SUPERINTENDENT: Jim Jenkins

Dairy Show Arbitration Committee:

1. Blair Yurkanin
2. Tom Cole
3. Randy Calkins
4. Paul Sheeley

• 4-H/FFA Families exhibiting 1-4 animals - 2 passes/day
• The following is for families exhibiting more than 5 cattle, swine, pigs, sheep or goats:
  • 4-H/FFA Families exhibiting 5-9 large animals - 3 passes/day
  • 4-H/FFA Families exhibiting 10 and up large animals - 4 passes/day

1. One item may be entered in each class, except for group displays. All items must have been made by the exhibitor, must be clean, and not previously entered in this contest.
2. No item can compete as more than one entry, since each can be judged only once. Classification by the Fair Home Arts Committee is final.
3. Entry forms should be submitted by July 16, 2007 to Sandy Jackson, RR2 Box 65A, Columbia Cross Roads, PA 16914. Entry blanks are available at the Bradford County Extension Office and at local businesses.
4. If quality warrants, five prizes can be awarded. If a class has less then five entries, winners will be placed at the judge’s discretion. Where premium is not listed see previous class.
5. Entries will be received between 9:00 a.m. and noon on Saturday, July 19 . Any exhibitor who is unable to comply with entry times should contact the Home Arts Committee Chairperson. Exhibits must be removed Sunday, July 27 between noon and 2:00 p.m. by presenting claim checks. All entries must be removed from the building by 2:00 p.m Sunday. Exhibitors shall forfeit premium money for early removal without a written release from fair officials.

1. Reasonable care will be taken to protect all exhibits on display from damage or loss. However, the Troy Fair Association, the Home Arts Committee, the Penn State Cooperative Extension Service and 4-H are not in any way to be held responsible for accidents, loss or damage, or foods that are inedible at the conclusion of the Fair.
2. Use standard mason-type canning jars of non-colored clear glass for preserving and exhibiting all canned foods.
3. Use two piece self-sealing lids (flat discs and metal screw bands) for sealing all jars of food. Metal screw bands may be loosely applied for the trip to and from Fair to prevent damage; however, screw bands and fabric decoration must be removed from jars before exhibiting entries. Jars that are sealed with wax or other types of covers will not be accepted.
4. Use the following size jars for exhibiting:
   • Fruit - pints or quarts
   • Vegetable - pints or quarts (except cream corn and peppers in half pints or pints only)
   • Fruit Juices - pints, quarts, or half gallons
   • Tomato Juice - plain or vegetable blend - pints or quarts
   • Meats and Poultry - half pints, pints, or quarts
   • Pickles and Relish - half pints or pints only (except pickled beets and cucumber pickles may be in quarts)
   • Spiced Fruit - half pints or pints only
   • Jelly, Jam, Preserves, Marmalades, Conserves - half pints or pints only
   • Butters - half pints or pints only
5. All meats and low-acid vegetables must be processed in a pressure canner using modern home canning directions. All vegetables are low-acid except tomatoes and pickled vegetables.
6. Fruits, juices, butters, jams, jellies, marmalades, preserves, conserves, pickled foods, and tomatoes must be processed in a boiling water bath canner using modern home canning directions.
7. Entries of different fruits or vegetables in the same jar will not be accepted. They require extra processing time which endangers the keeping qualities.
8. Canned foods will be eliminated from the competition if the liquid is lower than two inches from the top of the jar.
9. The judges may open and sample canned goods if necessary in making a decision.
10. The judges will disqualify any unclean jars, or those which appear to them to have coloring or preservatives added. This includes the addition of soda to green vegetables.
11. Canned foods will be judged on quality, appearance, and container.
12. For each class, especially those entitled "other," describe exactly what the item is on entry form.
13. Items which do not meet the above requirements will not be judged.
14. If you have questions concerning food preservation, call the Bradford County Extension Office, (570) 265-2896.

1. Follow General Rules 1-5 at the beginning of this guide.
2. Reasonable care will be taken to protect all exhibits on display from loss and damage. However, the Troy Fair Association, the Home Arts Committee, the Penn State Cooperative Extension Service and 4-H are not in any way to be help responsible for accidents, loss or damage, regardless of the cause or extent. Valuable entries should be covered by the individual exhibitor’s insurance.
3. Each entry will be judged on cleanliness and quality of workmanship, design and suitability to the purpose for which it was made. Quality of workmanship includes construction skills, choice and execution of technique and the finished look. Design includes aesthetic impact of line, color, texture and shape or form. Suitability to purpose includes use of appropriate materials and design in light of intended use.