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Directors:

Lucy Combest 502-543-6696

Brenda Eddington  502-955-0444

Delores Mudd  502-543-7226

    Note: There will be a $2.00 entry fee per exhibitor

(Exception: No fee for children 16 years and under.)

 

RULES:

1. All entries are to be entered on Monday, June 13, 2011, between the hours of 8:30 AM-noon.

2.   All entries must be made within the calendar year of June 1, 2010 through June 13, 2011 or not to have been exhibited before.

3. Exhibitors limited to Bullitt County residents or members of the Bullitt County Extension Homemakers.

4. No individuals may have more than one entry in each class number. If entered in the wrong class, entry may not be judged.

5. Each entry will be judged on its quality. Therefore, a single entry in a category may merit a first, second, third or no ribbon.

6. The Bullitt County Fair Board will not be responsible for any article exhibited. Care will be given to handling of articles, and precautions will be taken to give reasonable protection to all exhibits.

7. Exhibitors MUST remove articles on Saturday, June 18, 2011 from 6 - 8 p.m.

8. Any exhibitor removing exhibits prior to 6 p.m. on June 18, 2011 will forfeit prize money.

9.  Rules for individual categories take precedence.

NOTICE:

If you plan to exhibit more than 12 items, please make arrangements for an early registration form.

Early registration forms can be picked-up at Thomason & Sohm Building, 216 S. Buckman Street.  Special entry table will be provided if possible. Recommendation: Bring address labels. Questions:  Contact a director.

 

YOUTH ENTRIES:

Open to Bullitt County youth 16 years of age and younger. See general rules. Youth items will be labeled with “Y” in front of the entry number for all divisions (Ex. Y B35).

 

OPEN CLASS PREMIUMS:

Each winning entry will be awarded ribbon and points as follows:

Culinary and horticulture:   Premiums   Points

                                            $5.00           Blue ribbon 15

                                            $3.00           Red ribbon  10

                                            $2.00           White ribbon 5

 

Special Awards -

Grand Champion Pie: All pies entered will be eligible for a grand prize of twenty-five ($25) dollars. A rosette winner will be chosen from the blue ribbon winners from each pie category.

 Grand Champion Cake: All cakes entered will be eligible for a grand prize of twenty-five ($25) dollars. A rosette winner will be chosen from the blue ribbon winners from each cake category.

 DIVISION  CHAMPIONS:

Class champion rosettes will be given to each of the following classes:

1)Baking, 2)Canning, 3)Horticulture, 4)Flowers & Plants, 5)Textiles, 6)Craft & Hobby, 7)Art, 8)Photography 

 

Grand Champion rosette will be given to entrant with most points.

 

Division One-Baking

Chairperson: Brenda Eddington and Marlene Dawson

 

Rules:

1. See General Rules.

2. Baked goods must be on sturdy paper or plastic plates.

3. No commercial mixes to be used except B20.

4.   Each entry must be the exhibitor's own work.

BREAD

101 Corn Muffin or sticks (4)

102 Home-made Biscuits (4)

103 White Bread (l/2 loaf)

104 Dark Grain Bread (1/2 loaf)

105 Fruit Bread (l/2 loaf)

106 Vegetable Bread (1/2 loaf)

107 Nut Bread (1/2 loaf)

108 Sweet Yeast Bread/Rolls (4)

109 Sour Dough Bread (1/2 loaf)

110 Favorite Muffins (4)

111 Favorite Bread (1/2 loaf) (any kind not mentioned)

PIES

(1/4 pie must be displayed on a sturdy paper or plastic plate.)

112 Fruit Pie

113 Peanut Butter Pie

114 Cream or Custard Pie (No meringue)

115 Nut Pie

116 Chess Pie

117 Vegetable Pie

118 Favorite Meringue Topped Pie

119 Favorite Pie (Any kind not mentioned)

 

CAKES

(Two layer limit, 1/4 cake displayed on sturdy paper or plastic plate)

120 Quick and Easy Cake made with a Commercial Mix and your Special Ingredients      

121 Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting

122 Pound Cake, No Frosting

123 Coconut Cake

124 Fruit Cake (any fruit)

125 Nut Cake

126 Yellow Cake, Any Frosting

127 White Layer Cake, Any Frosting

128 Favorite Cake (Any kind not mentioned)

 

SPECIAL DESSERT

(1/4 cake displayed on sturdy paper or plastic plate)

129 Italian Cream Cake

130 Carrot Cake

131 Your Favorite Cheese Cake

132 Upside Down Cake, Any Fruit

133 Any Cake in a 13x9 Pan

134 Fruit Cobbler

135 Cupcakes (4)

136 Decorated Cake

137 Favorite Dessert (Any kind not mentioned)

 

CANDY

(Six pieces per entry; displayed on a sturdy paper or plastic plate)

138 Chocolate Fudge, No nuts

139 Chocolate Fudge with nuts

140 Peanut Butter Fudge

141 Nut Brittle

142 Bourbon Balls

143 Divinity

144 Any Candy Not Mentioned

 

COOKIES and BARS

(Four pieces per entry; displayed on a sturdy paper or plastic plate)

145 Brownies, traditional

146 Brownies with additional ingredients

147 Oatmeal Cookie

148 Chocolate Chip Cookie

149 Peanut Butter Cookie

150 Sugar/Butter Cookie (no icing)

151 Bar Cookie

152 No Bake Cookie

153 Favorite Cookie (Any kind not mentioned)

  

DIVISION TWO: CANNED GOODS

Chairperson: Debbie Hester and Opalene Roark

Rules:

1. All canned food must be in a clear standard quart or pint canning jar with metal lids and rings.

2. All goods must have been canned after the 2010 Bullitt County Fair.

3. Individual’s name must not be affixed to the jar.

4. No paraffin seals will be accepted.

5.   Jams, Jellies, Preserves and Butters will be accepted in jelly jars.

CANNED VEGETABLES

201 Beans, other than green beans

202 Tomatoes

203 Corn

204 Sauerkraut

205 Potatoes

206 Beets

207 Green Beans

208 Peas

209 Soup Mixture

210 Carrots

211 Miscellaneous Vegetable

 

CANNED JUICES, SAUCES & SALSA

212 Tomato Juice

213 Salsa Sauce, with tomatoes

214 Salsa Sauce, other than with tomatoes

215 BBQ Sauce

216 Chili Sauce

217 Spaghetti Sauce

218 Grape Juice

219 Apple Juice

220 Miscellaneous juice, sauce, or salsa

 

CANNED FRUIT

221 Apples

222 Peaches

223 Blackberries

224 Cherries

225 Pears

226 Applesauce

227 Miscellaneous Fruit

 

JELLY, JAM, PRESERVES, BUTTER

228 Strawberry Jelly

229 Blackberry Jelly

230 Apple Jelly

231 Peach Jelly

232 Pepper Jelly

233 Grape Jelly

234 Cherry Jelly

235 Miscellaneous Jelly

 

236 Strawberry Jam

237 Blackberry Jam

238 Cherry Jam

239 Miscellaneous Jam

 

240 Pear Preserves

241 Peach Preserves

242 Miscellaneous Preserve

 

243 Apple Butter

244 Peach Butter

245 Miscellaneous Butter

 

PICKLES AND RELISHES

246 Sweet Pickles

247 Dill Pickles

248 Bread & Butter Pickles

249 Beet Pickles

250 Pepper Pickles

251 Pickled Okra

252 Pickled Vegetable

253 Pickled Fruit

254 Miscellaneous Pickle

 

255 Corn Relish

256 Sweet Relish

257 Chow Chow Relish

258 Miscellaneous Relish

 

DIVION THREE:  HORTICULTURE

Chairperson:  June Dawson and Kathy Etherton

Rules:

See General Rules.

Exhibitor must grow entry in most recent growing season.

Horticulture entries must be placed on a sturdy paper or plastic plate or aluminum pie pan and accompanied in large ziploc bag except for displays.

If any item begins to smell, the Fair Board will dispose of it.

For Display: Tops cut off of root crops. Full head of lettuce and cabbage. One row of leaves off cauliflower and  broccoli.

All vegetables must be grown by exhibitor.

SINGLE VARIETIES

301 Beets (3)

302 Bunch of beans (2 dozen)

303 Peas in pod (2 dozen)

304 Head of cabbage (1)

305 Head of cauliflower (1)

306 Head of broccoli (1)

307 Potatoes (3)

308 Onions (3)

309 Squash (3)

330 Cucumbers (3)

311 Leaf Lettuce (3)

312 Bell Pepper (3)

313 Tomatoes (3)

314 Hot Pepper (3)

315 Garlic (3)

316 Radish (3)

317 Banana Pepper (3)

318 Fresh Herbs (single variety)

319 Fresh Herb Display (3 or more varieties)

320 Any variety not mentioned above

321 Gourd Display (5 or more, last year’s crop)

 

Division  Four: FLOWERS & PLANTS

Chairperson: June Dawson and Kathy Etherton

Rules:

1. See General Rules.

2. Entry must be in entrant's possession at least 40 days prior to June, 2011.

3. Exhibitor must be non-professional.

4. Multiple plantings must be grown together 3 weeks prior to fair date.

5. Plants must have a drainage saucer.

6. All potted plants and hangings must be in pots not exceeding 10 inches across top.

7.    All attempts will be made to care for exhibit - care instructions must be provided to assure proper care.

 

CUT SPECIMEN

 

401 Rose Bud Specimen

402 Rose Arrangement

403 One Rose Specimen

404 Three Rose Specimen

405 Kitchen Arrangements

406 Mixed Bouquet

407 Flowering Annual (3 stalks)

408 Flowering Perennial (3 stalks)

409 Roadside Combo Arrangement (fresh wild “weeds”)

410 Herb (single variety –several stems)

411 Miscellaneous Cut Specimen

 

CONTAINER GROWN

412 Hanging Container Plant

413 Hanging Mixed Planting (3 varieties)

414 Blooming Potted Plant

415 Non-Blooming Potted Plant

416 Mixed Herb Planting (3 varieties)

417 African Violet

418 Terrarium

419 Dish Garden (3 or more plants)

420 Fern

421 “Unique” Named Plant

422 Animal Named Plant

423 Miscellaneous Container Grown Plant

 

Class Five: TEXTILES

Chair:  Pat Perkins , Kathleen Potts and Carol Morgan

RULES:

1.     See general rules

2.     The Bullitt County Fair Board acknowledges that quilt top construction and actual quilting of piece are two separate skills often done by separate individuals.  For this reason, each will be judged separately.  An entry tag for each skill must be filled out and attached to quilt.  No additional entry fee will be charged.

 

QUILTS: Traditional

501 Hand Pieced, Hand Quilted

502 Applique Quilt (Hand Applique, Hand Quilted)

503 Senior Citizen Quilt (Hand Pieced, Hand Quilted)

504 Non Traditional Kit (Hand or Machine Pieced, Hand or machine quilted) (Yo Yo), embroidered, Cross Stitch, Tied, Crazy quilt

505 Non Traditional (Yo Yo  embroidered, cross stitch, tied crazy quilt)

506 Hand Pieced, Machine Quilted

507 Hand Pieced, Hand or Machine Quilted

508 Holiday Quilt

509 First Quilt

510 Wall Hanging

511 Baby Quilt

512 Friendship Quilt (2 to 3 people)

513 Group Quilt (4 or more people)

514 Story Quilt (Include why this quilt is special)

515 Any Quilt not listed above

516 Antique quilt (over 50 years old)

 

CROCHETING

517 Crocheted Table Runner

518 Crocheted Afghan no larger than 60x68

519 Crocheted Baby Afghan

520 Crocheted Baby Set

521 Crocheted Baby Bedspread

522 Crocheted Doily

523 Crocheted Clothing

524 Miscellaneous Crochet 

 

KNITTING

525 Knitted Clothing

526 Knitted Afghan

527 Knitted Baby Afghan

528 Knitted Baby Set

529Knitted Scarf

530 Miscellaneous Knit

 

STANDARD HAND EMBROIDERY

531 Guest Towel

532 Pillowcase

533 Clothing

534 Miscellaneous Standard Hand Embroidery

 

MACHINE EMBROIDERY

535 Guest Towel

536 Pillowcases

537 Clothing

538 Miscellaneous Machine Embroidery

 

 FRAMED STICHERY

539 Counted Cross Stitch (No Kit)

540 Counted Cross Stitch (Kit)

541 Cross Stitch (No Kit)

542 Cross Stitch (Kit)

543 Miscellaneous Stitch

 

WEARING  APPAREL

544 Quilted Apparel

545 Vest

546 Blouse

547 Skirt

548 Dress

549 Necktie

550 Child Apparel, dress-up

551 Child Apparel, casual

552 Smocked Item

553 Denim Garment

554 Applique Apparel

555 Polar Fleece Apparel

556 Apron - Half Style

557 Apron –Full Style

558 Jacket

559 Any Clothing not mentioned

 

INFANT ARTICLES

560 Baby Dress (infant to size 3)

561 Smocked Items

562 Baby Bib (1)

563 Baby Blanket –embroidery-cross stitch

564 Handmade Diaper Bag

565 Miscellaneous Infant Article

 

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

566 Pillowcase (other than embroidered)

567 Place Mat (1)

568 Table Runner

569 Pin Cushion (1)

570 Pot Holder (2)

571 Fabric Wall Hanging

572 Handmade Rug

573 Miscellaneous Household Item

 

DOLLS & TOYS

574 All Cloth Doll

575 Porcelain/Ceramic Doll (may have cloth torso or body)

576 Character Doll

577 Stuffed Animal

578 Dressed Doll (attire judged )

579 Any toy such as ball, puppet, book

580 Pillow Case Doll

581 Miscellaneous Doll or Toy

 

PILLOWS

582 Baby Pillow

583 Quilted Pillow

584 Crocheted or Knitted Pillow

585 Crewel Pillow

586 Embroidered Pillow

587 Quillow

588 Miscellaneous Pillow

 

CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY ARTICLES

589 Tree Skirt

590 Table Runner

591 Stocking

592 Door Decoration

593 Wreath

594 Apron –half size

595 Apron - full size

596 Group of stitched Christmas Ornaments 4-6, must be tied together

597 Miscellaneous Textile Holiday

 

Divison Six: CRAFT AND HOBBY

Chairperson: Fay Crumbacker, Peggy Crenshaw and Pam French

See general rules.

 

FOLK/TOLE PAINTING (NO gourds)

601 Holiday Item - Easter

6022 Holiday Item - Halloween

603 Holiday Item - Christmas

604 Seasonal Item

605 Painted Box

606 Plaque

607 Free Standing Wood Item

 

 

GOURDS

608 Christmas Gourd

609 Character Gourd

610 Theme Painted Gourd

611 Container - bowl, vase, etc. with or without  lid

612 Decorated Gourd Birdhouse

613 Planter Gourd- must include plant, real or artificial

614 Wood Burned Gourd

615 Pen and Ink Gourd

616 Christmas Ornament

617 Gourd Purse

618 Woven Gourd Basket

619 Miscellaneous Decorated Gourd

 

WOODWORKING

620 Small Furniture

621 Small item made of painted wood

622 Wooden Toy

623 Small item made of natural wood no larger than 24” x 24”

624 Yard Art

625 Walking Stick

626 Quilt Rack

627 Utility Item –Something that can be used

628 Any Wood carved item

629 Miscellaneous Woodcraft 

               

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS

Flowers must be the main element in arrangement

630 Holiday Arrangement

631 Table Arrangement

632 Bridal Bouquet

633 Wreath or Door Decoration

634 Miscellaneous Flower

 

SCRAP BOOKING ( 1 or 2 pages)

635 Heritage

636 Baby

637 Birthday

638 Halloween

639 Easter

640 Christmas

641 Sports

642 School

643 Vacation

644 Family

645 Miscellaneous page(s)

646 Novelty Scrapbook

 

MISCELLANEOUS CRAFTS

647 Decorated Commercial Wreath

648 Decorated Homemade Wreath

649 Decorated Jacket

650 Decorated Sweatshirt 

651 Decorated Vest

652 Decorated Hat

653 Decorated Ornament

654 Recycled Craft Item

655 Birdhouse (not to exceed 12x12 inches) (no gourds)

656 Stepping Stone

657 Miscellaneous Craft/Hobby

 

BEADING

658 Angel

659 Necklace

660 Bracelet

661 Ear Rings

662 Pendant

663 Set (Bracelet, Necklace, Ear Rings)

664 Miscellaneous Beading

 

BASKETRY

Hand Woven Basket

665 Reed Basket

666 Basket with Dyed Materials

667 Basket for Household Use

668 Basket with Wood Base

669 Woven Tote Basket

670 Novelty Basket

671 Miniature Basket; 5 inches or less

672 Leather Basket

673 Leather Accent Basket

674 Miscellaneous Hand Woven

 

PURSES AND TOTES

675 Clutch

676 Fabric purse or tote

677 Leather/Leather Accents

678 Embroidery/Machine or Hand

679 Quilted Tote or Purse

680 Novelty

681 Miscellaneous Purse/Tote

 

ANTIQUES

Rules:

1. No organization or business may enter.

2. No professional may enter.

3. To be considered an antique the item must be at least 50 years old.

See general rules.

682 Letter or Document

683 Kitchen Item

684 Holiday Item

685 Child’s Toy

687 Advertising Item

688 Costume Jewelry Item

 

Divison Seven: ART

Chairperson:  Judy Frisby, Robin Tomlinson and Jean Oney

Rules:

1. See General Rules.

2. Item must be framed or mounted with proper fixtures (wire and screw eyes). Item that is not ready to hang will not be accepted.

3. All work must be original. No kits allowed.

4. Item (except oil, lacquer, acrylic) must have a protective covering.

5. Item must have been completed since June, 2010.

6.    Student’s exhibits that are on regular school art paper are to be mounted on sturdy poster board or mat board.                      

 

PROFESSIONAL AND ADULTS

701 Painting (oil, lacquer, acrylic, etc.- representational, realistic)

702 Painting (oil, lacquer ,acrylic, etc. - abstract)

703 Portraits (any medium except sculpture)

704 Watercolors (any subject transparent)

705 Charcoal or pencil drawing

706 Pastels

707 Marker

708 Sculpture, any medium, animal

709 Sculpture, any medium, mask

710 Sculpture, any medium, abstract

 

STUDENT (GRADES 9-12)

711 Painting (oil, lacquer, acrylic, etc.)

712 Portrait (any medium except sculpture)

713 Watercolor (any subject transparent)

714 Charcoal or Pencil Drawings

715 Pastels and Crayons

716 Marker

717 Sculpture, any medium, animal

718 Sculpture, any medium, mask

719 Sculpture, any medium, abstract

 

STUDENT (GRADES 5-8)

720 Painting (oil, lacquer, acrylic, etc.)

721 Portrait (any medium)

722 Watercolors (any subject)

723 Charcoal or Pencil Drawings

724 Pastels and Crayons

725 Markers

726 Sculpture, any medium, animal

727 Sculpture, any medium, mask

728 Sculpture, any medium, abstract

 

STUDENT (GRADES 1-4)

729 Painting (oil, lacquer, acrylic, etc.)

730 Portrait (any medium)

731 Watercolor (any subject)

732 Charcoal or Pencil Drawing

733 Pastels and Crayons

734 Markers

735 Sculpture, any medium, animal

736 Sculpture, any medium, mask

 

PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN

737 Art Project (crayons, fingerprints, pencil)

738 Sculpture, any medium, animal

739 Sculpture, any medium, mask

740 Any not mentioned

 

Divison Eight: PHOTOGRAPHY

Chairperson:   Judy Frisby, Robin Tomlinson and Jean Oney

Rules:

1. Contest open to all amateur photographers. Entrants must abide by all entry rules of the Open Division and Photography Section.

2. Each entrant is permitted one entry only in each division. A copy of a photograph that has been entered in one division cannot be entered in any other division.

3. All photographs must be original work of the artist (with the exception of the actual printing). If the print itself, color or black & white has also been developed by the exhibitor, please specify on the back of the mount.

4. All photographs must be mounted on standard mount board (any color) or similar bard 16 x 20 inches.  Foam-core mounts are acceptable, provided total thickness does not exceed l/4 inch. Plastic shrink-fit covering is permitted, but glass or frames are prohibited. No Masonite, corrugated, or thin poster board is acceptable. No matting is accepted.

5. The photographic image must not be smaller than 7 1/2 inch x 9 1/2 inch, maximum size, up to 16 x 20 inches (bleed) is permitted.

6. Prints meeting the above specifications will be judged.

7. Pictures must have been taken between July 2010 - June 2011.

8. Name of photographer may not appear on front of photograph or mount board.

9. Photographs in digital division must be sole work of the entrant.

AMATEUR Divisions - BLACK AND WHITE

801 Portrait; Classic posed (a pose depicting the likeness of a person's  head, shoulders or full figure, wherein the individual is the only center of interest.)

802 Portrait; candid; not posed

803 Still Life; an arrangement of inanimate objects, such as flowers, fruits, glass pottery or other objects

804 Nature; animals

805 Nature; plant life

806 Scenic; landscape

807 Scenic; structure: city skyline, buildings, bridges, etc.

808 Pictorial; all other pictures not mentioned above, including abstracts, etc. Titling of picture optional.

 

AMATEUR Divisions - COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY

809 Portrait; Classic, posed (a pose depicting the likeness of a person's head, shoulders or full figure, wherein the individual is the only center of interest)

810 Portrait; candid; not posed

811 Still life; an arrangement of inanimate objects such as flowers, fruit, glass pottery or other objects

812 Nature; animals

813 Nature; plant life

814 Scenic; landscape

815 Scenic; structure: city, skyline, buildings, bridges, etc.

816 Pictorial; all other pictures not mentioned above, including abstracts, etc.

 

AMATEUR Divisions - DIGITAL CAMERA/COMPUTER GENERATED , BLACK & WHITE OR COLOR

817 Portrait; classic, posed (a pose depicting the likeness of a person's head, shoulders or full figure, wherein the individual is the only center of interest)

818 Portrait; candid not posed

819 Still life; an arrangement of inanimate objects such as flowers, fruit, glass pottery or other objects

820 Nature; animals

821 Nature; plant life

822 Scenic; landscape

823 Scenic; structure: city, skyline, buildings, bridges, etc.) pictures

824 Pictorial; all other not mentioned above, including abstracts, etc.