| DEPT 21 ~ HAY CONTEST BAMBI MILLER, SUPT. ~ Tel. 749-3037    |
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Entries will be accepted Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 12
noon to 8:00 pm or entry forms may be mailed by Sept. 1st to SCCD, 259 County Farm Rd. Unit 3, Dover, NH 03820.
Entries must be in place by noon on Friday
Sept. 12th. Removal
date: Monday September 22, from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
The entry must be produced in 2008.
Youth may enter if they participated in the management and
harvest program (list age on entry if 17 or younger). A six inch by four
inch sign or paper that may be laminated can be provided with the entry
that gives owner or farms name, location and contact information if the
entry owner wishes public contact.
(Please also note if crop is
certified organic).
Hay and Silage will be judged by Tina Savage, Agricultural Extension
Educator. Grain will be judged by the Department of Agricultural Food
and Market Staff. |
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| SECTION 1 - FIRST CUTTING | |||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 1. Mostly alfalfa | $10.00 | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| 2. Mostly clover | $10.00 | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| 3. Straight grasses | $10.00 | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| 4. Mixed grass & legume, mostly grass | $10.00 | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| SECTION 2 - SECOND & THIRD CUTTING | |||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 1. Mostly alfalfa | $10.00 | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| 2. Mostly clover | $10.00 | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| 3. Straight grasses | $10.00 | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| 4. Mixed grass & legume, mostly grass | $10.00 | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| 5. "Best of Show" Hay | $20.00 and trophy | ||
| SECTION 3 - SILAGE | |||
| Entries must be in a one-gallon, clear plastic wide mouth, airtight container. Entries must be taken from the silo not more than 24 hours before being brought to the Fair grounds or should be frozen right after sample is taken from silo. The sample should be kept frozen and brought to the competition in its frozen state. Hay silage should be fermented. Corn silage must be fermented (not green). | |||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 1. Corn Silage | $10.00 | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| 2. Best five stalks of ensilage corn | $5.00 | $4.00 | $3.00 |
| 3. Best five ears of ensilage corn | $5.00 | $4.00 | $3.00 |
| 4. Hay crop silage | $10.00 | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| 3. Best of Show- Silage | $20.00 and trophy | ||
| SECTION 4 - TRESH GRAIN | |||
| Thresh grain will be in a quart size clear jar with sealing lid, filled to within an inch of the lid. They will be judged on uniformity of kernel, soundness, percentage of foreign matter and damaged grain | |||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 1. Barley | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 2. Buckwheat | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 3. Millet | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 4. Oats | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 5. Rye | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 6. Corn | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 7. Field Peas | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 8. Sunflowers | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 9. Edible Beans | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 10. Others not listed | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| SECTION 5 - SHEAF GRAIN | |||
| Sheaf will be more than 2 inches, bound in two or three places and ready for display. Do not strip leaves and roots should be removed. Sheaves will be judged on uniformity (variety, length of head, color, and condition), quality (well cured, leave retained), and Arrangement (sheaf shall be made up neatly bound compact and attractive bundle) Please name all varieties. | |||
| 1. Oats | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 2. Barley | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 3. Millet | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 4. Rye | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 5. Other | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| SECTION 6 - OTHER GRAIN | |||
| 1. Sunflower head | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| 2. Sunflower, one head largest radius | $10.00 | $5.00 | $3.00 |
| 3. Corn, one ear, longest length of kernels | $10.00 | $5.00 | $3.00 |
| 4. Best of Grain* | $20.00 & Trophy | ||
| *Trophy provided by the Strafford County Conservation District | |||
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Youth Conservation Project
Sponsored by:
Strafford County
Conservation District
The
Strafford County Conservation District is looking to recognize a youth
or youth club/group at the 2008 Rochester Fair that have submitted a
project that demonstrates an effort in conservation.
This is open to all youth; 4-H, Girl and Boy Scouts, and
individual youth exhibitors
6-18 years of age and / or still in high school. Subject areas can
include, but are not limited to:
water quality or quantity, soil erosion and sediment control,
non-point source pollution, point source pollution, watershed
management, invasive species control, wildlife habitat
protection, shore-land protection and best management practices for
agricultural use of natural resources.
There will be a plaque awarded for Best of Show, along with a
family pass for two nights at Mi-Te-Jo Camp Ground in Milton NH,
(donated by Mi-Te-Jo Camp Ground). Agway Dover Farm Supplies are
donating gift certificates for 1st,
2nd
and 3rd
placing, as was well as for all qualified entries.
Guidelines:
1. This
can be a one time or year round project that the youth/club researched
and then developed a display for other youths or adults to inform them
about a conservation topic of their choosing.
It is suggested that a journal or records of the youths or clubs
efforts be submitted, documenting the changes they made or observed in
their project.
2.
Documentation of involvement in volunteer projects to clean-up, improve
or restore a natural
environment.
3.
Documentation of involvement in community efforts by conservation
committee or local watershed associations to educate, conserve and
restore natural resources.
4.
Documentation of your involvement in increasing recycling in the home,
community or school.
5.
Projects that youth has undertaken on the raising of crops or animals
that have taken in to consideration water conservation, erosion and
sediment control, nutrient management etc., will qualify for
consideration for this award.
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