirloom variety will consist of any of the following,
open pollinated, non-hybrid or Heirloom variety older than 50 years, that has been passed down within a family or community. The variety of the
heirloom MUST be listed on each entry tag. If the seed has been handed down through generations and the variety is not known then the family
name of the originating seed contributor will be accepted.
On ALL entries a 3X5 index card explaining the historical background of the seed must be prepared by the exhibitor and accompany the entry.
The historical background may be used to assist judges in placing.
The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture will be a sponsor of the following classes in this division. They have an interest in the history
and diversity of heirloom plant varieties in Iowa. The Leopold Center will provide additional educational prizes for each class, in addition to the
premiums awarded for placing entries.
Class
194 Apple, 5 specimens, any heirloom variety
Lee Kline Premier Fruit Exhibitor Awards
A trophy will be awarded to the exhibitor in each the North and South Districts winning the largest amount of cash premiums in the Fruit Crop
classes. These exhibitors will be known as the “Lee Kline” Premier Fruit Exhibitor, Northern Iowa District and the “Lee Kline” Premier Fruit
Exhibitor, Southern Iowa District.