Farm Product Exhibits Information
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Collapse ▲2023 SWAIN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Saturday, August 19, 2023
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Great Smoky Mountains Event Park
(Formally Inspiration Park)
1130 Hyatt Creek Road, Bryson City, NC 28713
Farm Product Exhibits Information
Adult Categories
- All farm product exhibits are to be entered Friday, August 18, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the Great Smoky Mountains Event Park, 1130 Hyatt Creek Road, Bryson City (any entry received after 5:30 p.m. will not be judged)
- All Farm product exhibits will be judged on Saturday morning, August 19.
- It is best to bring products personally to the fair contact who will help you arrange products in most attractive way possible.
- Plates will be furnished for exhibits but not containers. The number of specimens for each plate display is specified in the category list below.
- Exhibitors should choose one class to exhibit each of their farm products.
- Wrap fruits and vegetables separately and pack firmly in box to avoid bruising. Label each variety plainly and place dividers to keep varieties separated.
- To register your exhibit and for any questions contact Minda Daughtry, Swain County Agriculture/Horticulture Agent at phone #: (828) 488-3848 or e-mail
- FARM PRODUCT ENTRY FORM – 2022 ALL AGES
- Produce can be picked no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day of the Fair.
- All exhibits unclaimed will be given away or thrown away by the end of Fair hours.
Quality not Quantity
In selecting farm products for exhibit, choose only those specimens that are uniformly of good quality, form, color, true to type and free of all insect and disease blemishes and free from cuts and bruises.
Ribbons will be awarded mainly on the basis of quality. Products should be exhibited as neatly as possible in their natural state. For apple exhibits, it’s helpful not to knock or shake fruit from the tree, but pick each specimen by hand, taking care not to pull out the stem.
Exhibitor Information
- Youth (8-18 years)
Division A: Ages 5-8 ~ Non-Competitive
Division B: Ages 9-13
Division C: Ages 14-18
Division D: Special Needs All Ages ~ Non-Competitive - Adult (19+)
Division E: Adult
GARDEN VEGETABLES, FRUITS, EGGS & FLOWERS
All produce will be exhibited on a paper plate. Please designate name, age and address of exhibitor. Rotten vegetables will be thrown out and ribbons will be saved for pickup. Number in () indicates number to be included in exhibit.
VEGETABLE
- 8001A – Tomatoes, standard red type (3)
- 8001B – Tomatoes, specialty color (3)
- 8002A – Bell Peppers (3)
- 8002B – Hot Peppers (3)
- 8003A – Green Beans (8)
- 8003B – Greasy Beans (8)
- 8004 – Corn, slip shuck do not cut of tips (3)
- 8005 – Squash, Winter Variety (1)
- 8006 – Squash, Summer Variety (3)
- 8007 – Onions (3)
- 8008 – Cucumbers (3)
- 8009 – Pumpkin, large best of type (1)
- 8010 – Watermelon, best of type (1)
- 8011A – Potatoes, uniform size color (3)
- 8011B – Sweet Potatoes (3)
- 8012 – Other Fruit/Pod Vegetables*
- 8013 – Other Root Bulb/Tuber Vegetables*
- 8014 – Other Vine Vegetables*
- 8015 – Other Ornamental Vegetables*
FRUIT
- 8016 – Apples, best of type (3)
EGGS (Chicken)
- 8017 – White Shelled (12)
- 8018– Brown Shelled (12)
FLOWERS
- 8019 – Floral Arrangement
- 8020 – Flowering Annuals container grown
- 8021 – Flowering Perennials container grown
*NOTE: Other Vegetables – Details
- Other Fruit/Pod Vegetables could include: snap beans, pole beans, peas, eggplant, okra, etc.
- Other Root Bulb/Tuber Vegetables could include: carrots, beets, etc.
- Other Vine Vegetables could include: Kershaw, Candy Roaster, etc.
- Other Ornamental Vegetables could include gourds, decorative corn, etc.
Farm Product Entry Form – 2023 ALL AGES (pdf)
HONEY EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Honey Extracted Class
- B006: Light 3 jars (not less than 14 oz. size)
- B007: Dark 3 jars (not less than 14 oz. size)
Honey Chunk Class
- B008: Light 3 jars (not less than 14 oz. size)
- B009: Dark 3 jars (not less than 14 oz. size)
Honey Entry Form 2023 (pdf)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Minda Daughtry, Extension Agent
Agriculture/Horticulture Agent
swainfair@gmail.com
(828) 488-3848