Saturday 3, September - 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Sunday 4 September - 12:00 noon until 8:00 p.m.
***No exhibits will be accepted after the September 4, 8:00 p.m. deadline.***
Exhibits will be judged beginning 09:30 AM Monday, September 5. Judging is closed to the public.
Sunday, September 11 – 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
***The Fair is not responsible for exhibits not picked after the Sept. 11, 8:00 p.m. deadline.***
Ribbons will be awarded in all departments. Judges have the right to withhold ribbons if no exhibit meets judges’ standard of quality. Cash premiums are awarded for first, second, and third place. All decisions of the judges are final.
1 st place – Blue Ribbon Cash Award $2.00
2 nd Place - Red Ribbon Cash Award $1.00
3 rd Place – White Ribbon Cash Award $0.50

There will be two divisions in each department. Youth Division is for participants age 6-17 years old and under. Adult Division is for participants ages 18 years old and over.
These rules apply to all departments and categories:
 All items for exhibition must be the handiwork of, or produced by the exhibitor, and have never been previously exhibited in the Amelia County Fair.
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Amelia residents or residents of the State of Virginia may enter items.
 The Fair assumes no responsibility in the case of loss or damage to exhibits.
 Any insurance desired on an entry must be carried by the exhibitor.
 No exhibitor will be allowed to remove, handle, or rearrange the exhibit prior to the end of the Fair.
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An identification tag will be attached to the article at the time of entry, and a duplicate claim ticket is to be retained by the exhibitor until Sunday, September 11,
2016.
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Exhibit items may be picked up on Sunday, September 11, 2016 between the hours of
9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
 No person will receive awards and premiums (cash) for entries until the day of pickup.
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Entries may not be removed before Sunday, September 11, 2016.

There will be two divisions: Youth – 17 and under Adult – 18 and over
All youth will be judged together, and all adults will be judged together. All rules and awards apply to each section in all departments. Entries must be placed in a clear plastic bag to prevent them from becoming dusty at the Fair.
Section 1 - Embroidery and Needlework
1. Creative Stitchery
(a) Original (b) Kit
2. Crewel work on handbag
(a) Original (b) Kit
3. Crewel work on bell pull
(a) Original (b) Kit
4. Crewel wall hanging
(a) Original (b) Kit
5. Crewel work framed picture
(a) Original (b) Kit
6. Crewel (any other not listed)
7. Cross Stitch sampler
(a) Original (b) Kit
8. Liquid Embroidery framed picture
9. Needlepoint on handbag
(a) Original (b) Kit
10. Needlepoint on wall hanging
(a) Original (b) Kit
11. Needlepoint on picture
(a) Original (b) Kit
12. Needlepoint on bell pull
(a) Original (b) Kit
13. Needlepoint (any other not listed)
14. Petit Point Specimen
15 Pillowcases (pair)
16. Placemats and Napkins
17. Tablecloth
18. Counted Cross Stitch

19. Candlewicking
20. Any article not previously listed
Section 2 - Knitting, Crocheting, Weaving, and Tatting (All flat work must be mounted on cardboard)
21. Afghan
22. Baby Set (2 pieces)
23. Baby Booties
24. Baby Sweater
25. Bedspread
26. Carriage Robe
27. Handbag
28. Household Accessories
29. Placemats
30. Centerpieces
31. Centerpieces
32. Sweater
33. Toys
34. Decorations
35. Exhibitor’s Choice (any item not listed)
Section 3 - Pillows
36. Appliqued
37. Crewel
38. Cross Stitch
39. Counted Cross Stitch
40. Needlepoint
41. Patchwork
42. Smocked
43. Woven
44. Candle Wicking
45. Chicken Scratch
46. Exhibitor’s Choice (any other not listed)
Section 4 - Rugs
47. Braided
48. Crocheted

49. Hooked
(a) Yarn (b) Rag
50. Needlepoint
51. Exhibitor’s Choice (Any other not listed)
Section 5 - Quilts and Spreads
52. Appliqued Quilt
53. Baby Quilt
54. Crazy Quilt
55. Cross Stitch Quilt
56. Embroidered Quilt
57. Patchwork Quilt
58. Exhibitor’s Choice (Any other quilt not listed)
59. Candle Wicking Spread
60. Crocheted Spread
61. Embroidered Spread
62. Exhibitor’s Choice (Any other spread not listed)
Section 6 - Practical Sewing
63. Infant’s Dress
64. Child’s Play Outfit
65. Child’s Dress
66. Blouse
67. Cape
68. Adult Dress
69. Tailored Garment (1 piece)
70. Pants Suit
71. Skirt
72. Formal Dress
73. Household Article
74. Apron
75. Vest
76. Coat
77. Shorts/Skorts/Capri’s
78. Exhibitor’s Choice (any other practical sewing item not previously listed)
Section 7 - Crafts
79. Baby Doll Dress
80. Basket Weaving

81. Centerpiece
82. Ceramic article – art glazed
83. Ceramic article – hand molded
84. Chair (any style)
85. Christmas Decoration
86. Christmas Wreath
87. Handmade Candle
88. Hand wood carving
89. Handmade doll
90. Handmade lamp
91. Handmade Jewelry
92. Lapidary (stoneware)
93. Leather craft
(a) Purse (b) Belt
94. Macramé Plant Hanger
95. Metal Craft
96. Models
(a) Auto (b) Aircraft (c) any other not listed
97. Paper Mache
98. Piece of Sculpture
99. Puppets
100. Creative Hats
101. Remodeled Lamps
102. Toy
103. Recycle Craft
104. Trash to Treasure
105. Wall Hanging
105. Weaving
107. Wood Burning
108. Woodwork Furniture
109. Any other craft not listed
Section 8 – Art Paintings
110. Paintings
(a) watercolor (b)oil (c)acrylic (d) colored pencil (e) gray pencil (f) crayon
(g) other

All Breads, cookies, and candies should be on paper plates, exhibited in cellophane or a plastic bag. All cakes must be entered on a cardboard base covered with cellophane or plastic bag (1/4 cake, except for
Section 10, Class 127 – Decorated Cake). Pies may be entered in aluminum pans covered with cellophane or a plastic bag.
Section 9 – Breads (1/2 loaf or 4 rolls/muffins/doughnuts)
111. Biscuits
112. Muffins
(a) plain (b) blueberry (c) corn (d) bran (e) banana nut (f) chocolate chip
(g) any other not listed
113. Loaf of Bread – ½ loaf
(a) white (b) brown-graham (c) whole wheat (d) honey wheat (e) rye
(f) pumpernickel (g) assorted loaf (h) sour dough (i) French loaf
114. Sweet Rolls or Buns
115. Rolls
116. Yeast Rolls
117. Doughnuts – 4 doughnuts
118. Cornbread
Section 10 – Cakes and Frostings
119. Pound Cake
120. Angel Food Cake
121. Coconut Cake
122. Chocolate Cake
123. Devil’s Food Cake
124. White Cake
125. Yellow Cake
126. Red Velvet Cake
127. Decorated Cake – (whole cake)
128. Blueberry Cake
129. Cupcakes
130. Miscellaneous Cake (any other cake not listed)
Section 11 – Pies
131. Strawberry Pie
132. Cherry Pie
133. Banana Cream Pie
134. Chocolate Fudge Pie
135. Lemon Chess Pie
136. Blueberry Pie

137. Peanut Pie
138. Pecan Pie
139. Peanut Butter Pie
140. Rhubarb Pie
141. Coconut Pie
142. Pumpkin Pie
143. Sweet Potato
144. Any other pie not previously listed
All fruits, vegetables, preserves, jellies and pickles must be in standard canning jars WITH canning rings.
Mayonnaise jars or colored/odd jars will not be accepted. No artificial coloring except in Novelty Pickles class. Jelly jars should have a sealed canning lid with screw band. Label jars on the bottom with the name of contents.
Section 12 – Fruits and Vegetables
145. Apples (sliced or quartered)
146. Applesauce
147. Blackberries
148. Cherries
149. Grape Juice
150. Peaches
151. Pears
152. Any other fruits not listed
153. Beets
154. Salsa
155. Fancy Vegetables
156. Any other vegetables not previously listed
Section 13 – Pickles and Relishes
157. Bread n’ Butter Pickles
158. Dill Pickles
159. Squash Pickles
160. Sweet Pickles
161. Watermelon Rind Pickles
162. Mixed Pickles
163. Novelty Pickles
164. Cinnamon Pickles
165. Another other Pickles not previously listed
166. Pickled Beans
167. Pickled Beets
168. Pickled Okra
169. Pickled Peaches
170. Pickled Pears
171. Pickled Peppers
172. Chow-chow

173. Green Tomato Relish
174. Pepper Relish
175. Sweet Relish
176. Vegetable Relish
177. Any other relish not previously liste
Section 14 – Jams, Jellies, and Preserves
178. Blackberry Jam
179. Boysenberry Jam
180. Grape Jam
181. Peach Jam
182. Strawberry Jam
183. Plum Jam
184. Miscellaneous Jam
185. Any other Jam not previously listed
186. Apple Jelly
187. Blackberry Jelly
188. Grape Jelly
(a) blue (b) red (w) white
189. Mint Jelly
190. Plum Jelly
191. Novelty Jelly (no coloring)
192. Pear Jelly
193. Peach Jelly
194. Miscellaneous Jelly
195. Any other Jelly not previously listed
196. Blackberry Preserves
197. Cherry Preserves
198. Peach Preserves
199. Pear Preserves
200. Strawberry Preserves
201. Any other Preserves not previously listed
Exhibitors entering produce must have been involved in raising or harvesting of the produce. All produce must have been grown in the state of Virginia. All produce must have been grown AFTER last year’s Fair. Fair personnel will ready exhibits for display.
Section 15 – Garden Produce
202. Apples (3 each)
203. Beets (3 each, 1 inch stems)
204. Black-eyed peas (1 pint)
205. Cabbage (1 head)
206. Cantaloupe (1 each)

207. Carrots (3 each)
208. Cauliflower (1 head)
209. Cherry Tomatoes (with stems on)
210. Corn (3 ears) in shucks
211. Cucumbers (3 each)
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212. Eggs (1 dozen – in carton)
213. Eggplant (1 only)
214. Green Peas (unshelled – 1 pint)
215. Lettuce (1 head)
216. Okra (3 each)
217. Onions (3 each)
(a) Sweet (b) Green (c) Red (d) White (e) Yellow
218. Peppers (3 each)
(a) Green (b) Red (c) Banana (d) Yellow (e) Purple (f) Orange
219. Hot Peppers (3 each)
(a) Red (b) Jalapeno (c) Orange Hot (d) any other pepper not previously listed
220. Potatoes (3 each)
(a) Irish (b) Red (c) Sweet (d) White (e) Yukon Gold (f) any potato not previously listed
221. Pumpkins (1 each of good quality)
222. Ornamental Pumpkins
223. Radishes (1 bunch)
224. Snap Beans (1 pint-unsnapped)
225. Squash (3 each)
(a) Yellow (b) Butternut (c) Acorn (d) Spaghetti (e) any squash not previously listed
226. Tomatoes (3 each)
(a) Red (b) Yellow (c) Roma (d) Cherry (e) Grape (f) Green
(g) Any tomato not previously listed
227. Turnips (3 each)
228. Watermelon (1 each of good quality)
229. Zucchini (3 each)
230. Pecans (1 pint-unshelled)
231. Figs (3 each)
Section 16 – Farm Produce
232. Corn (3 each)
(a) Stalks of silage corn (b) Tallest stalks of corn (1 stalk)
233. Grains
(a) Shelled Corn – 1 quart (b) Barley – 1 quart (c) Wheat – 1 quart (d) Oats – 1 quart
(e) Rye – 1 quart (f) Any other grain not previously listed)
234. Grass and Legume Hay - one slice
(a) Alfalfa (b) Grass (c) Mixed (d) Oat (e) Any other hay not previously listed
235. Soybeans
(a) Soybeans – 1 pint (b) Soybeans on Stalk – 1 plant
236. Tobacco
(a) Flue-cured Tobacco (1 bundle) (b) Dark-fired Tobacco (1 bundle)
237. Haylage
238. Corn Silage

239. Other Silage
240. Milo
(a) Milo on Stalk – 1 plant (b) Milo – 1 quart
241. Okra (1 each)
242. Other Farm Produce
Contest open to amateur writers – those who do not sell works of writing, teach writing, and/or poetry and/or advertise as a professional writer.
Any subject matter accepted with the following exception: the Fair Committee reserves the right to reject entries it determines to be pornographic, inflammatory, or offensive to community sensitivities.
Any style verse is accepted, but must have a title.
Each poem is limited to a maximum of 16 lines.
Each poem must be typed on a sheet of 8-1/2 by 11 paper.
Each poem must be in a transparent cover sheet or be laminated.
Only one entry per person will be allowed.

Division 1 Horticulture – Rules
1.
All horticulture must be grown by the exhibitor or in exhibitor’s possession for a minimum of 90 days.
2.
Cut specimens must be displayed in clean, clear glass bottles.
3.
Hanging containers may not exceed 12”.
4.
Containers for container-grown plants may not exceed 14”.
Division II – Design – Rules
1.
All designs must be the work of the exhibitor. Flowers used in designs do not have to be grown by the exhibitor.
2.
The exhibitor has complete freedom to choose plant material and other components in all design classes.
3.
No artificial flowers, fruit, foliage, or vegetables allowed in the design division.
4.
Only one entry in each class.
Division I – Horticulture
SECTION A – FLOWERING CUT ANNUALS SECTION D - FLOWERING
Class 1. Celosia (Cockscomb)
Class 2. Cleome (Spider Flower)
Class 3. Cosmos (Cosmos)
Class 4. Euphorbia (Snow on the Mountain)
Class 5. Impatiens – 1 spray
Class 6. Solenestemon (Coleus)
Class 7. Tagetes (Marigold)
CONTAINER GROWN PLANTS
Class 20. Begonia (Begonia)
Class 21. Saintpaulia (African Violet)
Class 22. Pelargonium (Geranium)
Class 23. Any other named flowering- container grown plant
SECTION E - NONFLOWERING a.
erecta (American) b.
patula (French), 1 spray
Class 8. Zinnia (Zinnia) a.
elegans b.
angustifolia
Class 9. Any other named flowering cut annual
SECTION B – FLOWERING CUT PERENNIALS
Class 10. Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum)
Class 11. Coreopsis (Coreopsis)
Class 12. Dahlia (Dahlia)
Class 13. Sedum (Sedum)
Class 14. Any other named flowering cut perennial
SECTION C – BULBS, CORMS & TUBERS
CONTAINER GROWN PLANTS
Class 24. Ferns a. Anephrolepis (Boston) b. Polypodium (Rabbit’s Foot) c. Any other named fern
Class 25. Cacti
Class 26. Succulent
Class 27. Any other named container grown non-flowering plant
Class 15. Alocasia (African Mask), one leaf
Class 16. Caladium (Caladium)
Class 17. Canna (Canna)

Class 18. Colecasia (Elephant ear), 1 leaf
Class 19. Any other named bulb, corm, or tuber
SECTION F – HANGING CONTAINER GROWN FLOWERING PLANTS
Class 28. Hanging container grown plant flowering plants a.
Begonia b.
Pelargonium (Geranium) c.
Petunia d.
Any other named container grown flowering plant
SECTION G – HANGING CONTAINER GROWN NON FLOWERING PLANTS
Class 29. Hanging container grown plant, foliage a.
Ferns b.
Nephrolepis (Boston) c.
Polypodium (Rabbit’s Food) d.
Any other named container grown foliage plant
SECTION H – BROADLEAF EVERGREENS
Class 30. Aucuba Japonica (Aucuba) a.
Picturata b.
Variegated c.
C. Any other named Aucuba
Class 31. Buxus (Boxwood) a.
American b.
English c.
C. Any other named buxus
Class 32. Pyracantha
Class 33. Any other named broadleaf evergreen
SECTION I – NEEDLED EVERGREENS
Class 34. Chamaecyparis (False Cypress)
Class 35. Cryptomeria (Cryptomeria)
Class 36. Juniperus (Juniper)
Class 37. Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine)
Class 38. Pinus sylvestrus (Scotch pine)
Class 39. Picea pungens (Colorado blue spruce)
Class 40. Taxus (Yew)
Class 41. Any other named needled evergreen
Division II – Design
SECTION A
Class 1. “Drama With Wood”
Class 2. “Summer Love”
Class 3. “Trick or Treat”
Class 4. “Garden Party”
Class 5. “Thanksgiving Bounty”

Class 6. “Forever Irish”
Class 7. “Christmas Joy”
Contest is open to amateur photographers only – those who do not sell photographs, teach photography, and/or advertise as a photographer. The Fair reserves the right to reject entries it determines to be pornographic, inflammatory, or offensive to community sensitivities.
Photos must be 5 x 7, 8 x 10, or 8 x 12.
Photos must be matted. Overall dimensions must be no larger than 12 x 15. NO FRAMES.
No names are to be displayed on the front of the photograph of matt.
Only one entry per category per entrant.
Section 17 – Photography
243. Scenic (a) land (b) sea (c) mountains (d) beach (e) buildings/objects (f) woods/forest
(g) waterways {creeks, ponds, rivers, steams}
244. People – color picture (a) baby (b) young child (c) older adult (d) family photo
245. Animal – color picture (a) household pets (b) livestock/farm animals (c) wildlife
(d) insects (e) birds
246. Black and White