HAY AND GRAIN Middletown Grange #684

DEPARTMENT 12- HAY AND GRAIN

CHAIRMAN: Mark Woodward

This Department sponsored by Autumn Breeze Acres, INC

www.AutumnBreezeAcres.com

SECTION 1 - Grain and Seed Crops (Open Classes)

(Refer to General Rules)

NOTE: 4-H or Vocational Classes same as Open Classes

Class Ribbons 1^st, 2nd, 3rd place only      PREMIUMS    $4.00    $3.00    $2.00

1. Corn (6 ears each) (this season)

      A. Hybrid (White or Yellow)        B. Open Pollinated      C. Popcorn

  1. Field Corn

                4. Indian Corn

2. Corn (3 Stalks)

         A. Field                                           B. Silage

3.     Sunflowers

         A. 2 stalks with 2 heads           C. Tallest Sunflower Stalk

        B. Largest Single Head

4. Oats (3 quarts)

          A. Clintland 64 or Clintford      D. Russel                      G. Any Other

          B. Garry                                         E. Orbit

          C. Pennfield                                  F. Noble

5. Wheat (3 quarts) - Any Varieties

6. Winter Barley (3 quarts)

A.   Pennrad                                        C. Any Other

B. Wong

7. Miscellaneous (3 quarts)

        A.   Alfalfa                                           E. Soybeans

        B.   Buckwheat                                  F. Sunflower Seed – 1 quart

       C.   Red Clover Seed                     G. Timothy Seed

       D.   Rye                                                H. Any Other

SECTION 2- Hay and Straw

Long hay only (an exhibit shall consist of a bale section at least 8 inches thick, or an equivalent amount if cut from hay in the mow.)

Class 1-Hay Ribbons 1st, 2nd, and 3^rd        PREMIUMS $4.00    $3.00    $2.00

A.   Alfalfa or alfalfa grass mixed — first cutting. Not over 50% of grasses.

B.   Alfalfa or alfalfa grass mixed — later cutting. Not over 50% of grasses.

C.   Grass — first cutting. Mixtures of timothy and/or other grasses and containing not more than 10% legumes.

D.   Grass — second cutting. Mixtures of timothy and/or other grasses and containing not more than 10% legumes.

E.   Mixed hay — any mixture not classified in the previous classes but which contains 50% or more singly or in combination of alfalfa, timothy, clover and grasses.

F.    Summer annual grasses — Sudan grass sorghum — Sudan, hybrids, etc.

G.   A Grand Champion ribbon will be awarded for hay.

Class 2—Straw

     A.     Wheat Straw                      C. Barley Straw

     B.     Oats Straw                          D. Rye Straw

SECTION 3— Silage

Silage — Crop must be named. Exhibits must be shown in glass jars.



Class       Ribbons      1st 2nd, and 3^rd        PREMIIUMS $4.00 $3.00 $2.00

1.    Perennial crops — wilted or low moisture, with or without preservatives.

2.    Annuals other than corn — direct cut.

3.    Annuals other than corn — wilted or low moisture.

4.    Corn Silage.

5.   High Moisture.