S. 7 – Field Crops

Field Crops – Section 7

Convenor: Dwayne Koeslag, 519-327-8684
Directors: Gary Burgess, Kevin Crispin

Rules:

1. Must be a paid member of the Harriston-Minto Agricultural Society.
2. Exhibitor must show a crop sample at the fair in order to qualify for prize money.  A sample can be a 1/2 bushel barley, mixed grain or wheat, 6 stocks of corn, 12 cobs of grain corn, 2 slices 1^st cut hay (in a plastic bag), a sheaf of 10 soybean plants (roots attached).
3. Judging of field crops will take place before maturity, however an exhibitor must notify the convenor, at least 4 days prior to harvesting crop – if not previously judged.
4. Final standing and distribution of prize money will be scored using the point system of Field Score 100, Exhibit Score 100. Total Score 200.
5. In case of a tie, the highest field score will be declared the winner.
6. Cereal grains in field crop competition are to be cleaned at the same place, time, tagged and taken to the fair by the convenor or directors in charge.
   
   Entries may be made Thursday between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM, or Friday between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
   
   Entries must be picked up Sunday between 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM.

Classes:

1. Barley Prizes:
   1^st: $40 Voucher Donated By Snobelen Farms Ltd.
   2^nd: $40 Voucher Donated By North Wellington Co-Op
   3^rd: $25 Voucher Donated By C&M Seeds
   
2. Corn (Silage) Prizes
   1^st: 1 Unit Silage Seed Corn donated by Richard & Tracy Zemmelink/Pioneer
   2^nd: 1 Unit Dekalb Seed Corn donated by North Wellington Co-Op
   3^rd: 1 Unit Northrup King Seed Corn donation by Connell Seeds
   
3. Mixed Grain Prizes
   1^st: $40 Voucher Donated by Connell Seeds
   2^nd: $40 Voucher Donated by North Wellington Co-Op
   3^rd: $25 Voucher Donated by C&M Seeds
   
4. Hay Prizes
   1^st: 25 lbs Alfalfa Seed Donated by Speare Seeds
   2^nd: 25 lbs Alfalfa Seed Donated by General Seeds
   3^rd: 25 lbs Alfalfa Seed Donated by North Wellington Co-Op
   
5. Corn (Grain) Prizes
   1^st: 1 Unit Speare Seed Corn Donated by Speare Seeds
   2^nd: 1 Unit Pride Seed Corn Donated by North Wellington Co-Op
   3^rd: 1 Unit Pioneer Seed Corn Donated by Richard & Tracy Zemmelink
   
6. Soybeans Prizes
   1^st: 2 Units Soybean Seed Donated by North Wellington Co-Op
   2^nd: $40 Voucher Donated by Connell Seeds
   3^rd: $25 Voucher Donated by C&M Seeds
   
7. Winter Wheat Prizes
   1^st: $40 Voucher Donated by C&M Seeds
   2^nd: $30 Voucher Donated by North Wellington Co-Op
   3^rd: $25 Voucher Donated by Snobelen Farms Ltd.
   
8. Bruce Shannon Memorial Most points overall in Field Crops Prize: $100