Hall Prize List

A. General
1. The Annual fee for membership in the Merrickville Agricultural Society (MAS) is $5.00. When prize money amounts to $10.00 or         more, the following year’s membership dues will be deducted.
2. Adult members and Juniors exhibiting in Adult Classes must pay the $5.00 annual membership fee in order to compete. A                  membership is not required for Juniors exhibiting
3. Entries are accepted on M.A.S. forms only. One form per exhibitor.
4. The Directors will do their utmost to procure the most competent judges in each of the classes. If an exhibitor is dissatisfied with      any decision of such judges, they must immediately enter a written protest with the Secretary/Treasurer against such decision.          The Directors shall inquire into the written protest at once and their decision shall be final.
5. No persons shall act as judge in any class in which they are exhibiting.
6. No persons will be allowed to interfere with the judges while judging is in progress.
7. A lone entry in a class/section need not necessarily be awarded a prize.
8. Livestock and all articles for competition must be entered in the name of the owner unless otherwise stated in the prize list. Failure      to observe this rule will result in either forfeiture of an awarded prize or in no prize being awarded at all.
9. All persons obtaining prizes fraudulently shall forfeit all goods or monies awarded.
10. Adult prizes will be awarded at any time after the close of the fair (usually within two months). If receipts are insuffiecient to meet       the prize list in full, the prizes will be paid pro rata as funds permit.
11. Children’s prizes, where possible, are awarded at the conclusion of the fair on Sunday.
12. All cheques must be cashed no later than December 31 of the current year, after which they become the property of the M.A.S.
13. All exhibitors are expected to conform to safety standards while on the grounds and may be asked to leave if endangering the              safety and well-being of any person or livestock.

B. Hall Exhibits
1. Only one entry per section is allowed by an exhibitor.
2. All articles must be the work of the exhibitor and can be exhibited no more than two years at this fair. Soiled and worn articles will      not be acepted for judging.
3. All agricultural or horticultural produce entered for competition must actually be raised or grown by the exhibitor. Any persons              exhibiting in Classes F or G must live within a 75 km radius of Merrickville.
4. The exhibition building will be open from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday August 07th, and from 7:30 am to 8:45 am Friday August          08th for receiving of articles to be judged. Doors will be closed to the public at 8:50 am Friday.
5. At 9:00 am Friday August 08th judging will commence on exhibits. No persons other than the managers and judges will be allowed      in the hall until judging is complete.
6. After judging has begun no more entries shall be received and no entries can be moved to other sections. No Fair Director has the      power to authorize the Secretary/Treasurer to mark or change any entry form or tag.
7. The Directors will take every precaution to ensure the safety of the articles exhibited during the time that the Fair is in progress. It      must be understood that the owner accepts all risk in entering any article and if any article is accidentally damaged, lost or stolen,       the MAS and its Directors will not make any payment for the value thereof.
8. Items selected for exhibit beyond Merrickville Fair, at the District or Provincial level are exhibited at the owner’s risk and MAS takes      no responsibility for loss or damage of these articles.
9. Hall exhibits can only be removed from the building on Sunday August 10th, 2008 between 5:00pm and 5:30 pm. The Directors do     not take responsibility for items left after that time.13. All exhibitors are expected to conform to safety standards while on the              grounds and may be asked to leave if endangering the safety and well-being of any person or livestock.

NOTE: See Horse Show Prize List for Horse Show Rules.
NOTE: Entries accepted ONLY on Society’s form.

NOTE TO EXHIBITORS
You may bring articles to the Exhibition Hall (Community Centre) on
Thursday August 07th 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
or Friday August 08th 7:30 am - 8:45 am
NO ONE, except judges, IS ALLOWED IN THE HALL after 8:45 am Friday
while judging is taking place.

For entry forms or information call: Joy Cox 613 269-3171

Please return entries by Friday July 25, 2008 to:

MERRICKVILLE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 595, Merrickville, ON K0G 1N0

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EXHIBITION HALL PRIZE LIST 2008

JUNIOR MEMBERS

Prizes for Junior Classes:
   Age 5 & under     1 st - $1.75 2nd - $1.25 3rd - $1.00
   Age 6 - 8                 1st - $2.00 2nd - $1.50 3rd - $1.25
   Age 9 -11                 1st - $2.25 2nd - $2.00 3rd - $1.75
   Age 12 -16                 1st - $3.00 2nd - $2.00 3rd - $1.75

HINTS TO EXHIBITORS
- Make sure you note the category / number of the class into which the exhibit is to be entered.

CHILDREN: AGE 5 AND UNDER
1. Design your name plate using any media.
2. ‘Finger painted’ picture
3. Create a figure out of playdough, plasticene, Femo, etc.
4. Make a decorative headdress
5. Make a mask out of any media
6. Make a floral display using nature and recycled containers
7. Decorate a cupcake for the 170th year of our fair
8. Alter a small paper bag into your favourite aquatic animal
9. Recycled sculptures, made out of reusable items
10. Papier Mache sculptures (any size)

CHILDREN: AGES 6 - 8 YEARS
11. Collection of marine stickers - mounted or in a booklet.
12. Draw and colour a picture of life along the Rideau River, or in it
13. Make and decorate a suncatcher
14. Construct a mode of transportation from Lego.
      (Make sure your creations are stabilized until judged)
15. A Veggie monster, made out of vegetables
16. Build a boat no larger 12" X 12" (30cm X 30cm
17. Crayon/Marker drawing of animals seen at the Merrickville Fair on a sheet of
      paper not larger than 12" x 18"
18. Veggie collage, using all vegetables to create a picture
19. Use sunflowers to create a face (monsters, marine life, people, etc)
      - accessories may be used
20. Make a money bank out of reusable materials
21. Invent a new ice cream flavour - name it, draw it and describe it.
22. Recycled sculptures, made out of reusable items
23. Papier Mache sculptures (any size)

YOUTH: 9 -11
24. Flower collage - in the shape of a flower using pictures from magazines etc., must
      be at least 6"x6" in size, or larger.
25. Decorate your own t-shirt.
26. Display of flowers in a recycled, decorated container
27. A vegetable critter, any type of animal, made from vegetables - accessories may
     be used
28. Handmade jewellery, made from any material
29. Scrapbooking - any topic (1 page layout on any of the 3 standard scrapbook
       sizes)

– ADULT CLASS - C - FLORAL
Prizes: Section (1 - 41) 1st - $4.00 — 2nd - $2.00 — 3rd - $1.00

- A spray is a portion of a plant with a number of flowers and buds
- Do not present seed heads or wilted petals in the exhibit
- Cut flowers are to be shown on long stems and, where possible, with foliage
- In floral arrangements, large flowers and strong colours should be the focus
- Make sure you note the category/number of the class into which the exhibit is to be entered

POTTED PLANTS (Plant must be grown in pot)

1.    African Violet
2.    Begonia
3.    Ivy
4.    Cactus
5.    Coleus
6.    Geranium
7.    Herbs in pot
8.    Any plant not listed above

CUT FLOWERS (Each entry must have 3 stems, unless otherwise specified)
10. Aster
11. Calendula
12. Coneflower (Echinacea) - any colour - one flower per stem
13. Cosmos - 3 sprays (may have buds)
14. Dahlia 6-8" - 1 bloom
15. Dahlia under 6"
16. Gloriosa Daisy
17. Gaillardia
18. Gladioli - solid, one colour - 1 spike
19. Gladiolus - multicolor or bi-colour - 1 spike
20. Lavatera (Mallow)
21. Marigold - French under 2"
22. Marigold - large African 2 - 4"
23. Pansy
24. Petunia, single
25. Petunia, double
26. Phlox, perennial (mixed colours)
27. Rose - 1 bloom (foliage attached)
28. Rose- shrub or climbing type, named (e.g. Explorer variety) - 1 spray
29. Snapdragons
30. Salvia, annual
31. Sunflower - dwarf
32. Sunflower - large
33. Sweet Pea
34. Verbena
35. Zinnia - under 3" 34. Zinnia - over 3"
36. Collection of Annuals not listed above - 3 varieties, named - 2 stems each
37. Collection of Perennials not listed above - 3 varieties, named - 2 stems each
38. Oriental lily - 1 stalk
39. Herbs - in water - named - at least 3 types
40. Herbs arranged in a bouquet for picnic or kitchen table
41. Special (open to adult and youth) Sunflower
      - to include stalk and bloom, to be judged on size and condition