DEPT 24 ~ 4H
1. All products and articles must be made or
produced by the exhibitor with minimal adult assistance~ unless
otherwise specified in the class description.
Items must represent
work completed by 4-H members since October 1, 2007 and not exhibited in
the 2007 fair season.
Entries must be of an educational nature and related to an approved 4-H
project.
Members must have been enrolled in the 4-H project in which the
article was made, grown, or raised.
2. Exhibitor age as of January 1, 2008: Junior
members are ages 8 to 13, senior members are ages 14 to 18 and
cloverbuds are ages 5 to 7.
3. August 20th,
between 3:00-8:00 pm at the Rochester Fair 4-H Building 4-H
youth, families and clubs will be able to pick up exhibit cards, canning
labels, pick their exhibit space and help clean and set the 4-H building
for the fair.
4. Clubs will bring their articles to be
exhibited to the Exhibit Hall between 3:00pm - 8pm on Wednesday,
September 10th. Judging of
4-H articles and products will take place during the day on Thursday,
September 11th. Final set up
of displays will take place between 5:00pm - 8:00pm on Thursday night.
Overall club displays and educational displays will be judged on
Friday morning, September 12th.
The fair will officially open at 4:00 pm on September 12th.
5. All articles and products must be labeled or
tagged. The 4-H exhibit tags
and canning labels are available at the Strafford County Extension
Office. Where applicable,
directions or instructions should be submitted with articles exhibited.
6. Only one item per class per exhibitor will be
allowed~ except in specified instances.
Judges reserve the right to move any article to a more
appropriate class or section.
7. All 4-H Club Exhibits are to be planned and
arranged by the 4-H Club members under the supervision of the 4-H club
leaders. Individual members
who do not belong to a club or whose club is not exhibiting may exhibit
in a county-wide exhibit in the 4-H Building.
We ask that the clubs include in the display a short descriptive piece
or brochure about their club – include
contacts and phone numbers, location, projects, etc. and if they
are accepting new members.
8. All clubs and individuals with exhibit space
must provide adults to help supervise the 4-H Building during the Fair.
This is for the protection of your articles as well as helping to
promote 4-H by speaking to the public.
9. 4-H fair entries are evaluated using the
Danish system. Ribbons and
premiums will be awarded in each class when
appropriate.
10. Judges may award a special ribbon to an
exhibit or article determined to be outstanding.
Entries receiving special ribbons will be awarded $2.00 extra.
11. Premiums may be withheld from anyone not
complying with any rules or regulations in any 4-H activity at the
Rochester Fair. Premiums
will be distributed at the end of each animal show or at the end of the
Fair. If any additional
premiums are due, then the 4-H office must be notified within fourteen
days after the fair closes, or additional premium will be forfeited.
12. Date for removal of articles: Sunday Sept.
21st, from 5:00 pm to 8:00
pm, or Monday, Sept. 22nd from noon to 6:00pm. If you choose to pick up
your articles Sunday evening you will not be permitted to drive onto the
fairgrounds while the public is on the grounds. Please plan accordingly. |
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Educational Display
Scorecard
Individuals, Teams and Clubs will be allowed
separate space to set up an educational display that conveys a message,
informs and educates. This
must be a comprehensive 3-D exhibit that goes beyond an educational
poster; and includes posters, samples, themes and sub-themes of your
exhibit topic. Your exhibit
must fit in a 4’x4’ space.
No more than two clubs may work
together to enter one exhibit.
There will be a limit of two exhibits per club. An award will be
given to the Outstanding Educations Exhibit. At the discretion of the
judges, an award may be given to both a novice and an advanced display.
Outstanding Exhibitor
Award
Awards
will be presented to the Outstanding 4-H Exhibitors in each of the
following categories:
Agriculture
Visual
Arts
Science
and Technology
Natural
Science and Conservation
Clothing
and Textiles
Woodworking
Home
Economics
A special award will be presented to the
chosen exhibitor in each group.
It is up to the judges to decide if there is an exhibitor who
merits the award in each of the above categories.
It is not required that an exhibitor is chosen in each category
each year.
At the discretion of the judges, an award may
be given to both a novice and an advanced exhibitor in each category.
There will be a limit of 2 Outstanding Exhibitor trophies awarded to a
single 4-H exhibitor.
4-H Demonstration
4-H members will be judged on their demonstration skills
using the standard 4-H demonstration criteria.
Demonstrations will be done from 6 PM to 8 PM: Tuesday 9/16 and
Thursday 9/18. Please be
sure to sign up for this on your registration form if you are
interested.
Demonstrations may not be the same topic as an educational display or
action exhibit.
Premiums: Grade A ~ $10.00 Grade B ~ $8.00 Grade C ~ $5.00
4-H Action Exhibits
4-H members will be judged on their action exhibit skills using the standard
4-H action exhibit criteria.
The action exhibits will be done from 6PM to 8PM: Tuesday 9/16 and
Thursday 9/18. Please
be sure to sign up for this on your registration card if you are
interested. Action exhibits
may not be the same topic as an educational display or demonstration.
Premiums:
Grade A ~ $10.00
Grade B ~ $8.00
Grade C ~ $5.00
4-H Baking Contest
Saturday,
September 13, 4-H Building, 10:00AM
Open to any 4-H Member.
The recipe must accompany the recipe and be written on a 3x5
card. NO MIXES are allowed.
Entries to be brought in from 8:00AM to 9:30AM.
Judging at 10:00AM.
Disposable plates must be used.
All articles must be covered with plastic wrap.
Members can exhibit in only “A” or “B” in any class.
Class 1 ~ Pies
A. One Crust Pie
B. Two Crust Pie
Class 2 ~ Cakes
A. Frosted Cake
B.
Decorated Cake ~ using any techniques
~ only the
decorations will be judged~
C.
Cheesecake
Class 3 ~ Cookies/Bars
A.
5 Cookies
B.
5 Brownies or Bars
Class 4 ~ Quick Breads
A.
Coffeecake or some type of quick bread loaf
B.
5 Muffins
Class 5 ~ Yeast Breads
A.
1 Loaf of Yeast Bread
B.
5 Yeast Rolls
Class 6 ~ Candy
A. 5 Pieces of fudge
B. 5 Pieces of soft candy
C. 5 Pieces of hard candy
Class 7 ~ Pastry
Class 8 ~ Bakers Challenge
All participants will be using the same
recipe. The baked item will
be judged on appearance, color, texture and taste. To obtain a copy of
the recipe, please contact the County Extension office at 749-4445 or
Gail Littlefield at 692-3069.
A.
Chocolate Cake:
~ This is for 4-Hers 12 years old and younger.
B.
Chocolate Cream Pie:
~ this is for the 13 years or older.
Premiums
Grade A ~
$4.00
Grade B ~ $3.00
Grade C ~ $2.00
Prizes and rosettes will be awarded to the top
entry in each class. Rosette
and trophy will be awarded to the best overall entry.
Criteria for the Best of Show in
baking will be:
Taste/Texture, Degree of difficulty & Presentation/Visual appeal
Premiums for Sections
A ~ O
Grade A ~
$4.00 Grade B ~ $3.00
Grade C ~ $2.00
Unless
otherwise specified, a 4-H exhibitor may only enter 2 items in each of
the classes in Sections A ~ O.
4-H Section A ~ Crafts
4-H craft projects must be educational in
nature and involve an appropriate level of difficulty with respect to
each member’s age and experience.
Articles are judged according to
educational value, quality of article, level of difficulty with
respect to age and experience, and skill creativity.
The judge has the option of disqualifying any item that does not
display the member’s age and skill level or that does not show
educational merit.
Members are encouraged to include the exhibit card any unique features
of their project.
Class 1
~ Super
simple crafts, like metal craft, kits, leather lacing, popsicle stick,
plastic craft, mosaics, gimps etc.
Class 2
~
Beginner crafts like model kits, foam craft, felt, copper enameling,
candles, glass, stone and seed crafts, baskets, feather, raffia, etc.
Class 3
~
Intermediate crafts, including tooled leather, woodcarving, original
centerpieces, ceramics, shaded liquid embroidery, advanced candles, etc.
Class 4
~
Advanced Crafts requiring several hours of work.
4-H Section B ~
Creative Arts
Creative art exhibits will be judged according
to creativity, use of media selected, and degree of challenge to
member’s age and experience.
Make sure that the content and subject matter of the entry is
appropriate for a 4-H display.
Judges may remove and disqualify any entry they feel is
inappropriate.
*Please Specify one of the following
subclasses for each entry in classes 1-10:
A.
Beginner Level
B. Advanced Level
Classes:
1. Creative
Sketching ~ pen, ink, pencil
2. Creative
Sketching ~ pastels or charcoal
3. Fashion
Design Package ~ different original designs, contemporary, historical,
original
4. Sculptures
and 3-D art forms
5. Original
Collage and Montage
6. Oil
and Acrylics ~ Freehand, mounted and framed
7. Watercolor
~ freehand, mounted, backed and framed
8. Mechanical
Arts Drafting Projects:
~
diagrams of structures, motors, etc~
9.
Original House Plans
10.
Creative Writing
11.
Poster Contest
A. Single Poster
B.
Educational Poster
C.
Set of Demonstration Posters D. Poster entered at County Activities Day
4-H Section C ~ Fiber
Arts
All articles entered must be finished items.
Exhibitors may only exhibit two articles per class.
Members are encouraged to include any needed explanations on the
exhibit card for the entry.
*Please
specify one of the following subclasses for each entry in classes 1-11:
A.
Beginner Level
B.
Advanced Level
1. Crocheted Article
2. Knitted Article (either hand knitting or with
a knitting knife)
3. Patchwork or quilted article.
4. Handmade rug-acceptable techniques include
braiding, latch-hook, hooking etc.
5.
Spun Article-1 hand spun skein of yarn processed entirely
by 4-Her. (minimum of 10 yards)
6.
Woven article-include type of loom and process used on exhibit card
7.
Macramé article
8.
Embroidered article
9.
Crewel or Needlepoint Article
10.Felted Article– needle felting or wet
felting
11.Item made with another fiber technique
(such as tatting)
4-H Section D ~ Sewing
and Clothing Construction
Members exhibit article in the class that
corresponds with their skill level.
The novice class refers to members in their first or second year
of sewing. Skill levels are
broken down according to the Guidelines for 4-H Clothing Construction
Projects. Garments will be
judged for Construction only.
Class 1:
Novice Sewing ~ projects using no pattern or very simple commercial
pattern with straight stitching.
Ex. Laundry Bag, Duffle Bag, Stuffed Animal, Slippers, Apron,
etc.
Class 2:
Advanced
Sewing~ advanced sewing projects such as lines tote bags, or home
accents.
Class 3:
Novice Clothing Construction~ projects using easy patterns with mostly
straight seams, facings, armholes,
neckline. Examples:
elastic casing or drawstring skirt, shorts, or pants, button less
jumper, pullover vest.
Class 4:
Intermediate Clothing Construction~ projects with specialized
construction techniques including T-shirt, pajamas, vest with buttons,
unlined jacket or blazer, blouse, skirt, pants or dress.
Class 5:
Advanced Clothing Construction– projects involving advanced techniques
including pleated skirts, lined blazers or specialty fabrics.
Class 6:
Fashion Revue Entries-These are garments that were entered in the 2008
4-H Fashion Revue and have been
previously judged. These items will already have a score and an
assigned ribbon:
A. Novice B. Intermediate
C. Advanced
4-H Section E ~
Records and Scrapbooks
Class 1:
County Records ~ Open only to those records which have been submitted to
the County office for judging by Friday August 11th.
Standard record forms available at the County Office or download
from website.
Class 2:
Member Scrapbook ~ A collection of accomplishments covering one or more
years of a member’s 4-H
projects and activities.
Must Include information from the current year.
Awards and recognition should be emphasized.
May include photographs, newspapers articles, important
correspondence with written descriptions or reflective thoughts about
activities.
Class 3:
4-H Club Scrapbook ~ snapshots, news articles, happenings of club.
Please mark areas of this year’s events.
Class 4:
Community Service Portfolio ~ Report with text and pictures of
past and current service projects done in the
community.
Class 5:
Memory
Book– Scrapbook containing pictures, and other memories which do not
have to be strictly related to 4-H (This could include school events
family events, trips etc).
The book must be well organized and presented
with good use of creativity, color and design.
4-H Section F ~
Electricity
Class 1:
One
article repaired as part of the electrical project.
Class 2:
One
article made or constructed as part of the
electrical project.
Class 3:
A
collection or various types of electrical equipment
made as part of the electrical project.
(Articles
made from kits ~ $.50 less per premium)
4-H Section G ~
Construction and Engineering
1. Article
constructed using a building set using printed instructions.
A. Novice Design
B. Advanced Design
2. Article constructed using a building set.
Article designed and built by exhibitor.
A. Novice ~ Article
with motorized components
B. Novice ~ Articles
with out motorized components.
C. Advanced ~ Article
with motorized components
D. Advanced ~
Articles with out motorized components.
3. Robotic article assembled by exhibitor from
printed instructions.
A.
Novice Design
B.
Advanced Design
4. Robotic article designed and assembled by
exhibitor.
A.
Novice Design
B.
Advanced Design
5. Model Constructed by exhibitor from printed
instructions
A.
Novice Design
B.
Advanced Design
6. Model constructed by exhibitor without the use
of printed instructions
A. Novice Design
B.
Advanced Design
7. Other items assembled as part of a
construction or engineering
project.
A.
Novice Design
B.
Advanced Design
4-H Section H ~
Entomology
Only current year’s collections may be
exhibited with insects properly mounted, neatly labeled and identified
(using both common and scientific names).
Class 1
~ Novice
Division (ages 8-13) 10 or more insects
Class 2
~
Advanced Division (ages 14-18) 20 or more insects
Class 3 ~ Display of insects life cycle including specimen or
illustration of each phase
Class 4
~ Glass
jar of strained honey produced by exhibitor
Class 5
~ One
package of honey comb from exhibitor’s hive
4-H Section I ~ Food
and Nutrition
Class 1~
Home packed lunch box including one home baked
item.
Must be nutritionally balanced and include nutritional
information.
Class 2
~ Menus
for one full day of meals using the food guide
pyramid.
Include recipes.
Class 3~
Nutrition activity (puzzle, game etc.) teaching good
nutrition facts.
4-H Section J ~
Horticulture
Division: Fresh Vegetables and Fruits
Class 1
~
Vegetable Basket ~ An arrangement with a minimum of 6 varieties of
vegetables grown by exhibitor and displayed in a basket.
Any type of basket is acceptable.
Attractiveness and quality should be maintained.
Be Creative! Display
will be judged on both vegetables quality and
arrangement.
Class 2
~
Vegetables ~ Exhibits must include the name of
vegetable and variety on the exhibit card.
Vegetables must be presented on white disposable plates.
A maximum of 8 different varieties can be entered by a single
exhibitor. Vegetables need
to be entered in the amounts listed below:
Beans ~ 6 Specimens
Beets ~ 3 Specimens
Broccoli ~ 2 Specimens
Cabbage, any variety ~ 1 Specimen
Cantaloupe, any variety ~ 1 Specimen
Carrots ~ 3 Specimens
Cucumber, slicing ~ 3 Specimens
Cucumber, pickling ~ 6 Specimens
Eggplant ~ 1 Specimens
Gourds, small ornamental ~ 3 Specimens
Honeydew Melon ~ 1 Specimens
Onions, any variety, 3 Specimens
Parsnips ~ 3 Specimens
Peppers, any variety ~ 3 Specimens
Potatoes, any variety ~ 3 Specimens
Pumpkins, sugar or Jack-O-Lantern type, 1 Specimen
Pumpkin, miniature, 3 Specimen
Squash, summer type ~ 3 Specimens
Squash, winter type ~ 1 Specimen
Sweet Corn ~ 3 ears exhibited with husks open on one side
Tomato, slicing type ~ 3 Specimens
Tomato, cherry type ~ 6 Specimens
Turnip ~ 3 Specimens
Watermelon ~ 1 Specimen
Any other vegetable not included in this
previously named class ~ 3 Specimens
Class 3
~
Decorative Vegetables
A.
Pumpkin decorated, woody stem, any fall
pumpkin decorated with other vegetables, paint or other
material. No carving.
1 Specimen.
B.
Decorative Gourd Display
C.
Other Decorated Vegetable.
Class 4
~ Largest
(in diameter) pumpkin or squash
Class 5
~ Fruit ~
from exhibitor’s own garden and displayed on
white disposable plate.
A.
Berries ~ pint basket
B.
Fruit ~ Large, 3 Specimens
C.
Fruit ~ small, medium sized bunch
Division: Herbs ~ Fresh and Dried
Class 1
~ Fresh
Herbs: All herbs are to be
displayed as a grouping of three sprigs of a single variety of herb in a
plastic bottle of water.
Stems should be trimmed with adequate length for the species.
A maximum of 5 varieties of herbs may be entered in this class by
any exhibitor.
Class 2
~ Fresh
Herb Collection: A collection of 5 fresh herbs which has been pit
together in a decorative way.
Each variety has to be in it's own plastic bottle filled with
water, but the bottles
can be arranged and decorated in a creative way.
This collection will be judged on the quality of the herbs and on
the total arrangement. Be
Creative!
Class 3
~ Dried
Herbs: 2 tablespoons of
dried or crushed herb leaves of any one variety exhibited in a plastic
sandwich bag and stapled to a white disposable plate.
All entries must be clearly labeled with the variety of herb.
Class 4
~
Collection of Dried Herbs:
Collection of 3 different varieties of herbs exhibited in separate
plastic bags. These bags
need to be labeled clearly and displayed in some creative manner as a
collection. This collection
will be judged on the quality of the herbs and on the total arrangement.
Be Creative!
Class 5
~
Decorative Herb Display: An article assembled by the exhibitor and
planned as a decorative accent for the home.
Division: Food Preservation
Class 1
~ Canning
by Exhibitor: Each exhibit
must contain 2 jars of the same product.
Members may not enter more than 5 exhibits in this class– Total
of 10 jars. The jars need to
be glass and standard pint or quart sized containers.
Processing method must be included on the exhibit label.
The items entered may be vegetables, jellies, marmalades, jams,
pickles, relishes, or preserves.
Canned meat may not be entered.
Class 2 ~
Canning Collections
A.
Canning Combination: 5 jar collection of either
vegetables, fruits or both.
Jars must be placed in or on a non-glass container in order to
keep them together.
B.
Canning Collection: 5 jar collection of the same
vegetables or the same fruits.
Jars must be placed in or on a non glass container in order to
keep them together.
Class 3
~ Canning
by 4-H Exhibitor Assisted by Adult, same as Class1 except the 4-Her can
be assisted by an adult.
Class 4
~ Dried
Beans: One half-pint container or beans
(any variety) grown and dried by exhibitor.
Division: Flowers/ Foliage & Plants/ Decorative Grasses
Class 1
~ Single
Blooms: 1-2 single blooms of a flower grown by exhibitor and displayed
in a plastic bottle of water.
Maximum of 3 entries per exhibitor.
Class 2
~ Cut
Flower Arrangements: Arrangement of flowers grown by exhibitor and
arranged for display in non glass container.
Both the quality of the flowers and the arrangement will be
judged.
Class 3
~ Dry
Flower Arrangements, Corsages and Christmas Decorations: Materials for
this do not need to be grown by the exhibitor.
Class 4
~ House
plant or Hanging Plant.
Class 5
~
Terrariums and Window Boxes
Class 6
~
Container of decorative grass grown by exhibitor.
Class 7
~ Map of
home grounds and landscaping: built to scale and having an
identification numbers.
4-H Section K ~
Forestry and Conservation
Class 1~Novice
Forester
A.
Exhibit of a minimum of 10 different leaves from native NH trees
collected within the year.
Specimens must be dried, mounted and properly labeled.
B.
Exhibit of minimum of 5 native NH trees showing leaf, twig and
fruit. Specimens must be
dried, mounted and properly
labeled.
Class 2
~Advanced
Forester
A.
Exhibit of a minimum of 20 different leaves from native NH trees
collected within the year.
Specimens must be dried, mounted and properly labeled.
B.
Exhibit of minimum of 10 native NH trees showing leaf, twig and
fruit. Specimens must be
dried, mounted and properly
labeled.
Class 3
~How a
Tree Grows: A notebook showing the germination of trees or a project
journal detailing the growth and plating of seedlings.
Class 4
~Wood lot
Improvement: Entry requires a project
notebook showing your project work and including pictures
before, during, and after wood lot improvement.
Class 5
~Wood
Samples: Entry to include at least 5 collected wood samples mounted on
poster board or other stiff material and properly labeled with they type
of wood and the use for that wood.
The types of wood exhibited do not have to be grown in NH.
Class 6
~Cross
Section of Tree: Note historical, personal or
family events indicated by growth rings, explanation of dates
should be present or accompanying chart along with explanation of how
growth rings occur.
Class 7
~One jar
of maple syrup produced by exhibitor.
Include a sample of the equipment used in syrup production and
explanation of process.
Class 8
~Christmas Tree: Grown by 4-H Exhibitor.
May be cut or potted.
Class 9
~Birdhouse: Made by exhibitor Class 10 ~Conservation Project:This project can address marine management and soil conservation, water conservation, habitat and wildlife conservation, wildlife management, and energy conservation including climate change, recycling and air pollution. It can include portfolios, notebooks, photographs and journals that tell a story and educate the public about the challenges facing your project choice. If you are uncertain whether your project meets these guidelines contact the Strafford County 4-H program.
4-H Section L ~ Photography
All Photographs must be properly mounted or framed.
Class 1
~ Film photo, black and white or color ~
Minimum Dimension 5”x
7”
Class 2
~ Digital Photo: if enhanced, explain how.
Minimum dimension 5”x 7”
Class 3
~ Photos entered for County or State
Activities Day
Class 4 & 7 : Specify if they
are film or digital photos.
Class 4
~ Collection of 10 mounted photographs, at
least 2 animals, 2 people, 2 landscapes and 4 exhibitor choice...Display
in album or on poster.
Class 5
~ 15 Photographs or illuminated slides that
tell a story displayed as an album or poster.
Class 6
~ Single photo or collection using special
effects. Include information about process used.
Class 7
~ Video Presentation: 5 Minutes long
A. Club Entry
B.
Individual Entry 4-H Section M ~ Poultry and Other Agriculture
Class 1
~ Dozen
Eggs:
Classified according to NH Law and packaged
appropriately
A. White Eggs from
exhibitor’s chickens
B. Brown Eggs from
exhibitors chickens
C. Naturally colored
eggs from the exhibitors chickens
D. Duck Eggs
E. Eggs from other
species of poultry
Class 2
~
Homemade Poultry or Livestock Equipment ~ made by exhibitor-maximum of 3
entries in this class.
Class 3
~ Animal
Fleeces and Hides ~ From exhibitor’s own animals and prepared by
exhibitor. May include up to
3 entries. Class 4 ~ Bale of Hay, Haylage Sample, Silage Sample: prepared by exhibitor. May include up to 3 entries.
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