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Mississippi State Fair
4-H: "Celebrating the Green"

4-H VILLAGE EXHIBITS LIST
Mississippi State Fair
October 7-18, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Mississippi State Fair Schedule of Events

RULES AND REGULATION
Division - AGRI-BUSINESS STORE
Division - CULINARY ARTS “Kids in the Kitchen”
Division - BUG SHOP
Division - SAFETY AND HEALTH
Division - ENVIRONMENTAL SHOP
Division - FASHION SHOP
Division - CREATIVE ARTS
Division - HORTICULTURE
Division - CLOVER SHOP
CANNING ENTRY EXHIBIT FORM (SAMPLE)
Mississippi Fair Complex Map (PDF)

Mississippi State Fair

“4-H: Celebrating the Green”
4-H Schedule of Activities and Events

October 2, 2009

4-H Village Construction

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

All exhibits will be received.
Exhibits must be in between 8:00 am and 12:00 noon
Counties should work with their R & E Center Heads about transportation of exhibits to the village.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Second Batch of 4-H Baked Goods submitted

Saturday, October 17, 2009

• 4-H Day at the Mississippi State Fair
• 4-H Leadership Team Activities/4-H Science Day
• 4-H Fashion Revue more
• 4-H Showcase of Talent
  (Held on the Stage within the area of the village)
• Modeling Squad Showdown more
• 4-H Public Speaking
• 4-H Science Day Activities

Special Note:

• Fashion Revue
• Actual Modeling to be held on stage in the village area.
• Interactive exhibits and, manned booths
• Other Special Events and Activities

Livestock Events Activities

Saturday, Oct. 10th

• Steer Show
• Senior 4-H Livestock Judging

Sunday, Oct.11th

• Beef Showmanship

Monday, Oct. 12th

• Junior Beef Breeding Show
• Open Market Swine Show
• Junior Market Hog Show

Thursday, Oct. 15th

• Junior Dairy Quiz Bowl

Friday, Oct. 16th

• Open Dairy Show
• 4-H Dairy Sweetheart Contest
• 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Show
• Goat Quiz Bowl
• Market Goat Judging

Saturday, Oct. 17th

• Junior Dairy Cattle Show
• Junior Market Goat Show

MISSISSIPPI STATE FAIR
4-H VILLAGE
RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. The exhibit must be made or produced by the 4-H'er in the current year.  It cannot be over 24"x24"x24".  It should be made as a result of a workshop sponsored by the Extension Service, a 4-H club meeting, or work in a 4-H project.
2. ONLY ITEMS ON THE EXHIBIT LIST WILL BE ACCEPTED.
3. Items entered in the wrong category may be disqualified.
4. Because of limited space, exhibits, which occupy an excessive amount of space, may be disqualified.
5. Items that have received a blue ribbon at a county fair, multi-county fair, or a county 4-H Exhibit Day may be exhibited in the 4-H Village at the Mississippi State Fair.
6. All exhibits must be approved by the County Extension Office.
7. Exhibits will be judged on quality and workmanship.
8. A 4-H'ER MAY ENTER ONE EXHIBIT PER LOT.   (Unless otherwise noted)
9. Unless otherwise noted by a number in parenthesis, each lot is one item.
10. All exhibits must be identified with labels securely attached.  The State 4-H Department will furnish labels.
11. Items should only be exhibited once at the Mississippi State Fair.  Exceptions are the following collections: insect, plant or wildflowers, seed and recipe.  These, however, should be updated each year. (Should exhibits be detected as being exhibited the previous year, they will be disqualified).
12. A list of all exhibits should be typed on the State Fair Form A.   A copy will be kept in the county and one will be enclosed with the exhibits.  A computer registration will be used for logging in exhibits.
13. The exhibits should be packed in a box with the county name on it.
14. Perishable exhibits, such as certain vegetables, fruits and foods will not be returned.  All vegetables will be displayed on disposable plates.
15. Blue ribbon exhibits will be displayed.  Red and white ribbon exhibits will be displayed only if space is available.
16. The 4-H Department will assume no liability for loss or damage to any exhibit, but all precautions possible will be exercised to avoid losses or damages.
17. In the event that a 4-H member's premium is less than a dollar, it will not be paid. 
18. Unless otherwise noted, ALL COUNTIES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THEIR EXHIBITS TO THE STATE FAIR.

Special Note: The Clover Shop is open to all clover bud exhibitors ages 5-7.  This age group will only be allowed 2 exhibits.  These exhibits must be within the size that is allowed for all other exhibits.  Refer to rule number #1. (Examples: drawings, pillows, crafts, etc.) Participants will receive green participant ribbons for their exhibits in this shop.

                                                                                                                                                           

DIVISION – AGRI BUSINESS

ANIMAL SCIENCE

Lot #

1. Halter/Neck or Lead Rope (must be made or decorated by the 4-H member)
2. Horse Shoes
• Must be made by 4-H’er
• Note:  Types of horse shoes (at least 5 types, labeled) mounted on wood.
• Note:  Same exhibit cannot be returned in the future.
3. Bits
• Display (5) or more types of bits exhibited on wood or pegboard.
• Note:  Same exhibit cannot be returned in the future
4. Breed identification Display (at least 10 or more)
5. Feed Sample Display (at least 6 items)
6. General tack Display (excluding saddles)

FIELD CROPS

Lot #

7. Corn
• 5 Ears
8. Cotton
• 1 stalk (cut off the roots and strip off the leaves)
9. Soybeans
• 1 stalk (cut off the roots & strip off leaves)
10. Hay
• 1 block (labeled) from conventional bale or equivalent wrapped as a package in brown wrapping paper.

PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE

Lot #

11. Seed Collection
1. 1 year exhibitor - 10 different seeds
2. 2 year exhibitor - 20 different seeds
3. 3 year exhibitor - 30 different seeds

   * Samples must be labeled.

12. Soil Texture
• Samples of different types of soils mounted on a wood background.

 DIVISION - CULINARY ARTS - “Kids in the Kitchen”

BAKING

Lot #

1. Chocolate Chip Cookies
2. Oatmeal Cookies 
3. Peanut Butter Cookies

   (Note: Use Clear plastic bags)

Baked goods may be entered on two dates:
September 30th  and October 9th

• Six (6) firm, dry cookies with no filling or frosting.
• Displayed on a sturdy paper plate that is slipped into a zipper sealed plastic bag. (DO NOT SEAL COMPLETELY.)
• All cookies must be freshly baked (made within 2 days of judging).
• Must be made from scratch (no mixes or commercial cookie dough).
• A recipe should be attached to the underside of the plate and in standard recipe format.

4. White Rolls
5. Wheat Rolls
6. Sourdough Rolls
7. White Loaf
8. Wheat Loaf
9. Sourdough Loaf
10. French Bread

    Six (6) rolls, or one (1) 5X9" loaf, or one (1) 2X14" French Loaf.

• Display bread on a sturdy paper plate, either in a zipper sealed plastic bag or clear wrap. (SEAL LOOSELY)
• All bread must be freshly baked (made within 2 days of judging.
• Must be made from scratch (no commercial mixes or dough, or bread machine breads).

RECIPE COLLECTION

Lot # 

11. Recipe Box/Binder

    Exhibit will be judged on the content and neatness of the recipe box or binder, not on decorative aspects.  Criteria for a recipe box or binder are as follows:

•  A sturdy, strong box (cardboard, metal or wood) or sturdy 2 or 3 ring binder.
• Dividers for each food division. Suggestions are beverages, breads, desserts, main dishes, salads, sandwiches, or vegetables.  They can be made of heavyweight paper (such as card stock) or can be purchased.
• Recipes should be typed or written neatly on index cards for the recipe box.     
• Recipes should be typed and placed in sheet  protectors.
  • 1st year exhibitor (15 recipes)
  • 2-4 year (25 recipes)
  • Over 5 years (35 recipes)

CANNING

Lot #

12. Canned Fruit (pints)
13. Canned Vegetables (quart)
14. Canned Juice (pint or quart)
15. Canned Preserves (pints)
16. Canned Jams (half pints or pints)
17. Canned Jelly (half pints or pints)
18. Canned Pickles (pints)
19. Canned Relishes (pints)

All canned exhibits must be submitted using the canning Entry Exhibit Form (available through 4-H). The criteria for canning are as follows:

• All canned exhibits must be canned in standard
• canning jars with two-piece sealed lids.
• No paraffin should be used on jellies or jams.
• Jar lids and bands must be free of rust and should not be bent or dented.
• Outside surface of the jar must be clean and free of water deposits or stickiness.
• Recommended canning practices should be used for all exhibits.
• Check recommendations for specific head space of each food in Extension canning publications: Canning Vegetables - Publication No. 1540 or Guide to Home Canning - Publication No. 1152.

DRYING

Lot # 

20. Dried vegetables
21. Dried fruit
• (includes fruit leather)
22. Meat Jerky

    These must be exhibited in a pint- or quart-size zipper sealed bag and the bag should be labeled for content and date of drying.

 DIVISION - BUG SHOP

INSECT COLLECTIONS

Lot #

1. Insect Collection
• Novice (1-3 year exhibitors - must have a minimum of 50 insects.), or
• Expert (4 years and up exhibitors must have 15 orders or more and 200 insects or more)

Insect Collections will be selected from those brought to district and state contests, as approved by the Entomology Dept.

Insects should be spread and pinned according to instructions in Extension Publication # 317, "4-H Introduction to Entomology".

The pin holding the insect should have the collector's name, county, and date of collection and common name of insect.

Lot #    

2. Specialty Collections
   (ex. - butterfly, beetle, etc.)
1. Novice (1-3 year exhibitors) or
2. Expert (4 years and up exhibitors)

Special Note:  Must have submitted a general insect collection in order to submit a specialty exhibit.

DIVISION - SAFETY AND HEALTH

SAFETY

Lot #

1. First Aid Kit
• (Refer to “First Aid Made Simple” - MO859) - items in kit must be current and fresh
• No prescription drugs, needles, etc.
2. T-Shirt Design
• (Topics for any of these lots could include but not be limited to: Boat/Water Safety, Bicycle, and Auto & ATV).
3. Bookmark
• (Same topics as above) (Book mark must be cut to actual size.
4. Poster Art - Safety Practices
• (Use ½ or regular size posterboard)
• Household
• Firearm
• Farm
• Chemical

AEROSPACE

5. Model Rocket
6. Model Airplane

ATV

7. ATV Safety Poster

AUTOMOTIVE

8. Road Emergency Equipment Kit

BICYCLE

9. Repair Kit
10. Signs of Life
• (Reference - 4-H Pedal Power Notebook and the Bicyclist's Guide - MO753 &
• Driver's License handbook and CCS Bicycle Adventures Level 1)
11. Poster Exhibit
• Proper Way to wear a safety helmet

ELECTRIC

12. Board Display
• (Electrical Information Board)
13. Electric Lamp
14. Electric Wire Exhibit
• Showing sizes related to load capacity (mounted on 11" X 14" wood board).
15. Insulation Exhibit
• Showing the types of insulation & R-Value.
16. Switch/Circuit Exhibit
• Buzzer

HEALTHY CHOICES PROMOTIONAL

Lot #

17. T-Shirt Design
18. Bookmark
19. Poster Art
• ½ or regular poster board
  (Topics could include: alcohol, drugs, personal hygiene)

DIVISION - ENVIRONMENTAL SHOP

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Lot #

1. Recycled Item (related to natural resources)
• Examples:  an item made to be used for something other than its intended use or Function.  (Plastic bottle made to be used as a Feeder, CD made to be used for beverage Coaster, etc).

FORESTRY

2. Know Your Trees
• A piece of poster board
• A piece of stiff cardboard or thin plywood (1/4 inch thickness)
• A crayon or a felt-tip marker
• An old magazine or catalog and newspaper
• Leaves, fruit (seeds, acorns, nuts, etc.), and a section of stem from a minimum of 25 or more of the major tree species in Mississippi.
• Publication 1242
3. Collecting & Identifying Tree Seeds
• A inch piece of poster board
• A inch piece of stiff cardboard or
• 1/4 –inch plywood
• A felt-tipped marker
• Minimum of 25 seeds
• Use publication 1422
4. Identifying Forest Insects & Diseases
• Note paper (legal pad)
• 3-ring binder or notebook
• Black pen, typewriter or your home computer
• A piece of poster board of display
• Foam board available at your local discount art supply store
• A piece of stiff cardboard on 1/4-inch
• One example of insect damage and one example of disease damage from the list of major forest pests
• Two 3 x 5-inch index cards
• Minimum of 25
• Use publication 1687
5. Making a Tree Scale Stick
• A yardstick or similar-sized piece of wood.
• A tape measure in inches.
• A tape measure in centimeters.
• Three sheets of plain, unlined 10 ½ x 14 inches, white paper.
• A fine point, permanent-ink pen.
• A long straightedge
• Scissors.
• Glue
• Scotch tape.
6. Leaf Collection Exhibit
• 25 different tree species (leaves) in an orderly collection mounted on Extension Leaf Mounting Cards covered with clear contact paper. Leaves must be pressed for drying before mounting.
  • 1st year (25 different tree species)
  • 2-4 years (30 different tree species)
  • 5 and over (40 different tree species)

Be sure to provide protection for your leaf samples during shipment to State Fair.

WILDLIFE

Lot #

7. Birdhouse
8. Duck or Squirrel Box
9. Animal Tracks
10. Squirrel Feeder
11. Bird Feeders
12. Backyard Wildlife Habitat Plan
•  Refer to Wildlife Management Book 
13. Plant or Wildflower Collection.
•  25 different plant species in an orderly collection mounted on Extension leaf mounting cards covered with clear contact paper.  Be sure to provide protection for your plant samples during shipment to fair.
  • 1st year (25 different plant species)
  • 2-4 years (35 different plant species)
  • 5 and over (45 different plant species)
14. Animal Decoys
• Handmade or hand painted
15. Game Calls
• Handmade
16. Bird Watching Journal
•  Orderly arrangement of least 15 different bird species in a notebook. Provide photographs of all birds in the journal. Please date and catalog your work.
  • 1st year (15 different bird species)
  • 2-4 years (25 different bird species)
  • 5 years and over (35 different bird species)
17. Spent Cartridge Collection
•  Minimum of 5 different cartridges mounted on cardboard or wood. Samples must be labeled with regard to caliber or gauge and intended use. Must be attached so cartridges don’t fall off.

FISHERIES

Lot #

18. Antique Lure Collection
• Minimum of 15
• Mounted on a board or in a shadow box with name of each lure printed and mounted under each lure.
19. Tackle Crafting
• Create a piece of tackle, (spinning rod, reel, fly casting rod & reel).  Attach list of original materials used and a picture of 4-H’erworking on the tackle.
20. Tackle Box
• A basic tackle box with monofilament line, at least 3 sizes of hooks, sinkers, floats, needle nose pliers, paper and pencil, un-screen, bug spray, ruler, and small first aid kit.
21. Photos
• Framed color picture of a fish or someone involved in a fishing activity taken by 4-H‘er within current year (including date and location).
22. Sewing Project
• A fishing Vest
• A Lure Pack
23. Fish Prints
• A purchased garment (ex.  T-Shirt, apron, 4 napkins, tablecloth) embellished with a fish print.z
24.  Recipe Box or Binder
• A basic recipe box with categories for seafood entrees, seafood appetizers, wild game recipes, and salads.
• Follow same guidelines as Lot # 11 under Recipe Collection .
  • 1st year (10-15 recipes)
  • 2nd year (16-25 recipes)
  • 3rd year (26 and up recipes)

DIVISION - FASHION SHOP

Items entered must be sewn by the 4-H’er, nodecorated purchased items.

CLOTHING

BEGINNER’S SEWING PROJECT

Lot #

1. Simple Item
1. Shirt or Blouse 
2. Skirt
3. Pants or Shorts
4. Vest
5. Dress
6. Apron
7. Sewn Pillow
8. Purse
9. Pillow Case
10. Pin Cushion
Only one choice allowed (a-k)
2. Matching top and bottom outfit
3. Jumper

 SPORTSWEAR:

Lot #

4. Athletic or Sports outfit 
• (tennis, jogging, cheerleading, uniform, sweat suit, etc.)
5. Jacket

 BEST SUIT OR DRESS:

Lot #

6. Best Dress
7. Best Dress with jacket
8. Suit
• (jacket with matching skirt or pants)

EVENING WEAR:

Lot #

9. Dress, long or short
10. Pants suit

OTHER:

Lot #

11. Sewing box (Juniors only)
• (Reference: "4-H Clothing Project Manual - Pub. 1302)
12. Accessories
• (sewn textile, ex. - purse, hat, belt, etc.)
13. Miscellaneous Item
• Any non-apparel item made in Clothing Construction (ex. Gift bag, pillowcase, pin cushion, etc.)
14. Fabric Samples
• 3-inch square, list name of fabric, uses, and care requirements, minimum of 4 fabrics; and construction skills.  (Ex:  At least 4 skills learned with detailed written how-to- steps)

 DIVISION - CREATIVE ARTS “Youth Entrepreneurship”

HOME ENVIRONMENT

SEASONAL DECORATIONS (any holiday)

Lot #

1. Tree skirt
2. Door decoration or wall hanging
3. Table arrangement
4. Tree ornament (3)

QUILTING

Lot # 

5. Quilted square
• (12" X 12") padded and bound. (Must be finished)
6. Quilted Pillow

TEXTILE WORK

Lot #

7.  Knitted item
8. Crocheted item
• (If picture, must be matted or framed)
9. Crewel
   • (If picture, must be matted or framed)
10. Needlepoint
• (If picture, must be matted or framed)
11. Thread count
    (Include counted cross-stitch and back stitch - Picture framed or hanging)
12. Embroidered Item
13. Tatting
14. Rug
15. Wall Hanging
16. Weaving
    • Paper weaving
    • Fiber weaving

VISUAL ARTS

Lot #

17.  Pottery (ceramic item)
18. Drawing or painting
    (must be matted and/or framed)
1. Oil
2. Acrylic
3. Charcoal
4. Water color
19. Metal craft
20. Mosaic – Use only tile or glass
21. Stenciling (non clothing)
22. Wood Crafted Item
    (Must be cut out and constructed from scratch.)
• (Any wood item)
23. Sculpture
    (Suggested materials: clay, foam, textile, paper mache)
• (12-inch X 12-inch)
24. Basket
    (Suggested materials: clay, foam, textile, paper mache)
• (Handmade)
25. Jewelry accessories
• (Group of three)
• (Mounted on cardboard stand)
26. Decorated Clothing Item
• (T-shirt, shoes, shirt, jacket, etc.)
• (Not accessories, ie purses)
27. Interior Design Board
28.  Interior Design Notebook
• (Include a combination of 20 examples or more of the following: Principles of Design, Types of Window Treatments, Types of Fabrics, Color, and Accessories)
29. Interior Design Shadow Box
30. Interior Design Scrapbook
• Minimum of 5 pages
31. Paint Making (Paper or Fabric)
    • Linoleum Block
    • Wood Block
    • Mono
    • Marbeling
    • Paste Papers

 

DIVISION-HORTICULTURE

FRUITS AND NUTS

Lot #

1. Fruits
• May exhibit any 2
1. Apples (6)
2. Figs (6)
3. Pears (6)
4. Berries (blue/black/straw) (12)
2. Nuts
• May exhibit any 2
1. Black Walnuts (12)
2. Chestnuts (hulled - 12)
3. c. Peanuts (12)
4. Pecans (hulled - 12)

VEGETABLES

Lot #

3. Cole & Leafy Vegetables
• May exhibit any 3
1. Broccoli (head or 2 or 3 smaller heads bunched)
2. Cabbage (1 head)
3. Cauliflower (1 head)
4. Chinese Cabbage (1 head)
5. Kohlrabi (5 stems)
6. Leafy Greens (collards/kale/mustards/swiss   chard/turnips/parsley)
7. Lettuce (head & leaf) 1 head or plant
4. Pod Vegetables
• May exhibit any 3
1. Beans Lima (bush or pole) -12 pods
2. Beans, Snap (wax/bush/pole) -12 pods
3. Okra - 12 pods
4. Peas, Southern - 12 pods
5. Root Vegetables
1. Beets
2. Carrots
3. Garlic - 5 bulbs
4. Jerusalem Artichoke - 5 tubes
5. Leeks - 3 plants
6. Onions, Green - 6 (specimens neatly arranged)
7. Onions dried bulbs - 5 bulbs or 1 bunch
8. Potato, Irish - 5 tubers
9. Potato, Sweet - 5 tubers
10. j. Radish - 10 roots
11. Rutabaga roots - 3 roots
12. Turnip roots – 5 roots
6. Vine Vegetables
• May exhibit any 4
1. Cucumber, pickling - 6 fruit
2. Cucumber, slicing - 3 fruit
3. Gourd - 1 large or 3 small
4. Melon, cantaloupe (muskmelon) -1
5. Melon, honeydew - 1 melon
6. Melon, watermelon - 1 melon
7. Pumpkin - 1 fruit
8. Squash, summer, 3 fruit
9. Squash, winter - 1 fruit
10. Peanut (leaves removed) 3 vines
7. Solanaceous Vegetables
• May exhibit any 3
1. Tomato, green - 3 fruit
2. Tomato, ripe - 3 fruit
3. Pepper, sweet (bell/banana/pimento) - 3 fruit
4. Pepper, hot - 12 fruit
5. Eggplant - 1 large or 3 small fruit
6. Other (tomatillo/huckleberry/husk tomato) - 3
8. Other Vegetables
•  May exhibit any 2
1. Herbs - 1 full plant with cleaned roots
2. Herbs - collection of 3 different herbs, not garlic
3. Vegetables basket - assortment - 5 specimen

 

DIVISION - CLOVER SHOP

Special Note: The Clover Shop is open to clover bud exhibitors ages 5-7.  This age group will only be allowed 2 exhibits.  These exhibits must be within the size that is allowed for all other exhibits.

• Refer to rule number #1.
  (examples: drawings, pillows, crafts, etc.)

CLOVER SHOP (Please fill in the requested information for Clover Bud exhibits).  (2 items per exhibitor and not more than 10 items per county).  Participants will receive green participant ribbons for their exhibits in this shop.

"Clover Shop" (SAMPLE)

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Canning Entry Exhibit Form (Sample)

Item: _______________________________________________________ Please check the appropriate box(es): Pack: Hot Cold Processing Method: Boiling Water Bath Pressure Canner Pounds of Pressure: 5 10 15 Length of processing time: __________________minutes