Horticulture Show

Horticulture Show

No Entry Fee* No Pre-Registration

Open To The World

Two entries permitted per exhibitor per class.

All entries must be healthy, clean, undamaged and unaltered.

Exhibits must be current year crop and cared for by exhibitor except for the Painted Gourds.

Stems on cucumbers, tomatoes, turnips, red beets, peppers, gourds and carrots must be no longer than a half inch in length.

Stems on pumpkins and squash must be no longer than five inches in length.

Cabbage roots should be cut off flat against the last leaf.

Sunflower heads must contain at least 50% of their seeds.

Sunflower plants, cornstalks, ragweed and thistles must be cut off above ground.

Accessories are permitted in classes 33, 34 and 36.

Same sunflower plant cannot be entered in classes 1,2, 3, & 4.

Classes 5 through 18 are judged by weight according to the 2010 flier.

Only one award given in classes 32-36.

Festival is not responsible for theft or loss of property.

A money award will be presented to anyone breaking the Festival record with the largest pumpkin.

Junior Division is for high school age and younger.

All decisions by the judge and Festival committee are final.

All entries must be picked up Sunday or become property of the Festival.

Fist Place Plaques Presented on the Festival Stage Sunday at 5:00pm

2011 Adult Division Winners

This Year's Theme: Show Off Your Best

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Questions can be directed to Wally Thomen: 740-625-5141 or Jane Buxton: 740-625-5397

Biggest Sunflower Head

first place:

second place:

third place:

Brad Schaaf

Wally Thomen

Harlan Kiracofe

Tallest Sunflower Plant

first place:

second place:

third place:

Wally Thomen

Linda Patterson

Harlan Kiracofe

Sunflower with Most Heads or Buds:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Bob Pagani

Linda Patterson

Perry Clayton

Heaviest Soft Stem Pumpkin:

first place:

second place:

Leroy Bumpus

Heaviest Hard Stem Pumpkin:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Perry Clayton

Wally Thomen

Heaviest Fall Squash:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Nancy Long

Hazel Bias

Bruce Casto

Heaviest Summer Squash:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Harlan Kiracofe

Fritz Saup

Heaviest Cucumber:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Leroy Bumpus

Charlotte Emrick

Jennie Borton

Heaviest Tomato:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Cheryl Hill

Harlan Kiracofe

Heaviest Irish Potato:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Kenton Buckland

Lawrence Smith

Heaviest Sweet Potato:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Donald Thompson (Record)

Fred Wade

Ray Patterson

Heaviest Cabbage:

first place:

second place:

Donald Thompson

Lawrence Smith

Heaviest Turnip:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Richard Wade

Harlan Kiracofe

Jennifer Fielding

Heaviest Red Beet:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Jamie Butler

Lawrence Smith

Heaviest Pepper:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Craig Collins

Harlan Kiracofe

Heaviest Onion:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Harlan Kiracofe

Lawrence Smith

Harlan Kiracofe

Heaviest Gourd:

first place:

second place:

Nancy Long

Longest Carrot:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Lawrence Smith

Stephanie Tudor

Longest Ear of Corn (any color):

first place:

second place:

third place:

Wally Thomen

Nancy Long

Wally Thomen

Longest Ear of Corn (yellow):

first place:

second place:

third place:

Lawrence Smith

Adam Tudor

Most Pods on Soybean Plant:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Adam Tudor

Lawrence Smith

Largest Marigold Head:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Marcella Kiracofe

Marcvella Kiracofe

Doug Sager

Largest Zinnia Head:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Marcella Kiracofe

Charlotte Emrick

Marcella Kiracofe

Largest Dahlia Head:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Robert Giegl

Marcella Kiracofe

Tallest Cornstalk:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Jerry Bailey

Anita Bailey

Tallest Ragweed Plant:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Rich Dunlap

Brad Schaaf

Tallest Bull Thistle:

first place:

Tom Strem

Bruck Casto

Tallest Any Other Thistle:

first place:

second place:

Bill Crego

Favorite Misc. Specimen, Judges Choice:

Bill Crego

Creative Garden Art, Mayor's Award:

Patterson Family

Harvest Basket Arrangement, President's Award:

Judy Wilcox

Painted Dried Gourd, Grand Marshal's Award:

Judy Litzenburg

Junior Division Winners

Biggest Sunflower Head:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Morgan Myers

Hunter Myers

Allie Grumney

Tallest Sunflower Plant:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Asa Knapp

Rhiannon Pierce

Evan Tudor

Tallest Sunflower Plant, Centerburg Students K-4:

first place:

second place:

third place:

fourth place:

fifth place:

sixth place:

seventh place:

eighth place:

ninth place:

tenth place:

Kiska Porter

Gabe Pierce

Ethen Kent

Jared Hamilton

Ava Cochran

Holden Cochran

Makyaka Alexander

Colton Readnour

Anthony Senter

Alexa Dennis

Sunflower with Most Heads & Buds:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Adam Wade

Tori Walschott

Christina Casto

Largest Soft Stem Pumpkin:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Morgan Myers

Hunter Myers

Evan Tudor

Largest Hard Stem Pumpkin:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Blissann Treffert

Ellemarie Tueffert

Claralyn Treffert

Largest Fall Squash:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Bryar Casto

Christina Casto

Ethen Kent

Largest Summer Squash:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Skyelar Burke

Lula Burke

Ethan Kent

Largest Cucumber:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Cody Loudermilk

Skyelar Burke

Lula Burke

Heaviest Tomato:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Logan Patterson

Adriana Losey

Christina Casto

Heaviest Irish Potato:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Evan Tudor

Wyatt Tudor

Heaviest Sweet Potato:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Logan Patterson

Wyatt Tudor

Heaviest Turnip:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Stacy Fielding

Wyatt Tudor

Heaviest Red Beet:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Logan Patterson

Baileigh Laipply

Wyatt Tudor

Heaviest Pepper:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Wyatt Tudor

Evan Tudor

Logan Patterson

Heaviest Onion:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Wyatt Tudor

Wade Baughman

Heaviest Gourd:

first place:

second place:

Longest Carrot:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Evan Tudor (Record)

Wyatt Tudor

Evan Tudor

Longest Bean:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Ethan Kent

Asa Knapp

Haven Loudermilk

Longest Gourd:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Elli Brittenham

Anna Brittenham

Ethan Kent

Longest Ear of any color Corn:

first place:

Jarrod Lemley

Longest Ear of Yellow Corn:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Evan Tudor

Wyatt Tudor

Most Pods on Soybean Plant:

Wyatt Tudor

Evan Tudor

Bryar Casto

Largest Marigold Head:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Savanah Gammell

Amaiah Gammell

Ethan Kent

Largest Zinnia Head:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Bryar Casto

Christina Casto

Tallest Cornstalk:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Morgan Kirk

Westlee Kantley

Kane Wennell

Tallest Giant Ragweed:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Christina Casto

Bryar Casto

Dayna Smith

Tallest Bull Thistle:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Alex Riegal

Ben Riegal

Jacob Banta

Tallest Any Other Thistle Plant:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Sarah Kirk

Christina Casto

Cody Loudermilk

Favorite Misc. Specimen, Judges Choice Award:

Hailey Middough

Creative Garden Art, Mayor's Award:

Isabelle Diaz

Painted Dried Gourd, Grand Marshal's Award:

Rebecca Buxton

Patriotic Display, Veteran's Choice Award:

Isaac Buxton

Courtesy of The Village Photographer

2011 results.

Harvest Basket Arrangement (President's Award):

Rebecca Buxton

Longest Bean:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Les Layton (Record)

Les Layton

Harlan Kiracofe

Courtesy of Mary-Frances Bartles

Courtesy of The Village Photographer

The Horticulture Show is sponsored by First-Knox National Bank.

Adult & Junior Divisions

Juniors include High School age and younger

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Biggest SUNFLOWER head

Tallest SUNFLOWER plant

Tallest SUNFLOWER plant (Centerburg students only, grades K-4)

SUNFLOWER with most heads or buds

Largest PUMPKIN (soft stem)

Largest PUMPKIN (hard stem)

Heaviest SQUASH (Fall)

Heaviest SQUASH (Summer)

Heaviest CUCUMBER

Heaviest TOMATO

Heaviest IRISH POTATO

Heaviest SWEET POTATO

Heaviest CABBAGE

Heaviest TURNIP

Heaviest RED BEET

Heaviest PEPPER

Heaviest ONION

Heaviest GOURG

Longest CARROT

Longest BEAN

Longest GOURD

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Longest Ear of CORN (ANY color)

Longest Ear of CORN (YELLOW(

Most pods on SOYBEAN plant (at least one bean per pod)

Largest MARIGOLD head

Largest ZINNIA head

Largest DAHLIA head

Tallest CORNSTALK

Tallest Giant RAGWEED plant

Tallest Bull THISTLE plant

Tallest any other THISTLE plant

Favorite Miscellaneous Specimen (Judge's Award)

Creative Garden Art (Mayor's Award)

Harvest Basket (Arrangement in a basket with fresh vegetables and / or plants)

Painted Dried Gourd (Grand Marshal Award)

Patriotic Display (using red, white & blue fresh flowers or vegetables) (Veteran's Award)

Cordle Award (chosen by the Cordle family from any entry)

The 2011 Horticulture Show at the Oldtime Farming Festival displayed an amazing total of 475 entries of vegetables, flowers, field crops, painted gourds, basket arrangements, creative garden art, and even tall weeds. The contest is to see who can bring in the tallest, longest, and heaviest, healthy undamaged specimen.

The Horticulture Show, sponsored by Centerburg First-Knox National Bank, is a very popular area at the Festival with 36 different classes for adults and juniors to enter and show off their best vegetables, flowers and filed crops. Items are judged according to length and weight but must be clean, healthy and undamaged. One can decide to enter something at the last minute since there is no preregistration or entry fee. First, second, third and honorable mention ribbons are awarded. Wooden plaques are presented on stage to all first place winners in the adult and junior division at the close of the Festival Sunday night.

The following are judged by weight: Hard & Soft Stem Pumpkins, Fall & Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Irish & Sweet Potatoes, Cabbage, Turnips, Beets, Peppers, Onions and Gourds. The following are judged to determine the tallest or longest: Carrots, String Beans, Gourds, Field Corn (yellow and any other color), Sunflower Plants, Cornstalks, Thistle Plants and Ragweed Plants. The largest heads of flowers are determined on Sunflowers, Marigolds, Zinnias and Dahlias. Soybean Pods are counted to see which plant has the most pods with at least one bean per pod and Sunflower Heads are counted to find the plant with the most heads and buds.

Local dignitaries choose their favorite from the following classes: Creative Garden Art (chosen by the Centerburg mayor), Harvest Basket (arrangement in a basket with fresh plants and vegetables chosen by the Oldtime Farming Festival president), Painted Dried Gourd (chosen by the Festival grand marshal), Favorite Miscellaneous Specimen (chosen by the Horticulture judges), Patriotic Display (using red, white and blue fresh flowers or vegetables chosen by a local veteran), and the Cordle Award (chosen in memory of Harold "Butch" Cordle by the Cordle family from any entry).

Two entries are permitted per exhibitor per class. JUNIOR DIVISION includes High School age and younger. Accessories are permitted with the Creative Garden Art, Harvest Basket and Patriotic Display.

The Horticulture Show is open to the world; therefore not only local people participate but others from various nearby communities come each year with their entries.

Local students introduced to a growing world

Centerburg school children look forward to bringing in their tall sunflower plants for display during the Oldtime Farming Festival's Horticulture Show. Each spring the Horticulture Committee distributes envelopes of sunflower seeds to students to plan, nurture and bring back to the Festival to see who raised the tallest plant from those seeds. The class is labeled in the program as Tallest Sunflower Plant- Only Centerburg Students K-4. Juniors of High School age and under may enter any and all of the other 35 classes. These classes are open to the world and require no preregistration or entry fee. Two entries are permitted by an exhibitor in each class.

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Heaviest Cabbage:

first place:

second place:

third place:

Wyatt Tudor

Evan Tudor

first place:

second place:

third place:

Ethan Kent

Elli Brittenham

Sarah Thatcher

Cordle Award

Dayna Smith

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