Agronomy and Horticulture
e . The decision of the judge will be final . 3 . No entry containing fewer than the required number of items will be judged .
HORTICULTURE Special Awards Sponsored by Benton County Master Gardeners
Class A – Garden Collection ( Youth and Adult ) Grand Champion Youth & Adult- $ 50 / Reserve Champion Youth and Adult- $ 25 1 . Minimum of ten ( 10 ) different garden vegetables in the display . Displays may not be more than a twenty ( 20 ) inch square . All items must be home grown .
Class B – Extra Big ( Youth and Adult ) One award only per item . Big watermelon , |
squash , and pumpkin . Cash prizes will be awarded to the largest and 2nd largest in |
each category . |
Largest Watermelon $ 50 |
Largest Squash $ 50 |
Largest Pumpkin $ 50 |
2nd Largest Watermelon $ 25 |
2nd Largest Squash $ 25 |
2nd Largest Pumpkin $ 25 |
Special Award Sponsored by Benton County Master Gardeners Grand Champion Youth & Adult- $ 50 / Reserve Champion Youth and Adult- $ 25 Veggie People / Animals ( children 10 & under ) 1st- $ 25 2nd- $ 15 3rd- $ 10 , all receive a medallion
Fruits 2 . Apples-3 3 . Pears-3 4 . Cantaloupe-1 5 . Grapes-bunch on stem 6 . Watermelon-1 7 . Blueberries-10 8 . Blackberries-10 9 . Honeydew-1 10 . Misc . -5 , Bring more if small
Hot Peppers 38 . Caribbean Red – 3 39 . Pimento – 3 40 . Banana – 3 41 . Cherry Bomb – 3 42 . Cayenne – 3 43 . Jalapeno – 3 44 . Habanera – 3
Potato 67 . Red – 3 68 . Yukon Gold-3 69 . White – 3 70 . Purple – 3 71 . Fingerling – 3
Pumpkin 11 . Mini-3 12 . Other variety-1
Gourds 13 . Ornamental-1 14 . Bottle-1 15 . Dipper-1
Sweet Peppers 45 . Bell Orange – 3 46 . Bell Green – 3 47 . Bell Red – 3 48 . Bell Yellow – 3 49 . Mixed Bell – 3 50 . Banana – 3
Sweet Potato 72 . Red – 3 73 . Orange – 3 74 . Yellow – 3
Peas 75 . Green-5 pods 76 . Dry – 5 pods
Fruits , Vegetable & Nut Classes
Beans 16 . Green – 5 17 . Dry – 5 18 . Yellow wax – 5 19 . Soy
Beans – 5 20 . Butter
Bean – 5
Okra 21 . Green – 5 22 . Red /
Purple-5
Tomatoes 51 . Tiny – 5 52 . Cherry – 5 53 . Grape – 5 54 . Roma – 3 55 . Yellow Pear – 5 56 . Sungold – 5 57 . Heirloom all
Varieties – 3
Corn 77 . Sweet – 5 ears 78 . White-5 ears 79 . Yellow-5 ears 80 . Popcorn-5 ears 81 . Ornamental
Corn – 5 ears
Summer Squash 23 . Yellow Straight
Neck – 3 24 . Yellow Crooked
Straight Neck – 3 25 . Green Straight
Zucchini – 1 26 . Green Ball
Zucchini – 1
Winter Squash 27 . Butternut – 1 28 . Acorn – 1 29 . Spaghetti-1
Cabbage 58 . Green – 1 head 59 . Purple – 1 head
Cucumbers 60 . Burpless – 3 61 . Pickle Type – 3
Misc . 30 . Eggplant – 1 31 . Carrots – 5 32 . Garlic – 3 33 . Leeks – 3 34 . Rhubarb w / leaf – 1 35 . Beets – 1 36 . Turnip – 3 37 . Misc . Veg – 3
Onions 62 . Yellow-3 63 . Red-3 64 . Purple-3 65 . White-3 66 . Egyptian
Walking-3
Veggie Project 82 . Worth Seeing – unusual , interesting all ages 83 . Veggie People ( Children 10 and under )
Nuts 84 . Pecans – 10 85 . Peanuts – 10 86 . Walnuts – 10
Placing & Points for Fruits , Vegetables and Nuts 1st Place ( Blue ) – 2 pts 2nd Place ( Red ) – 1 pts 3rd Place ( White ) – . 5 pts
2024 Benton County Fair 62 120 Years - 1904-2024