CHAIRPERSONS: Calvin Kneupper and Adeline Henk
CO-CHAIR: Brenda Henk
COMMITTEE: Betty Timmermann, Mrs. Milton Scheel, Raymond Gass, Mrs. Mary Gass, Karl Mittwede, Mrs. Avis Mittwede, Nolan Dietert, Mrs. Erna Lou Dietert, Annie Henk, Jane Wichman, Karen Sulferdge, Michael R. Henk, Cyndi H. Henk.

Entries will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23. Judging will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 23, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The screening committee and/or the Chairperson must accept all entries and their decisions are final. One exhibitor’s admission pass will be given for each entry accepted. All entries must be picked up on Sunday, September 27, between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. or Monday, September 28, between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.

All crops must be current year’s crop (October 2008 – September 2009).
No branches of green pecans or green fruit will be accepted.

First place “Best of Category” trophies are donated by:
1) Best Field Crop – New Braunfels Feed and Supply
2) Best Orchard Crop – Henk Paving Co., Inc.
3) Best Home Product – Andy’s Repairs (New Owners: George & Cindy Bokorney)
4) Best Garden Crop – McLaughlin Materials Co.
Second place and tri-color “Reserve Best of Category” winners receive gift certificates from Producers Co-Op.

Five categories of entries are as follows:
I. FIELD CROPS
A) Corn – Best 6 ears: 6 white; 6 sure cropper; 6 yellow hybrid; 6 white hybrid; 6 other varieties; and/or one gallon shelled
B) Grain Sorghum – Best 6 heads: 6 common milo maize; 6 hybrid milo maize; 6 hegira; 6 other varieties; and/or one gallon thrashed
C) Small Grain – One gallon per entry: oats; wheat; barley; spelt; and/or other varieties
D) Sorghum – Best 6 heads: red top; seeded ribbon cane; other varieties; and/or one gallon thrashed
E) Forage Sorghum – Bale or bundle: best builder; sudan; and/or other varieties
F) Flax – One gallon: All varieties
G) Legume Seed – One gallon: hubam clover; yellow sweet clover; and/or other varieties
H) Hay – Bale or bundle: alfalfa; sweet clover; sorghum; sudan; peanut; johnson grass; and/or other varieties
I) Field Peas – One gallon per entry: black-eyed peas; cream; cow; purple hulls; and/ or other varieties
J) Peanuts – One gallon or one complete bunch
K) Cotton – Complete stalk or 12 bolls

II. GARDEN CROPS
A) Vegetables – 6 each of large size vegetables only: 6 tomatoes; 6 potatoes (6 irish and/or 6 sweet); 6 squash; 6 onions; 12 green beans (one dozen); 6 green bell peppers (6 large or 12 small); hot peppers (one dozen medium or one cup of very small peppers); 6 banana peppers; and/or okra (6 large or 12 small)
B) Watermelon: 1 black diamond; 1 tom watson; and/or 1 other varieties
C) Pumpkin: 1 kushaw and/or 1 other varieties

III. ORCHARD CROPS (No green fruit will be accepted)
A) Fruits – ½ dozen: 6 pears; 6 peaches; 6 oranges; 6 persimmons; and/or 6 other varieties
B) Pecans – One quart shelled or one gallon unshelled (green pecans will not be accepted): success; stewart; and/or other varieties

IV. HOME PRODUCTS
A) Sausage, dried link sausage – 1 pound or 1 link
B) Bacon – 1 pound
C) Lard – 1 quart
D) Ham – 1 pound
E) Molasses – 1 quart
F) Honey – 1 quart
G) Homemade Soap – 3 cakes
H) Butter – 1 pound
I) Head Cheese – 1 pound
J) Eggs – 1 dozen: (a) white; (b) dark brown; and (c) greenish/blueish color

V. FLEECE
A) Wool – 1 entire fleece
B) Mohair – 1 entire fleece
C) Miscellaneous – 1 entire fleece