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Open Class Regulations

All exhibits must be entered and in place by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.  Exhibits will be judged Thursday afternoon.

To encourage more Open Class exhibits, there will be a Professional Division and a Division for Senior Citizens over 80 years old in each class.  The guidelines for the Professional Division are:  If you made more than $300 in the last year doing a craft or one of the classes, then you will be considered a professional.  Please inform the Superintendents at entry time whether you are in the Professional or Senior Citizen Division.

All exhibits will remain until Saturday.  They may be picked up before the entertainment on Saturday fron 4pm to 6 pm.

Notice:  Collect all open class premiums at check out time and check out with the appropriate Superintendent.

Dog Show

 Melissa Krysle, Superintendent

 Thursday, August 12th, 12 p.m.

Livestock Arena

  1. All dogs MUST be immunized DHL Parvo & rabies.

  2. Dogs and handlers should check in at arena for entry ½ hour before show is scheduled to start.

  3. Baiting with food or a toy is NOT permitted in obedience classes (except Pee Wee).

  4. Open age group is 9-years-old as of 1-1-10 through adult.  Pee Wee age group is 8 & under.

  5. All age groups may show in classes through 11.

 

Classes 1-6

First Prize - $1.00 Second Prize $.50 (ribbons for everyone in classes 2 and 4)

Class 1.   Open Obedience (see 4-H Lot 13, classes 1, 2, & 3)  This is for handlers who did not show 4-H Obedience that morning.

Class 2.  Pee Wee Obedience (heel, sit, stay, come, down).  This is for handlers who did not show 4-H Obedience that morning.

Class 3.  Open Showmanship.  This is for handlers who did not show in 4-H Showmanship that morning.

Class 4.  Pee Wee Showmanship.  This is for handlers who did not show in 4-H Showmanship that morning.

Class 5.  Tricks.  Open to all 4-Hr’s Also

Class 6.  Costume Class.  Open to all 4-Hr’s

 

Classes 7-11

Need not be pre-entered.  All dogs present will be considered.  One ribbon placing only in each class.

Class 7.  Tallest dog

Class 8.  Shortest dog

Class 9.  Oldest dog

Class 10.  Youngest dog

Class 11.  Best groomed

Class 12.  Happiest tail

Class 13.  Most expressive eyes

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Farm Produce

Joyce Stone, Superintendent

First prize is $1.00 in each class; second is $.50, Best of Show - $5.00

All exhibits must be entered and on the ground by 4 p.m. on Thursday.  An exhibitor may enter only one exhibit of each item listed.

  1. One Gallon Winter Wheat
  2. One Gallon Spring Wheat
  3. One Gallon Rye
  4. One Gallon Barley
  5. One Gallon Oats
  6. One Gallon Buckwheat
  7. Five Eats, Pop Corn
  8. Five Ears Last Year’s Corn, Any Variety
  9. Five Ears This Year’s Corn, Any Variety
  10. One Ear Last Year’s Corn, Any Variety
  11. One Ear This Year’s Corn, Any Variety
  12. One Quart Field Beans
  13. One Gallon Alfalfa See
  14. One Gallon Sweet Clover Seed
  15. One Gallon Alsike Clover Seed
  16. Five Ears Sweet Corn
  17. One Gallon Red Clover Seed
  18. One Gallon Madison Vetch
  19. One Gallon Grain Sorghums, Any Variety
  20. One Gallon Brome Seed Five White Potatoes on Plate
  21. Five Red Potatoes on Plate Two Rutabagas on Plate
  22. Five Turnips on Plate
  23. Five Tomatoes on Plate (red)
  24. Five Tomatoes on Plate (yellow) Five Pear Tomatoes on Plate Five Cherry Tomatoes on Plate
  25. Five Roma Tomatoes on Plate
  26. One Quart Peanuts
  27. Five Yellow Onions on Plate
  28. Five White Onions on Plate
  29. Five Red Onions on Plate
  30. Two Slicing Cucumbers
  31. Five Pickling Cucumbers
  32. One Plant of Celery
  33. Five Table Beets on Plate
  34. Two Sweet Peppers on Plate
  35. Five Hot Peppers on Plate
  36. Five Kohlrabi on Plate
  37. Five Carrots on Plate
  38. Five Parsnips on Plate
  39. Two Heads of Cabbage
  40. Two Pie Pumpkins
  41. Two Table Squash (Summer)
  42. Two Winter Squash
  43. One Zucchini Squash
  44. Two Egg Plant
  45. One Plant Parsley
  46. One Plant Dill
  47. Two Muskmelons
  48. Two Watermelons
  49. Heaviest Watermelons
  50. Heaviest Pumpkin
  51. Five Green String Beans on Plate
  52. Five Yellow String Beans on Plate
  53. One Plant of Spinach
  54. Five Stalks Rhubarb
  55. Five Okra on Plate
  56. One Swiss Chard
  57. Three Plants Corn on Stalk
  58. Three Sunflower Plants

Sheaf Grains & Grasses

Sheaf should be five inches at the band, neatly stripped of leaves and neatly tied.  First prize is $1.00 in each class, second is $.50.

Oats

Soy Beans

Winter Wheat

Rye

Spring Wheat

Alfalfa Hay

Timothy

Barley

Clover, red

Field Beans

Clover, sweet hay

Alfalfa Seed

Lima Beans

Intermediate Wheat Grass

Sorghum, grain

Brome Grass

Sorghum, fodder

 

Composite Forage & Small Grain Exhibit

Exhibits can be made by individuals, precincts, or organizations.

Samples to be mounted on a 4’X8' board, preferably painted white.  A minimum of 20 samples must be mounted.  Samples may be native or introduced species, should be attractively arranged and labeled on board, and no more than two inches at the band.

First prize $5.00, second prize $4.00.

Fruits

All fruits must be raised by exhibitors.  First prize is $1.00 in each class; second is $.50.

Apples, five on a plate

Ben Davis

Strawberry

Greening, N.W.

Tallman Sweet
Black Ben Davis

Winesap

Grimes Golden

Wealthy

Jonathan

Wealthy Summer

Delicious

 

Crab Apples, five on a plate

Minnesota

Syberian

Martha

Hyslop

Alaska

Whitney

Romanite

 

Strawberries, five on a plate

Plums, six on a plate

Transcedent

Wolf

Blue Damson

Sapa

Pattawatmie

Opata

Wauneta

 

Grapes, best plate

Concord Grapes

White Grapes

Delaware Grapes

 

Pears, five on a plate

Kiefer

Peter Piper

Bartlett

 

Peaches, five on a plate

Seeding

Grafted or Budded

Quince

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Photography

Barb Shane, Superintendent

All displays should be framed or mounted on a stiff cardboard.  

(It is recommended that displays be placed in a plastic type bag to prevent dust or other damage.)

First prize $1.00, second $.50 Best of Show $5.00

Animals, Nature & Wildlife

Scenic, includes Sunrise, Sunset

Portrait (People)

Candid (people Unposed)

Floral

Miscellaneous

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Art

All displays should be framed or mounted on a stiff cardboard.  

(It is recommended that displays be placed in a plastic type bag to prevent dust or other damage.)

First prize $1.00, second $.50* Best of Show $5.00

Oils

Chalk

Acrylics

Pencil

Watercolors

Seed Picture

Sketch

Miscellaneous

Charcoal

 

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Flowers

Jennie Read, Superintendent

Exhibits will be accepted on Thursday until 4:00 p.m. 

All exhibits will remain until Saturday.  They may be picked after the entertainment on Saturday between 4pm and 6pm.

First prize $1.00, second $.50* Best of Show $5.00

The top placings in each division will be recognized.

Cut Flowers

(3 stems with 1 inch of foliage or less unless otherwise stated)

Holt County Wildflowers

(with foliage)

Fresh Arrangement

(Accessories allowed with any foliage)

  1. Monochromatic (one color)
  2. Holt County Fair (theme)
  3. Using Holt County Wildflower and Grasses
  4. Holiday
  5. Rose Bouquet (any mix)
  6. Blooming Bouquet (any mix)
  7. Dare to be Different

Artistic

(Fresh or artificial)

  1. Corsage (in plastic bag)
  2. Silk Arrangement
  3. Dried Arrangement
  4. Swag
  5. Wreath

Educational

(Displayed with explanation)

  1. Rocks
  2. Preserved plant
  3. Conservation
  4. Fertilizers and insecticides
  5. Gardening books and magazines

House Plants

(Grown in house pots)

  1. Any

Container Plantings

(Grown in outside pots)

  1. Annuals

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Pantry Stores

Emily Cronk, Superintendent

First prize $1.00, second $.50, Best of Show $5.00.

All exhibits must be entered and in place by 4 p.m. on Thursday.  Money will be awarded only on items in the premium list.  Prizes as shown above each class unless otherwise indicated.

After judging of loaf breads and cakes, a sample will be left on exhibit, the remainder may be taken by exhibitor.

There will be two age divisions:  8-18 and 18 to adults.

Quick Breads

Yeast Breads

Cakes

Decorated Cakes

Pies

Cookies

Canned Goods

All canned fruits, vegetables, meats and pickles must be in regular pint or quart jars.

Fruits

Apples

Peaches

Applesauce

Pears

Apricots

Plums, Tame

Bing Cherries

Plums, Wild

Cherries

Prunes, Italian

Gooseberries

Raspberries

Grapes

Rhubarb

Huckleberries

Sand cherries

Mulberries

Strawberries

Vegetables

Asparagus

Peppers

Beets

Pumpkin

Beans, lima

Sandwich Spread

Beans, shelled

Sauerkraut

Carrots

Vegetable Mix

Corn

Tomato Juice

Greens

Peas

Hominy

 

Meats

Beef

Mincemeat

Chicken

Sausage

Fish

Steak

Hamburger

 

Pickles

Bean

Mustard

Beet

Onion

Beet Salad or Relish

Peach

Carrot

Peppers

Catsup

Pepper Relish

Chili Sauce

Sliced Cucumber

Corn Salad or Relish

Sour Cucumber

Crab Apple

Sweet Cucumber

Cucumber-Cinnamon Rings

Tomato

Cucumber Relish

Watermelon

Dill, Cucumber

Salsa

Mixed

Spaghetti Sauce

Jellies

Must be standard 1/2pt. canning jar

Apple

Grape, wild

Cherry

Peach

Choke Cherry

Plum

Currant

Raspberry

Gooseberry

Strawberry

Grape, tame

Sand Cherry

Jam or Butter

Apple Butter

Choke Cherry Jam

Peach Butter

Currant Jam

Pear Butter

Grape Jam

Plum Butter

Rhubarb Jam

Preserves

Cherry

Strawberry

Garden Huckleberry

Tomato

Mulberry

Watermelon

Plum

 

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Fine Arts

Roseann Ninas, Superintendent

First Prize $1.00, second $.50, Best of show $5.00

Needle Art

Rules for Best-In-County Contest at Nebraska State Fair

    1. Must be judged BEST IN NEEDLEWORK in County.

    2. Only one article may be entered in this contest from each county.  Exhibitor must live in county.

    3. Superintendent of County Needle-work (or official) must send in exhibit with exhibitor’s name and address.

    4. Contest must be published in County Fair Premium Book.

    5. Exhibit will be under the general rules in the Nebraska State Fair Premium Book.

    6. Best in County Exhibit & Entry will be accepted until 1st Friday of State Fair, 9:00 a.m. and will be judged on Friday at 1:30 p.m.

 

1st Prize…………..….$75.00

2nd Prize……………..$50.00

3rd Prize……………...$40.00

4th Prize……………...$35.00

5th Prize……………...$30.00

 

All exhibits must be entered and in place by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.  Money will be awarded only on items in the premium list.  Prizes as shown above each class unless otherwise indicated.

Articles in this department in order to command premiums must have been made by the exhibitors within the past two years.  All work must be completed.  No article can compete for more than one premium and only one entry can be made for each premium.

Crocheted

Afghans

Garment

Bedspreads

Baby Garment

Baby Afghans

Soft Pillow

Doily/Centerpiece

Miscellaneous

Table Cloth

 

Knitted

Afghans

Soft Pillow

Bedspreads

Baby Garment

Baby Afghans

Miscellaneous

Garment

 

Embroidered

Table Cloth

Soft Pillow

Tea Towel

Garment

Pillow Case

Wall Hanging

Doily/Dresser Scarf

Miscellaneous

Counted Cross-stitch

Garment

Pillow

Wall hanging

Miscellaneous

Ornament

 

Appliqué

Garment

Miscellaneous

Pillow

 

Fabric Paint

Garment

Wall hanging

Soft Pillow

Miscellaneous

Pillowcases

 

Quilts

Hand Quilt

Baby

Machine Quilt

Tied Quilt

Wall hanging

Quilts Made by Groups

Garment

Miscellaneous

Rugs

  All Kinds

Handcraft

Jewelry

Dolls

Baskets

Fabric

Leather

Nature

Metal

Pottery/Clay

Beads

Macramé

Paper

Miscellaneous

Ceramics

Original Piece

Stain

Glaze

Child’s Work

Underglaze

Stain Draped Doll

Overglaze

 

China Painting

Historical Displays

Scrapbooking

Wood/Metal

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Junior Division

We invite exhibits from children ages 8 and under.  Their exhibits will be interview judged on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Exhibitors will be broken up into the proper age division.  Age divisions are 3+ under, 4-6 year olds and 7-8 year olds. 

Every junior will receive a ribbon and $.50 per entry.  A $2.00 Best of Show will be given in each age division.

All exhibits will remain until Saturday.  They may be picked after the entertainment on Saturday between 4pm and 6pm.

First Prize $1.00, second $.50, Best of Show $5.00.

  1.   Tree Leaves (five), named & displayed on board
  2.   Posters
  3.   Three root crops
  4.   Three non-root crop vegetables
  5.   Three cut flowers, annual
  6.   Three cut flowers, perennial
  7.   Seed Picture
  8.   Sketch or Drawing
  9.   Miscellaneous Pictures
  10.   Painting
  11.   Puppet
  12.   Photo
  13.   Healthy Snack
  14.   Painted T-shirt or Sweatshirt
  15.   Plate of three cookies
  16.   Magnet
  17.   Nature Exhibit
  18.   Recycled Exhibit
  19.   Sewing Exhibit
  20.   Fine Art Exhibit
  21.   Fruit Exhibit
  22.   Wood Exhibit
  23.   Clay Exhibit
  24.   Beaded Exhibit
  25.   Lego Exhibit
  26.   Any other exhibit listed in the open division

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